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Show MINERS IN CONGRESS Fifteenth Annual Session Ses-sion Opens in City of Spokane Todajr. Spokane. Wash., Nov. 25. With delegates del-egates In attendance from Alaska, British Columbia and from practically practi-cally every state in the Union where mining Is carried on. the 15th annual session of the American Mining congress con-gress was scheduled to open here this afternoon with a program of address-esoj'p-welcome to which Samuel A. Tliwor- ott Pittsburg, president of the co"ngress was "to reply. ' topjmfktwjaafttyi18 devoted ! r tflGf lb all a teas ejnfeaagtheprosr am , it being the aluTuTThe directors this year to have fewer speeches but a more thorough discussion of propositions proposi-tions involving state control of natural nat-ural resources, the opening of the Alaskan coal fields, a more liberal application ap-plication of the mineral land laws, and a new law for states to provide compensation to Injured workmen, tho cost to be taxed on the commodity produced. The address of President Taylor will be delivered tonight, and tho speech will bo followed by the ro-coptlon ro-coptlon of officers and delegates to the convention. |