The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1912-10-10
BUSINESS MEN SHOW
INTEREST IN VISIT OF
CONGRESS DELEGATES
LACE OUT WITH GLAD
Hard or WELCOME.
Committees Appointed to Arrange for
Reception, Transportation and En-
tertainmcnt of Guests Numbering
Probably 4000.


Wallace is thoroughly alive to the
Importance Of the opportunity soon to
he presented by the visit of Il large
number of the best known mining men
of the country, and will entertain them
IN a manner that will assure them of
the city's hospitality, while impressins
them with the greatness of the district
they recall familiar This was Shown
at the meeting of business men, called
hy the board of trade Tuesday night
larger than usual at the board meet
ings, and the discussions interesting
and profitable. The result was that
the boards chairman. E Il. Denny,
appointed committees to look after the
principal things to be taken up in ad-
vance of the excursion of mining men
to Wallace, and next Tuesday night
was set as the date Of meeting at
which the endeavor will be made to
have every business man in Wallace
present. At this time, not only will
the coming Of the mining men he dis
tusscd, but other matters scare lI sec
ondary in their importance.
Found Sentiment Unanimous.
The committee previously appointed
to canvass the business men with a
,iew to learning their attitude toward
the proposition of entertaining the
delegates to the American Mining con-
gress when that body completes its
sessions in Spokane during the latter
part of November. reported through
It's chairman. D. c. McKissick. that
practically every person engaged in
business in Wallace had been inter
elvwed and all were found to be fav-
orable to not only extending glad
them properly and entertaining them
in the most acceptable way that could
be suggested While the financial end
If the proposition does not enter al
this time. assurances were given that
the question of the necessary funds
was one of the smallest matters to be
considered and that there would be
plenty Of money raised as soon as il
was needed.
The details in connection with re-
ceiving and looking after the guests
of whom there will probably be more
than 400, will be looked after by the
committees appointed Tuesday night
The committee consisting Of d. c. Nc
Kissick, A. J. Dunn and NJ. A. Corner
efforts last week among the business
men, was continued as general com
mttee, with especial reference to the
matter of accommodations They will
make a canvass of the hotels and
rooming houses and report to the
meeting next Tuesday the number that
can he engaged in advance of Novcm-
Der 90. when. II is stated, the delegates
will be in Wallace over night, and In
the vicinity the following day. The
local people interested in the matter
have been Informed that the delegates
will come to Wallace in Pullman cars
and those that cannot be cared for al
| the hotels will be accommodated ir
| their cars while here. This matter
will be arranged by the secretary o.
the Spokane section Of the American
Mining congress. Sidney Norman, ant
by the committee named above.
The matter of transporting the Wis
| itors to the various points of interes
| to them after their arrival in Wallace
will be looked after by a committee
consisting Of Harry Bard, e. NJ. Grubb;
and +. W. Roach. It is expected tha
the plans will call for trip on th'
morning of the 29th to Burke and th
CANYON, where the visitors will b.
taken through the Hecla, and then t.
Mulan, where they will be shown
through the Morning. The finance
will be looked after by committe
composed of NJ j. F'losh, RamSe,
Walker and Joseph Whelan. The lat
ter committee will also have charG
Of the reception. and they will appoin
such sub committees or assistants a
the occasion demands. The details c
the Burke and Mullan trips will b
looked after by James r. McCarth
and w. j. Hall.
Publicity Methods Discussed.
Realizing the fact that so splendi
an opportunity for advertising the re
sources of the Coeur d'Alenes has
been presented as will be given in til
visit Of 400 to 500 mining men from a
parts Of the country, those present {
Tuesday nights meeting decided tht
some form of souvenir embodying cor
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