Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-11
BIG CONCLAVE IN BISBEE FUR MINE
 MEET
Southwestern Safety ASSOCia- ton Win Hold Its Annual SeS- sion Here and Leaders of Industry Will Assemble.
CONTESTS WILL FORM
 FEATURE OF PROGRAM
Winning Teams in Labor Day Events Will Be Chosen to Re- present Arizona al San Fran cisco Exposition.


 Bisbee has secured the largest and most important meeting of miners and mining men that will be held in Arizona this year. This is the annual meeting of the Southwestern Mine. Safety Association which numbers in its membership an Of the important producing mining companies of the. state. Prescott also sought the meet ing but the greatest copper produc ing district was too strong and won. The meeting will be held Labor Day September 6. and Tuesday. September E. l. will bring here the most promi- nent of the mining men of the state, scores of contestants and hundreds who will wish to witness the contests
 Sometime since a committee com posed of Thomas Cowperthwaite, w. E. MeKeehan and Joseph Walker was named by the Commercial Club to handle the matter of the annual meet ing Of the Southwestern Mine Safety Association They have reported back that tho convention would Doe held here if the Commercial Club would lend support to the project That supp port has been promised, the necessary funds guaranteed by the club and finance committee composed of F. w.. Beddow, II. B. Hunter and l.. J. Over lock Is named Later other necessary committees will be appointed
 The report of the committee to the Commercial Club sets forth the added importance and interest Of the con tests to be held here Labor Day this year because of the fact that from these contests will be chosen the teams that are to represent Arizona at the san Francisco Exposition Al ready seven companies have agreed to send teams A team is composed of six men and the trainer and each company will therefore send from seven to thirteen contestants on their teams. This in itself means a large gathering of miners and it is expected that two other companies will send teams. As each company is putting up prize of S2O0 which will send the winners to San Francisco to compete against the teams from an parts of the country, a big purse is assured. Other expenses connected with the teams such as training transporta- ton and expenses here brings the probable cost 10 each company up tu S1,0OO or more
 Labor Day will be given over to the various contests. On that day both the Copper Queen and A. & C. will close their mines. The Shattuck has not yet been heard from as 10 closing but it is considered probable that they win. Tuesday the annual meeting of members and delegates will be held and then will gather mine owners managers. department heads and dele gates from every district in the state The committee estimates that the con testants and the delegates 10 the meet ing will number 200 or more and be sides this that there will be largo numbers of visitors who desire to sec the contestants who will spend Labor Day here To accommodate these ths Commercial Club will ask that specia rates to Bsbee be made for this occa sion by the railroad which would b' taken advantage Of from an sections but especially from Douglas and Tom stone
 Another important feature connect ed with the meeting here will be th' visit of the Governments Mine De partment car which will at that tim' make its first visit to any of the meta mines of the country. From its forct will be selected the three judges fo the contest.
 Arrangements of the details ha been left in the hands of the com mittee first named to handle the mat ter and by them are~now being work ed out These will be announced late from time 10 time as they are complel ed. As stated thus far they provid for the holding of the contests on Ia bor Day and Tuesday. Those wh wish to make under ground trips vii