Show THE MINING CONGRESS AT PORTLAND A recent visitor to salt lake city was col thomas ewing of san francisco first vice president of the american mining congress the colonel came for the purpose of meeting with the prominent mining operators of the state as well as numerous prominent citizens and to interest them in the forthcoming session of the congress which is to be held in portland ore from august 22 to 27 inclusive the colonel during the past fell fe months has made a tour of the various mining states of the country he stilted stated he had bad met me with a 0 cordial lo everywhere e r i e and found that a deep interest is being taken in the coming meeting by mining men he says there is not the slightest doubt in his mind but that it will be the greatest gathering of mining men ever brought together the congress has a good deal of work to do and one of its chief missions is to bring such pressure to bear upon the national lawmaking law making body that the mining industry will receive the recognition by the national government that has been accorded to other industries the aim is the creation of a department of mines and mining with the officers in charge to be made a member of the presidents cabinet this subject has been brought up before at former meetings and the efforts of the past are hearing bearing fruit with indications pointing very strongly that success is going to be achieved soon the national government has taken recognition of the forthcoming meeting and several delegates will be in attendance by virtue of appointment from the president among whom will be at least one member of the presidents cabinet an important matter to be settled at the portland meeting will be that of the location of the permanent headquarters of the american mining congress the colonel is chairman of the committee on permanent headquarters and is not in position to favor one place against another but he informed the mining review that during his travels he found a decidedly friendly feeling towards salt lake city for the reason of the advantages it has over other places in the way of a more central location denver is a competitor for the honor and has already offered a site tor for the proposed new building with a little effort on the part of salt lakes citizens denver can be defeated at portland col ewing declared while in salt lake that whichever city wins out in the contest he stands ready to raise towards the building fund As yet no effort is being made to enter salt lake in the fight no delegates to the meeting have lieen been na named aed but they probably will be in due time |