Show john dern president hon john dern of salt lake has hag been elected president of the american mining congress the annual meeting of which was recently held in los angeles the appointment of mr dern meets with the endorsement of a great majority of the mining operators of this intermountain region and was a fitting recognition of his ability integrity and his thorough understanding of mining conditions throughout the west tt it was also a just tribute to his untiring labors in the furtherance of the best interests of the mining congress of which he is a charter member and of which he has been an executive officer for a number of years nearly every mining man in the west knows mr dern who is so heavily and ex CW hon john dern ten identified with the mining interests of the west and who is also largely engaged in many other industrial pursuits mr dern came to utah some fifteen or sixteen years ago his sole interests here at that time being the greater mercur mine but it was not a great mine when he first became identified with it and it was several years before the credit side of the ledger began to show a balance that was in the least encouraging and it was only the thought of making good to his people that impelled him to remain with this enterprise which has since disbursed several millions in dividends to company stockholders after success had crowned the efforts of the mercur company mr dern branched out in his mining operations and is now at the head of several big mining propositions in gintic tintic district in addition to which he has valuable and extensive interests in adjoining states mr dern has been a power for good in every enterprise he has undertaken since making salt lake his home he is a stalwart in business affairs a prominent factor in political matters and an honored and respected citizen the choice of the congress was a wise one |