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

Edmund b. Kirby of ST. Louis pre-
sented a resolution proposing that each
mining locality of every state in the
union and, also Alaska, appoint men
prominently identified with the mining
industry to gather in convention at a
given point for the purpose of drawing
up a revised code of mining laws. The
paper stated that the laws of the diff
ferent states differ so and, in many
instances, give such dissatisfaction rs
to the matter of acquiring and holding
mining property, that it be the sense
of the congress that a revision be made
through the intelligence of the mining
men themselves. The resolution pro-
poses that the government make an APP
preparation to cover the expences of
such a convention. The resolution went
to committee.
That Department Of Mines.
Senator Newlands, through Captain
Thatcher of Tonopah, presented two
resolutions, one giving a general en-
dorsement to the great conservation
movement; the other urging the estab-
lishment of a department of mines
though expressing accord with the pro-
posed legislation creating a bureau of
mines pronounced to be a step in the
right direction.
Revision Of Mining Laws.
The report of the committee on gen
eral revision of mining laws, through its
chairman, w. R. ingalls, of New York,
rendered a report that simply spelled
progress. DR.. Ingalls, in an explanatory
address, stated hat the work of the
committee had been confined to a con.
sideration of the possibilities of draft
ing a law that would adequately eover
the ground of all states in the matter
of the prevention of mine accidents.
The speaker said that it was but a
matter of fair play that the lives of
the men who work under ground should
be safeguarded as much as was possible,
and that the committee was struggling
with the problem of drafting a law
which would have "a good effect in all
lines of mining, but that the matter
bristled with difficulties. The conserva-
ton of human life, the speaker said,
was Of great economic value and ahead
of the matter of conserving natural re-
sources. In impressive fashion he dwelt
upon the subject at hand and was high
ly complimented by President Richards.
Coal Man Gives Talk.
Samuel A. Taylor, as chairman of the
committee on coal tax insurance fund,
announced that his committee was also
ions, but hoped to later reach a more
definite conclusion on the subject. Mr..
Taylor, who halls from P~ittsburg, then
read a paper on the subject: "Insur-
ance and Mine Accidents He stated
that the proposition to tax the output
of coal mines in order to establish a
fund to pay for the lives of unfortunate
miners and to give means to those
MANNED or temporarily injured had
many supporters as well as opponents
and was one of the most difficult mat
tiers to solve as to its feasibility.
He said that the coal mining indus
try was probably the best one to try
out the proposed measure, and that
anyone who ever witnessed the scenes
in the vicinity of a coal mine, after a
big accident, was certain to feel that
something should be lone to look to the
care of the MANNED and the families
of the dead.
The speaker said that every great in
dustry should take care of those who
help to build it up and that, if insur-
would be drawn to the work of coal
mining. He told of the arguments for
and against the proposition.
An Interesting Speaker.
The most interesting and forceful
speaker of the morning session was
David Ross, secretary of the Illinois
bureau of labor statistics, with head
quarters at Springfield. He supplement
ed the address made by the previous
speaker with facts and figures which
were convincing as regards the feasibii-
ity of the insurance proposition.
Straight from the shoulder spoke Ross
and he aroused his listeners to enthu-
siasm when he declared that the cost
of a broken zone should be a legitimate
operating expense as well as that of
a broken wheel.
The speaker picked many flaws in the
employers liability acts and pictured
how difficult it is for workmen, who
have a just cause of action to gain re
lief by the means now provided. He
said that it should be so arranged that
a specific amount should go to those
who are most entitled and gave inter
esting figures compiled after years of
labor.
Ross Is a Jester.
Before entering into the serious side
of his address, Mr.. Ross made interest
ing remarks regarding Goldfeld and
her fame. He compared the discovery