Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-20
EXPECT TO WELCOME
300 VISITORS FOR
MINE SAFETY meet
Commercial Club Will Be Regis
tratiOn Headquarters for Wis
TORS; Prominent Citizens
Form Reception Committee.


Not less than 500 visitors in the
District for the meeting and contests
of the Southwestern Mine Safety AS
ISOLATION September 6 and Z, is the
Iestimate which w. e. McKeehau, for
the committee that has charge of con-
yention matters, reported TO the direc-
tors of the Commercial Club at their
regular monthly meeting. The impor-
lance of The gathering is becoming
more evident daily as the dates APP
proach.
Further action looking TO prepared
ness for the gathering of the mining
men here were taken by the CONNER
cial Club at this meeting u was de-
/ termined to make the office of the
club a bureau of information and a
Registration headquarters for the WISH
/ tors for the visitors and reception
committee of six, who viii also make
| the office their headquarters, was
named This committee consists of
/ C. S. Thompson, chairman; +. w. Bed
dow, II. b. Hunter Dr. n. c. Bledsoe,
Dr. F. r.. Shine and W. H. Brophy. The
officers and directors of the club and
many of the members have promised
their assistance TO this committee in
looking after the entertainment Of
visitors
Many Of the mine heads and depart
ment heads who will be here in con
nection with the Mine Safety Associa-
tion meeting have friends and ac-
quaintances here who viii look after
their entertainment in such leisure
hours as the visitors may find. But
there are many others who have not
had the opportunity heretofore TO
form such friendships and acquain-
tances here. and the reception com
mittee viii see that all of these enjoy
their visit and see something of the
second greatest copper camp of the
country.
Il was by reason of the guaranty of
the Con nercial Club of the necessary
expenses of the convention in addi-
ton to the great Importance of the
district in mining affairs, that obtain
ed the convention over the efforts Of
Prescott. That city also offered to
defray expenses, but it had not the
prestige Of the Warren District and
its mines to give the further needed
support Nor had it W. r. McKeehan
TO engineer matters for it. He and
Tom Copperthwaite of the C.. d AL
company, have made most of the ar
rangements for the contests and the
subsequent meeting, going right TO
the work as soon as assured of the
support Of the local boosting organi-
zation. Now the club recognizes that.
it obtained something even better
than it recognized when # went after
this big meeting
In answer to questions of some of
the directors of the Commercial club
as to the housing of and accomoda-
tions for so many visitors at a time
when the city is practically filled, he
stated that he believed there would
be no difficulty At Phoenix several
of the companies had sleeping cars
sided for their contssting teams and
delegates and he thinks the same
course viii be followed sufficiently
here to avoid over congestion. But
he expects the hotels and rooming
I houses TO be full up" The fact that
Douglas is so close at hand is a fur
/ Their relief in that the visitors from
that city will probably come up and
return each of the days of the con
vention. Mr. McKeehan has assur-
ances that there win be at least so to
I rs in attendance from the shelters OF
the two companies and many other
interested ones win come here from
there to witness the Labor Day con
tests. Since the smelters will not
close, as 90 the mines here, the num-
Der who can get away is limited.
No attempt at a general holiday has
thus far been undertaken. All of the
mines win close on Labor Day at the
volition Of the companies and the
banks viii be closed. Whether or not
business houses will remain open re.
mains for them to determine for them
selves. Neither has the Commercial
Club taken any steps looking toward
any general celebration. It's work in
connection with the contests, which
are open free from any admission
charges to all, both in the morning
and the afternoon of Labor Day. and
its steps to make sure that Bisbee
and the district make good impress
sion are as far at it has gone. The
conduct Of the contests and the meet
ing is with the Southwestern Mine
Safety Association officials and for
them Mr. McKeehan is sactlng most
efficiently.