Show C br Dr H. H Foster l- l l Bain Dam is Guest G C est 1 rt i Of University 1 Ju U S S. Bureau of Mines Director Directo i. i and Other Officials Confer With Western Mining Mi ng Met Mer IT n 1 V Iv f fr t r X EVERAL pf of O the biggest men biggest I men i in the the theO O mining Industry of ot th the country pare i jare visiting visiting- S- S Salt lt Lake Lak During U ln 1 the t hi I l ast three days the the University livers y of oi k Utah and the local station t of in the 1 United totes States Bureau B J ef 0 Mines h have ve been visited il by br Dr pr H H. Foster Bain B ln director of or the United S States Spates tes Bureau j of ot Mines and a a. number of others IncludIng including in In- eluding Dr D D. D A A A. r Lyon yon supervisor of ot stations H. H E. E Meyer chief chiet clerk of t the bureau T T. T T. T Head chief chiet of ot the f division of information and education I LD D. J. J Parker mine safety engineer I who has charge of all mi mine e rescue 2 cars and stations statIon j M M. Van assistant as- as chief mining engineer Congressman Con Con- g B pressman gressman Marion E E. E Rho Rhodes es of or Missouri Mis- Mis 5 who is chairman of the mining committee of ot the House of Representatives Representatives and E Edward Edward- B. B Swanson private private pd- pd vate secretary to the director PURPOSE IS S TO INSPECT The chief purpose of ot the th a visit is isto Isto isto to confer with the mining men men of ot the west in order to be better te understand tile the problems facing them and in order to formulate plans for closer co operation between mining men universities uni- uni and the Western stations S of th the bureau of ot mines fines The party is also inspecting Inspecting- the work o ot of the stations en route A conference was held with Thomas Varley superintendent of or the l local cal station in connection with the work being done here Special attention livas was paid to the ore dressing plant and to the volatilization work The J local station is at the present time devoting devoting a great deal of effort to problems problems problems lems on volatilization Arthur G G. Kline KUne Charles G G. G Maier Mater and C C. C G. G fellows of ot the department department depart depart- I ment of metallurgical research of ot the University whose work is being directed di di- reefed ed by y members members' of the staff staf of ot Athe the United States Bureau of or Mines are are all work working ng on go on special phases of or the volatilization process Mr Kline Who Is a graduate of the University of Utah Is working on a problem concerning conI concerning con- con I the treat- treat of or the fume recovered from ores treated by the volatilization process Mr Maier Maler is working on the theoretical theoretical the the- problems Instead of the phys phy- phy s cal problems J t r VISITORS WELL PLEASED 1 J j According to A. A H. H Clayton clerk of or the local station th the visiting men were were well pleased with the progress being made by the local station and with the equipment here Much new equipment has recently been made and is now being Installed r ft Wednesday afternoon the party visIted Bingham where they inspected the operations and properties of the Utah Utah Copper Company At a luncheon held Wednesday a discussion of the mining Industry throughout the country country country coun coun- try was had and many talks were expressing confidence In the future of the industry GU GUESTS ESTS OF UNIVERSITY The visiting party warty were guests of the University at a luncheon given at atthe atthe the University Club yesterday noon Roon Others attending the luncheon besides the members of ot the party included Governor Charles R R. R Mabey president President George Thomas Thomas Varley director di di- director rector of the local station of the Bureau of or Dr Joseph K Merrill Mer Mer- Merril rill ril dean of ot the school of ot mines es and engineering and others prominent inthe in inthe inthe the mining industry In the state The operation co between the University and ancl the Bureau of Mines and the mining mining mining min min- ing industry in the state were were among mong some of the subjects discussed Director Bain and his party leave today for tor Reno where they will wUI inI inspect inspect in in- the station there and then go goon goon goon I on to California |