The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-09
SEES BRIGHT FUTURE
IN MINING INDUSTRY
President John Dern of Amer
ican Congress Brings Home
Hopeful Word.
GOVERNMENT MAY HELP
Utah Exhibit at Omaha Land
Show Wins High Praise
From Thousands.
GOVERNMENT MAY HELP

John Dern. president OF the American
Mining congress during the last iisca
year OF The organization. has returned
10 Salt Lake from Chicago. where ne
presided over what is conceded 10 have
been the most successful mining con
clave ever held The congress lasted
from October II TO 90. With a record :
breaking attendance, and resulted in set
Ting on foot many plans that are eX-
pectcd 10 usher In q new cre OF progress
and property for the mining Industry IN
tho near future
Mr.. Dcrn last night spoke in glowing
terms OF the splendid exhibit sent from
tins state TO the second annual omaha
land show lie declared that the dis
play wes the real feature attraction ot
the exposition and asserted that people
here AT home could hardly estimate the
benefits that were sure 10 accrue 10
Utah through H. The same exhibit Is
now in New York at the American Lsnd
& Irrigation exposition. and Mr.. Dclh
expressed confidence in big results from
The display there.
"Col {. Ed Loose II. :. Joseph. Jesse
Knight. myself and other delegates to
the mining congress stopped in OMAHA
on Monday. October ~. said Mr. Dern.
Utah day. aud was slated for an ad-
dress. Luckily for me, the date for the
biS occasion vas shifted while We were
cn route.
Utah Exhibit Fine.
II can safely say that the Utah eN-
hibit Was splendid. Everybody talked
about IL and eastern visitors were great
ly impressed. Such a display means
more TO this state than people realize.
Il Is one OF the legitimate and SUCCESS
ful ways in which 10 advertise the grea,
natural resources and advantages Of
titab. ] am sure that all the money put
into the Utah exhibit and also all that
may yet be used for such a, purpose
could not be spent sr a better service.
''Wo left omaha Monday and arrived
in Chicago for tho opening OF the con-
gress Tuesday. I have never attended
a more spirited gathering Of fine, repre-
sentative mining mon from all over the
world. Speaking as member. / can
truthfulIy say II vas by far the best In
Tho history of the organization. Not
only the United States and Canada. but
American countries and all the foremost
countries were cspaby represented.
Many men prominent IN the public eye
OF ua tions were there. President Taft,
Secretary OF the Interior Fisher. John
HAYS Hammond and other leading figures
participated In the programme. The cN-
ccnuvc committee OF the congress aud
the managing committee NJ Chicago
both deserve high praise for their work
To Help Mining Industry.
During tho congress a great msny
topics Of great importance to the min
ing industry were discussed and acted
upon. One OF the leading questions WAS
that OF securing government aid in the
development of mines. Tho stand was
taken that If nation and state arc go
inr 10 lend such vital assistance to or
csniz3tlons. colleges and projects for th"
development aud support OF agriculture
in This country, the mining industry was
untitled to no less consideration, by
virtue of what II has accomplished and
is vet to accomplish for this country.
There Is now before congress an
othei hill BY which il is proposed 10 maxi.
additional spproprla lions To extension de-
partmcnls OF agricultural schools. and II
IS not improbable that similar steps may
he taken To insure support and financial
backing for the mining industry. This
subject and manv others came. UP. and
were acted upon in manner that means
4 decided strers thenIng of the congress
In membership. power. development and
purpose. The outlook was never better.
Utah Well Represented.
Utah deserves much credit for tho
splendid representation i, made at The
congress. our delegation numbered
about eighteen. and included such mcn
RS Governor William Spry. DIR, James T.
Talmage. Col. c. Ed loose. Jesse Knight.
H. ;. Joseph. Duncan MacVichie. Colin
Macintosh. and others. | must also
gratefully thank these prominent men
for he support they have given me uhlls,
president cf the congress-.
Mr.. Dcrn's speech. which was recent
ly published In full in The Tribune, was
one OF the features or the congress, and
set In progress many plans 10 further
aud strengthen both The orEaniza ion and
The mining industry The final day OF
tho coneress brought unanimous vote
OF thanks 10 the retiring president for
bis efficient and loyal services Mr.
pern is ono Of the leading figures In the
congress and Viii continue To participate
os such in the future. He was succeeded
hy :. 4. TAYLOR of Pittsburg as president
Tor tho next year.