The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-11
HISTORY OF Mining
CONGRESS

lhonaS ID. Ewing, Cne Weu-knOWn
mining operator and considered the
father of the American Mining con-
gress, yesterday visited the new mill
of the Consolidated, and also the
Hampton stope. He frankly expressed
his astonishment at both. He will
probably return home within a day or
so, more firmly convinced than ever Of
the great future of Nevada as a mining
state.
1.-THE first meeting of what is now
the Mining congress- said Mr.. Ew-
ing, twas held in Denver, June, 1897.
The organization at that time was
called the American and International
Mining congress, but the name was
afterwards changed to the American
Mining congress. l highly prize the
honor of being life member of the
society. The primary purpose Of the
society was. to advance the interests Of
the mining industry and to attract
governmental attention to the product
OIL gold and silver, with the ultimate
purpose of having the government rec
ognize department of mining with its
secretary. For some time the govern
ment ignored the mining industry so
far as official action was concerned, but
now both political parties have incor-
porated the idea in their platforms, and
President Taft has promised that in
his next message to congress he will
urge the establishment of the depart
ment of mines and mining. In my
opinion, there is no question but what
we will get this department, and it
will prove of tremendous import to the
industry"
~ should say that Idaho, Utah, Col
orado, Arizona, California and Mon
tana will give the strongest representa-
tion at the meeting,' said Mr.. Ewing.
so far as Goldfeld is concerned, the
sessions will be of tremendous import
ance to this district. I wrote to the
directors of the congress urging this
town as the meeting place, ~ recog-
nized the fruitful field here for the
members In no other place in the coun-
try is there such an opportunity for re-
search and study. All the addresses
and papers to be delivered at the con-
gress will be printed and circulated all
over the country, and this will give
Goldfield and the state at large the big
gest card, in my opinion, that it has
ever received"
Mr.. Ewing compared Nevada and
Colorado as gold producers. It is
his conviction, as expressed last even
ing, that Nevada will easily head the
entire country for the year 1909, as the
gold producing state. He believes that
Colorado will come next, then the ter
ritory of Alaska, and finally California.
Nevada only has to maintain its present
record for the production of gold to
easily eclipse all the other states.
"Judging by the past meetings of
the American Mining congress- con-
tinued Mr.. Ewing, "there will be In
Goldfeld at least 1000 members and
delegates, to say nothing of the visit
ors you will attract here by reason Of
the low rates that will be in force. Ten
thousand people during the congress
week should come to your city. I only
trust that the Importance of this con-
vention is realized by your best mining
men,
Incidentally, Mr.. Ewing said that,
in his opinion, the mining industry
this year will overshadow the agricul-
tural. He expects the total production
for 1909 to fall not short of 1880, 900,
which will probably be much more than
the total represented by agriculture
Goldfeld Tribune.