Montana labor news., 1946-08-29

The Eighth Annual Summer conven-
ton OF the Mining Association of Mon
tana will be held at M~issoula. August
- and 81.
Reservations: The public is invited
to attend all the business sessions. the
luncheon and banquet. Ii you have not
already made your hotel reservations.
please make them Immediately thru
Berlin Boyd. secretary OF the Missoula
Chamber Of Commerce. Ladies and
guests are expected TO attend both the
informal luncheon and informal ban
uuet. Luxury meals Will be served.
therefore il You have not already made
your reservations for the luncheon
and banquet, please make these reser-
yatTons Immediately with the Mining
Association of Montana. Box 1211,
Butte. Ii such reservations are not
made Immediately, it is going to be
difficult for the Hotel Florence man.
agclnent to provide food and labor to
take care Of latecomers. Therefore,
We strongly urge you to make these
reservations instantly. or we may not
be able to take care of you for these
functions.
Registration: There will be no
charge for registration. Registration
will start in the lobby of the hotel at
10 Il. m. on August 80 and t 8 a. III. on
August u. BE sure to register your
ladies and guests.
Ladies' Entertainment: Ladies will
meet at the registration desk at 2
p. IN. Oh August 80, TO be taken on a
sightseeing trip. Through the hospi-
tality Of Mrs. A. j. Mosby and the
ladies' committee, a bridge tea will be
given from ; to ) p. m, on August 81
at the famous "Greenough Residence.
i3l Vine Street.
Mineral and Machinery Exhibition:
This exhibition will be housed in the
store building of the Hotel Florence,
Higgins Avenue and West Front st.
The Montana Bureau Of Mines &
Geology and Sidney Ward of Clinton
have taken charge of this exhibit,
which will be a spectacular II and
much larger than first planned.
Business Sessions: The session on
Saturday morning. Aug. 81. will start
at 1890 a. m, and be presided over
by DR.. Francis a. Thomson. Butte.
president Of the Montana School of
Mines, Director of the Montana Bur-
eau OF Mines & Geology and Chairman
80 thn Eyagptiyn nAn1lnittnn nf tho
Mining association of Montana. The
subject Of this session will be the
'Proeram of the Montana Bureau Of
Mines q Geology and speakers will
be members of the staff Of that bur
eau. AS an added attraction at this
session Clyde p. Ross, Washington.
u. G.. geoloeist of the U. S. Geological
Survey. will speak on completion Of
Geological Map of Montana"
Mining News: b.. II. Castle, Helena
mine operator and directing head of
the Castle Mining Co, has purchased
the Montana properties formerly held
by the Silver Crescent Mining & Mill
ing Co, of Spokane. These properties
tOIISl~t VI lIIt AItSt DtIu .IOult0in
mine at Marysvillc: the Franklin mine
in the Scratch Gravel District. near
Helena. and the Nosburgh mine in the
Winston District. Broadwater County.
These properties are said to be fully
equipped for operations.
Max Klimper has been appointed
mill superintendent of the Ruby Gulch
MING CO. Zortman. Phillips County.
Edgar A. Scholz. acting manager Of
the property, has been appointed gen
eral manager.
Saranac Mining Co, Maxville. Gran
tie County, expects TO start shipping
ore as quickly as electrical and mech
anical equipment can be installed at
the properties of the company, ac-
cording to w. +. Cullen. Spokane, at
torney for the company.
Governor Sam G. Ford, at 2 p. m,
on Sept. 3, will accept in behalf of the