Show MINING metallurgy OIL AND SILVER w ALL TO BE DISCUSSED IN DENVER arrangements are rapidly nearing completion for the joint convention of the western division of the american mining congress america institute of minin mining and metallurgical lurg ical engineers edginee rs american association of petroleum geologists and the american silver producers association at denver september 2024 20 24 prominent government officials and outstanding mining men of the country will deliver addresses on important problems affecting the industry preliminary details for the convention are being handled by jesse F mcdonald and M B of the Jr western estern division the colorado mining association and the colorado chapter of the american mining congress the convention will open on the morning of september 20 at the cosmopolitan hotel followed by a luncheon to the delegates by the board of governors of the western division mr mcdonald will preside over the afternoon session when addresses will be made by Sec secretary y of interior work and representative winter of wyoming A dinner will be given that evening when it is expected the speaker will be Secer tary of commerce hoover although his appearance pe arance may be delayed until later in the convention will discuss use of silver as money the silver situation will be considered at the morning session on september 21 when W mont ferry of salt lake will preside over a meeting of the american silver producers association which will be addressed by F H brownell of the american smelting smelling Sm elting and refining company on the international aspect of the use of silver as money A luncheon will follow this meeting the american silver producers association is expected to present at the convention definite plans for rehabilitating the silver mining industry along 6 economic lines it being felt that legislative or political ac action tion will not improve conditions dit ions the program of the association asso cation contemplates an increase in the consumption of silver which will encourage silver production and assure an adequate price for the white metal silver men claim that the outlook for production is worse orse than at any time within the last fifty years and that unless some practical remedy is obtained producers will to face harder times the principal factor in the situation which has driven the price of silver down 10 cents an ounce is is said to be curtailment of purchase of silver by india and unna china which have heretofore been the two great silver consuming countries the silver association proposes to recommend steps to reestablish establish re the silver mining industry mr brownell who is a member of the executive com cittee of the association will present a report on an investigation of conditions affecting silver production and consumption some of the larger silver producers feel that the situation can be solved if there can be brought about an in leased eased consumption of silver in the arts and as subsidiary coinage consideration has been given to an advertising cam laign agn to popularize the use of silver plate and to replace in foreign tt countries paper money with silver coins it is ex V pecked oe eted the silver producers will map out a program to creale ale a natural demand for silver then en the oil men engineers and metallurgists W at 1 an afternoon session on september 21 alexander M ass A CCOY oy win will preside over a meeting of the american ocia tion of pe oleum geologists which will consider questions bonia horn s concerning ing the geology of western kansas okla a and texas to be followed by a banquet that evening al lurTy ses of the american institute of mining and bacal engineers will be held morning and afternoon on september 22 2 with john W finch presiding over the morn ing session and charles W henderson over the afternoon session at the morning meeting addresses will be delivered by dr H foster bain secretary of the institute and former director of the bureau of mines scott turner director of the bureau of mines M F coolbaugh president of the colorado school of mines on the pro progress 6 gress of leaching and electrolytic metallurgy prof A J superintendent in of the experimental plant of the colorado school of mines and M J gavin refining engineer of the bureau of mines following these addresses a luncheon will be tendered the directors of the institute during the morning petroleum geologists attending th the convention will make a trip to the fort collins oil fields at the afternoon session addresses will be made by director george otis smith of the geological survey W C mendenhall I 1 ahall chief geologist of the geological survey on the colorado cooperative survey G P loughlin chief of the metallurgical geology section of the geological survey on the ore deposits of the cripple creek colorado district and C birdseye chief topographer of the geological survey on topographical mapping A dinner in the evening will conclude the days program secretary james F gallbreath Call breath of the american mining congress will preside over a meeting of the western bil division on the morning of september 23 for which speakers are being selected the afternoon will wil I 1 be devoted to a trip to the experimental plant of the colorado school of mines at golden going over lookout mountain concluding in the evening with an elk barbecue and basket dinner at the motor club and terminating in dancing on the same morning a meeting of the american association of petroleum geologists will be held to consider rocky mountain geology ay with alexander W mccoy presiding the convention will end on september 24 after a morning session of the western division with mr mcdonald presiding at this meeting resolutions will be adopted expressing the opinion of the delegates on matters of policies |