Show l TO SERVE BANQUET IT BIG MINE DRIFT I Ifor Feature Joplin Adopts Unique for Entertaining Mining Congress FIGHT FOR CABINET PLACE Believed Plans Wil Will Be Formulated Formulated Formu Formu- I Formu-I That Success Will Wil Bring I Joplin Mo o. o April Apri 28 A 2 A banquet c served tim in n one of the time drifts orthe larger mInes of or he time oIlman let Is to ho be beono one of the features In Inthe he time entertaining of o the delegates to the lie American am mining congress which widel con con- venes In November NO 11 next and anel which will wi continue for fOI Or six days Plans for fOI the holding of the time congress here al already ci- ci ready ore are being nindo anti and nOI every cr effort will w be lie to furnish entertainment 1 for hundreds of I visitors lors expected At time the meeting of oI tIme the thC congress last year tar In Denver InV In- In Den V ver vo-r I Joplin wa was chosen as time the next meeting meet meet- ing Ing place because iso t this I cl city Is loca located more mor centrally than th than an any other mining el city In the tine United Stat States s. s In addition to this desirable i feature the thC lie delegates ss A 1 ill be lie been gIven en tho time opportunity of visiting th the bailand lead bail and ant zinc district in the tIne heart of or which Joplin is situated tet A 10 minute walk mik 1 from the time center of or I time the thC et city will tao tale ono one to 10 some of oC time the tH largest mines in tIme the district anti and arrn arrangements arrange arrange- ments will wi h bo be mado so 10 that tha t the visitors will wil bo hi shown hown time tho detailed workings of or time tho thC from froni the tine lime I that lint th tho ho mineral In n tine tho rOI rough h Is IR blasted from rota th time tho bowels ho-els of tine the earth arth until Int It I I Is prepared for mar market ket ns as sheet t zinc sine zil or 01 pig Ilg lead bail leal The The- 11 object at nit which the to mining congress con gross gress Is N directing Its Is efforts Is recognition rc 1 by y tIme the United States government o the Ohm aim and time the the establishment of oC a department depart depart- ment meat of or mines as an arm adjunct to the thC national national na na- na- na tonal cabinet It I is argued that inasmuch inas Inns much as ns the thc mining Industry plays nearly nearly near near- I ly as prominent a 0 part pait In the enterprises of or the nation as ns does dock a agriculture there should be ie a a department at Washington ashington established to advance athance the time Inter mining ests Expect 12 Ii to Gain 1 With Wih each meeting the time congress comes come nearer gaining Its Is end ent and it is believed hele cd that at tic the assembly next fall all in Joplin plans will wi be hc adopted whereby It will l I be possible for fOl such sueh a n to be es es- es g- g Mining men from all ni over the time United States will assemble hIe during dur olur- 1 ass em In Joplin In ing the time six Ix da days s 's of tho ho mclin meeting and anti no imo expense will wi be lie spared to show simon them a Soo good gOOL 1 time Among tho the features already agn agreed ed upon are arc automobile drives I es trips lUnI electric car t l rides car r rides arid ban and le fc ar n. n quota 4 i fv Considering th time the act fact that tha t J Joplin ima ha hag 10 1000 population the time tel delegates will wil experience XIII none noire lone of or the time unpleasant Inci Incidents that mi might ht have ha e occurred had imail hae a ci smaller et city or mining camp been sel selected for the tho meeting place There will wi b be room for nil all ni A hotel which Is now under un un- der course of or erection will wi be completed arel and arol n ready nd for for- occupancy h by the time th time the cong congress convenes con The fun plan to hol hold a n banquet t In a mine Is unique but hit one omme which has his been heen accomplished ac cc- on a much smaller scale AH Ai A Aman man many as Jo pcr persons on have assembled at festive hoards boards In time tho of time the earth In in III the time Joplin district district but hut the plans now arc are to prepare a table In one of the time largest larg est et drifts In the lie district and to set places ces I Ifor for almost 1 1000 O persons iem |