Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-07-15
ROOSEVELT IS
IhvITEDOuT To
TO CALIFORNIA
Bisbee Board of Trade Re-
quests Former President to
Attend Mining Congress
and Visit BiSbee,

Complying with the request of the
Sierra Madre club Of Los Angles re-
solutions requesting Former President
Theodore Roosevelt TO attend the an
nual session of the American Mining
Congress at Los Angles. beginning
September %. Col Roosevelt IS also
requested to visit Bisbee If possible
while in the west.
copy Of the Resolution was sent
Col. Roosevelt yesterday by Secretary
G. X. Reynolds with an explanatory
letter while another copy was for
warded to the Sierra Madre club.
WHEREAS: The 18th annual con
yention of the American Mining Con
gross viii be held at Los Angles, Cal
ifornis, from September 26th to Got
Ober LIST, 1910. and at said Congress
the leading mining and oil men OF
the Southwestern and Pacific Coast
states viii be present and full dis
cussion viii be had Of all public
questions relating to the mining.
smelling, coal and oil industries of the
western states and territories, and
WHEREAS: Considerable contro-
yersy has arisen over the policies in
troduced and inagurated By former
President Theodore Roosevelt for the
conservation of all the national re
sources of the west, including timber
oil coal and mineral lands, and also
the conservation of water and the
means of utilizing the same b. with
drawing from pablo entry the suit
able reservoir and power sites, and
WHEREAS: It is reported that
former President Roosevelt is about
to make a visit TO a portion of the
west during September of this year
it is expected at this visit that he will
discuss the policies inaugurated and
advocated by him in reference to the
conservation of the natural resources
OF the west and if his attention could
be secured at the convention of the
American Mining Congress to be held
in Los Angles during the latter part
of the month of September, much
larger attendance could be secured OF
ali the men engaged and interested
in development of the mining. smelt-
ing, coal and oil industries of the
western states. and opportunity afford
ed the former President to explain
the principals of his policies to the
convention and thus reach a better
understanding of his policy Of con-
servation and the method and means
by which his theory in reference to
the same be worked out without re-
tarding or minimizing the proper de-
Velopment and expansion of the in
dustries mentioned and Of the states
and territories dependent thereon, and |
WHEREAS: To reach a proper I'M
Outstanding of the resources and de- !
Velopment of this vast territory, 1
personal visit and examination of the /
resources Of the respective states and 1
territories would fully inform Presi-
dent Roosevelt of the needs and re-
quirements of the different sections
thereof, and also afford opportunity
for discussion. publicly or privately, of
the requirements of the respective
communities and the method for carry
ing out his most favored policies with
out interfering with the proper and
logical development of the respective
resources of the places visited.
NOW THEREFORE: Be it resolv-
ed that former President Theodore
Roosevelt be and he is hereby re-
specially urged to attend the meeting
OF the American Mining Congress at
it's 18th annual convention to be held
"a Los Angles, California, form Sept
ember 18th to October 1st 1910, and
there fully explain TO the leading min
ing and oil men Of the Southwestern
and Pacific Coast States and Territor-
les who will be present, the principals
Of his conservation policy, and the
methods and means by which his {
policy may be carried ont without re-
tsrding or interfering with tbs proper
and reasonable deyelOpmentaand ex- |
pansion Of the mineral industries Of
the west
We, the undersigned, respectively {
President and Secretary Of the Bisbee /
Board Of Trade, do hereby certify that X
the above and foregoing resolution was 4
duly passed and adopted at q special I
meeting Of the said Bisbee Board of !
Trade held this the 18th day of July !
1919.
ATTEST. II
s. X REYNOLDS, Secretary.
GEO. z. BUXTON, PRESIDENT. /