The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 17, 1903, Page 16

THE €AN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 METHODS CHANGE N 0D MEXIGD H. R. Wiley Gives Vivid Account of Past and Present. Modern Usages Overshadow Picturesqueness of, Days of Yore. Jing To-day” was at the nd e SRR WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS TO CONVENE HERE THIS WEEK the Fair Sex to Be Dis- cussed in Golden Gate Hall. afternoons wvention is L Miss M 8 address Miss ( music Thursday, 10 a. m.—Amendments to constit report of credentials com mittee; election of officers; execu three great ploneers Julia 8. Sanborn on Mrs. ) n B. Anthony Present status of Dr Sarah L Shuey; coll As They Affec : question box, ccutive committee co-educat tion; * —_—— A Chance to Own a Home. An nal offer made which their own Two flats on mond District, for $5000; month se _intere H R. C is home are n of oper. Rumble Gets More Time. George Rumble, indicted for us- ing the mails with intent to defraud his correspondents by a fake mining red yesterday in the District Court for ar- d was allowed one week’s in which to plead. raignmer further t Brushes, & kinds; dusters, whisk brooms, eponges reasc e. Atlantie Brush Co.,322 Bush.* —————— Insolvent Drug Clerk. C. 'H. Noble, 2 drug clerk, residing at Pacific Grove, filed a petition in in- solvency vesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $599 and has no assets. —_—— Take Piso's O cure your cough re for Consumption. By all druggists. It win e Gives Note to Eppingers. Henry Wadsworth, receiver for Ep- pinger & Co., a suit yesterday for $1541 73 against Henry Moesch. The money is due on a promissory note exe- suted by Moesch in April of last year n favor of the Eppingers. R0 S Wedding cake boxes, wedding stationery. Ed ward 8. Knowles, 24 Second st., Main 595, 'President Belshaw Defends Hydraul- ic Mining. ‘Suggests Arbitra- ' tion of Labor Disputes. OVERD royal welcome, yesterday, to the delegates to the California miners’ convention, at the opening of their twelfth an- nual meeting. Mayor Schmitz extended right hand of the city of San Fran- in his official capacity. There two sessions of the convention, morning afternoon. Both were with events of interest. matter of hydraulic mining the terms of the law was forci- President C. M. Bel- ual ad ss to the con- ition. He declared, and the es applauded the statement of pur- It is our duty to foster iing under the Caminetti should lend financial aid, clsec marked The e warml, t need be, to those who are endeavor- to ! der the law and are with organized opposition.” 3, favored the ed by the miners of for the construction, ted States and the by the Ur o locate the dam re no debat. n during the first day of lings. Papers of general in- to the miners were read. There t of a plan to deal with the tion in the mines that was by President Belshaw. This was that “It would not be of place for this association to un- rtake, in future, to arbitrate disputes that may arise between the mine own- and the employes, both being mem- » mine employes in the conven- nd it is not improbable that the itration plan will be discussed GOVERNOR WELCOMES. The convention was opened shortly the miners upon assem- more, and kiso upon the moisture that has fallen nt season that wiil mining. Pardee, He then introduced who spoke as fol- ernor Jemen of t It the California Miners' sure for to-day ing cere- vention. were 1 hera a. But it is e that, as the ate, I look into our a sure would be gr. tizen of Califor stify by my presence interest that the people the great industry and to which we ation as a State. ttempt tell you what to ve done wn of all tempt that easy task No one knows ry better Neither shall as to the amount has yielded to were it all mold- r it would reach 0 a wire an eighth nor how many e were it equal- s here assem- would run at $300,000 pe all put into the State in fact, any of these in- dry, statisties to which e to listen. All such mat- rs as these I shall leave to those w t is to colle g n of multiplic action, on, division and sil , put into gures to the astonishment of even the most hardened. WORK OF MINERS. iness here to-day is to assure although you, or your prede- e accused of having filled up for navigation many of our 1 rivers; although you, or said to have y mountains, and with your ritors fllled up canyons, creeks, it vers and bays and scarred the ce of smiling nature with wounds and livid gashes; al- 1 others of your fellows have bur- ¢, like moles, deep into the bowels b complaining earth and so mud- died the water which we Sacramentans to use that some of us make that ater only on our ; although you have destroyed