Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
SCHOLz TELLS ABOUT
 MINE CONGRESS MEET

Carl Scholz. president of the Amer ican Mining Congress, speaks en- Enthusiastically of the coming conven- tion, which opens in Chicago, No- vemher 13.
 As a resident of Chicago, I per- sonally urged the congress to hold it's convention for 1916 here" said he at Chicago recently. feeling that this is really the center of trade, indus try and transportation.
 Now that the local committees are in the midst of their labors l find that the selection was in every way ideal. The greatest experts in metal, coal and oil have already promised to be here. The governors of all the states are appointing strong delega- tions, and it looks as though we would be able to crystalline the senti- ment of the entire country on several important issues notably those of mine law revision and of added mine safety.
 People generally fail to realize the vast importance of these meetings. Here is where. often, the most inn portant and epoch making legislation begins. As an illustration, the estab- lishment of the bureau of mines was tho work of the American Mining Congress. The federal trade com mission is in a way the creation of this congress. While the bill adopted by congress differed materially from that suggested by us. it had the ap- proval of MT. Davies. the first chair man; in fact, it was his prediction that every feature in the American Mining Congress measure would eventually be adopted.
 The American Mining Congress is also the inspiration for most of the distinctive coal and metal men or ganizations of the country. for 1t was the American Mining Congress that first brought together the producers of coal and metal so that they were able to work to better ultimate re- suits than heretofore. It was our in itiative that brought about co-opera-
 tion in the matter of establishing uniformity of sales. terms, uniformity
 in the preparations for production and above all the adoption of more efficient methods of construction in | mining. l do not wish to say that the American Mining Congress claims the credit for all these things, but it | was at the meetings of the congress that the metal and coal men first met, and at these gatherings was born the determination to work to-
 gether.' to consult and to CO., ] operate.
 The advance in metal prices due 1 to the European war has in no way lessened the great work of the Amer | ican Mining Congress; in fact, many 1 of the papers to be read by experts at the coming convention will deal i with this problem of preventing dis | integration after the war and a return | in mining fields to the lethargic con | dltions of q few years ago
 We intend to have an absolutely 1 fearless discussion of the labor ques- tion. Col George Pope. president O
 the American Manufacturers Associ- ation, has agreed to discuss the sub | 1ect from his standpoint and we vii ! have either Secretary of Labor Will.
 son or some one as authority reply
 or course. :n many of the states such
 as Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Iowa anC l PennsyN ania, contracts govern tho
 mine labor situation but in the faI
 west the situation is very different
 It is the purpose of the congress tC
 formulate plan for labor contro-
 Versy can 10 an extent agree. l Tn tho matter of safety worL there will be some excellent paper,
 read and I look for some illuminatins
 discussions. Right into this discus.