The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-13
CONVENTION COMES
To AN END TODAY
Coal Mining Institute Will
Conclude Its Deliberations
This Morning.
NEW MEMBERS TAKEN IN
Visitors Will View the City
From Automobiles During
the Afternoon.
NEW MEMBERS TAKEN IN

The first convention Of the Rocky
Mountain Coal Mining Institute will
wind up its business this morning. The
delegates will be entertained this
afternoon with automobile rides about
the city, and tonight with 4 banquet
at the Hotel Utah, At midnight the
members of the Colorado delegation,
the strongest present, Will leave for
their homes, and members of the other
tomorrow morning
1T is probable that the next meeting
the scml-annual convention in Novem-
Der, will be held in Denver. Denver
and Trinidad are in the race. This
will not he decided until about thirty
days before the next meeting, when
the executive board Will meet. AS the
fall meeting is the principal business
gathering of the institute, the election
Of officers Will not be held until the
next meeting.
A total of 1875 new members, repre-
Senting mining interests in Colorado,
Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah were
voted in at the meeting YESTERDAY
morning Anyone interested In coal
mining. including engineers. operators
or even common mine workers. rs
eligible TO membership, With those
elected Yesterday the membership OF
the institute totals about 40.
Paper on Prevention.
The prevention of mine accidents
and suggestions for improved santa
ton was the subject Of a paper read
Yesterday morning before the conven-
lion by John Mcneil of Denver, former
state mine Inspector of Colorado. The
speaker declared that while great ad-
yancement along the line of safety de-
vices has recently been made the
number of fatalities show the need for
more and better protection for the
underground workers. In the afternoon
the delegates visited the mines at
Bingham. returning last evening at
$50 o'clock.
This morning the last routine busi-
ness will be concluded and an address
by DR.. j. T.. Talmage and q paper by
David Grifiths of Denver will he
given. Mr.. Grifiths is general super
intendent of the Colorado division of
the Victor American Fuel company OF
Denver. His paper will be on the sub
.icrt. ''Mine Timbering-'
This afternoon, il a suitable place
can be found to show the pictures,
moving picture film sent out by the
bureau of rescue work ut Washington,
q. c.. will be shown, The pictures are
educational. and show the work that is
being done to promote safety in mines.
They also show scenes in the coal
mines Of Pennsylvania.
Well Represented.
Colorado has been especially we'll
represented at the meeting which closes
today. Denver, Coal Creek, Trinidad,
Lafayette, Boulder, Cameo, Walsen
burg and Segundo having sent delega-
tions. The Denver delegation includes
+. II. Bostwick. John MEG. King, a.
l.. Cordlingly. William Box, Mr.. and
Mrs. George d. Turner, Thomas Jolly,
B, w. snodgrass and r. w. White
SIDE Other Coloradoans are d. w.
Sutherland. Charles Beuchat, James
Cameron. David Thomas, John Norris
and A. W. Easton, Trinidad; Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Manley. D. T Hanson and
Benjamin Beach, Coal Creek; Charles
and 4. Ellington, Lafayette; A. M.
Mcneil and D. M. Mcneil, Boulder;
John Mcneil, Elmer Rizer, Segundo;
W j, Davis, Florence. and Thomas
Gregory and Thomas S, Young,
Walsenburg
P. j. Quealy is here from Kemmer-
or, Wyo. Rock Springs, Wyo., has a
large delegation, including Mr.. and
Mrs d. J. Thomas. j. A. Martin, F. L.
McCarty, G. Paulson, G, II. Butler and
j. C.. Roberts.