El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
NINE ENGINEERS
To VISIT WEST.
Will Hold Sessions in Ari-
IONA and New Mexico;
Trains Meet Here.

New York. Aug. 14-For the first
time in its history of 45 years the
american Institute OF Mining Engineers
will next month meet in the state of
Arizona Sessions of the meeting will
extend over the entire week Of Septem-
her Il and will be held in the principal
mining centers of the state the mem
hers travelling between the various
noints by special train and automobile
principles Of mining and matallursy OF
the greatest interest viii De presented
at the technical sessions
some indications of the Importance OF
This meeting to mining engineers IN
various sections of the country i SHOWN
bv the fact that a special tram mas oeeh
srranKed for to carry eastern members
go, New York city on September u.
Other members and their guests VIII
ioin the marty at various points en- route
I'D AT ri Paso. Tex, the western sec
tion Of the converting members, starting
from Los Angeles, Calf. VIII JOIN the
train ana continue to Arizona
The Towns To Be Visited
The principal towns in which the m
stitute sessions or visits OF llspec, III,
will be held are santa Rita anu n ui icy
y NJ. and Douglas, Bisbee. IioDs anu
phoenix. Ariz. The Inspections VIII in
clude the Roosevelt dam and the mines
and works of practically all the leaolhs
metal producing companies of Arizona
At Douglas in the technical sessions;
the institute will discuss the speclai
subject of Smelling -
ing and Geology" and at Globe me Ilrst
dav will be given over TO Mining ana
Smelling and 'Leaching- During
second day at Globe. time mas beeh set
portant discussion of Concentration
and Flotation."
Properties To BE Visited
The company plants that VIII be VS.
tied are as follows At Hurley, the
mines and works of the Chino Copper
connanv: at Bisbee and Douglas. the
mines and works of Copper Queen Con-
solidated Mining company. Calumet ana
Arizona Copper company, and Shattuch
Copper company, at the GLOBE olsulct,
mines and works Of the INSPIRATION
Consolidated Copper company, Miami
Conner company, Old Dominion Copper
Mining and Smelling company, together
with the new works of the international
Smelling company
The Institute now comprises more
than $500 members. and next months
meeting is designed TO develop subjects
Of interest to all of these.
Arizona Leads All States
In announcing the Arizona meeting
an official of the institute says: A few
wears ago Arizona stood third in the
copper producing districts of the United
States Since that time. with the de-
velopment of porphyry mines, the out
put has gone up with great rapidly
until il not only is the leading district,
but its output at the present time is at
the rate of nearly double the Montana
output, which now stands second in the
list"
An elaborate entertainment program
is being planned by the Arizona COM
mittee comprising Gerald F. g. Sher-
man. chairman; Arthur hoffman, secre-
tary: Norman Carmichael. W. c. Nc
Bride. John C. Greenway. w L Clark,
B. Britton Gottsberger and Forest Ruth
erford. The committee on transportion
is composed of Walter Douglas. chair
man; Cleveland E Dodge. secretary;
Arthur s Dwight lanes c. Greenway
and julius Kruttschnitt, jr.