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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Austrian Emneror Not Seriously M.

Austrian Emperor Not Seriously III.
Rome, May 26.-The Vatican has
been informed that Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria is not seriously i'll
and that there is no reason for APP
prehension.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Monday, July 10.

5 p. nth formal opening OF the
Grand Lodge will take place in the
Marine Hall, ocean end OF Steer
Pier, to which members, their famil-
les and the public are cordially i'm
vited.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-06-03
Sunday, July 9.

Reception OF visitors at Hlkss
Home, corner Atlantic and Maryland
avenues. All trains will be met nv
members OF the Reception Committee
who will escort delegations to their
hotels.
Registration Bureau on Atlantic
City Steel Pier, general headquarters.
OF the Reunion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Water Power.

What 10 do with our water powers
Is a question that is not easily m
swercd /, is alleged that there is in
existence or in prospect n monopoly
that aims 10 control the water p,T'-
arS Of the country. If this assert Ion
has any basis in fact, ii deserves The
most careful attention. One OF the
country,S greatest natural assets is
It's water powers. and these shouiu
be looked after, so as TO get tho
greatest good for the greatest num-
ber, Certainly, the most important
thing is. not 10 make these water
powers a source of revenue To the
government. but TO safeguard the
public interest bv providing that
power can be obtained by those who
need it, at the lowest possible rates.
Give our people the benefit of chcap
power and they will have an cnor-
nous commercial advantage over 9th
or nations less favored bv nature. II
mus, be remembered. however. thai
it takes capital, and lots OF il, 10
develop these wafer power projects.
and IL VIC are going TO have the now
er thai Is now going to waste har-
messed up and made TO serve US We
must encourage capital to do go. nv
permitting I, to make a reasonable
profit II seens 10 me that n v.,Icr.
power Is a public utility. Just es.inuci)
MS a railroad is. and insico,l of BE-
ing treated strictly as private Drop-
erty. 1t should be "on'"ollcl o. s.nln
laws. as other public utilities are con
trolled 4 water power iocaiod in
Oregon is Of no use 10 the pcople
Of Maine 1r Florida SO why y.,nitI1
they prcscrib" the rcgUlationsc II
sounds like good sense aud ,,ncd
ethics 10 turn tI" waller powers over
to the states in when they arc sit
uarCd.
] have briefly adverted TO these
well known features OF the Conser-
walton question. Whether the View
I have expressed he accepted or not.
| want to add that these matters
are, after ail. OF relatively small inn
por,ancc. There is broader conscr-
walton that applies with particular
force 20 the mineral industry Con-
servaLion means saving. and saving
means tn" elimination of waste The
waste in mining is something fright
fui and. unlike the waste in for
cstry. II cannot be replaced or re-
stored.
have heard il claimed that in coal
mining % per cent of tho coal is loft
In the mines. and therefore wasted
Manifestly. tho reason IL thai II does
not pay To mine cleaner. and so the
waste goes on. Tho value OF the coal
production of the United States In
100? was s55J. 600. 600. According ia
This "" arc wasting over half a hII
lion dollars worth OF coal every ycar
7 submit that here Is fold for con-
scrvatIon that makes our ordinary
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29

