Show AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS twelfth annual session official statement the american mining congress will hold its twelfth annual session at goldfield nevada september 27 october 2 1909 A program is being arranged which will include a discus discussion sion of various matters pertaining to the welfare ond progress of the mining industry the aim being to give greater op port unity for practical discussion and consume less time in the reading of technical tech nial papers during the past year the congress has had several committees at work conducting investigations report of which will be made to this session these reports will be open for discussion and the committees reporting are as follows committee on vertical side line law by geo W riter salt take lake city utah chairman committee on coal tax insurance fund by samuel A taylor pittsburg pa chairman committee on general revision of mining laws 11 by walter R ingalls now new york city chairman committee on standardization of electrical equipment by dr edward B rosa washington D C chairman committee on prevention of mine accidents by H foster bain san francisco calif chairman 4 committee on national forest service by colonel A G brownlee denver colo chairman committee on alaskan mining laws by J L steele alaska chairman the silver question will be discussed with a view to devising means of bringing about a greater use of silver and decreasing the rate of exchange between the united states and countries using a silver standard mereton frewen of london england EIn gland james J hill hil and john hayes hammond have been invited to speak on this subject goldfield citizens are making elaborate arrangements for showing the district to the delegates and the state of nevada has appropriated to pay the expense of collecting and classifying a comprehensive display of the states minerals which is being installed at goldfield the congress will consist of the cretu regular lar members of the organization and all duy appointed delegates who have equal powe powers s in all the deliberations of the open body mining men contemplating attendance coa co should address the secretary at denver orado for more complete information |