El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-18
MINING MEN GUESTS Of E PASO;
En- ROUTE To ARIZONA NEE TING
Special Train Brings Eastern Mining Experts While
Arizona and New Mexico Men Come Here to Meet
Delegation; Given Mexican Dinner at Toltec Club
and Ride Over City, Ia TX Mining Prosperity.

Robert Mozart, r F. Monahan and sew
eral others A novel feature adopted
by the welcoming committee and one
which simplified the process of ac-
craftsmanship was the wearing Of
badges on which their names were
written.
we had a most enjoyable trip from
New York" said l. P Burgess. min
ing engineer of New York and a mem
Der Of the Rocky Mountain club of
that city No comfort was overlooked
and the arrangements made for the
pleasure Of the party were perfect The
mining business in New York is bet
ter than IL ever was before and there is
a keen interest being taken by invest
Ors in the development of new proper
ties OF course, the war in Europe has
given the mines and metals industry
a great boom"
Miami Man Here.
A J. Schwartz, a mining man from
Miami. who was one of the arrivals
Saturday, said that Arizona had made
plans for a delightful series of enter
tainments and sightseeing trips for the
visitors.
This is the first time Arizona ever
has entertained the American Institute
of Mining Engineers" said Mr.
Schwartz, and We are going 10 do the
thing right. Arizona, as one Of our
leading mining states. should have had
make up for lost time"
Southwestern Men.
Among the southwestern members of
the institute who welcomed the party
from the east were Y BOnillas, J. B.
Ienney and Leon Feuchere, of Warren;
Anthony hoffman, Ira 3. JOraleoman
and Harry ZelSman, Of Bisbee; Z. p.
James and c. L Schwick. Of Miami: F.
L. Rayne, of Lordsburg. y. N; P a
Banes. Of Douglas, Ariz.; y. c. Johnson.
Of Nacozari, Son; David Cole, of Mo-
rencI, Ariz-; Il. Kenyon Burch. of Ray.
Ariz.; Andrew E Collins. of Miami; 4.
l. McCarty. Of PinOs Altos. y. NJ; c. F
Brown, Of SOcorro. y. NJ: E. 3. Order,
Of Globe. Ariz-; 5. II. Levinson. L r
Marble and H T Momsen, of Hayden,
Ariz-; L A Rickner. $. g. Dolman and
r E Russell. of Ray, Ariz., and n II.
Mclean, of Morenci, Ariz.
Famous Engineers.
Other distinguished engineers who
were in FL Paso during the DAY were T.
P Mathewson, Harry :. Ware and {. r
huzel. Of Anaconda, Mont: a l.
P. N McHugh, D. W. Brun-
ton, Warren l. Hall and p. J. Hine. Of
Denver; George N. Ryau George D.
Ryan and George D. Shields. of Los
E D. Lewis. of Salida. Colo:
C.. N. GOodale, Of Butte. Mont. ana
George T. MCGEE. of Helena. Mont
An enjoyable party was held after
the Mexican dinner at the TOltec CLUB, /
with an imprOmptu program OF talks. !
Anaconda booming.
l. P MaJheWson, who has been the :
superintendent of the giant smelters OF I;
the Anaconda company. at anaconda. 4
Mont for the past u years. is one Of !
the distinguished scientists with the I
party
anaconda and Butte are the top !
crest Of prosperity just now" Nj
said. All the mines are
at capacity and our smelter I
is turning out the greatest output of
copper in its history. Anaconda is en-
joying a building boom because of the I
demand for residences Several apart !
nent houses. the first in the city's his [
tory, are being constructed I look for [,
long continued prosperity in all the 4
copper districts"
Dr.. Ricketts, in Party.
Dr. L D Ricketts,. whose headquar- I
-ers are in New York and Warren, !
Ariz., was another Of the eminent engi- +!
leers and mining magnates who was
here: D. c. lacking. of salt Lake. 4
Utah, William L Saunders. vice chair /
nan Of the naval consulting board: ]
sidney J. Jennings, first vice president 1
# the United states Smelling and Re i
lining company. and Bradley Slough (
on. Of New York. the secretary of the !
institute and a writer on scientific and l
engineering subjects, are also attend :
ng the convention.
Lectures for Week.
Among the interesting subjects. arti- I
les and lectures to be given during the I
weeks eonclave are the following by I
western men:
automatic Operation of Mine Hoists
IS EXemplified by the New Electric 1
Ioists for the Inspiration Copper Com
lany." by H Kenyon Burch and VI. A.
Whiting: The Water Problem Of the /
Did Dominion Nine" by 7. G. Beckett;
Power Plant Of BurrO Mountain Con
yer company" by Charles lie Grand;
Geology Of the Warren Mining Dis I
riot" by T. Bonillas. J B Tenney and l
con Feuchere; -FlOtation Concentra-