The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-12-04
elements can get together at the min

elements can get together at the min
ing congress.
Samuel A. Taylor of Pittsburgh will
lopen the discussion on workman s
compensation laws. This is subject
of burning interest at present. Wash
ington appears to be the only state
that has satisfactory workmen's com
pensation statute.
D. L. Webb, an attorney of Denver,
and one of the worlds reading authori-
ties on mine taxation, is chairman of
the CONGRESSES committee on taxation
of metalliferous mines and will pre-
sent an important report. No state
has an entirely satisfactory mine tax
law and this committee may have
some solution of the perplexing prob
lem to offer
Time will be given to discussion of
other phases of the mine tax ques-
ton Should mines be valued for
taxation at the prices asked by their
owners? Should the state use it's
power to prevent mining property be-
ing held for purely speculative pur-
poses? These questions and many
more will be put squarely up to the
delegates.
Lieutenant Governor w. R. Allen
of Montana will present the report of
the committee on mining investments,
which probably will include sugges-
lions for increasing the confidence of
the public in legitimate mining ven
lures. E. G. Reinhert, editor of the
Mining Science, published at Denver,
and H. Foster Balm, editor of Mining
land Scientific Press, published at San
Francisco, will also talk on the sub
ject of mining investments.
The public lands question will be
dealt with in an address by Senator
John F. Shafreth of Colorado, a
recognized authority. Dr.. Vim. B.
Phillips, of the University of Texas
will speak on Conservation, State
or National?'' why Optimism? ?" is
the subject of an address by George
Otis Smith, director of the United
States Geological Survey Fayette A.
Jones. president of the New Mexico
school of mines, is to speak on min
ing in his state, while DR.. Chas. H.
CIapp, of the University Of Arizona,
Will deliver an address on the same
subject as applied to this state.
Congressman F. A. 'Wedgewood of
Salt Lake and L. Bradford Prince,
former governor of New Mexico, will
address the congress on federal con-
troll of water power in the west is of
high importance to the mining indus
try.
Walter Douglas, general manager
of the Copper Queen and other
Phelps-Dodge interests will address
the convention on the subject of legis-
1ation as it affects the mining indus
try of Arizona.
A resolution will be introduced ask
ing the geological survey to make a
complete survey of underground water
supply in arid regions of the west.
At present the government has no
data at AN on underground water in
wide areas, and data which it has on
the subject is far from complete or
reliable. 1t is contended by mining
men that at small expense the govern
ment can plot the arid regions into
mile squares and put down wells at
each intersection. This work natur-
ally is of far-more importance, to the
home-seeker and farmer than to the
miner or prospector.
Otto Ruhl of Joplin, Missouri, is
the worlds leading authority on zinc |
. ming 1t was he who gathered and
the mass of statistics on !;
zinc and lead which was presented to
congress while the democratic tariff !.
bill was incubating. He will dis =
cuss the needs of the zinc mining in
dustry.x
Falcon Josyln built railroad up
Copper river, in Alaska, overcoming
enormous difficulties of nature never
before encountered in railroad con-
struction. Later he sold the road
to the government for less than it
cost to construct, Just because he
wanted to see it completed. He will
be at the mining congress and tell
now he built the road, also something
If Alaska.
Tuesday evening, December Sth, Dr.
J. A. Holmes, director of the United
States Bureau of Mines, will deliver II
IN illustrated lecture dealing particu-
arly with the research work of his
department. Il
John Hays Hammond, the highest ,
paid mining engineer in the world
las promised to speak but has not