for- ests for power at vour hoists and to prop open the tunnels, inclines and shafts with which you have harassed our common mother; although you znd ve turned, and your I am here to-day to tell you people of the State of Califor- u none the less; and that, our agriculturists, our horti- our viticulturists, our lum- and sheep men and all those the many arts, trades, busi- s, profe nd vocations ‘which > up our California of to-day, there who, from tradition or past or usefulness to the body politic, ser to the hearts of Califor- t people than are those who follow the profession of mining. It was your predecessors who gave ifornia her first start in life; it was 7 who, in the short space of a year and a half, left their homes and loved ones, crossed the plains, opened up and settled 4 new country, crganized a gov- r away from other advanced . and gave to the Union, as d State without probation as v, the magnificent heritage ou and I so_happily now enjoy, at State of California. WORDS OF EULOGY. Well may you be proud of your prede- CesEors, e men who, like the potter at his wheel, molded info magnificent pro- portions the rough clay of a heteroge- neous population; who turned from the miner and’ rocker to the making of ho. for a moment, laid d shovel and, with cal- <. took up the pen; who came from the muddy streams of the | mountains to meet in_ convention to frame a State’s constitution; who, paus- ing from their labors on ditch, wing- | dam and cut-off. framed a_code of laws almost in the twinkling of an eye that fairly put to blush the studied efforts of those whom other States had espec- ially trained for that great purpose, who, untrained and untried. by sheer force of intellect and will power, turned aside | the giant forces of unfrefted nature and & us California Well thought of was our seal of State. The grizzly bear. the sheaf of wheat, the miner with his upraised pick, the | mountain and the plain, the Golden Gate leading out toward the setting sun and ali the wealth that lies on yonder sige of the mighty Pacific, and, over all, Mi- nerva. the goddess of learning. calm- faced, with spear, buckler, helmet and lou tro OR PARDEE gave a| dele- | of alifornia, of a restraining n Webber or Weaver Creek to it the resumption of hydraulic ck of the point where it is | es on the floor of | There are mine owners | | employes. vill turn, nature all awry and | breastplate, her wisdom keeping us safe from all that ignorance always threat- ens and her armor saying to all who would injure or oppress us: “I shall de- fend my people and my State. Let no one interfere.” And well did they put above it all the Greclan word, ‘Eureka,” for they found, indeed, the fairest land on earth; the land whose genial summer sun kisses into loveliness the fairest flowers that Nature's prodigality ever gave to man; the land whose winter knows no touch of ice king’'s dreaded hand; the land whers Boreas lays aside his sayage mien and, lulled to gentleness by the hearness of the great Pacific, woos our hills and e | | \i\ WL 1903. CALIFORNIA MINERS IN ANNUAL CONVENTION | FELICITATED BY MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR law and are meet: op- v i ng with organized op- I would most earnestly urge more strenuous efforts for the sage of a mineral land bill by the :Congress of the United States, which would be sat- isfactory to all concerned. Also, I be- lieve the association should do more ac- tive work toward the establishing of a department of mines and mining. Both of these subjects ought to receive our earnest consideration. The former is quite necessary in order to prevent our :’;}:‘:url‘nltol.nds dfrnmh being uired by TS under 2 oA e the guise of agricul The latter, in my opinion, is not only Cx = < PRESIDENT OF THE STATE MINERS' ASSOCIATION AND SCENE IN THE CONVENTION YESTERDAY WHEN GOVERNOR PARDEE ADDRESSED THE MEMBERS AND TOLD THEM OF THE GREAT IMPOR- TANCE OF THE WORK IN WHICH THEY ARE GAGED. g k2 valleys as the zephyrs do; the land, of | all the world, where Pandora’s awful | box has never yet been opened. | Such, gentlemen, were the people who | 80 well preceded you; such were the pioneers of this great State. And you, | their successors, who carry on the voca- | tion_they so well begun, you the people | of California hold in great esteem. { MAYOR SCHMITZ SPEAKS. Mayor Schmitz, in behalf of the city | of San Francisco., spoke briefly. He | said that it was a pleasure to welcome so important a body as the California | Miners’ Assocfation. The piéneer min- | ers of California were energetic and directed to this State the gaze of the entire world. Good had accrued to San | Francisco from everything that bene- | fited