The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-08
A MINING ORGANIZATION.

On August end a meeting Of mining z
mon was held in the Commercial Club
rooms in this city TO consider the ad-
visibility of forming an organization
OF mining men in and for this State.
The advantages of such organization
arc evident when the mining industry
is threatened, as il was when by the
House passage of the revision of the
metal schedules of the tariff, the Gus
tom duties on zinc and on lead being
considered on the same basis as the
tariff on iron and steel. The iniustico
of this is manifest, and was pointed
out Immediately by The Salt Lake
Tribune, and because of the fact that
the metal schedules had not been fair.
ly considered or treated, President Taft
vetoed the bill But il is for the pur-
pose of educating Congress upon this
point, and OF showing 10 tho commit
tees Of the House and Of tho Senate
tho unfairncss Of considering all metals
on the same basis. that the good work
come in.
The question at once arose in the
meeting referred to, whether il would
be better to act through the American
Mining Congress or TO have separate
organization OF Utah mining men. A
committee was appointed to obtain the
consensus of opinion of Utah s mining
men upon this point. That committee
acted promptly, and sent postal cards
TO all OF the mining men in Utah whose
names could be ascertained, asking their
opinions on this point. There was
general compliance with the request for
opinions, and the expression was very
largely in favor of an independent or
ganization. Accordingly. committee
Of Messrs. i. B. Cook, George
II. Dern, r. C. Gcmmell, liner Pett, and
Duncan MacNichie, together with w. c. |
chairman OF the August |
and c. +. Sherwood, secretary
Of the same, have now issued call |
FOR all mining men to perfect the or
Tanization decided upon. This meet. |
ng is appointed for next Saturday
evening at the rooms of the Commercial
Club in this city. The purpose of the
is "to handle matters Of |
7ital Importance TO the mining indus.
ry."
There is. of course, no hostility TO
he American Mining Congress in this
move. II is quito possible that it may
,e found feasible TO operate through
nd with the aid OF that Congress in
many, if not most, of tho matters to
20 considered And yet it is felt that
n Independent organization, particu-
lrly Of the metal mining men, would
e more effective in particular in.
tances than the general organization
the American Mining Congress; for
hat Congress is chiefly dominated by
he coal mining interests is evident. as
quite natural through the number of
len engaged in the coal mining indus.
y.
Referring TO the American Mining
congress, it is to be noted that it's Fif-
zenith annual session is TO be held at
pokane, Washington, November 25th
2Sth inclusive, The discussions of
ne session will be varied, and will in
ude the subjects Of conservation, work
en 8 compensation, mine taxation.
ederal control OF mineral lands, pub.
land laws, water power, the work
the Interstate Commerce Commits G
on. and the Alaskan situation. I'm
oubtedly Utah viii be well represent. G
at this session of the Congress, be.
iuse the place appointed is near by,
nd the mining stake that Utah. has in I
us Congress and its operations is
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