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Show Congress Speaker J MINE CONGRESS I, PIONEER VISITS ! Fortieth anniversary of his participation par-ticipation In American Mining con-grass con-grass work la being observed hara thla weak by Jamea F. CallbreatL, secretary emeritus. In that time ha baa aeen tha In-atitution In-atitution ha helped found grow to a prominent place in the natlon'a lnduatrial picture. "We fathered what Ts now tha American Mining congress back in Denver in 1887 to obtain federal aid for tha mining Industry through formation for-mation of a bureau of mines and I've been coming to annual meetings meet-ings aver since," Mr. Callbreath aaid Thursday. Tha aecond convention of the group, ha disclosed, was in Salt Lake City. Mr. Callbreath la credited with originating tha idea of expanding tha organisation of western, mining men ha had helped to found so that it would be national In scope. He became secretary in 1904. m 1 I. HAKKl.NUTUN Would prevent noeidenta. (Sea etery column 1). |