Semi-weekly herald., 1913-11-13
MEETING AT oURAy.

Juan Bureau of Mining was organ
lied with headquarters to be located
1t Silverton.
Geo. N. Raymond was among those
present, joining Mr.. j. A. Clay who
had been at 0uray couple of days.
Mr.. Raymond put in Saturday fore
noon visiting old timers at Silverton,
in the afternoon joining the Silver
ton delegation composed Of ten of its
leading men-Messrs. Pitcher. Mayor
Allen, August Fast, Louie Weyman,
Banker Smith, Senator Joyce, Ed.
Holman, secretary of the Silverton
Commercial club; Mr.. Root. the as
sayer; Mr.. Clifford and Mr.. Ross.
The party left Silverton at 2 o'clock
on = special on the Silverton North
ern provided by Manager Pitcher.
The special was run to the Joker tun-
nsl where the delegation was met by
IN old time four-horse stage, arriv-
ing At Ouray shortly before 6 o'clock.
For an hour and half the visitors
were entertained by the reception
committee and at 7:30 invited to a
banquet given by the Ouray CONNER
cial club in the spacious dining room
Of the Beaumont hotel, covers being
laid for about ITO, which had to be
increased by arranging another table
in the balcony. During the meal the
company was regaled with talks by
half dozen speakers, among them ].
A. Clay and Senator Joyce. After
two hours Of eating and talking /.
committee composed of Mayor Allen
Of Silverton, Mr.. Dupraw of Ouray.
Mr.. Raymond of Durango and Mr..
Wright of Rico, to submit plan Of
organization, the main body adjourn
ng to the city hall. AS the real OBJ
ject Of the gathering had not been
gone into, the committee referred the
matter back to the general meeting.
Lengthy discussions followed.
Some wanted strictly mining con-
gress with no other interests attach
ed. Others though the organization
should comprise all industries and
take In the San Juan district and this
resulted in review Of the San Juan
congress and the possibility of Ouray
and San Miguel counties joining the
organization and making it do the
work along all lines. A motion to
make the organization include all
industries was made and advocated
by goodly number, then Mr.. Smith
Of Silverton offered substitute that
the body organize mining congress
TO handle mining propositions solely
making quite lengthy argument on
his substitute. Then q substitute To
the substitute was offered. AS the
Ouray county delegation Of 100 OF
more was composed of quite a mum.
Der from Corona and Ridgeway
where agricultural interests predom.
mate, some feeling appeared on the
surface among that contingent thai
they were not in the right church. 1,
was held that the interests of the
counties represented were identical
mining, agriculture, stockraising, etc
and it was their understanding the
proposed organization was to pro.
mote all industries, and the question
Of Joining the San Juan congress.
again came up. At this point Mr.
Raymond moved as a substitute foi
all motions and substitutes that as il
was matter for Ouray county
whether it desired to join the Sar
Juan congress and their application
would have to be acted on, that this
matter could be taken up later, /,
being advisable to admit Ouray anc
San Miguel rather than new organ.
ization owing to La Plata, San Juar
and Dolores already belonging to the
congress as too many organization.
spoil the work Of all, ut which sug
Restion, the meeting proceeded to or.
ganixe San Juan Mining Bureau,
with headquarters located at Silver
ton owing to its central location. That
this bureau Of mines, could affiliate
with the San Juan congress at an
nual or special meetings il desired,
but that the bureau have a separate
president and secretary and such
couBty representation as might be
qR98estsd. This Recommendation
met with approval Of the movers of
NIL previous motions which were laid
On he table and the motion as above
outllped carried unanimously. On
r,stisa Nr. DuPraw was elected pres
heet until such time ~ the annual
elsetfon n,ay b callsd and Ed. Hol-
lts;aN s3 elivsrton, SECRETARY, It being
l1elA ehst ~ seerstary would tran
~ businsss a ~ hureau to
s sxtost On 1setion Of Mr..
M Ml1n6Anu ,Sn<h eNnr.tv >was