Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-19
MINING CONGRESS
APPOINTS OFFICERS
Vice Presidents Appointed TO
Represent Congress IN
Each State.
SALT LRKERS ON COMMITTEES
Secretary Callbrcntb Sends Lcucr out.
lining Work of Executive Come
mittcc at Denver.

In a letter Co Judge W. b. B.h1r1.
of Boise. Idaho. president OFF tHo Amer.
ican Mining Cougrr -D.E. cHuhr.I.
outlines tho work done bv Ono ,2..u.
tive committee of tno congroas. ln Dr.
der tl mako tho work OF thc nrgau.Et
uou more effective and to handle local
conditions through O. national 0rsan.z1-
Uon. vice presidents have becn ape
pointed in each state. THE viee pres.-
dent is the local head of the orgauiza-
tion.
ON the various committees of Tho
congress are "a number of Utah miu-
ing men. Among them are j. William
Knight Thomas kCarns and Capt
Duncan MacNichio, Tho letter sent ll
Judge Richards reads al follows:
We attempted 90 have meeting o.
our executive committee few days
ago. but I'm the absence OF Col Brown
lee We were obliged t1 call Go "a cone
ference. at which Ar Mills. Judge COLI
burn and Col. Ep.ug were in attend
ance.
II was suggested that the appoint
mcnts should b. as follows.
Program committee 90 consist of the
secretary, some one 10 be suggested by
Mr. John Dorm OF salt Lake and the
third member 10 be chosen from Gold
field at the suggestion Of the chamber
Of commerce.
Auditing cornmittoe-F. j. Alexander
and a. N. Donaldson. OF Denver
Protection against mining frauds
No definite conclusion reached.
Smelter rates--J. W. knight ~ Provo
Harry l.. Day OF Wallace. W. j. FL
mendorf Spokane; J H. Mackenzie.
Goldheld; S. =. Brethcrton. San Frau
cisco. Crhe latter is the inventor VI
the BrGtherton Smelling furnace and Is
mining engineer and metallurgist OF
considerable note)
Vertical Side Line Law Committee
Hon. Thomas Kerns. Salt Lake:
Charles J. Hughes. Jr.. Denver; r. A.
r. Penrose, Philadelphia; George r.
Collins, Denver and ]. w. Binch, Gold
field
Committee on Mine Accidentally
resolution OF the Pittsburg convention.
10 is To- be continued. as ls also the
committee on revision OF mining laws
and forestry.
REFERRED OTHER MATTERS.
The committee or three to which was
referred resolutions No. 3. II, 70 and IS.
particularly referring 20 the shot frins
question, has been referred 10 a COM
mitteo consisting o. George H. Har-
flson. state mine Inspector OF Ohio:
MI Boderick state mine Inspector OF
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ross. state mine
Inspector OF West Virginia
Committee on Amendments 20 BY
aWs-Appointed IN accordance with the
resolution or Mr.. Daniels W p Dan
iels. F.. A. Colburn and W r. Mills
committee 81 Standardization OF
Electrical Equipment in Mlnes-To con-
sist Of two from representatives OF
manufacturers, two from labor organi-
zations' two from operators and one
Independent electrical engineer. IL Is
suggested that David b. Ruchmore OF
the General Electrical company aad
Mr. Thomas m the Westinghouse com
pany of Pittshurg. represent the manu-
facturors, that the Coal Operators as
ISOLATION In the eastern section VIII
Dc asked 10 name the two members
20 represent them. the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and the T. NJ w. OF
A. De- each requested 10 name "a mem-
her and tnat the independent man shall
De- Mr. Strattou, who as al the head OF
The bureau of standards NJ Washing
ton and Who is also upon the stand
ardiZation committee of the American
Institute Of Electrical Engineers.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES,.
Fpr state vice presidents. the sug-
restiona are as follows.
ALASKA L. Steele
Alabawa-br W. =. Phillips, Blm-
lngham
Arkansas-A. W. Estes Yclvue.
Arizona-coIonel T.. W.. Powell Bis
beC
caufomia-w NJ Nevcomb. San
CnIoradO-E taID.Irn p.uy.r