| Show MINING CONGRESS I SEEKS UTAH'S Am AiD Aid of ot Utah Is Js sought b by the American Ameri Amen can Mining congress In fighting le legislation legislation legis legis- ls- ls lation which It Is asserted Is calculated calculated to make It harder to secure patents pat patR ants on mining claims and to work for Cor Cora fora or ora a revision of ot the tho mining laws which recent recently through rulings and Interpretations interpretations havo have become so Involved and stringent say some somo men mon with experience experience ence In mining as to virtually prohibit extension of ot mining activities of or the tho west vest E. E I L. L Wolcott assistant secretary secretary secre secre- tary of ot the tho congress cons addressed tho mines and mining committee of the Commercial club yesterday and the committee decided to call a meeting of citizens to enlist this state in the fight tight Details of this meeting are arc in the hands of ot a n subcommittee of the tho mines and mining committee This subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee will vill select a date and issue a aca ca call to tho the meeting It probably will be bo hold held within tho the next ten days das Tho The American mining congress has suffered Buffered utter d from a n lack of or funds said Plaid Mr Wolcott We Wo need more members an and more mone money The Tho congress worked hard bard for the tho establishment of tho the bureau bureau bureau bur bur- eau of mines We Wo are now seeking to have the scope of this bureau enlarged e 1 so that the tho metal miners of ot the west will got get more benefit The Th coal miners of ot the cast east are aro tho tim chief beneficiaries now Another Important thing tho the congress con con- I gross gress Is endeavoring to have taken up b by tho the United States government g Is experIments ex experiments ex- ex In processes by which low grade rade metal deposits can be profitably mined and companies c cannot cannot can can- n- n not afford to mako make this scientific ex ex- ex- ex The Tho bo be undertaken under undertaken taken by the tho government o We Yo lost an appropriation of ot for Cor this b by a atie atie atie tie vote veto in the tho House However we weare weare are aro hopeful that action of ot the Senate will be favorable and that the approprIation appropriation appropriation will be bo approved In conference with the House Hous The Tho for this work is Included In Secretary Fishers Fisher's appropriation for tor the tho department of the Ir interior Immediate need of or tho the aid of ot Utah and other oilier metal mining states of ot tho the west though Is to protest a against a a. abill abill bill now no before Con Congress If It It Is passed the secretary of oC the Interior will havo have absolute power In granting right of or way across crosa public domain It Is Isone Isone isone one of the most vicious bills ever put In Congress and the tho west must fl fight ht against Qs it Mr Wolcott will vilt confer with John Joh Dern former president of ot the American Mining congress and other othor members o othe of ot the local chapter of ot the tho or organization A meeting of the chapter will be hel held at an early date The mining men wilbe will wil willbo be bo asked to Join the tho Commercial club clu cluin In the protest and plans for tor revised revise and better mining laws n n f d dl l b dd db d 1 |
