Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-23
PROPOSES TO
CODIFY LA WIS
CHAMBER OF MINES HOLDS
IMPORTANT MEETING
Directors Unanimous for Establish
ment of Testing Station Near Los
Angeles and Will Help
Select Site

At the meeting yesterday of the Los
Angeles chamber of mines the follow
ing resolution was introduced anu
unanimously adopted:
"Resolved. That this chamber deems
If necessary that the mining laws of
the state of California be revised and
codffied and that the committee on
laws publications and statistics be
instructed to prepare and submit to
the chamber of mines proposed re-
vision and. codification thereof"
Al the annual election which was
held Yesterday the chamber of mines
elected officers for the new year as
follows:
Fielding j. Stilson, president; A. B.
Rarret. first vice president; Rol King,
second vice president; John R. Mathews
treasurer Arthur j, Waters, chairman
committee on building and permanent
exhibit; George II. Mosher, chairman
committee on commercial and mercan-
lille affairs; Fred A. Hines. chairman
committee on entertainment; Willard
Arnott, chairman committee on eXposi-
lions: C. e. McStay, chairman COM
mittee on finance and auditing; e. w.
Gilmore, chairman committee on
grievances; J. A. Hodgman, chairman
committee on hotels; o. E. Monnette,
chairman committee on Investigations
vert Wilson, chairman committee on
laws, publications and statistics;
James l.. Boyle, chairman committee
on manufacturing; ]. A. Armitage,
chairman committee on membership;
A. ID. Myers, chairman committee on
miEes and mining; II. b. Guthrey,
chairman committee on petroleum
products; Jack A. Jevne, chairman
committee on transportation; G. M.
Shannon and Herman Flatau, direc-
tors.
Date of Banquet Set
Monday, February II, was set as the
date for the annual dinner and general
meeting of members. This promises
to be very interesting occasion, mas
much as the installation of the new
officers of the chamber will then take
place.
At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the chamber of mines dis
cussion of the bill recently introduced
by Representative w. f. Englebright
resulted in the unanimous adoption Oh
the following resolution:
Whereas, The mining industry of
the United States has been and Is
assuming mighty proportions, the min
eral resources of our country giving
promise of an importance to the ma
tional wealth second only to that rep
and
whereas, 1t is the opinion of the
members of the chamber that the val
lie and importance of the mining in
dustry as a source of wealth to the
people of the United States warrant
that it be encouraged fostered and
protected to the fullest extent on the
part of our national government, and
Whereas, The occasion is consid-
cred opportune for a proper recogn1-
ton, heretofore overlooked on the part
of the national government, of the
position said industry is destined to
assume as a factor in the national
prosperity, and for a proper govern
mental supervision of Its conduct, such
culture;
Bureau of Mines Urged
Whereas, also, there has recently
been introduced in the house of rep
resentatives by w. Il. Englebright
bill providing for the establishment, in
the department of the interior, of a
bureau of mines whose object shall be
the acquisition and diffusion among
the people of the United States of use
full information concerning mining
and more efficient and safer methods
of extracting and using our mineral
products; the improvement of mine
conditions; the prevention of accidents
in mines; the lessening of the waste
of Materials the Improvement of the
milling and reduction of ores; the Sc
curing of a wise conservation of the
fuel and other mineral resources of the
nation; the investigation of materials
used in construction, fuels, metals and
othe~ minerals belonging to or for the
use of the government, and how they
can be used most efficiently; the APP
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such bureau, together with the en-
ployment of the necessary experts and
other assistants for the carrying out
properly of the objects of the bureau,
and the establishment of laboratories
and testing stations for the inVesti-
cation of explosives and other matters
pertaining to mine accidents, and for
the conduct of such other inquiries
and Investigations as may be required;
"Now, therefore, be 1t resolved That
Los Angeles chamber of mines heartily
indorse each section of house bill No.
11702, a copy of which is made a part
of these presents, and further, be it
Resolved, That the chamber lend
it's earnest cooperation looking to the
adoption by congress of this COM
mendable measure and that the Sec
rotary be instructed to inform Repre-
sentative Englebright that the cham
Der will gladly assist in securing, at
Los Angeles or vicinity, the neces-
sary site for a testing station, as pro-
vided for in section of the bill re-
ferred to, it being the opinion of the
members of the chamber that in view
of the large amount of government
work to be done on the Pacific coast
and of the fact that this is the natural
center of the southwestern mining
region a branch testing station could
to advantage be established here"
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