Show MINING CONGRESS OPENS SESSION IN DENVER Clay Tallman to Be Principal Principal Principal pal Speaker of Conf Conference rence I DENVER Colo Cole Nov No 1 15 Following preliminary ry conferences yesterday deleSA delegates delegates del del- eS-A eS tes from a score of states were rendy ready today for the opening session of the twenty-third twenty annual convention of or the American Mining congress here this afternoon Clay Ta Tallman man general commissioner United States land office Washington D. D C. C who is attending the convention as the personal representative of John Barton Darton Payne secretary of the Interior was scheduled to speak on the mineral land laws at the tile first session Other speakers Included Dr F. F G. G Cottrell ell director United States bureau of mines Governor Emmett D. D Boyle Doyle of Nevada and E. E P. P Mathewson of New York Mayor Dewey C. C Bailey Dalley of ot D Denver nver will welcome the delegates I During Its five day session the convention convention con con- Is expected to consider particularly particularly particularly the labor question Other matters matters mat mat- tel's of or moment on the program include national standardization of materials mat mat-I and methods of mining recommendations recommendations for revision of tax laws pertaining pertain pertaIn- ing log to the the gold problem and a national conference of flotation users |