suit from iniUdcious dc,oresiatioi,.
There can he no sound onlectipn :"
a rational forestry policy, anu VIC ~,
gtrmrnt is all IN It's favor we u"
noif believe, however. that II is noe
cssarv TO administer this policy IN
such n way as 10 hamper or inter
fcrc with legitimate mining opera
iions \ inst forestry policy must not
impose burdens upon mining. nnt
must recognize the rights and nceiS
nr that Industry. and cooperate IN us
advancement instead OF placing OBJ
s,acies in its path Minlns nkf
Wise should refrain from ruthless.
careless and TaatcfuI destruction 1l
timber. and should willingly comply
With the necessary regulation" pre-
scribcd by the forest service III
short. there should be sympathy, not
antagonIsm between tho TWO,
llaG believe I speak for n large
majority of the western mining men
when say that. notwithstanding
many strong polnts In Its favor, we
arc not impressed with tic wisdom
OF plan To lease coal and oil lands
We believe that the rapid and sSstc-
matte development OF this class ot
lands can best he brought about by
continuing tho system tina, now pre-
walls, and under which practically our
entire mineral development has taken
place. We also believe that many of
the abuses that have been brought
10 light such MS dummy entries OF
a lax enforcement os the law.
There is lit,lc doubt that If leas-
Int, system were adopted. II would
not stop at coal and oil lands. but
would expand TO all mineral lands
Most of us recognize That or MIN
cral land laws arc Imperfect IN some
details. and tho American Mining
congress has a committee that iS Try
ing To work ont n plan for a general
revision Of those laws. We know
tla, the present system permits
wrongs and abuses. which call Tor
better regulation. but VIC believe
these can bc corrected without up-
setting tho entire present poiicE,
and entering upon q who'll! new
path. The prevention Of monopolins
that will haVc the power OF eNtort
ing unreasonable prices from the con
sumner is sound public policy, Whl"h
VIC all approve, That IL ts lmpoS-
slbl" 10 prevent such monopoies un-
der The present system Is absurd
and that tho leasing system viii an-
tomaticalIy prevent them is doubt
fl That the mineral land policy oi
The United States. under which INC
prospccior is guaranteed the iull
benefit Of his discoveries has been n
horrible mistake. We nsty deny. on
the contrary. VIC maintain that IL has
been beneficcnt policy and that "
has been The chief factor In winning
ihc western half Of this continent TO
settlement and civilization.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29

ideas of the subject dwlndlc 10 in
Significance But tho loss docs not
cpd here. TO convert coal into pow
or, by means or boilers and engines,
il noiorlously was,cfu- Engineers
toll us that engines only deliver
from 10 10 per cent of the energy
that is contained In tho coal, Think
ri The benefit that would accrue TO
mankind from conscrvat tion mat
would reverse the fisurcs. and enable
ms to usc o5 per cent aud lose = in
stead cf using per cent and los
ing %
Similar examples can br cited from
other branches OF mining gold Sill
mines large quantities nf orc arc
lost through lack OF skill IN extract
Ing IL. In others. immense Innnases
are left standing b""aus" the ore Is
too low grade 10 D." pr"iitan!Y
worked by tho methods iu use. Con-
servation here means the develop
rneni Of improved mining and redur
ton methods. and the dissemination
Of knowledge so that efficient meth
ods will bc used.
After the ore is mined, there comes
the mctalIurgical loss which Is often
greater than the mining loss. ~ Inc
great cold mines Of the famous
Mother Lode, in California, the aver
age recovery probably is not above
so pcr cent OF the assay value Of the
other 90 per cent than II Is worth.
so il Is thrown away. Some OF our
greatest copper mines, which have
plants that arc pointed out as mar
ycls Of human skill and ingenuity,
do moi save over 20 per cent Of thor
mineral. sometimes bccaus" no bet
ter work car he done 10y "onrrn-
tratinn and sometimes because theS
can make bigger dividends by crowd
Ing through big tonnsgcs with an m
different extraction than by trealing
n smaller tonnage and Settng INC
maximum possible extraction. In
lead and zinc concentrates the same
terrific losses are constantly occur
ring When miner ships a car M
ore TO smeltcr II the assay shows
that the orc contains zinc, not only
docs the smcl,cr refuse Ia pay for
the zinc. hnt IL charges the miner
penalty because IL is present. These
things cause no comment, since IT 1s
tho best that can be done by known
processes,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Specific Objects.

But what Is meant by "thc larger
interests Of mining To which | have
just alluded? in other words. what
arc the specific objects OF the Amcri
can Mining congress? Dr. Buckley
said last year that they were ''to
foster and promote mining in all Is
varous branches. and perhaps they
could not bc more concisely stated.
This statement. however. is so gem
eral as 10 be vague. and yet to par
ticularlZe would be TO set limitat tons
and restrictions that would he hard
To define. and that would certainly
vary with conditions from time to
political. social, economic or scien-
life, This congress will discuss them.
so far as they affect or relate To the
mining industry. But 10 give some
conception of the activities Of the
congress. I might mention few of
The subjects that have received at
iention and some that are still be-
fore us.
| have already said that the sclcn-
tiic and chronological problems OF
mining ire not tho ones VIC aim tc
discuss. But To encourage work of
this nature. so that efficiency may be
increased and waste decreased in
mining and mctalhrgical operations.
Is one OF our chief objects. To in
70 ducc the government to help the
miner as II helps The farmer Is one
OF tho things We have constantly
sJrivcn for. and We expect 10 keep
hammering away at Ii until get
what VIC deserve. To secure thc on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Should Be Extended.