California. There was no gold | mine in San Francisco, but the State had annually poured its wealth into her | lap. Proposed laws might be considered. | He hoped that the convention would | take up the relations of employers and Unless each respects the rights of the other California would not attain the greatness that is hoped for., The city bade a hearty welcome to the convention. All citizens of San Francigco would try to assist the min- ers in carrying out laws for their bene- fit. Mining was a most important in- dustry to California. The following were appointed by the chair a committee on credentials: Thomas Clark, H. Z. Osborne, W. C. Ralston, C. C. Derby and William Nich- olis Jr. An invitation was received from M. L. Requa to visit the works of the Pa- cific Steel and Wire Company in East | Oakland. Then the convention took a | recess until after noon. In the afternoon the committee on credentials reported tnat 345 delegates were entitled to sit in the convention. BELSHAW’S ADDRESS. President C. M. Belshaw delivered his annual address, which was in- full as follows: Gentlemen of the California Miners’ Association Once again we have as- sembled in convention for the purpose of discussing with due deliberation mat- ters of importance to the mining indus- try of this great State. Much good has been accomplished for the miners in par- ticular, and the State in general, by this assoclation since its organization some eleven years ago, and, in my judgment, there is more good work to be done by this institution in the future. During the past few years the custom has been growing among different clas- sified industries of the country to meet in annual convention for the purpose of advancing their welfare and interests; and I believe these conventions have played an important part in developing the resources and industries of this great nation. I sincerely hope the California Miners' Association *will continue meet each year and, as it has done in the | past, unselfishly perform the duties which may devolve upon it. During the last year our assoclation has not done much active work, because there was nothing particular for it to do, but whatever it had to do was done promptly and efficiently. Shortly after the adjournment of the convention last year your president and secretary were advised by Senator George C. Perkins and the Assoclated Ojl Companies that legislation in Con- gress, known as the Dick bill, had passed the House and was before a sub-com- mittee of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate for consideration, and that there was a likelihood that it would receive the favorable recommendation of this committee if a vigorous protest was not made against it. You will remember that the Dick bill had for its purpose the transfer of jurisdiction from the De- partment of the Interfor to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia, and allowed appeals from the decisions of i the Secretary of the Interior or the Com- missioner of the Land Department prior to 1902. That is. it allowed an appeal from ail cases which had been decided by the Commissioner of the Land De- partment in reference to the scripping of oil lands by the holders of lieu land serip. HOLDERS OF SCRIP. Some holders of the lieu land scrip had placed their scrip upon the oll lands in the Kern River District and it had been been decided by the Department of the Interfor that this scrip was not appli- | your president and secretary o | dent | ployers’ cable to mineral lands and, therefore, the locations made by the holders of lieu land scrip upon these oil lands were held by the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of the Land Office to be invalid. The passage of the Dick bill would have allowed these scrip lo- cators to take an appeal from the deci- sion of the Secretary of the Interior and place the matter in the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. As Congress was then in session, it most urgent that action’ should be taken promptly, so, after consultation w several members of the execu- | tive committee and after having care- fully read the affidavits and papers pre- the A pciated Ol Companies, telegraphed our representatives in Congress to e their best endeavors to accomplish the defeat of the objectionable bill then pending. As soon as possible thereafter, a meeting of thé executive committee was called and the action of your presi- and reta was indorsed and approved. The result of = our earpest protest was that the Dick bill was de- feated and, I hope, put to rest for all time. During the last session of the Legis- lature of the State of California several bills were introduced