Show MONTANA MINING association A M alderson secretary of the recently organized montana mining association is in butte in the interest of the association and conferring with butte mining operators era tors we are going to have a statewide association said mr alderson yesterday 11 and one that will really reach the vital mining interests in the state in a way that we expect to be of practical benefit instead of two or three active mining centers the state should have many mining camps actively going and developing new mines as is the case in every other mining state in the west idaho arizona utah colorado and nevada all have their bureaus of publicity and if you will look over the mining papers you will see that the new mining news comes from these states montana has as widely distributed mining districts as any of these states and just as good old and new silver mines as there are in the world if they are properly advertised and the capital interested in them that has been invested in these other western states the business we expect to take up all matters connected with the business including metal mining coal mining quarrying oil gas and mineral products of all kinds that may offer financial undertakings of probable merit within the state it will be the object of the organization to reach every mining section of the state and we shall adopt a community form or organization with more or less local organization in the local camps within sixty days I 1 look to see the montana mining association established as a going concern all over montana both with regards to membership and finan finance ce and ready to tn take up the active business of the organization standard anaconda montana |