we believe that the bureau OF
mines ought TO be 10 the miner what
tile department of agriculture is To
inc farmer. When the department
oi agriculture WAS created II was tho
oDJect OF much criticism. and vel il
Is now one OF the most important fac
tors IN our national life and nobody
WANTS IL abolished. 1 am an ar
aehl admIrcr OF the department of
aerlcuiture and OF the work that IL is
uoinS 50 FAR as tangible results
are concerned. believe II is the most
usetul branch OF our government IL
lclls The farmer how To maintain ila
FERTILITY of his soil by rotating crops:
Wleh and how TO plow his land what
sprt OF crops 10 raise. and how to get
tiie highest yields. how TO rricate
ms land II 1t docs not rain enough.
ana how 10 drain il ir IL rains too
InucIl III inc farmer wants To raise
livestock, IL tells him all about every
Kind. from bees Ia beef If be- wants
10 KNOW what crops would be profit
aoic IN his country. il will cite him
INC relative advantages OF peanuts
ana prunes. or sweet potatoes, and al
ialia. II the san Jose scale. tho
gypsy moth, or the cotton boil and
aliaiia weeNil arc getting in their
deadly work, II will send out experts
10 Study the pest and nzure ont how
10 get rid pf il. II hc Is afraid the
.rost Us SoinS 10 damage his fruit
trees, me- Keeps his eve on the weather
signals. n his hogs get The cholera.
II SENDS him batch Of serum that
VIII render tho live ones immune
ana IL VIII incidentally offer a bit OF
ADVICE as 10 what TO do with the
dcsd ones. IL tells the house
WIG how 10 cook the meat, how 10
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Leasing Policy Wrong.

II is true that great fortunes have
been made out OF mining. but they are
exceptional; and il is these cNccp-
lions tnat furnish the iucenilye 20 ths
proSpoCtor 10 brave tine wilds ana
hardshlps Of ihc remote places Of the
earth. in search of the treasure ihds
is TO he his own when he finds u
and that will make him another n
the exceptions. Even under the
present liberal law. very. very few
are so lucky as To have their dreams
come true. W ould the prospector be
equally bold and venturesome II he
knew that he could get nothing but
a lease on his discoveries? Would not
the fear that a oapricious readjust
ment OF royalties might rob him of
the greater portion OF his profits bc
strong enough to deter him from 60
ing ahead as be would il he knew
be absolutely his own? To n man
who has been close to the game. Il
looks as il this would he the result.
1t seems to me. that the question uI
lands is OF decidedly minor iinport
ancc. The most far-rcachinS AMI
valuable result Of the pioneer pros
pectors work is in opening up and
developing tracts OF the public do
main that would otherwise remain
wild places To settlement and c!vi
IiZation extends our agricultural
area. and wlGcns our markets riis
is of such vast benefit To tho whole
country and to all the people That
il is idle 10 say tho nation has
wasted its resources because il has
given The discoycrer title to his dis
covcry. il would be Just as logical
To condemn the homestead law.
which IS universally conceded to be
the wisest policy ;his country eyer
adopted. There is no difference: tho
same principle underlies our mineral
land system and our agricultural land
system. VIC believe II is j wise prlh-
clplc. and We believe il would be Il
step backward instead OF forward TO
abroSata the hrneiiccnt policy that
has beer the chief factor in develop
ing lie country, especially the west
Furthermore. the seeking out OF
natures bouuticS, and bringing tucrn
forth for mans use is incompsra-
bly, more important. and more bene
fetal TO all tho people. than tho
mere collection OF tribute for tile
benefit OF the general government
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Conservation Issue.

