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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1902
Page
12
Yesterday marked formal addresses at the mining congress opening. Governor Toole delivered the welcome, former Governor Richards spoke for the Butte Business Men's association, and President Shafner gave the inaugural address. Mayor Davey’s remarks are printed on another page.
Governor Toole welcomes the U S president and mining delegates to Butte for the fifth annual mining congress. He highlights Montana's rich resources in copper and other minerals, praises local industry, and urges creation of a separate mining department while urging cooperative national policy and reduced rail rates for the convention.
Ex governor J E Rickards spoke at the fifth annual session of the Butte Business Men's association, welcoming the congress and praising local leaders. He cited Ella Knowles Haskel’s Boise remarks, outlined copper production wealth, arsenic by products, railroad traffic, and electric power lines supporting mining operations in the area.
The president and congressmen praise Montana's mining industry and state enterprises during a visit. They urge creation of a national mining department, citing benefits seen in agriculture. A separate department of mines logic and opposition within the commerce and labor debate are noted amid political maneuvering and local anecdotes.
Indianapolis report on John Starton the convict and Pleasant Durham in Elnora Indiana as villagers ponder his $43000 inherited estate from a prison release. The wealth in lands bonds stock and cash will be tied up, delaying possession while creditors and legalities unfold.
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