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Show MINING CONGRESS STRENGTHENS ORGANIZATION Denver, Colo., March 8. The effectiveness effect-iveness of the American Mining congress con-gress is to be greatly increased by a plan, as announced by the board of directors, of having local officers and subsidiary organizations in each of tho mining centers, where no active associations are now In existence. Heretofore the congress has been ex-clushely ex-clushely national In Its scope, giing little attention to the local problems that vex the camps Individually, but Its growing strength in all the mining states. With now a large membership in each, has suggested a new arrangement arrange-ment under which each state will have its own branch organization, with lo- cal officers, and committees in charge. The national organization will thus be brought Into close contact with the small operator as well as the large one. and the entire strength of tho national body will, if necessary, bo thrown behind anv local movement for relief from conditions generally oppressive op-pressive to the industry. Besides having a vice president for each state, who will preside over all local meetings, and look after the local lo-cal affairs of the Mining Congre-. standing committee will bo appointed appoint-ed by the congress for each state, for the purpose of ascertaining how tho industry is locally affected by such questions as the forest reserves, smelter smel-ter rates, transportation rates, labor conditions, etc. |