Emery County Progress | 1907-11-16 | Page 2 | Thirty States Represented at Annual Mining Congress

15 v STATES men of H gh on maters perta n ng to mir ng and metal burgy meet in annual convention coplon mo three hundred delegates from thirty state were present here at the first t session of the american mining congress which be gan its annual convention on the alth men of high authority on matters per kalning to mining and metallurgy were on tho program for addresses on varl ous kindred subjects A committee of five was named to draft a measure that will prevent mm ing engineers from aiding ia the per petr atlon of mining frauds A resolution asking the federal gov eminent to issue separate patents to lands suitable tor both mining and agricultural purposes and classifying mineral lands as mineral lands only was submitted but action was de berred A resolution declaring for ad valor em tax on imported zinc ores of 30 a ton was adopted and each member pledged himself to work for the en of such by addressing a let ter to his congressman urging it in an interview here president richards stated that president roose velt a few days ago told him he would recommend to uie national congress the establishment of a bureau of min ing similar to the department of agri culture an address by dr erasmus haworth of the state university of kansas on prospecting for gas and petroleum was of especial interest to the dele gates the night session was devoted to the address of president J H rich ards of batse idaho and a public re caption cep tion and social session at the elks club