At our session in Los Angeles last
year the subject most discussed was
ihc conservation OF our natural re-
sources. This should moi be consld-
cred as fad, but AS n live issue
and one that iustidcs the inicres,
IL has awakened. | suppose il would
be hard to find man who Would nor
avow himself Il consCryatioDiSt al
though he might reserve the riph. ia
decide Tor himself what conservation
should properly mean. The ordinary.
conception OF the conservation poIlcy
that has been recently devcioDcd In
this country makes it mean The nro-
lection Of forests. The prevention of
a water power monopoly. and the
leasing OF coal and oil lands. These
are imrortdH' topics especially L. us
since they al have II dircci effnri
upon tie mining industry.
| think ! voice the sentiment OF
mining men generally when I say wo
give our unqualified and unstinted
approval to any well directed efforts
so prevent forest fires. To Lessen the
waste of our timber reSources. and
10 avoid the damage that may re-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Broad Founda ton.

When We speak OF lhc mining in
dustry 81 good many OF ms arc prone
to think only OF gold silver. copper.
lead, zinc, coal aud iron mincs. we
should rid ourselves Of this narrow
conception. III" American Mining
congress aSprcs tu stand for The
mineral industry In lis broadcast
sense. All of natures boupiieS come
from tho soil. and the products are
Of tWo classes, vegetable and mineral
Everything that is not vegetable Is
mineral. and should he classed in Inc
mineral Industry. The scope Of MN
in. is greatly Increased when We auh
such other metals as platinum, I'M
aluminium, antimony. tullESirni
quicksilver bismuth. nickel. magnc-
sium. manganese. and the gems ANA
precious stones: but il is very pu"h
more enlarged when We consider th"
non metallic minerals, Including PC
troleum, natural GaS. salt' gypsum,
lime. cement asphalt. sand, gravel
stone. slate. phosphate rocks, SUI
plmr asbestos. graphite. mica. pig
mcnts. fertilizers. abrasive materials,
chemical materials, mineral waters.
and the clay products, which embrace
The brick and tile industry These
and many moro are just AS much
parts of the mineral industry as are
tho seven first mentioned metals ana
when considered in this proper liSnt,
o,ir industry assumes truly majestic
proportions.
The mere mention OF this broad
aspect of mining ought 10 be SUI,
Gcient 10 silence those superficial
critics who insis, upon calling mining
n species of gambling. IL is nothing
Of the kind. IL is. in its every phase,
a legitimate. useful honorable busi-
ness, and IT forms the basis Of many
of our greatest enterprises. There
there is farming. There are falirs
in mining but so are there IN manu-
featuring. There are crooks i'm the
mining business, but SO are there In
banking and rallroading. And yet
in the minds OF many weli-m"anlnS
and honest people, mining seems TO
be judged by It's parasites and by
those who III nc way stand for real
mining. ! apprehcnd that right mere
In Chicago II a banker learns that
one of his customers Is interested in
a mine, he VIII At once conclude tha,
that customer is speculator and Il
gambler and that his credit must
be watched with unusual care. Now,
il is needless for US merely TO dccry
This attitude. We know that il eX-
lists and II we are candid we must
admit that there is reason FOR il.
The reason is to he found in the
from time TO time. when men let
their imaGinatlons run riot disrc-
gard all laws of probability, and
make tie most absurd representa-
llt'llS ana hdl Is WIl'0 lilI
fakir and the fraudulent promoter
get in their deadly work And when
the bubble bursts. and things get
back into their proper perspective.
when the unfortunate dupcs have lost
their money. They do not realize their
own folly in listening to the willy
stranger. but they hurl lmprccations
al mining. as the quintesscnce OF all
that is crooked, and rotten and evil.
The American Mining congress can
perform no greater service for itself
and for the public than to eliminate
mining frauds. and to sec that the
investor In mining securities gets n
square deal and a run for his
money!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Results Achieved.

