Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-06
ON THE EASTERN MAP
Effect of Convention of the
Mining Congress.
BEST MEETING YET HELD
Qualification Expressed by Depart
ing Delegates.
TAFT EXCITES ENTHUSIAST
Declares That the Industry Deserves
All the Aid the Government
Can Give to It.

PITTSBURG. December J.-When the
eleventh annual convention of the Ameri-
can mining congress adjourned today.
after four-day session here. the con-
sensus of opinion among the departing
delegates seemed to be that the meeting,
Just closed was the most successful in the
history of the organization.
.'Pittsburg's invitation to the American
mining congress resulted in that organ
ization being put on the map o. eastern
United States said DIR. +. T.. Buckley.
the first vice president of the congress.
Il consider that the most important fea-
ture of the convention.
President Richards, before leaving to-
night. summed up the projects upon
which the American mining congress will
wage n fight during the coming year, as
follows:
The most important movements in
which We are interested are the establish
ment of bureau of mines and mining.
federal aid to mining schools. protection
; TO lead and zinc operators. n revision of
forestry laws, whereby mining operators
may be given more latitude
Officers Elected.
The congress adjourned at noon today,
other routine business was transacted at
an afternoon meeting held at the Colonial
| Annex Hotel The officers elected are:
J. II. Richards. Boise, Idaho president;
DR.. f. r. Buckley. Flat River. Mo-. first
vice president: John Dern. Salt Lake
city. Utah. second vice president: W. +.
r. Mills, Denver. Col. third vice presi-
dent: j. F. Callbreath, Denver, Col, sec
rotary.
The directors elected are +. G.. Brom-
ley, Denver. Col: II. Foster Balm. Ur-
bana. H., and Samuel A. Taylor of Pitts
burg.
Mi. Bromley and the second and third
vice presidents comprise the executive
committee The secretary of the congress
was instructed to submit the question
of the place of holding the next conven-
| ton to the directors by letter vote.
AS no action was taken by the cOnven-
ton relative to changing the seat of the
national headquarters from Denver. Col.
that city Will retain the headquarters.
Disappointment seemed to be general
among the delegates that no definite ac-
ton was taken on the resolutions in refer
ence to the proposed measures to de-
crease the alleged frauds practiced in
the sale of mining stocks and relating
to mine accidents and their causes. Ali
these resolutions We're referred to a COM
mittee
Taft's Words Cause Enthusiasm.
The reading of a telegram from Judge
Taft in which he said that the mining
industry of this country deserved all the
assistance which the government can
render 1t. and that the mining resources
of the country must be conserved
caused much enthusiasm at the morning
session of the convention.
Fifty mine inspectors who attended the
congress after meeting today present
ed an actress to the convention in which
they asserted their belief that the
causes OF mine disasters are for the most
part known and that ii is possible by
the united effort of all parties inter-
ested to greatly reduce the liability of eX-
p!osions