The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-05-29

scope, says the Washington cores
pendent of the Anaconda Standard.
High officials of the government
together with the governors of the
principal mining states and the lead.
ers in the mining industries and min.
ers' organizations will be present tC
take part in the dedicatory ceremon.
ies
Safety First Competition.
A feature of the dedication will be
a great, national safety first meet
teams of miners from all over the
country competing for cups and med
ais which will proclaim their suprem
acy to the entire country. There will
be contests in rescue work and in
first aid to the injured, and as there
is immense rivalry between the
teams of the different mining compa-
MES, it is expected that these contests
will take at least two days for deci-
sion. On September 80 the elimina-
ton contests will begin at Forbes
baseball field in Pittsburg and will
continue until only the winnig teams
are left for the final championship
contests, which will take place on Oc-
tober I, Immediately after the elimin-
alton trials are completed. Souvenir
banners, badges and mementoes will
be given to every competing team.
1t is hoped that the coal operators in
the Pittsburg districts, employing
thousands of men, will declare a hol-
iday on the day of the final contests,
thus permitting the miners to witness
the finish Of what promises to be the
greatest safety first meet ever held in
any country. At the last national
safety first meet, which was held In
1911, there were more than $4,000 MI
ners present. The contests are to be
open to all teams from the mining
and metallurgical Industries of the
United States.
Scientific Achievements.
While the national safety first meet
will be the spectacular feature of the
dedication, other events OF import
ance will be sufficient to make the
dedication the occasion for notable
gathering Of the engineers and scien-
tific men of the country, for the bu-
reau is engaged in many tasks out
side the safety problems in mining.
The different laboratories of the bu-
reau have been completely equipped
for the investigation of the various
problems relating to, not only greater
safety. but also to greater efficiency
in the mining and metallurgical in
dustries. Visitors will be invited to
the electrical and mechanical work.
shops and laboratories Of the bureau
and also to the petroleum, gas and
coal laboratories, the testing gallery
OF the mine safety section and the
industrial gas mask division.
Experimental Exhibit.
Another point Of interest Will De
the experimental mine Of the bureau
at Bruceton, Pa, IL miles from Pits
burg, where an actual explosion OF
coal dust in the mine will be staged
for the benefit of those attending. Al
the experiment station there is also
to he shown a complete exhibit rep
resenting the mining and metallurgi-
cal industries of the country. 1t Is
expected that this alone will prove a
magnet for the scientific men. as 1t
will represent the latest develop
ments in these industries only to ne
brought together in such an EXHIBIT.
In addition there will be Varieu
program, including visits to typical
Pittsburg industries. The dedication
will cover three days, September ~
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