The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-29
RESOURCES
OF THE STATE
ARE LAUDED
Coal Operators, Mine Foremen,
civIlEngineers and Others
Are Members.
HANFoRD is PRESIDENT
Routine Business is Transacted
and Able Addresses Are
Listened To.

In the neighborhood of one hufd-
red coal operators, mine foremen.
civil engineers and other coal men
met here in preliminary meeting at 10
o'clock Monday morning for the pur-
pose Of forming state coal mining
institute. j. B. Hanford, of Nor
gantown, called the meeting to order
in the court house and delivered an
address as follows:
You will all agree with me, in
that this Is the age of coal mining in
stitutes. In nearly every district OF
any consequence. in the great coal
mining centers of this country, local
Institutes have. been organized, and,
while in some cases they are confined
to the employees of their particular
company, in others they consist of
employees of various companies, and
some of our states have been hold
ing regular meetings of coal mining
Institutes for years. Why the organ
ization of state institute has been
SO long deferred in West Virginia, I
am unable to say, unless 1t be that
each individual did not care to take
the Initiative. for in all the cor
respondence / have had relative to
the organization of this Institute,
every one has expressed himself as
being in harmony with the movement.
The only excuse Mr.. Cummings and
myself give for being the committee
Z on organization Is because we have
been willing to take upon ourselves
the work connected with same. Those
s of you who have had experience in
matters of this kind know that there
is no small amount of work. l am
not satisfied, however, that it was
the best thing for the organization,
as our limited acquaintance in the
central and southern parts of ths
state was a serious handicap to us
in getting in touch with the repre-
sentative people in West Virginia.
Talks of Program.
''To those who have been connect
ed with organizations of this charac-
ter, in the past, there is no question
as to the BENEFITS to be derived from
II such. an organization. The subjects
usually covered by programs in in.
stitutes of this kind, and the discus.
sions which follow, are of such q
nature that not only does the whole
membership receive information
which is OF untold benefit collectively
but each individual acquires infor-
nation that will apply to his own pc.
culiar conditions. which he otherwise
would never have thought OF. How.
ever, this matter will be thoroughly
covered by Mr.. Fay, who has prob,
ably had more experience in this line
OF work than any man in the country
and can vouch that his address viii
cover the matter thoroughly, viii
do nothing more than call your at
tention to the program of this meet
ing.
Refers to Speakers.
Governor Atkinson does not neet
an introduction to the people OF Wes
Virginia His interest in the welfare
of the state and his highly entertain
ing maner as a speaker are quite vel
known to you all. am sure we ap.
preciate the great personal sacrifice
the governor has made to be with US
''Dr. Whites address on West Vir
ginia Goals, will be entertaining ant
highly instructive, for no man is 81
well informed on the coal fields o
West Virginia as DR.. White. Nor /:
his knowledge confined to West Vir
ginia and the UnIted States alone, bu
he has worldwide reputatitll as {
geologist.
~ am not informed just what mat
ters Mr.. PAUL intends to bring cut IL
his address, but know they will bt
of paramount Importance to us. ant
viii be handled with his usual tao
and ability.
'fWe all recognize the goof beint
done by the United States Geological
Survey, and l know OF no one bette
able to tell us about the present con
dition of the coal mining industr!
than Mr. Parker. statistisian of tn,
U. s. Geological survy.
ITO those who keN7 in touch witt
the mining journals, Mr.. Keighley i
well known. and while l am not in
formed just how he will cover hi
subject, you may depend upon it tina
he win handle 1t in his usual master
y way. as he has had wide experienc