Gilpin observer., 1920-11-04
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
AMERICAN MINING MEN
Will Be Attended By Ore Produc-
ers From All Over the COun-
try-Interest Increases.

try-Interest Increases.
Interest among the mining men
of the nation runs high regarding
the plans for the first conference
ever called to discuss the alleged
oppressive practices of the great
trust which claims to control ev-
cry known method of ore recovery
by what is known as "flotation.
Nearly 1,50O mining companies
either known as users of flotation,
or who have tried to secure con-
tracts with Minerals Separation,
Ltd, have been invited to attend
the conference called by the AM
erican Mining Congress in Den
yer during the week of Nov. Is.
Hund1 eds of these companies are
facing costly legislation and mill
ions in alleged royalties and fines
are involved in suits now pending.
Americas leading legal experts
are actively fighting for and
against the big corporation which
the Federal Trade Commission is
now grilling, urged the American
Mining Congress which believes
that the methods of the trust
should be changed, or the prac-
tices of the company looked into
by Congressional inquisition.
The Denver conference is in
charge of special committee of
mining operators composed of
George E. Collins, governor of the
Colorado Chapter of the Mining
Congress; George M. Lambourne,
governor of the Utah Chapter;
Philip Argall of Denver, T. A..
Richard, publisher of the Mining
& Scientific Press, of San Fran
cisco; E. E. Paxton, president of
the Engels Copper company, of
California; j. w. Callow, of Salt
Lake and R. M. Henderson, of
Breckenridge, Colo.
The developments of the confer
ence will mean much to the min
ing industry and the hundreds of
operators who have been prevent
ed from using flotation, or forced
to accept alleged unreasonable
contracts, and have long been
fighting mad"
Another conference to be held
during the Mining Congress and
which may bring some relief to an
overburdened industry is a nat
ional tax committee representing
the American Mining Congress
and Robert S. Wilson, chief of the
newly organized Tax Division of
the Congress. The committee is
headed by Paul Armitage, attor-
ney, New York City; DR.. R. C. AL
len, vice-president of the Lake
Superior Iron Ore association,
Cleveland, Ohio, Judge A. Scott
Thompson, attorney, Miami Okla,
George E. Holmes, national tax
authority, New York City and A.
P. Ramstedt of Wallace, Idaho,
formerly member of the Revenue
Bureau, Industrial division. A
number of mining tax experts will
address the Tax Conference but
the meeting will be largely a
round table" affair and there will
be frank and open discussion of
the appalling demands upon the
mining men of the country thru
the present cumbersome tax law.
A bill will be prepared looking to
amendments of the present law
during the next session of Con-
gress.
Nearly 200 mining engineers
and manufacturers have already
joined the committee which has
called national Standardization
Conference during the Mining
Congress week. Col. Warren r.
Roberts of Chicago, who was in
charge of the Standardization of
war material during the war and
Charles A. Mitke, a well known
Arizona mine manager, are chair
men, respectively of the coal and
metal divisions. The sub-com-
mittees are in charge of noted en-
gineers. All mine managers, min
ing engineers and manufacturers
of mining equipment have been in
vited to attend what gives prom
Use of being very important
meeting in behalf of saving Of
lives among miners and reduction
of costs in mine operation, coal
and metal.
Other conferences listed are ON