The San Francisco call., 1909-09-29
MINING CONGRESS
BEGINS SESSIONS
Greater Commercial Usage Of
Silver Advocated by Dele
gates at GOIdfield
Need of National Department of
Mines Is Urged by Well
Known Speakers

GoLDFIELD. Sept. es.-Many mat
ters of interest came before the dele
gates OF the American mining congress
today during the first business session
OF the eleventh annual, congress of the
body
Ine efforts of the congress to secure
greater commercial usage of silver and
ihe need of a national mining depart
ment We're the main topics. although
the addresses of \. B. Ruggles of San
francisco on the important part played
by the stock exchange of that city in
the development of the mines of ths
Comstock lode and that of Herman
Zadig of San Francisco, in which the
broker sharply arraigned the practice
OF Incorporating mining companies
with nonassessable stock, were well
received
All of the speakers referred to the
historic days of the Comstock. but
none pictured the excitement of that
time as did Ruggles. He expressed
the gratitude of California to Nevada
Tor the wealth that was drawn from
those mines and declared that Calz.
forn1a STOOD ready to back Nevada in
the new era on which she has entered.
Owing TO the lateness of the session
the report of the committee on vertical
side line law. which was next in order.
was referred to the committee on
resolutions without reading. This sec
tion aroused protest from some dele
gates and the chair-m80 promised that
it would be presented later
FORESTRY SERVICE REsOLT r1N
Several resolutions Fsrs presented
during the DAY almost az Of q local
application. They were referred 20
committee without discussion. One Of
these. prestnfed oy PlsseIs Diinn.
San Francis enZinesr. was IKE nrst
note of the forestry serrice matter.
which will e UD later. a. called
upon the aaltElens ~ tH@ interior
10 remove csrra p rez-rlcsious ana IN
it's wording suggested an attack 1pol
the administration of forestry reguls-
tions.
From talk among the delegates about
the hotels it is virtually certain that
strong opposition to any censure BY
resolution or otherwise of Clifford Pm
chot chief forester. will develop on the
floor Several delegates have declared
themselves converts TO the foresters
conservation schemes-
Tomorrow the delegates will ,have
little time for the transaction or busl-
ness. as they go to Tonopah. the
pioneer camp of this part or tne state
to inspect the mines and mills a ses-
sion of the congress win be held there.
but it will not convene until late in the
afternoon and will lap over into the
night
URGES MINING BUREAU
George Bartlett. congressman from
Nevada. declared at the night session
that the establishment of department
of mines by the government could not
be expected at this time. He adV1Sed
the delegates to work for the orgar-
zation of mining bureau, as that could
and would be done.
At the close of Bartlett's brief talk
Judge j. III. Richards of Idaho, for seven
years president of the American mining
congress and now about to retire, de
Iivered his annual address, He urged
the delegates to work for federal aid in
mining problems.
Senator F. j.. Newlands of Nevada ad-
dressed the delegates upon the Import
ance of the mining industry
Judge c. C. Goodwin of Salt Lake
City made a plea for silver and urged
federal mining legislation.
This ended the days work and the
officers and delegates were guests later
at a reception given them by the
women of GOldfield.