Show secretary of kingO san ban francisco dec idt 18 steps toward securing a department of mines milles and mining will bo be taken in san francisco next mouth month january 25 the committee which chivas was selected at the last trans mississippi will meet to adopt measures to secure this end the commercial congress which was held in salt lake city last august 11 agitated the question the result was that a committee ot of seven was appointed with tirey L ford as the chairman to devise means and put forth efforts to get congress to pass a law providing tor for a new member at 0 the cabinet the committee has power to form a plan of operation and proceed I 1 upon it it is likely the deliberations will result in an active crusade being started for the new department all oyer the west every senator and representative even from states not in the west will be asked to actively engage in the work in urging the appointment of a mining secretary the committee intend lie ho shall have under his supervision not only the bare process of mining but all of the industries that pertain to I 1 mining the term mining besides beside 9 taking in every variety of mining that goes gobs on in the country will embrace every known process for treating ore and handling products at present mining laining industry is under the wing of the secretary of the in tenor |