Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-11
ARIZONA CHAPTER OF MINING CONGRESS A
 WELCOME EDUCATOR
Organization Will Perform Its Mission of Advancing the h. tereStS of All in the States Principal Industry.

PHOENIX. April 10. - Probably no one connected with the Arizona Chap ter Of the American Mining Congress has ever thought Of chasing it is an educational institution. but it is an educational institution just as surely as is the state university or other of the normal schools.
 A recent statement issued from the headquarters of the Chapter IF North Second avenue, Phoenix, makes it plain that the underlying purpose of the organization is educational It was formed for the purpose of collect ing classifying aud distributing in- formation about the resources of Ari- zona, particularly in the mineral line. Says the statement.
 The Chapter will have but one ob- ject in view-the upbuilding and de- yelopment of the vast and ultimate resources Of our state-and in this connection it will be one of the prin- cipal duties of the secretary Co get before the Board of Directors statis- tical information as the same relates to each and every district in the state, showing as accurately as possible, mineral, agriculuureal and commer- cial interests in the respective dis tricts, with suggestions and recon mendatiOns looking to their better ment all of which will be supported by a painstaEing, conscientious board of directors, insuring results such as to reflect great credit upon all con- cerned and rebound 10 the beneht of each and every citizen in our state. Following these broad lines. the Chap i ter will soon have in it's possession such statistics and other data as will
 make it possible for the Board of Directors of the Arizona Chapter of ! the American Mining Congress to 1 formulate lines of procedure co-opera. tion with and assisting at all times
 the various elements in the various communities having desire 10 work for the common good of all"
 Extraordinary efforts are being put
 forth by the officers of the Chapter to !
 what the organization Is and what it expects to accomplish. A general ap- 1 peal in now being made to the owners
 of mining property to send in des- criptions of their claims, and such in- ] formation in regard thereto as is
 usually sought by the prospective 1 investor. This information is filled and used in the answering of inquir. ies, scores of which are received
 weekly Information about other lines of industry is also furnished by the
 Chapter in line with it's announced ! objects and its work as an educational
 institution.
 The educational work of the Chap ! ter is not entirely outside the state
 IL is acquainting Arizona mining men | themselves, with the true extent of | Arizona's mineral wealth. lt it ac quainting the farmer the stock grow
 CT and the lumberman with the extent ! of which their own prosperity is de pendent upon the prosperity of the mines In this way it is bringing about highly profitable and pleasant | cooperation between the various in
 terests, which have been prone to ig
 nofs the eXistance of eacn other il the past
 Here are some of the thlngr tha the Chapter is not:
 lt is not a brokerage office for tr'
 sale of mine though it is anxious @
 all times to receive information iron
 mine owners and pass 1t on to inquir
 CTS gho may become investors. IT
 this way the Chapter has 5lread!
 brought many thousands of dollars 9
 foreign capital it0 the ststs
 It s not 9 Tolitical macbiue, 3at i fauxious to 3een laws enacted thu vii be the most advantageous to all indus