Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-10
HE REPRESENTS
AMERICAN MIN
Ing CONGRESS
H. L. Thompson Arrives In Bis
bee to Invite Our Mining
Men To Join Well Known
Organization.

Wherever copper is used, the
name Bisbee is known. This is the
case among manufacturers and deal.
ers generally the world over, and as
new finds are made, and new flota'
tons of companies occur, 1t will be
come stfll better known and recog-
nized as a standard camp. The year
1908 opens out somewhat differently
as regards tae copper situation, from
any previous year, inasmuch as the
late furry on Wall Street put Heinze
out of business and strengthened the
Amalgamated and other large produc-
ers, and the lesser price now pre-
vailing renders imperative many OF
the low grade mines in different
parts of the Western Hemisphere. In
view of this new deal and re-adjust-
ment OF conditions generally, 1t be
hooves the independent operator to
make himself known in investment
'centers and markets generally, be-
cause, IL he does not, the big COM
panies will so forge into the lime
light, that no one will ever hear of
the lesser operator unless he himself
awakens to the fact that he must not
hide his light under bushel. Then,
too, there are many influences oper-
ating continuously, to inperceptibly
crowd him to the wall, so gradually
that almost before he realizes it ne
has gently slipped off the map.
There is now in existence al organ
ization OF independent mine owners
and operators known as the American
Mining Congress. It was organized
over ten years ago, and its mission
on this occasion is to study our, ways
and means to circumvent the schemes
and entertainments OF those whose in
sterests are detrimental TO its mem
bers, and TO this end it holds annual
sessions of the main body, in the diff
ferent cities OF the United States.
Now, in 1908, a dew departure has
been fnaugurated and state branches
are being created. To accomplish
this for Arizona, (including Sonora) H.
l.. Thompson, special representative
is here from Denver TO meet our min
ing men with view to getting as
many Of our legitimate operators and
officials together as members, as pos
sible. In an interview with a repre-
sentative of this paper yesterday Mr..
Thompson outlined his mission in Bis
bee. He said:
Last month in FL Paso, Texas, we
organized Texas, New Mexico and all
of Mexico tributary to Ell Paso, into
one branch of the American Mining
Congress, and Mr.. Coweil, its presi-
dent, states that by the time of the
Columbus, Ohio, session in October
next, that branch will have some two
hundred members. I then visited
Douglas and put the proposition up to
the people there. / expected to Sc
cure about a dozen members in
Douglas, but the mining men realizing
what it meant in the way OF putting
their resources before the investing
public, went in to the extent of thirty
five and more yet will follow.
''If the Bisbee operators take kind.
ly to the proposition and will get In
in sufficient numbers, Immediately
the 'Arizona-Sonora' branch will be
created with headquarters anywhere
In Arizona the local members want
It, and the new body will proceed to
elect officers and directors and estab
lish headquarters; after which all
members who join, will be turned over
7 to the local branch. That this car
be made 8 power for great good there
/ is little question and it is tae time
right now to get together.
M ]. F. Cailbreath, the secretary
of the Netional body. is now in Wash
ington. D. c.. lobbying for the passage
OK the bill creating a Bureau of
Mines IN the Federal government
and as soon as that is created, the
y T.
will be in much better position II
dictate something than they ever
have been.
1T is thought that this body, whose
efforts have accomplished ali these
| things, viii be a power in and undei
the new Bureau at Washington alC
| those mining men who are members
when this new departure takes place
will be in somewhere approaching tht
ground floor, and doubtless win b.
able TO nominate many OF the leading
/ officials of the new Bureau.
| Then again we must not lose sigh
| of the fact that the great Northwes
is very much alive to the fact tina
advertising pays.
"In 1909, for several months, thu
/ people Of Alaska, British CoIumbis
/ and the northwestern states general,
will give a great Fair, framed VI
strictly to exploit the great mInera
resources of that region Speeia
rates on all railroads leading to Seat
tie Will be made and everything vii
be hurrah boys for the great North
west. As boosters the men of ne
country on the globe can surpass
those and any time the eastern o
foreign gentleman, whose raimen
, contains money fok mining invest
lment, wanders within the light o
their wigwam, he is as good as caughi
for what he can stand to let go"
Il Mr.. Thompson will remain in Biz
. bee for a number of days and wi
} call on the men interested In mimi
} in this district and personally PR
sent reasons why they should becom
! members lof the American Mining
Congress.
5 It will be remembered that Dougla
) last year sent a delegation to tai
congress and tried to induce the men
} bers to hold their 1908 meeting
) that city. Douglas did not success
) but IL Arizona shall provide q stron
D mes@ -ship in the congress 1t is witt
in the range Of possibility to brin