Gilpin observer., 1916-02-17
CHAPTER MEETS

A well attended meeting of the Gill
pin county chapter of the Metal Min
ing association was held in the dis
trict court room Monday evening to
listen to the report of the delegates
WHO attended the state meeting in
Denver and related the work accomp-
lishsd that is bcurd to result in
great dead of good to the mining in
terests of Colorado
President Say:e tod of the ac-
complisl ment OF tie principal pur-
pcse OF the Gilpin county chapter
the passing of resolution. requir-
-ng the state association to instruct
the legislative committee to draft a
bill to be submitted TO the next ses-
sion of the Legislature, providing for
tie placing of all smelters, samp-
.srs END ore buyers under the con-
troll Of the Public Utilities commits
sion. The resolut on met with de-
cided opposition in the committee
meeting, those opposing it being
greatly in the majority. The COM
mtttee finally agreed to submit the
resolution to the assembly without
recommendation, and strenuous
fight was made On the floor of the
assembly for its adoption. V. l. Nox-
on, cf Boulder county. lead the fight
in favor OF the resolution and was
ably assisted by delegates from Gill
pm and Clear Creek counties. Dav-
i'd Kennedy am cid prospsctor and
miner CT Cleac Creek county for
ye1-,s. WHO has teen a victim of the
ruincus oppression of the smeter
trr,t circe the heartless monopoly
d-ove all compel tion from Boulder.
CT r.. C,ear Creek and Summit coum-
ties, n ade an eloquent appeal fer
tie aScr.ion of the resolution. In
plain but forceful manner, he con-
vinced Ids auditors that unless relief
was obtained either through legisla-
tive enactment or Through some 9TH
CT source, mining in the counties un-
der the control Of the snelter trust
would continue to decline until a
state of absolute abandonment exist
ed. He related instance after in
stance where the shipper was filch-
ed OF his values and showed where
it was imperative to the continual
ton of mining in the district aggriev-
ed that the State Metal Mining as
sociation lend its assistance thad
farer treatment in the payment OF
metal values be obtained. His true
statements and incontrovertibie facts
wen the day and the resolution was
unanimously adopted.
A resolutions committee, composed
of NJ A. Harris, w. NJ. kirk, +. X.
Alsdorf and w. j. Stull, was select
ed, who submitted the following res
olut.on to the chapter The resolu-
tion was adopted without q dissent
ing vote:
Resolved, That we tender thanks
TO our members, particularly our
chairman, WHO attended the state
meeting CT the Metal Mining asso-
ciaticn at Denver, February 12th'
1916, for their excellent work in pass
ing resolutions FL dgirg the energies
of tie association in placing smelt-
ers, samplers and ore buyers under
the control of tie Public Utilities
commission by l.gal enactment, and
we congratulate the members upon
the success of ths ir endeavors.
Resolved, We tender David w.
Kennedy, Of Georgetown, the thanks
of this chapter for his able assist
ance in passing the resolution re-
ferred 10 above, ard recommend all
members present to sign testimon'
ial to be presented to him.
Resolved, We tender the thanks
Of this chapter of the Metal Mining
association to tie chapters of Clear
Creek and Boulder counties and 9th
er chapters for their assistance.
"3esolved, We appreciate the pub
licity given tie state meeting by the
Denver Express and extend our
thanks to said nswsTaper."
TIE following wee appcirted on
the finance committee to raise nny
funds that may be necessary to car
ry on the work before the Ghpin
county chapter:
w. NJ. Kirk, Jay Byron, Russell
Gulch; F. w. Bartsgrolli, Arthur
Most. Thos. Cody, Central City;
Frank Sparks, Nevada; Geo. Fritz,
d. w. Taylor. Black Hawk: c. A.
McNeal. Apex; WIS L'ghtbourn,
Rollinsville.
'Adjorrnmert vas taken subject
to the call of tie chairman.