Show mining congress to ask revision of laws tho the utah chapter of the Ame american mining aliling congress is taking ac active tiva steps looking to thorough revision of the federal mining alining laws and awong among tile the resolutions ndoc cd are the following recommendations 1 the mining law should bo be revised nut piecemeal b bit j t thoroughly so aa a to ordinate coordinate co and harmo harmonize nizo its ita various provisions 2 A statute of limitation should establish a reasonable term of years beyond which placer patents shall be immune from attack on oil the grund of f raud fraud 3 full privilege of appeal to sono some rompe competent tent court of law should be provided for in all cases between rival claimants and between a locator and tile tho government I 1 4 notice of mining locations should he be so recorded as to give tho the fullest possible public notier notice 6 5 the law of the ap x should le be abolished 6 existing titles t should be re affirmed and fully recognized and no effort should be made to create retroactive legislation 7 for the purpose of giving tile the fullest consideration to the needs of every branch of the mining industry and to every see section tion of the country it is desirable that a government commission n be crept caby allol whose duty it shall be to incesti gato gate jay by every proper means the questions and interests hero here referred to and to make recommendations ions a as s a basis for the proposed mining law revision and whereas the said Minin gand metallurgical society of america has called a general conven convention of representatives of the mining industry of the united states to meet at washington D G c december 16 1915 there to consider and act on the said pro gramme and to devise ways and means most effectively to present the desired legislative action to the congress of the united states there is ia no question but what a revision of the mining laws is ia necessary necessary rand and the action oi 0 tile tho american mining congress in urging this legislation will be commended by american mining men generally |