| Show I i Hl t T O OMI ON MI I u G Denver Man Believes New Era Has Dawned for That Im Important Organization WRITES ABOUT FUTURE PLANS 1111 I Cl in siges In II I n I of lt I of or Mining taIe Jams James Ja F Jr secretary of the lb American merlen Mining in ina I Ia Ina a communication ton to the N News wn has hu l the tle opinion that the Ibe beginning of ot a new hOW ra rn r for tor that organisation n which has nas ha done doe much to 10 Influence favorable legislation In behalf of ot the mining In Interest n terest of the west was marked markl by b re recent reo recent cent rell changes In Its I bylaws blawa and declares that the organisation Is I now noW upon a basis uia which will w commend It to all al mining men en who realize the Importance of o cooperation co In effecting a of ot the th many 11 man problems of ot ore production and nd treatment Among other things Mr Ir says anys 88 The be amendments al recently adopted by 1 the American merAn Mining congress mark the beginning of ot a I new era crl for tor that or organization Heretofore Its lis work vork ha hacon hal con almost entirely entre of holding Its Il annual sealon at nt which matters lates of ot importance were discussed dl and reso ro resolutions cuse adopted embodying the conen consensus COllen sus MIS of ot opinion through the Influence of ot which a number of reforms have hare been h n accomplished With the creation of permanent headquarters at Denver Deler the work of ot the congress was wag enlarged anti and plans plan wire were made macIc for tor the creation rot Ion of ot a n permanent exhibit of ot commercial ores urea of the Iho whole country a R completo mining mini library a 1 laboratory for tor quail qualitative analyses ti n a bureau of ot Information lion tion tOI on oil all al subjects connected with mining and H a 1 compact organization through which the Ihl problems problem of ot mining might be solved all these thes so planned at as al to 10 be a n practical pr school schol of mining In which the practical mining man could find a 1 solution of ot particular problems and the novice attracted to the mining business by Iy h the princely success of Jt f Campion Stratton Newhouse Walsh and others could cull hf here re gain that know knowl knowledge edge re common to 10 all ni men In close e touch with lh the mining business s the lack inch of t whirls which Is II responsible for tor so many aan fail failures urea ures In the mining world orld H It I Is also alo planned to furnish such Information to intending Investors as would serve to lo guard them th m against palpable frauds fraud and anil place mining milling on an an nu Investment nt rather than lien a speculative basis These plans could not be carried out I without considerable on expense and he the provision made mad for the expense of DC an annual convention only was s found to 10 be entirely Inadequate Again glin U It I vas as 9 found that the fixing of permanent headquarters rs at Denver Demer created rolo the ini ens il Ion that the mining congress was vas O liable to become bome n a 1 Denver organization tion lon rather than Ihl serve en the broad brad pur purpose purpose purpose pose of a national Institution with which the Ih mining mInim men from ever et every see sec section Sf tion lon of ot the Ihl country could cooperate and to which all 11 could turn tur for to those which II In the solution of problems require united action and which are aro of DC general Interest Another not her weakness of the tb old oil plan lay la In the fact tact that the directors necessarily widely separated 1 and a busy bUB men could not nt hold frequent meeting and the responsibility r of ot lo do I 1101 of ot many mn mn matters of ot Importance mut mu of ot necessity be b left ler to 10 the seers secre secretary tory tary tO Thet problems have hwe born boon mot met by bythe II bythe the lb recent amendments providing poll for lor loran foran or oran an committee with power er to tor toA toft A r ft In the Interim between meetings of the III and for tor the Increase of or the lh annual dun duets from 3 to 10 which la Is I believed to 10 be 1 to meet the XI WM not so M high as a to 10 prohibit JJ l t the th membership of any nn reps reputable table talie mining man and yet f high enough to 10 keep out unworthy men menThe The Tb third objection was met by 11 an M amendment to In th the which limits limit the Ihl power nf of n any In one OM state to tl control the th organisation Under this clauce tau t Colorado with wit lh 1000 Jo members would liars have no nn greater Influence In II the selection ele lion tion lin nf of a the governing body bd hosi than Oregon an all ani Id Idaho aim with 3 10 0 mcm hers Ir present at nt any an annual meet meM ml lag Ing That thIr amendment should houll hare bar b been n fI M by 1 the Ih I mo S vM o 4 of ot the tho Ihl Colorado olondo mem meni members bees bers hR f t at the recent meeting of ef members Indicates a so 1 desire M 11 en n I their past pait pl to 10 faster a 1 national organ orsan or I on nil n broad comprehensive lines linea |