relative to the em- liability and also as to_ what should constitute a vice-principal. In the judgment of many of the mine owners of the State the bills, as introduced, if passed and signed by the Governor, would have worked an injustice to the employer, and, at the request of -a.legal number of members of this association, a special meeting of the executive com- mittee was called for the purpose of dis- cussing those measures. The executive committee met at the office of the assocl- ation on February 28, 1903, and, after a thorough discussion of the subject mat- ter contained in the proposed bills which were before the Legislature of the State, it was unanimously ‘resolved that the passage of those bills would be inimi- cable to the mining interests of this State and that, therefore, they should not be passed. A copy of this resolution, duly attested, was sent to the members of the Committee on Mines and Mining of the Senate, and I belleve also to the different members of the Senate, with the result that there was no change in the law relative to the subject matter contained in these bills. § THE LABOR SITUATION. Since our last convention, tlie mines along the mother lode have experienced a labor strike, but - I-am happy to state that the matter was satisfactorily ad- justed before ang ‘serious damage had been done to any of ‘he properties in- volved. It seems to me that it would not be out of place for this association to under- take in future to arbitrate disputes which may arise between the falne own- ers and the employes, both being mem- bers thereof. It.is'certainly for the best interests of mining in_California -that the relationship existing between em- ployer and employe should at all times be harmonious and cordial, and it should, in my judgment, be the duty of this asso- clation to endeavor to malntain. these much to be desired conditions. T there- fore suggest that methods of procedure relative to this matter be thoroughly discussed and decided upon during. this convention. At our last annual meeting an innova- tion was started in the reading of prac- tical papers upom subjects relative to the different branches of = mining by learned members of this association. I am happy to state that this feature of our last convention was a:decided suc- cess, and I desire to strenuously urge upon you the continuance of these w- pers at each annual - convention. e cannot overestimate the benefit to the mining industry by the presérvation and dissemination of this practical informa- tion. These papers have been printed in pamphlet form and then distributed all over the world, to_the credit of the State of California. ; HYDRAULIC MINING. During the past year nothing has been done along the llneytor, which- the associ- ation was first formed; that 1s, to make hydraulic mining once more possible in the State. I believe that good work can and should be done along this line. I have been credibly informed that by placing a dam in Webber Creek, El Do- rado County, at a cost of not to exceed $35,000, a majority of the hydraulic mines in that county will be enabled to resume work. In my judgment, this as- sociation should appoint a committee to investigate this matter, with power to give the indorsement of the assoclation to the building of this dam, and if"the plan meets with their approval. to urge upon the State and Federal officials the necessity and feasibility of the work. It is our duty to foster hydraulic mihlns under the Caminett! act, and we shoul lend financial aid, if need be, to those who are endeavos “to pared by \ mine ‘under the | number - of of vast importance to the mining indus- try of the natlon, but would be of in- calculable value to the whole people. As the project for the comservation and preservation of the flood waters of the State was first promoted by us, I believe that it should receive our care- ful attention and assistance. While the California Water and Forest Assocla- tion has done excellent work along this | line and has been instrumental in pro- curing State ald to be used in conjunc- tion with the Federal Government, nev- ertheless, I believe that we could and should be more active in this work and | T know that the Water and Forest Asso- ciation would be glad of our efforts to help them. WILDCAT SCHEMES. I desire to direct your attention to the wildcat mining schemes which have done so much in the past to injure the mining industry of the country and will continue to be a hindrance to honest mining un- less they meet with earnest opposition. I believe this association should devise some method whereby people could be advised of wildcat mining speculations in this State, to the end that all legiti- mate mining propositions might receive the full confidence of the investing pub- lic. Wildcat mining operators are alone responsible for the hazardous specula- tive opinion of mining held by the gen- eral public. It is my belief that a min- ing property, conducted on modern sci- entific methods, is just as legitimate jas any business venture and just as certain of financial success. 