Show f IT STIIES REPRESENTED D AT ANNUAL MINING CONGRESSMen CONGRESS-Men of High Authority on Matters Pertaining to Mining and Metallurgy Metal-lurgy Meet In Annual Convention Joplon IoThlco liuudre 1 delegates from thirty states wore present hero nt the first business session of tho American Mining congress which bo jan Its nnniuil convention on tho 11th Men of high authority on matters ior taming to mining and metallurgy wero on tho program for addresses on vail ous kindred subjects A committee of live was named to draft a measure that will prevent mining min-ing engineers from aiding In tho perpetration per-petration of mining frauds A resolution asking tho federal government gov-ernment to Issue separate patents to lands suitable for both mining and agricultural purposes and classifying mineral lands as mineral lands only was submitted but action was deferred de-ferred A resolution declining for ad valor em tax on Imported zinc ores of 30 a ton was adopted and each member pledged himself to work for tho enforcement en-forcement of such by addressing a letter let-ter to his congressman urging It In an Interview hero President Richards stated that President Roosevelt Roose-velt n few days ago told him he would recommend to the national congress the establishment of a bureau of mining min-ing similar to the department of agriculture agri-culture An address by Dr Erasmus Haworth of tho state university of Kansas on prospecting for gas and petroleum was of especial Interest to tho delegates dele-gates The night session was devoted to the address of President J H Richards Rich-ards of Boise Idaho and a 1 public reception re-ception and social session at tho Elks club |