Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-31
STORM AIGAN SECRETARY OF.
 THREATENING.BIG CONGRESS. THE DISTRICT.IN DISTRICT.
E. L. Wolcott, Secretary Of American Mining Congress
 To Spend Few Days Here In Interest Arizona Chapter
LOOKS TO BISBEE FOR
 LARGE MEMBERSHIP
Wolcott Talks on General
 Needs of State andCountry
 With Particular Reference To Things of Mining Nature

To Things of Mining Nature
 On a general tour of the state of Arizona, in the interest of the Arizo- ma Chapter Of the American Mining Congress. E. L. Wolcott, secretary Of the national organization, arrived in Bisbee last evening and will spend several days in the District
 The branch chapter Of the Ameri- can Mining Congress is a new fea- ture in the state. It is meant to be to the mining industry of the state what the agricultural boards are to the farmers and what the Stockgrow- CTS Associations are to the cattle and sheep raisers The Arizona branch was organized immediately following the meeting of the national organization which was held in Phoe- nix in the first half Of December
 Bisbee and the Warren District, being the largest and most important mining centers, Is concerned 10 a great extent with the success Of the Arizona branch
 Do James Douglas was chosen by the congress as a life member This honor is conferred on but one man in the entire country each year Walter Douglas, head of the Phelps Dodge Company. is the first yice-pree ident of the national organization In the Arizona branch the District is well represented W. B Gohring . is third yice-governor and a member Of the finance committee; Capt. J. P. Hodgson is one Of the directors and member Of the legislative commit tee while Douglas is represented by s. W. French on the finance commit tee and G. IT, powen on the mine ] taxation committee.
 The object of the visit of the na- tional secretary to Bisbee at this 1 time. is to stimulate interest in the local branch of the congress among the mining men business men and. ] in short, among everyone in the Dis trict
 At the last meeting of the congress it was decided to enlist the interest Of the general public. Before that time the American Mining Congress l had been an exclusive organization But it has broadened its scope and ] everyone who is interested in mining may become an associate member Of | the organization
 The Arizona Chapter has already. two hundred members in the city of Phoenix. This showing is quite re- markable due to the fact that PhOe- nixs chief interest. locally speaking, is agriculture The residents of the capital, according to Wolcott, are talk ing more of an interest in mining and things pertaining to mining since last fall than ever before.
 The secretary stopped for two
 days in Tucson and both of the days
 were wet In spite of this however, forty-fiye members were secured and one thunder more promised to join.
 Wolcott expects to be in Bisbee
 and the District several days. With
 the aid of others here, who are all
 ready members of the organization
 a meeting win be called and a local membership wE be solicited
 It is expected that Bisbee will be
 one of the largest sections in point
 of membership in the Arizona chap ter. Owing to the fact that the people
 of Bisbee are more appreciative o the principal industry of Arizona and of any work or efforts that are put forth to aid this industry, the nation l, al secretary expects to add largely - to the membership of the local brancl f Secretary Wolcott through his con
 nection with the national organization 3 and through a several months resi-
 dence in Arizona before the meeting 3 of the American Mining Congress ant - since has secured some interestinl l. data
 r AriEona's Resources. r What Arizona needs is capital, a said Wolcott. The state is a wonder D land of uuexplored mineral weaitt '. The larger copper mines such as Bic