The great service of the late Dr. Joseph A. Holmes to humanity is universally recognized. His death on July 13, 1915, left his Iife work well begun, but only begun. Appreciating the great importance of his work for better mining conditions and more friendly and cooperative relations between operator and miner and in order to keep up this good work and perpetuate his efforts and memory, the American Institute of Mining Engineers and the American Mining Congress immediately after his death appointed committees to give proper consideration to the subject. 10 p.