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Show HEADQUARTERS Delegates to Mining Congress Fail to Recommend Removal of the Headquarters to Salt Lake. Prominent Westerners Chosen to Direct Di-rect Affairs of Mining Organlza- tlon, and Pretlnent- Resolution! Resolu-tion! Are Adopted, Pittsburg, Pa, Tiro eleventh na-(lentil na-(lentil convention of the American Mining congress adjourned on Saturday, Satur-day, nftcr a four days' session. Tho rongress adjourned at noon, but thu election of officers and other roullno litislncss was transacted nt an often noon meeting at tho Colonial Annox hotel. Tho odlcera elected wero: J, II. Itlchnrdit, llolse, Ida., president; Dr. B. It. lluckley, Flat niver, Mo., first vice-president; John Dern, Salt Lake City, second vice-president: W. I It. Mills, Denver, third vice-president; J, F. Oallbroath, Denver, secretary. secre-tary. Tho directors elected are; E. G, Jlromley, Donver, Colo,; H. Foster llnln, Urhana, 111., and Samuel A. 'Inylor, Pilfsburg. Mr. Bromley nnd the second and third vice-presidents comprlBo the oxocutlvc committee. Tho sccretury wbb Instructed to sub-jnlt sub-jnlt the question ot tho next' meeting plnco to tho directors by a letter vote. Hosolutlnm. were adopted declaring for "prevention of mine disasters," ('compensation for injured miners," "equipment of mines with sclentlflo apparatus to provent mlno explo-flons," explo-flons," and that the "government iiinko a tux of 1 por cent n ton on soft (coal, to bo used for the support ot miners' widows nnd Injured miners." As no action was takon by the contention con-tention rolnllvo to changing the seat of the national headquarters from Denvor, that city will rctnln tho head-tjunrtera. head-tjunrtera. Disappointment seemed to be general gen-eral that no definite action was taken on tho resolutions in reference to tho proposed measures to decrenso the alleged frauds practiced in the i-ilu of mining stocks and relating to mine nccldcnts and their causes. All these resolutions wero 'referred to a committee. |