The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
DELEGATES LEAVE
FOR GOLDf|fLD
Brass Band Plays Merrily as
Members of Party Start for
Mining Congress
Legislation to Prevent Wild
cat" Operations viii Be Adj
vocated at Convention

With the brass band chartered by
the San Francisco stock and exchange
board drowning with its melodies the
noise Of the ferry steamer whistle
the san Francisco delegation TO the
American mining congress. 4S strong
departed from the ferry depot at 1l:2O
O'Clock yesterday morning, bound for
Goldheld. New. where the congress IS
10 be held. Bush street was left well
nigh deserted.
At the Oakland mole the party
bearded three private cars attached
TO the Goldfeld passenger. which Will
be their home during their stay in the
Nevada mining camp.
Among the delegates were members
OF the mining boards traders on the
board and representatives of business
houses dealing I'm mining supplies or
touching upon the mining industry.
The San Francisco delegation will be
active during the congress, and many
Of the delegates will contribute 10 the
program. A. Z. Ruggles, president OF
the San Francisco stock and exchange
u
change as d business. Leon NJ Han.
chief consulting engineer of the Com
stock pumping association, viii dis
cuss the recent engineering work or
tbe Comstock lode w. c. Ralston Will
speak on the ancient history OF the
Comstock lode II. Zadig viii present
q paper calling for legislation to pre-
vent the incorporation OF mona ssess-
able stock" companies, which, ii viii
be asserted. gives an opportunity for
the foundation of wildcat COM
panies. Others viii take prominent
parts in the discussion.
URGE DEPARTMENT OF MINES
-.One of the chief interests we viii
support" said President Ruggles, will
be the movement to have a department
Of mines established in the federal
government with a secretary OF mines
on the presidents cabinet"
The congress viii also discuss the
reforms of mining laws, the need of
legislation to prevent wildcat
aoerat ations. the conservation projects
and other important mining problems.
An interesting feature of the congress
is that il is being held for the first
time in the history of the organizat tion,
il is said, in a frontier mining camp.
Goldfeld has made elaborate provi-
sions for the entertainment of the
visitors from all parts of America.
Before the party started yesterday
there was a farewell celebration held
at the rooms of the San Francisco
stock and exchange board. 353 Bush
street. The band played its liveliest
airs and trading was forgotten while
the celebration was on. II was the
intention of the delegation to unfurl
their new silken banners and parade
through the streets to the ferry, but
owing TO the rain it was decided to
save the gay standards inviolate for
the edihcation of Goldheld.
SAN FRANCISCO DELEGATION
Among the members of the San Fran
DISCO stock and exchange board who
IRE in the delegation are: President
A. B. Ruggles; A. +. Coffin, chairman
.f the governing committee; William
Bannan, Nat Boas. J. II Berghauser,
~. c. Ralston and i. h Van Wyck.
other delegates are:
Congressman W. f. Englebright. J. F. Arm.
strong Sacramento; II. r. Balm. Mining and
Scientific Press: J. NJ. Cbsse. Frank Drake. X.
house electric company: Leon NJ. Hail. J. q.
Johnson. P. {. yurs. Union iron works; W II.
George ". Meyers, Charles Reuter- Fairbanks.
Morse & Co.: q. Wilkinson. y Neisskopf.
Wells. Fargo Nevada national bank; E. II.
BENJAMIN ". r. Berry Croker national hank;
J. {. Fftzsimmons. Standard oil company; ]. r.
Ferguson Dunham, Carrigan Hayden; r.
Green Compressed air company; T. Goftfried.
Meese & Gottfried; C. T. Hutchinson; W. A
lamont Pacific hardware and steel company
Henry g Merer. William O'Connor Lewis Ro-
senfeld E whitehead T. B. Braden. vice presi-
dent Selby smelling and lead company; {. T.
Jones E. P. Jones. A. L. Langerman. A. II.
Merritt ]. c. Nealon, Thomas Rickard, Harron,
Ricksrd & Co.; William Sexton. Firemsns Fund
insurance company: Z. O. Shreve. General cleo
rric company: W ]. Webster. f. l. du Pont de
Nemours powder company; c. NJ Wilson, J.
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