The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-26
BITTERLY DENOuNCE
ROOSEVELT POLICIES
Speakers at Banquet Declare
Mining Industry of West Is
Seriously Threatened.
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good governor that he ls I would say
that / wish John Dcrn were governor Of
the state. However. ! advise Governor
Spry to look well after his votes two
nominate John Dcrn for governor"
Uncle Jesse in Line.
In reFying to the sally, Governor Spry
saids II must remind my good friend
Judge King. that the next Democratic
nomination for governor has been filed
upon by Uncle Jesse"
Judge King reviewed the attempt. as
he put ii, of congress, while he was n
member, OF passing laws making west
ern mining lands come under leasing
system. He said: "The same influence
still is at work along those lines. Such
a law would work disaster to the precious
metal lands of the west The American
Mining congress recognizes the effort OF
eastern interests to get this law on the
statute books, and. as an organizat ton. is
opposing the system. Western mining
men will not bid against eastern men un-
der the leasing system. 1t would be bid
ding against men, in many eases. with
a pull No greater calamity could come
10 the west than the establishment of the
present conservation policy and the leas-
ing system"
Continuing. Judge King said: Il favor
bill in which all government mining
lands shall be turned over 10 the differ
ent states believe Utah is capable Of
taking care OF her mineral and non min
eral lands better than the federal govern
ment has taken care Of them. The mis-
sion OF the mining congress is to prevent
derstand II. Let us build up Utah and
Utah industries. and let the federal gov
ernment attend TO the work more directly
under it's jurisdiction"
Colorado Man Heard
Colonel A. &. Brownlee of Idaho Springs.
Colo, told of the work OF organization
in the mining industry in Colorado. and
insisted that only the best results will
come from effective organization in Utah.
c. y. Strevell, representing the coal
mining industry. In a brief address. told
Of the growth OF ihc production OF coal
in the United States
III carefully prepared address. w. s.
Mccormick discussed I'm semi humorous
way the relation of the banks TO mining
interests. He said, among other things:
The mining industry. in way. is a
chance and is a hazardous business and
for that reason mining men are not con-
mining men complain that If the banks
Will only lend the proper support the
great Industry. OF the west would grow
in leaps and bounds. There have been
times when banks would have rcapcd
great profits by going 10 the limit In
furnishing caUtal for mining ventures.
But say that the first consideration Of
the loan was the interests OF the deposi-
| tors Of the bank, and that the final out
come OF the matter should have no weight
on the policy OF the bank"
CreuIt was gwen the mining industry
! In the wonderful development OF the
! stale, ard applause interrupted the speak
ar at many OF the points made In his
| address.
View Of Heber M. Wells.
Former Governor lie Der NJ Wells in
| responding TO 'The State OF Utah" took
the stand that with the mining men all
that matters is 10 get out the ore. lie
said: What do the mining men care
| for local disturbances In political or re-
| ligious fights? We go ahead and dig out
| the ore and let the small things care for
| themselves III doing this our first
thought Is for Utah and her greatest in
| dustry. Mining men are broad minded
| men and do not let anything less than
national issues affect their work When
| any plan OF a national character assumes
form, dangerous 10 wha, we think are
our best interests, we take up tho
! fight
/ Governor Wclss address in many ways
| turned 10 pIeasantrics aimed az local con.