The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

tons to De nere' especially to take p,,.
in the discussion of the silver ous.,s-
he had been called by the preside.
accompany him on part of hi. -"
and could not come to Goldsa,a -
stated that he is in sympathy w;,1
aims of the congress, and tina. nal
the white metal is given some ,s..~s
ton as a trade medium, that tim. -
come when "the yellow man us;,.
white metal will cut the throat os
white man using the yellow metal
Advocated Conservation.
Franklin Leonard, of the New Val
Curb, advocated conservatism i, a.
silver discussions. He stated tho, a.
silver problem had been discussed -
years, been voted upon, and tb., :.
solution has as yet not been worked ~.
He intimated that Wall street NAV h,..
its reasons for keeping silver a, =.
present status, and said:
"To paraphrase our friend .Jo.,
President Joe, or Chairman joe, ID,
ferring to Joseph Hutchinson. w.n
street loves its government deno,;,,
the government bond issues, etc. bn,7
Oh you Aldrich Money!" We mn,.
have a representative man among n.
councillors of the president. We mn,.
have government representation. And
if we appoint a conservative BODY ~
men, who are willing to work under N.
leadership of that great engineer. And
friend, John Hayes Hammond, | am
confident that it will not be many vo,,.
until our ambition has been reali,od
and silver placed upon its true plane
(Cheers.)
Mr.. Leonard was the last speaker 70,
the morning, and as if in answer to hi,
address, the secretary read a resolution
asking that a committee of five men h
appointed by the president of the Min.
ing Congress, for the purpose of STUDY.
ing export trade conditions, silver ex.
change, and the silver question in gen.
eral, this committee to report its find.
ings to the president of the congress
as soon as possible. Referred to the
committee on resolutions.
Desert Wells and Guidemarks
A%har raorlfton rao1 o,I 81,
to the resolution committee was one
calling attention to the dangers of
travelling on the desert, and demand.
ing that in the desert portions of the
domain the state and county govern.
ments provide wells and pumping equip.
ment at suitable distances, where water
may be secured by travellers; the cree.
ton of metal si~gnboards, and asking the
assistance of the United States hydro.
graphic survey in developing water on
the desert.
Other events of the day were an ad.
dress by Congressman w. +. Engle-
bright of California on ga Federal
Bureau of Mines;' an address by Unit
ed States Senator Francis G. Newlands
of Nevada on "The Mining Industry
and Its GROWTH" an address by A. B.
Ruggles, president of the San Francisco
Stock Exchange, on "The Mining Ex-
change as a Factor in the development
of the Mining Industry an address
by j. p. Lotus of Goldfeld on ''The
Round Mountain Mining District and
an address by Herman Zadig, the piO
neer broker of San Francisco on "Why
Are Non-Assessable Mining Shares a
Drawback to the Development of Min
ing Camps9"
Congressman Bartlett Speaks
The session of the congress Tuesday
evening was opened with an address BY
Congressman George Bartlett upon the
subject of bills affecting the mining in
dustry now pending in the federal con
gress. Particularly did the Nevadan
dwell upon the measure providing for a
bureau of mines.
"While the United States the
speaker said, sis the only great natloH
of the world not having a department
of mines, the opposition in congress 70
the establishment of such is so strong
at this time that the advocates OF the
measure apparently will have to fall
back and accept the establishment OIL
bureau of mines in the department Of
the interior, which will rank with tns
geological survey. This will be q sep
in the right direction and will eventual
ly lead to the creation of the larger
Office"
Other measures referred to BY oon
gresham Bartlett were those having
as an object the assistance OF minins
schools and the creation of such.
Presidents Farewell Address.
John H. Richards, president OF ''
congress, delivered a mastery address
dwelling upon the improvement In w
character in men and their ability "
cope with problems that confront 'heD'
He received an ovation as he faceu ~
delegates, as he has been president :"
seven years. He made reference 70 Wv
organization having knocked az
doors of Congress for years for reeOs
milton. Ground was being gaineo'
time is required. The element Oh r,
sOnal sacrifce must be laid on Wv