Show WINDUP WIND UP OF AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS resolutions adopted by the american mining congress convention at its final session last week called for maintenance of the house schedules on mineral products in the tariff bill for the addition of necessary schedules and for the retention of the american valuation feature A chicago 8 dispatch sent out at the close of the session reported the close as follows the valuation feature was the subject of considerable discussion in the resolutions committee but was adopted unanimously by the committee and by the convention the place for holding next years convention will be fixed later by the board of directors prevailing opinion is is that the directors will select either milwaukee cleveland st louis or kansas city the disposition is not to take the convention far from the center of the country until the mining exposition held in connection with the convention has become thoroughly established by another years experience peri ence all officers reelected all officers were reelected for the ensuing year they are W J loring san francisco president daniel W wentz philadelphia E K doheny los an angeles eles and thomas T brewster st louis vice presidents J F gallbreath Call breath washington D C secretary the exposition closed tonight after record breaking day for attendance the utah state exhibit has attracted much favorable comment this week and the state was formally invited today to place another exhibit next year more than three courts of this years exhibitors have announced their intention to exhibit again next year the utah exhibit as a whole is well balanced and features the many natural resources of the state in such a manner that practically all visitors to the exhibit hall are attracted to it and each finds something of interest to hold liis his attention important resolutions passed in response to a request fron from 1 secretary hoover the congress passed a resolution providing 6 for appoint appointment ii of a committee to cooperate with the department of commerce in the production and distribution of minerals provision for the committee is an indirect reply also to president I 1 hardings lar dings request that the congress create a committee to work with the department in atie the production and distribution of coal other resolutions adopted follow call for a conference between representatives of great britain france and the united states for developing Q a plan by which rates of exchange may be stabilized memorializing Memorial izing congress to create a department of mines with a cabinet officer appointment of committee to study mines and placing of personal services of the chief of the tax division of the american mining congress at the disposal of state mining organizations desiring expert information on tax questions pledging support of the congress in the speedy reduction of past increases in freight rates rate calling on the national congress for a more co complete M investigation I 1 of the colorado river water power project providing for a set revision of the laws to enable those engaged in the mining industry and others to apply the necessary principles of conservation and further that the ri right ht be given iven to collect and distribute information to themselves and the public concerning existing stocks current production and demand |