For fourteen wears the American
Mining congress has been WORKING 10
educate the general public in the I'M,
portancc ot the mining industry, ana
TO teach the men engaged in the Vari-
Gus branches of ihat industry that
they have wants and needs. which can
best nc advanced by organized ro-
operation 7 congratulate the Nom
bcrs on the progress that has been
made, the prestige thar has been ac-
uulred, and the results that have
been achieved. As ono who has been
connected with the movement from It's
inception I can appreciate the dif-
ference between the early meetings
and this enthusiastic and representa-
tive gathering Not that there WIS
any lack OF enthusiasm at the begin
ming; not that I would dctract from
the homer that is due the patient. on
ergetic opfimists who did the pioneer
work and kept tho mining congress
alive when its excuses for existence.
measured By results. seemed few and
weak: hut We nav" grown, and have
developed into A power. Let ms hope
that this power VIII always be used
for good.
In the beginning. oIir clicf, almost
our sole object Was TO secure the es-
tsblishrent Of n department of mines
in tie national governments worthy
purpose. and ono that has even yet
not been fully achieved. although VIC
have been Instrumental in causing the
first step To be taken. At our an
nUal sessions, this topic Was always
uppermost In our thoughts. and aside
from that we had no very definite pol
icy Many other subjects were dis
Cussed, but VIC can now see thar
they were more for thc purpose Of
filling in the time Than for the pro-
motion Of any sound, logical pro-
grammr The result was that the
American Mining congress WAS not
taken seriously In many quarters.
Prominent minc opera tors denied the
right OF this organization 10 speak for
the Industry as q whole influential
journals lccrcd at our efforts. and
dcridcd the personnel OF the con-
sress. Doubtless the criticisms were
in the main justified but the .tmcri-
can Mining congress Is not the only
thing that has had humblH begin
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
Takes Issue With
President Taft
and Secretary of
Interior Fisher:
Discusses Various
Needs ofthe Min
ing Industry.

FOLLOWING is the address in fnl
IL OF President John Dcrn Of Sail
Lake City at the opening session
of the Mining congress i'll en-
caco. The address is notable from inc
fact that Mr.. Dcrn takes issue WIN
President Taft and Secretary OF Inc
Interior Fisher on the policy of leasing
he coal lands of the public domain
Other points made by the utah man
regarding the needs of tho mining IN
dustry will be found equally interest
ing:
Members and delegates OF tho
American Mining congress. ladies
and gentlemen. AZ representatives,
OF the mineral industry Of the United
States VIC arc assembled in tlfo great
en,erprising, truly American city OF
ChIcs 20, In our fourteenth annual
session. II seems 10 surprise some
persons that a mining congress Should
he held in Chicago, instead OF in some
so-cslled mining center. hope 10
convince you. before ] liDish, that inc
mining Industry does not deserve the
limItd lions that many minds impose
upon IL. but that on The contrary,
its scope is SO broad that any com
mun!ty where civilized men d0cil To-
sethcr is an appropriate place 10 hoid
mining congress. Eut aside from
that our Illinois friends, In ric1' OF
the statistics that were Siv"n us ny
Mr.. David Ross. AT Los Angeles. iaSt
year would probably resent the insin-
patton that theirs is not mining
state. Mr. Ross informed us That llli-
nois ranks third among the twenty
nve coal producinSk states of INC
union TIe also claimed that his state
had mined 13S o00. 900 tons Of coal in
the past 100 wears, and that II has
m l.tI l,i, fnT
am ready 20 concedc is a large
,,uanYit,. n{ coal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29

actmcnt cf uniform mining laws In
tho scvcral states. 10 the end that
mine accidents may lac mirimlZcd and
The health OF workers protected. is
a subject that has been most care
fully investigated by this congress,
and a model law has been prepared,
that we believe could we'll he used
as Il basis ny all states, with such
notifications as local conditions
might require. 10 eliminate the fake
promoter and all other sorts Of mine
frauds, is another end we have in
view. TO work for true conservation,
and Ia aid the government in formu-
latInG n iair and just Alaskan policy.
arc objects to which We arc commit
tod. We have had committees to IN
yostiTatc smcltcr rates. railroad e
rates. vertical side line law, general
revision OF minrsal land laws. coal
tax insurance fund. and tho stan
lardiHatiun OF electrical equipment.
II is apparent from this partial HIST
Of subjects. that our activities have
touched both our internal affairs ana
our external interests. To few 81
the subjects that | have mentioned
| win presently make more extended
reference but have merely been
trying 10 show that the American
Mining congress makes II IT'S PROV
incc To consider any sort nf IL Ques-
ton that in any way affects the MIN
:n~ industry.