Show I 1 MINIC G CONGRESS ENDED next meet ng will be at el paso texa while denver gets perma aint headquarters the seventh annual session of the american mining congress held at portland ore was closed at noon sat arday the following directors were elected for the ensuing year J H richards idaho thomas ewing call orn a E R buckley missouri A W gifford texas john dern utah will iam lennox colliado Colpi ado J frank wat son oregon J cornforth alaska and george E dorsey nebraska their nomination by the committee appointed tor that purpose was reported back to the convention by pres ideis richards to whom it had been handed and on motion ot H S joseph af utah seconded by james F call breath jr of colorado the secretary was ordered to cast the ballot of the congress tor the nominees named which was done the vote was taken standing and was no recommendations as to the dency and secretary tor the ensuing year were made to the new board of directors by the congress but the board met immediately after adjourn to elect these officers judge J H richards of idaho was elected president col thomas hwing ot san francisco first vice president dr R Bucl cley of rolla mo second vice president and A W gifford of el paso texas third vice president james gallbreath Call breath jr of denver wag appointed acting secretary the treas aurer of the american mining congress will probably be david moffet dent of the denver first national bank at the meeting of the board of dl rectors the action of the congress in selecting denver a the permanent headquarters of the american mining congress and el paso texas its next meeting place was confirmed without dissenting vote |