Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-20
MINING CONGRESS
PRESIDENT COMES
Head of Convention States Fair
Play Will Rule Rights of
Speakers

THE coming session of the American
Mining congress will be the most Inn
portant one ever held"
Such was the statement made yes
terday by DR.. e. r. Buckley, presl-
dent of the American Mining congress-
who is here from his home in Rolla
Mo, to attend the congress, which con-
Venes in Los Angeles September 26
and will hold sessions daily for six
days.
"There will be two great questions
or rather problems-discussed, con-
tinued Dr. Buckley (which taken
alone would make the next congress
stand forth prominently among ses-
sions that have gone before. These
problems are conservation and the dis
position of the public lands.
"rhese problems are often confused
with one another-they are often taken
to be the same. Such confusion is
wrong and in the coming meeting OF
the mining congress they will be treat
ed as separate topics.
"And there is something in regard to
them which would like to make clear
right here. No matter what the feel
ings of the majority of the members
of the congress may be-no matter
whether the congress goes on record
as being for or against conservation,
to state it's side of the question. Con-
servationists and anti-conservationists
alike will be given prominent places
on the program of each session, and
I, as president of the organization will
see to it that each has an opportunity
to be heard.
FAIR PLAY PROMISED
''The American Mining congress will
not as the recent conservation con-
gress in st. Paul did, put the ones who
oppose the majority Of those present
into a corner where they cannot be
heard advantageously. The minority
members will be given the same cour-
,tesy and opportunity as those who
make up the majority
"The personnel of the American Min
ing congress has improved wonderfully
in the last few years" continued Mr.
Buckley. 1--WE are attracting the best
men in the industry to the work of the
congress and they are working with
us with a will. An example of the
class of men attracted by us is evident
in the fact that the Mining and Metal
lurgical society of America Is meeting
in the city the same week the mining
congress is In session, in order that
the members of the society may at
tend both sessions. Now, by the very
nature of It's membership requirements
this society Is one of the most exclu-
sive organizations in the United States.
Every member must have a doctors
degree, vet nearly all the members
of the society are members of the
mining congress. That is simply an
illustration of the class of men who
are working for the betterment and
progress of the American Mining con-
gress.
1--WE are attracting the attention of
men such as John Hays Hammond,
and while some of these more prom
inent members may not be able to
attend the actual session here they
will, and are, aiding materially in ad-
vancing our organization.
IMPORTANT MEETING
"The coming meeting will be a very
important one, and that fact is being
realized by mining men the world over.
Notice that eight out Of the ten men
appointed by President Taft to attend
the congress as his personal repre-
sentatives have accepted the invita-
tion and will attend. That is the larg
est number of presidential delegates
that has ever agreed to attend a ses-
sion of the congress.
"As to the exact number which will
be present I have not the slightest
idea. We have had as high as 1900
members present and as low as 500
Personally I don't know, but / will
say that 1 will be disappointed if we
do not have more than one thousand.
1 understand preparations are being
made for more than this, but I like
to be conservative"
Mr.. Buckley arrived in Pasadena
Sunday evening and is passing few
days in that city visiting friends. He
will remain several days at the diff
ferent beach resorts before the con-
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