The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-13
MINING CONGRESS WILL DISCUSS ALL PHASES INDUSTRY
Nineteenth Session to Con- vene in Chicago Today. Many Important Sub
 jects on Programme

Chicago, November 12.-Mine owners
 and officials, government experts in min
 ing and commercial problems and dele
 gates appointed by commercial associa- tions and governors of many states were
 here today to attend the opening session tomorrow of the nineteenth annual ses- sion of the American Mining congress.
 The convention will last through Thurs day and the programme calls for both general and sectional meetings.
 Every phase of the mining industry will be discussed, but particular attention is to be paid this year to federal laws as related to mining rights on public lands, to safety measures and to labor and marketing problems. General ses- sions of the congress will be held in the mornings and sectional meetings in the afternoons, on all days of the con- vention except tomorrow, when this or der will be reversed.
 A banquet will close the convention Thursday evening and at it addresses are to be delivered by Carl Scholz, Chicago, and Col George Pope Hartford Conn. The former will discuss "Co-Operatiou,
  servation in the Use of the Nation 5 Mineral Resources" Colonel Pope's topic calls for a comprehensive survey of the relations of capital and labor.
 At the opening general session tomor- row afternoon, addresses of welcome will
 be made by Governor Dunne of Illinois, Mayor Thompson of Chicago and J. w. O'Leary, president of the Chicago Asso- citation of Commerce. Three-minute re- sponses by representatives of the states included in the congress will be made, each address including resolution em- bracing the most important mining ls- sue in the home state of the speaker
 WILL DISCUSS SAFETY Tuesday morning the general subject of discussion will be safety in mining operations, and the introduction of reso- | lutons bearing on this phase of the min | ing industry. Albert H. Fay of the i United States bureau of mines, will out line the record made in efforts to safe | guard mining. Dr. H. H. Stock or ur- bana, H., will describe state mine res cue methods, and David Ross of Spring | field. Ill., will point out the responsi- | bilities of the miner in establishing Safe- | ty. Election of directors will take place | at the evening meeting.
 l The report of the committee on rela- , lions with the federal trade commission will be made at the Wednesday morn | ing session by Charles M. Moderwen or | Chicago, and federal aid to the mining | industry will be dealt with by Van Il.
 Manning of Washington D. C.; E. N l Hurley of Washington, will describe the work of the federal trade commission in connection with mining.
 l "Conservation" will be the general sub 1 feet for consideration at the Thursday morning session. Carney Hartley Of Dem
 yer will submit the report of the com l nittee on forest relations, and talks ! will be made, among others, by Charles 1 F, Potter of Los Angeles, on conserva-
 ton in mining through water power
 development; by Dr. w. R. Whitney or
 New York on X-ray development and | by Dr. F. G. Cottrell of San Francisco on "The New. Things in Science"
 l Thursday afternoon will be devoted to | a report by the chairman of the commit 1 tee on revision of mineral land laws, l E. R. Kirby of New York, and ad- l dresses by Dr. M. D. Foster of Wash l ington, chairman of the House commit
 tee on mines and mining on the Foster bill. one on rare metals by Dr. R. B. | Moore of Denver, and another on revi- 1 sion of the mining laws by Charles $ | Thomas. United States senator from Col 1 h