1t is therefore our duty to promote le- gitimate mining by putting out of busi- ness all mining schemes whose sole ob- ject is to exploit those who have confi- dence in mining as a business enterprise. I am of the opinion that past experi- ence has shown that the membership of our executive committee is too large and diversified to be of the best service to the association, and I would, therefore, advise that this committee consist of not more than nine members, with a ma- jority thereof appointed from localities easy of access to San Francisco. Fre- quently it 1s desirable that the executive committee should be called together promptly, and I believe we ought to make this committee so that, should the occasion require, it may be able to meet an¥ emergency. I desire to congratulate you upon the efficiency of your secretary, E. H. Ben- jamin. 1 have found him untiring in his efforts in behalf of the promotion of the best interests of the association, and I sincerely hope that it may continue to have his valuable services. I want to return to him my sincere thanks and appreciation for all his kindnesses to me the past year. du‘l;‘l,régare al’;o especlally indebted to the Union League Club of San Francisco and the metropolitan press. The former has continued its kindnesses to the ex- ecutive' committee and the latter has been uniformly courteous in informing the public of our transactions. In conclusion, I wish to again thank you for the confidence which is reposed in me when you honored me by making me your president. When T accepted the honor I was conscious of my inability to serve with the marked distinction of my predecessors, but I sincerely trust that in receiving this account of my stewardship you will believe I have done -the best thet I could. REPORT OF COMMISSION. A report was received from the Cali- fornia Debris Commission regarding the operations under the Caminetti act. The text of the report is given: Since the commission was organized in 1893, 620 applications for permits to mine have been received and 476 permits have been issued; 302 permits have been revoked, and in most cases .because the mines have been worked out or aban- doned or have changed hands, and 71 rmits have from time to time been temporarily suspended. During the fiscal year the commission received 55 applications for permits or licenses to mine, 35 licenses were grant- ed, 130 licenses were revoked and 46 licenses were suspended. No considerable failure of impounding barriers bullt or maintained under license given by the commission has tome to the notice of the commission during the year. A few cases of lune‘fn.l mining were ed to the commission during the year and the attention of the parties con- cerned was called to the requirements of the law. As far as known the illegal operations have ceased in each case and in some instances the partles concerned have subsequently applied for and ob- tained licenses. Ooeulondlly a break occurs in one of s, REACRS e Pt m ssion, State’s Executive Delivers Words of Eulogy. Says Gold Hunters Moided the Com- MAN 0 LEAD THOMAS POST Indications of a Contest for the Office of Commander. Selden Sturges and F. L. Tur- pin Are Aspirants for the Place. —_— There will be a meeting of George H. Thomas Post, Grand Army of the Re- public, this even Nominations for officers of the post will be in order. monwealth. tively small and no large percentage of | the debris impounded under the direction of the commission has escaped by rea- son of failures of impounding works. | The total amount of material mined un- der permits during the year is estimated | at 622,600 cubic yards. H BARRIERS ON YUBA. In prosecuting the plan of restraining | debris in the Yuba River provided for by the Caminetti act, the commission has now completed one barrier, known as barrier No. 2, and has made good progress with the construction of the second. known as barrier No. Barrier No. 2 was completed on No- vember 2 and it is believed that barrier No. 1 will be completed in the course of the next few weeks. These barriers are built on the plans of the commission and consist of cribs hu'lll up of fascines made of brush. The fascines are about a foot in di-| ameter, tightly bound together with | wire, and laid so as to form pockets