Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-09

 MEETING IF
 MINING MEN
Detailed Report of Annual Session of American Min ing Congress Held in Phil ad.lphia Last Week.
Prominent Mining Men from All Parts of U. 5. Attend
 - Many Important Ques-
 tions Discussed

The American Mining Congress
 held its annual session at Philadel.
 phia from October 20 to 24. inclusive.
 The headquarters for the meeting
 were at the Belleyiue- Stratford ho- ! tel.
 The sessiCn opened on Tuesday aft
 ernoOn by an address of welcome by
 the representative of the Mayer of
 Philadelphia to. which D W. Brunton. the president of the Congress, made an appropriate response, and was fol- lowed by B. F. Willard for Alaskn. W. IT, Euker for. Georgia, C. J. Norwood for Kentucky, J. R. Button for New ] York, H. N Lawrie fer Oregon. fsa- dore Broman for Texas, Mel Rob inson for West Virginia, and Joseph Nj Carey, ex-governor of that state, for Wyoming
 ] kt the evening session the pres ident delivered a thoughtful address which, unfortunately, there were but few present to hear. Tae poor at tendance at all the sessions of the congress was doubtless due to the fact that F. T. Conner, who had been most effective in arranging fer the Congress, was seriously III in the hospital
 In addition the meeting was natur. ally considered to center around the coal mining industry. and the lack of concerted action in that industry does net make for enthusfasm. The morning session on Tuesday was de- voted to a discussion of taxation of mining property, the principal pap CTS being by R. " Norris. + M. Chance. and D. L. Webb; B. W. Val lat and J. w. Malcomscn taking part in the ensuing discussion.
 The situation in Pennsylvania is complication by tSle fact that the state constitution provides only for uniform taxation Of all property on an assessed valuation. so that the problem becomes really a discussion of the valuation of mining property for the purpcse Of taxation The diff faculties of arriving at such a yalua- N-SAt hSAAAIIN tttAt a4A4 NIL war colulson pointed out that taxation in South Africa is on the basis of net ptcf-t, while in Mexico it is based on the gross output. The drawbacks of each of these bases were pointed out. and Mir. Malcomson urged that a pro per and equitable basis would take all three into account
 The morning sessfcn was concIud- ed by a paper on uniform require ments for official mine reports by s. A. Taylor, who pointed out that the various reports called for by the various statistical bureaus of the government involved much unneces- sary labor and by slight rsadjust- ment essentially the same informa- ton could be furnished at much less expense, In the afternoon the dele gates and their friends were taken for an excursion on the Delaware riv- CT, in order to see the shipbuilding yards and ether points of local inter est. concluding with a visit to the League Island Navy Yard. where the delegates were allowed to inspect the battleship Minnesota
 The evening session consisted Of an address on mine rescue and re- covery work. by J. W Paul. which was discussed by George s. Ricef R. ". Gunneu talked on the use ana abuse of explosives, and the evening was concluded by a description Of the coaI resources of Alaska Inv " n Crane. On Wednesday evening res oluIons were introduced, the com mittee on Alaska affairs made its re- port. and an excellent paper on 'The Industrial Corporation and Scientific Research" was presented by D. B. In the afternoon D. 5. Kirby presented the report Of the on revision of the mining - -