Show OUTTO BOOST Sacramento Meeting Important Im Important Cal Sept 20 Because a a. Western willbe will willbe be In an advantageous position to study the question first hand band the department of mines and mining or of orthe the Sacramento chamber of com commerCe commerce merce and Secretary J. J F. F of the American congress have that organization or- or are coope cooperating cooperating- tin tinto to look ook Into the grave Brave situation situation sit sit- of Western mining ng at Its coming convention In this city the week of September 29 20 Recent statistics compiled by Call Call- breath show that Western activity suffered a a. 60 per cent de- de dine cline In the year five period 1917 1921 His figures are borne out b by bythe the discoveries of the local mining department In Us its efforts to rehabilitate rehabilitate rehab rehab- the Industry In 1917 there were men employed In the mining Industry In Western states said ata at ata a meeting of the local mining mining- de department department de- de this week At the end ofa of ofa a year five period In 1921 there were only men employed In other words men who were employed in In mining or 01 smelting In 1917 were out of the In In- In in 1921 1031 Where did these mer find employment employment em em- In tIlls this same period of decline the metal needs of the na nation nation na- na tion were met through Importation But now for the first time we have havea a a. mineral tariff and the time and conditions are ripe to start developIng develop develop- Ing ng home Industry In metals With this situation before us tie te coming convention will be in a a. position position tion to tart start the wheels turning to build up the mining Industry of the West West West-to to make It the greatest in industry industry in- in In the West Discussion of Western mining problems will be taken up a a series of special conferences devoted to the various branches of the In in- in Thus following the annual address of President H. H W. W Seaman on Tuesday morning September 30 30 the delegates gathered In the state capitol will hear spokesmen for Arizona Colorado California Idaho Nevada Utah Alaska and British Columbia voice special needs of their operators The needs of the oil Industry and commercial minerals will be heard at a conference on Wednesday morning October 1 3 The gold producers producers pro pro- will tell their troubles on Thursday morning October 2 while the silver producers will be heard on Friday morning October 3 |