about six feet square. These pockets are then filled with heavy rocks, the whole structure rising to a height of about five | feet above the river bed. There are seven rows of these pockets extending com- Pletely across the river. It is expected that the brush work will hold the rock in place and have a tendency to consoli- date the debris reaching the point where | the barrier is built. The heavy rock should hold the brush from beinz swept away and give stability to the dam. WEAVER CREEK DAM. H. E. Picket of El Dorado, chair- | man of the El Dorado County Miners' Association, submitted the report al- ready published in The Call relating to the proposed dam across Weaver {Creek. The cost of constructing the {dam was estimated at $25,000. The structure would, so reported the com- | mittee, hold back all debris that might result from the resumption of hydraulic mining back of the dam. The report ‘was referred to the committee on dams. Dr. C. T. Deane, secretary of the Cal- ifornia Petroleum Miners’ Assoclation, read a paper on the California ofl in- dustry. The paper abounded in stati | ties. He estimated that the consump- tion of oil in California during the year 1804 would be 30,000,000 barrels. During the year 1903 the consumption would reach more than 23,000,000 barrels. The various uses that will extend the de- mand for oll were recounted. There were two great oil fields in the world, he said, the Baku and Kern River flelds. With the increase in the con- sumption of crude petroleum the de- mand for coal was steadily decreasing. The importation of coal to San Fran- cisco in the first ten months of 19 had fallen 165,000 tons short of the im- portation for the corresponding period in 1902. The “ghost of the scrip oil land thieves had finally been laid.” In conclusion Dr. Deane extended to the California Miners’ Association the greetings of the California Petroleum Miners’ Association. Letters of regret were read by the secretary from United States Senator George C. Perkins, who is now in Washington, D.C., and unable to be present at the convention, and also from Frederick Zeitler, both gentlemen pledging their hearty support to the aims of the organization. Senator Voorheis presented a motion that the committee on resolutions be composed of one member from each delegation. The motion was carried. J. K. O’'Brien of Plumas County pre- | sented a resolution that the convention indorse Congressman T. A. Bell as a member of the River and Harbor Committee and that the Speaker of the House of Represen- tatives be requested to appoint Con- gressman Bell; also that the Califor- nia Congressmen be asked to secure Bell's #ppointment on the committee. The resolution was referred to the committee on resolutions. TELLS OF WASTE. Mark B. Carr then delivered an ad- dress on “The Storage of Waste Water for Mining Purposes.” He spoke of the plans of the Federal Government to erect reservoirs in the Sierras and to irrigate desert lands and made a | plea that the proposed reservoirs be placed in the high regions of the Si- erras. Continuing, the speaker sald: The crest of the Sierra is a great wa- tershed and it is there that the waters | should be conserved. The average rain- fall of to-day is the same as it was twenty years ago and there is plenty of water for all purposes. Preserving the forests is not the only method of securing a proper water sup- ply. Miners do not waste timber, but | they must have a necessary amount for | the mines. The cry to preserve the for- | ests is mainly a matter of sentiment. Water should be stored in the moun- tains and by building the reservoirs in high altitudes a sufficient supply could | first be given to the mines and then the | water could be utilized in the valleys nan l(‘:ltie& S | ‘ongress intends to build reservoirs | they should be built in the high Sierra, | which is the permanent source of the | water supply. The mine owners should | have their share of the benefits to be | supplied. | new reservoirs are built and the| old ones repaired, the Government would secure an income equal to the expense from revenues for use of the water. Let us use all endeavor to secure a proper water supply by the Government, but let the supply be first for the mines and then for those who live in the valleys. GREETED BY FORTY-NINERS. