Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-13
IMPORTANT MINING PROBLEMS CONFRONT
 PHOENIX CONGRESS
Subjects of Vital Interest Dis
 cuSsed By Men of National. Reputation Will Contribute to the Character of the Sessions

PHOEN1X. Nov. 12-Though the program Of the seventeenth annual convention of the American Mining congress. to be held in Phoenix De- cembcr I'll. is not complete, it is al- ready cedtaln that the convention will be the most important in the history of that organization. Compulsory ar muaiicn of labor disputes, workmen's compensation. mine taxation, mining investments, water supply in desert regions. federal control of water pow CT and many other subjects of vital in- terest are to come up for considera, tor. Men of international reputation, such as Joh Hays Hammond, Otto Ruhl and Senator JJohn w. Shafroth will deliver addresse sand take part in the discussions.
 Probably more time will be devoted Co compulsory arbitration than to any other topic. The labor organizations are alive to ttc fact that this subject is tc be discussed in the mining con gross and that any action taken by the body win have great weight at Washington. Therefore they are plan hing to send their ablest men to the l convention to represent the side oi the workmen Among those whom they will send are John P. White of Indianapolis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, and Thom- as Lewis of Columbus, who stands Ihich in the councils of the same or | ganization.
 James A Emery of Washington will open the discussion on compul- sory arbitration Robert Walker and ! Samuel O. Dunne of Chicago will par ticipate. Right along the same line, Charles Piez, of Chicago, will speak on "The Cost of Strikes" Doubtless the speakers on both sides will draw important lessons from the Colorado | troubles.
 | Mining men generally favor compul- sory arbitration and many union lead CTS hold the same view. There is a widespread belief that the two ele- ments can get together at the mining ] congress.
 samuel Taylor of Pittsburgh will open the discussion on workmen's compensation jaws This i sa subject of burning interest at this time Wash
 .ngton appears to be the only state that has a satisfactory statute.
 D. l.. Webb, an attorney of Den
 yer and the worlds leading author ity on min etaxation, is chairman oi tho corpress's committee on taxation
 of metclliferous mines and will pre-
 sent an important report No state
 has an entirely satisfactory mine tax law and Mr Webb may have some solution of the question to present.
 Time will be given to discussion o other phases of the mine tax problem e should mines be valued tor taxation at che prices asked by their owners Should the state use its power to ore - vent mining property being held fo purely speculative purposes? Thes
 and many others will be put squarel.
 up to tie delegates
 Lieutenant Governor w. R. Allen O D Montana will present the report 0 E. the committee on mining investments V which probably will contain sugges
 tious for increasing the conhdenie O t the public in legitimate mining ven
 lures. Ed Rinard, editor of Minin
 science. published at Denver and H
 Foster Ban, editor of Mining an E Scientific Press. published at Sa
 Francisco, will talk on the subject O T. mining investments.
 q The plblic lands question will b d dealt with in an address by Senate y John ". shafroth of Colorado a rec D. ogpisod authority "Why Optimism IS is u.e subject of an address by Georg .e Otis smith, director of the Unite lt States geological survey. Fayette / B. Jcnes. president of the New MeXic D. school of Mines, is to speak on mir 'e ing in his state Congressman D. 4 y Wedgewood of Salt Lake and l.. Bra' u ford Prince, former governor of Ne ie Mexico. wlu address the congress O ol federal control of water power in tn re west. which is of high importance the mining industry
 A resolution will be introduced as
 ing the geological survey to make Is complete survey of water supply
 arid regions At present the goyer pr ment has no data at all on unde u- eround water in wide areas O ftl as west. and other data which it has e. far frcm complete or reliable. lt n- contended by mining men that sd small expense the government e ne plat the arid regions into mile square and put down wells at each interse lie tion. This work naturally is of [
 more importance to the homeseek - and the farmer than to the miner
 prospector.
 otto Runl of Joplin Missouri
 the leading authority on zinc minil
 in the world It was he who gather
 and compiled the mass of statistics
 inc an dlead which was presented congress while the democratic tar
 bul was incubating. e will discuss [
 needs O fthe dine mining industry