| Show FIRST AID AND MINE RESCUE MEET the international and first aid meet is to be held in salt lake this year beginning on the of this month and bastin lasting 6 three days elaborate plans are being made for this gathering at which practically all of the exhibitions of visiting first aid and rescue teams will be held in the bonneville pavilion at ninth south and state streets committees having 6 the meet in charge have been working out the details for several weeks so that there will be nothing left undone when the meeting an begins b but to see that everybody has a profitable and good time W D ryan mine safety commissioner united states bureau of mines who has been making a tour of the mining centers of the united states was in salt lake city a few days ago and compiled the following estimate of teams to be present and take part in the contests to be held during the meet alabama 1 canada 1 colorado 3 idaho 6 iowa 1 illinois 6 indiana 2 kansas 2 mexico 1 michigan an 1 montana 2 missouri 1 oklahoma 1 pennsylvania s y alvania 4 utah 16 virginia 1 washington 2 west virginia 3 wyoming 4 11 1 1 utah teams are training carefully for the occasion one of the chief competitors will be the team of the independent coal coke company of kenilworth winner of the last international first aid and mine rescue competition in 1922 at the st louis i neet meet last summer no meet was held bec because ause of the coal strike it is said that the mines of carbon county will close during the week of august 27 in order to give employees an opportunity to come to salt lake to attend the meet over fourteen cups and medallions are offered for the various events scheduled in addition to gold and silver medals for members of winning b teams during b the meet meetings of the rocky mountain coal mining institute will be held in salt lake detailed programs for the institute have not been made out as yet but seve several ral of the programs pro rams will be arranged so competitors can attend the discussions the mining committee of the chamber of commerce which has been mainly instrumental in bringing brin 6 0 ing the meet to t 0 salt lake for the first time in its history is is operating cooperating co actively with the bureau of mines in arranging all the details of the meet |