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Jacob Neff was introduced to the conevntion by the president and “Uncle Jake” was glven a rousing reception. He made a brief speech, thanking the convention | for its reception, and assured all pres- | ent that he would always support the Miners’ Association in its work. Judge Niles Searls of Nevada County was also called upon to address the delegates and he made a short speech, pledging his support to the work of the assoclation. He urged the delegates to continue in their efforts to secure prop- er legislation for the benefit of the mine owners of California. President Belshaw then announced , his appointments to the committee on resolutions; the committee being as fol- lows: C. Voorheis, Amador County; En%ush. ‘Alameda; A. A. Watkins, Cnx}fl fornia Promotion Committee; W. C. ston, Calaveras; H. E. Picket, El Dorad 5 Osborne. Los Angeles; C. C. finfipon; P. T. Plerce, Mono; J. gm{bZJ rell, Nev: . K. O'Brien. Plumas; W, ada; Nicholls, Placer; J. H. Batcher, Sa. mento; L. J. Ryder, Santa Clara; J. . Halloran. San Francisco; A. G. Boggs, Shasta; R. R. Smith, San' Joaquin; A. It Briggs, State Board of Trade: Tirey I, | Ford, Sierra; A. Abby, Sonoma; u-r{ B. | Kerr, Tuolomne, and J. E. Doolittle of the State Mining Bureau. J. J. McMurray of Trinity County then delivered a short address on the methods of preserving the forests of | the post | The annual elect 1l take place two weeks from to-nig There are two candidates in the field for the honor of commanding the The aspirants are Selden Sturges and F. L. Turpin and all signs point t hot contest. Comrades all along line are dis- cussing the merits and dents of the controversy. It was sup d until re- cently that Selden Stu who was made commander to succeed Colonel A. D. Cutler, who resigned shortly after the close of the National En- campment, would be elected without opposition but ere is now gossip to the effect that Com- rade Sturges was placed at the head of on an agreement that he should give way to another comrade at | the expiration of the term for which Colonel Cutler was elected. The cus- toms and traditions of the post were set aside when Colonel Cutler was elected for a third term. He displayed qualities of enterprise which commended him to the special favor of the post. He went to ‘Washington as a delegate to the Na- tional Encampment of 1902 and was among the foremost in the fight to bring the encampment of 1903 to San Francisco. Many of his friends ex- pected that he would be elected de- partment commander, but General Shafter was chosen to fill that position. Many of Colonel Cutler’s friends hoped that he would be placed at the head of the general committee of manage- ment of the National Encampment, but General George Stone was selected for that place. Thomas Post of San Francisco Is known throughout the United States as a Grand Army post of exceptional en- terprise and strength. The roll of leadership in the post embraces the names of eminent men. Thereis a strong feeling in favor of maintaining the high standard of leadership, hence the forthcoming contest for post command- er is enlisting keen attention in Grand Army circles. The result may have some bearing on the election of a de- partment commander to succeed Gen- eral Shafter. @ Feieirimieininpdel i @ the State. He did not favor the scien- tific means taught to students of for- estry and said that more could be learned from the Indians, who pre- served the forests by systematically burning patches of woodland. URGED TO AID. J. A. Filcher of the California Com- mission to the St. Louais Exposition de- livered an address to the delegates and spoke of the plans to give publicity to the resources of California at the World r in 1904, He asked the aid of all mining men to make the mining exhibit a noteworthy one and requested that specimens of ores and minerals be sent to the commission for exhibition purposes. “If the miners are afraid to loan ex- hibits to us,” he said, “we are ready to buy them. We want to make a good display and we must have the aid of every mining man.” President Wheeler of the State Uni- versity was expected to be present and address the convention, but he was un- able to attend. The convention adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock. The committee on resolutions sat in council at the Lick House until a late hour last evening. It was decided, after some discussion, to recommend to the convention to adopt a resolution favoring arbitration in cases of dis- agreement between mine owners and mine employes, and to indorse the proposition of the miners of El Dorado County to dam Weaver Creek that hy- draulicking may proceed behind the barrier to be constructed. A resolution will undoubtedly be adopted favoring the institution of a natlonal depart- ment of mines and mining. The rec- ommendations in President Belshaw’s address were favored. ADVERTISEMENTS. _fill PIANOS Hold the highest place in cvery music player’s es- tcem. 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