Show SALT T lAKE BECOME BECOttE HOME Of I MINING CONGRESS Since the election electon of John Bern Dern as president of the American mining COIr cou- gress gres at Los Ios Angee Angeles time the proposition to make this tho the permanent of the institution is being talked of It I will wm be remembered that that Denver Den el was made the headquarters era several years ears ago on the strength of pledges made bv by Colorado people that a site sie would be bo given for the building of u a t thome homo home in that city These pledges have o ha never ne been kept and now mining milling people peo peo- kept pie pe from n all over o er the world worM arc are anxious ious ous that a place should be bo selected and Hud anda a a. safe safo place be bo provided pro for depositing the records of the tho congress In Jn this connection the Los Angeles Herald has the following to say John Dern Der of Salt Lake Lae City Utah I who was elected president of the I American minin minin con congress ress Friday is isone is isone is one of the foremost mining men in time the tle west and his standing in iu the tho mining regions of Utah and the intermountain country in general gener is of th the very best He is president of Ibo tho Consolidated ons Mercur Mines ines company of Utah and has lias been beep for man many years ears an ardent ent worker in the tho councils of the American a. a I mining J congress Foi FOl several years cars it has been the de dc desire e sire of the d delegates legates from flOI the intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain country to elect Mr 11 Dern Der president of the congress congress and now that time timo has arrived Salt Sat Lake has been laboring for several sc sev era oral eral years to secure time the t permanent headquarters of the American merican mining congress and the election of Air Mr 1 Dern t to 5 the tho presidency seems scorns to be the first link toward accomplishing that result resul The Time city of Salt Lake Lako has las offered to donate a lot valued at to the congress if it will wi settle setto there thero and the tho support of the time civic bodies lodies is assured I Therefore the time election of Mr Ir Dern will wi probably strengthen the congress congress congress' poI position po po- po- po I fion in Utah and help toward securing lug ing for Salt Lake the permanent head head- I quarters Mr Dern Der is a mining man of man many I years' years experience and arid has served wit with with others of the congress in iu securing securing for forthe forthe forthe the mining mining people many things at Washington Ho ro came camo to Utah from Nebraska being being of the i German families that that originally settled Nebraska and through his llis own own ability i has made good in tho the mining raining industry |