Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1893-02-11 | Page 5 | Now the Congress

mgNO STOW THE CONGRESS Importance to Utah of the National Mining Convention Delegates Will Bo Here From All Parts of the UnionThe Pelican Point OnjTw Ore nnd Bullion On account of the copper smelter agitation agita-tion nothing has yet been done by tho committee appointed to arrange for the holding of the national mining congress in this city but now that the smelter has been secured the committee will go to work to raise the necessary funds and make all arrangements Thia congress will not be composed entirely of delegates from the silver producing states of the west as many suppose There will be at least twentyfive states represented Delegates Dele-gates will be here from the iron and coal states of the east and south the lead and copper districts of the great lake region and every branch of the mining industry in the United States will be represented smelting men from every part of the country will also attend and the manufacturers manu-facturers of farming machinery will be on hand to participate in the competitive exhibits ex-hibits This congress will be worth to Salt Lake city and the territory ten times the amount it will cost The 5000 that will be necessary to defray the expenses ought to be raised in twentyfour hours