The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-30
Claiming That Senate Con-
servation Bills Will Retard
Development, Western Min
ing Men Plan Active Fight.
OTHER SIDE PREPARED
FOR STRONG DEFENSE
Matter to Come Up at Annual
Session of American Mining
Congress To Be Held in
Los Angeles in September,
ROOSEVELT MAY ATTEND

DENvER, July 2p.-ChsrEIug that
the conservation bills known
senate bills Nos 54SA and S4S0
TO 5f92, inclusive. introduced ut the Inst
session Of Congress, will. n adopted,
seriously rctnrd western mining dcvei-
opmenf. and add TO the "nirendy benvy
burdens" of mining men. western min
ing men planning strenuous
fight against these measures nj the an
nuni session of the American Mining
congress- to he held In Los Angeles he
ginning September rs. The official cfll
for this meeting was issued Mt the
Denver headquarters today. aud 5.OOO
delegates Rre expected 20 attend. rep
rcScntinE the important mining ccnterr
In the United states, Canndn, Mexico
and Alaska.
II was announced at the headauar-
tiers OF the mining congress today that
the conservation policy would receive
n big share OF the attention OF the con-
gress. and an endeavor would be made
TO learn the true attitude OF the west
on this question. a bitter fight Is ex-
peCted TO result. as for weeks sentiment
among the mining men has been activ-
y forming In opposition 10 what are
termed The TAFT Wicksrshan- Mel
SON policies concerning the develop
ment OF water powers and disposition
OF mineral lands.
The leaders expected 10 speak against
the measures are Senators ROrah end
Hepburn OF Idaho Senator Perkins OF
California. and Congressman FarJIett
OF Nevada
The most energetic advocates Of the
Roosevelt conservation policy. includ-
ing Clifford Pinchot, James r. Garfield.
former Governor Pardee OF California.
and others are also expected TO address
the delegates.
Roosevelt May Attend.
II is thought not unlikely that Mr..
Roosevelt himself may Yield 10 the
pressure that il being eXerted through
out the western states to accept the in
Vitatton TO be present and defeud the
policy which Is causing widespread C:s-
satisfaction. IL is asserted. among oil
mining interests.
There is no doubt that the mortal
blow at the prime industry Of the west
that is contained IN the conservation
bills will be emphatically resented at
the Los Angeles meeting said a prom
inent official OF the mining congress
this afternoon.
These bills provide in effect that
the remaining coal lands shall be
leased by the federal government.
rart only OF the proceeds to be paid to
the states. and that the development Of
water power shall be controlled by
burdens already placed upon mining by
the forest service. the regulations
concerning the location and patenting
Of claims and the use OF timber. etc.
the policy of taking the rena ming re-
sources from the control OF the states
constitutes SO radical departure from
the system under which western de-
veiopment has already gone forward.
that IL will retard all western develop
ment. and mining as the principal west
ern industry viii suffer most heavily
Some Special Features.
According to the program OF the con
gress three Denver men. Gen Irving
Hale. Herbert s. Sands and Charles A.
Chase. will give the report OF COM
mittee which is Investigating the
Standardization OF electrical equip
I In, n rfwfn
Brownlee Of Idaho Springs. will address
the convention as the representative OF
n committee which Is Investigations
the effect Of the national forest serv-
ice regulations upon mining In Colo
RADIO.
James r. Callbreath OF Denver. ma
tionai secretary Of the American Min
Ing congress. II now In Los Angeles
preparing for the meeting