The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-07-31
MINING CONGRESS
OFFICIAL CALL
Three Thousand Delegates Will
Attend Sessions in Los
Angeles.

DENVER, Colo, July 2s.-Charglng
that tho conservation bills. known as
senate bills Nos. 54S4 and 54So TO
5492. inclusive, introduced at the last
session OF congress, will be adopted
seriously retarded western mining de
velopment, and add to the ALREADY
heavy burdens" of mining men, west
ern mining men are planning
strenuous fight against these mea-
sures at the annual session OF the
American Mining congress. to be held
In Los Angeles, beginning September
&c. The oflclal call for this meeting
was issued at the Denver headquart-
ers today, and 5000 delegates are ex'
Tected TO attend, representing the
important mining centers In the Unit
ed States, Canada, Mexico and Alaska.
II was announced at the headquart-
crs of the mining congress today,
that the conservation policy would re-
ceive a big share OF the attention ol
the congress and an cndeavor would
be made TO learn the true attitude
Of the west on this question. BIT
ter fight Is expected TO result, as Tor
weeks sentiment among the mining
men has been actively forming IN
opposition TO what are termed that
Taft -Wickersham Nelson policies
concerning the development OF water
poewrs and disposition OF mineral
lands.
The leaders expected to speak
against the measures are Senators
Borah and Hepburn OF Idaho, Senator
Pergins of California and Congress
man Bartlett Of Nevada.
The most energetic advocates of
the Roosevelt conservation policy, in
Guiding Clifford Pinchot, James r.
Garfield, former Governor Pardee of
California and other are also eX-
pected to address the delegates.
It Is thought not unlikely that Mr.
Roosevelt himself may Yield TO the
pressure that is being exerted through
out the western states to accept tho
invitation to be present and defend
the policy which is causing wide
spread dissatisfaction, II Is asserted
among all mining interests,
There Is no doubt that tho mortal
blow at the prime industry Of the west
that Is contained in the conservation
bills will be emphatically resented az
the Los Angeles meeting" said a
prominent official of the mining con-
g-ess this afternoon.
These bills provide In effect that
the remaining coal lands shall be
released by the government. a part
only OF the proceeds To be paid to the
states: and that tho development Of
water power shall be controlled by
the general government Added TO
the burdens were 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 remaining
resources from the control of the
states constitutes so radical a depart
ure from the system under which
western development has already
| gone forward, that 1t will rctard all
western developments. and mining
and the principal western industry
J Will suffer most heavily"
According 10 the program of the
| congress three Denver men, General
| Irving Hale Herbert S. Sands and
| Charles A. Chase, Will give the report
of a committee which Is investigating
the Standardization of the electrical
equipment In mental mining; Colonel
A. G, Brownlee OF Idaho Springs Will
address the conventions the repre-
sentative of a committe which Is In.
vestigating the effect of the national
forest service regulations upon min
Ing in Colorado
James F.. Gallbreath of Denver
national secretary OF the American
mining congress, Is now In Los An
geles preparing for the meeting.