The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-29
American Mining Congress Del
egates Are Not in Line With
Teddy's Policies.
HOLD HIS CONSERVATION
MERE SHAM AND PRETENSE
Will Be Fight in Congress, but
Anti-Pinchot Men Are
in Majority.

Los ANGELES. Sept, 2s.-Members OF
the American Mining congress arc for
conservation OF natural resources-that
is. conservation which will eliminate
waste. But they are opposed to the
Pinchot ideals
This summarizes the sentiments of an
apparent majority OF the delegates on
the evening of the report of the commit
Tee on resolutions, and it presages rejec-
tion OF the former chief forester's theories
when that committee submits Its report
on conservation tomorrow
Problem Is Complex.
The committee is at work on a mass of
more or less anti conservation resolutions
! introduced. The intention Is 10 present a
composite substitute cmbodyiug the anti
waste idea of conservation and with II
the essentials of the resolutions which
| denounce the land withdrawa act as
socislistic, the attitude Of the conscI'va-
| uonlSts as mere sham and pretensc. and
demanding free and unrestricted entry OF
| American citizens upon mineral bearing
lands as opposed TO the proposition OF
establishing the leasing or royalty sys-
tenn; Al the request of the oil mems or
Ganlzation. no recommendations will be
| made regarding oil la nds
h K, Buckley. president of the Mining
| congress, expressed a view entertained
by many OF the delegates. when he said
that II was his belief that the leasing and
royalty systems would inevitably lead TO
the defeat OF one OF the main ends of
conservation-the prevention OF waste.
Objection to Leasing.
''Leasers.'' he said. would not handle
great quantities Of low grade that are
mined a a profit. II would not pay them
and all- this would go TO waste.
The composite resolution opposing the
| Roosevelt-Pinchot conservation policies
VIII in all probability go through. but not
without opposition. There are some sup
porters Of the Pnchot theories among
the delegates and they Will oppose the
The odds are apparently too oNerwhelm-
ing. and President Buckley said tonight
that the first indication Of IA tendency TO
/ distribute the ordinary course OF discus
sion would be a signal 10 halt debate
until anger cooled.
Plans for Publicity
The principal accomplishment today
was the adoption OF committee report
recommending the appointment OF a joint
congressional comnittee TO hold public
hearings in the mining districts and then
generally revise the mining laws OF the
| country
a resolution was adopted demanding
the immediate investigation by the IN
terstate commerce. commission oi rates
extracted by the railroads for carrying
ores IL was charged both In the reso-
luton and in an address by Tracy Becker
OF Los, Angeles that the rallroads were
charging all that the traffic would bear.
! The resolution recommended tne ap-
pontment of a special committee by the
congress TO procure prompt action by the
interstate commerce commission
The new anti tl-conServation resolutions
were adopted by members OF the MI
zona delegation. While they ,' enpreSs
conservation. they dcnouDcc the con-
crete proposition Of laws which, II rs ss =
serted, will bar the treasure hunters % ot
cxccpt under intolerable restrictions:
Incidentally the resolutions committee
reported favorable and the ,,,c congress NJ, ,rss
OF California 10 the international expos :
ton celebrating the opening Oh w
Panama canal in 1915 and rccommeta,
ing San Francisco as. the loglcal point
r,Gc holding of the exposition in the bay
civ. II was declared would aid the min
ing industry OF the country,
Need of Rate Regulation,
Tracy Il. Becker of Los Angeles intro
duccd the resolution demanding that the
Interstate commerce commission correct
| the alleged abuses practlccd pS raIl-
| roads in reference TO ore irelshl rdteS,
n spcciaI Committee with power TO em-
pIoy experts and legal counsel to force
action against the railroads ,,o
/ one Of the resolutions presented 10 me
|, resolutions committee calls upon the fed
; rrai congress 10 repeal the law seGre-
eating coal lands. and to instruG. ,ini .nG
| nrceIdcnt 10 abrogate the "ltnoraWhl
orders he has issued affecting such lands
The law, il is asserted, is rank SO"
claIism it impairs the value OF tne h;a ~
> lions already invested In the mining IN :
Sustry and not only destroys the min"
ers' hope OF fortune. but makes " I'M :,
! possible for him to secure tnS heee"'"''
J J capital 10 develop this claim-
The resolution conclndcs
THAT we protest against the attempt
, to segregate the surface from mineral ~
! property and that the proposition 10
eisism. tgsTe 'ns adapted from the laws 2, Of
, Tasmania, New zealand ana ye Ausniaua usii ma.
AZ ara coIgress nSarms. to abrogato the law regard
r Ing coal segregation and ask that t. tiiie ,he
n to mining property be wa EaSdtgn demand ID this his
e M au' Constitutional right in all states
beretoforc admitted TO the union. ana at
g an act OF justice IN the terfi'oi'o0 @oi
u trollcd by congress
o Fighting "Wildcatters.
,o.,.,. resolution considered today
Il has for rs object the elimination ol
= mining wildcats. 1T proposes that ths
: national bureau OF mines rea"o ronr,s 'rI riw.
= ing h.,s,ness S and financial affairs that could
/. be desired by, the carefp, ,nreSr9i ~ ,inos
= uyaspi5o1on. D. c. In an address yes
r r tsraav mnh discussed mining acts. he re re
counted statistics r. To 9inng Ts'w accidents i,
.u,ne oea.W, He then continued
IT is the tendency 20 look 'IswIIs Or hla IS IS
ar slr'if s,,@ load Of caring for Its killed ene
d ipi,,red Already a number OF prosiTssn,vy' ,y
n}u n}u{ne companies have started insur
INNING snce asnizetons the cost Of which y
Ses e. sS Gs sSsSsss sSs
fey is in healthy osf s91dion ID eSr
be able TO bear fn its ahe business ioss S ane
y ing iSr iSG. tnems,oning OF needy widows ant
a% sTsasT or eus ssmsntS sSfsH' hi Il
le mat!er an hardly be disputed.
lie pg96Gsi5ne pp906G3iioms prevail otherwise 1t ndn
~ Sst The price obtained Tor s the eoDDdtioH DdGdio
le should. be raised to meet '"''