New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-13
THE NEV STOCK EXCHANGE.

| MEETING YESTERDAY FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| MARKS OF GENERAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE OFFICERS.
An adjourned meeting Of tho American Mining
Stock Exchange was held yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock in the new board room Of tie Mining Trust
Company. ITO Broadway. Mr.. George w. Smiley,
the Chairman of the Exchange, called the meeting
| to order. Mr.. E. d. Barnes was appointed tempo
| rary secretary About 100 members answered to
the roll call. after which Mr.. Smiley introduced
General c. r. Christensen, treasurer of the Mining
| trust Company under whose auspices the Ex-
| change is organzed), who made the following re-
marks:
GENTLEMEN: Before You proceed to formal organi.
zaton, desire to say few words as representative
OF the Mining Trust Company. Your last meeting was
appointed for O. rather incOnvenlent hour: ana our
rooms dlsOrdered condition owing 10 the de-
lay in tho workingmen nnshing their alterations; so
that, the whole, IT did not look IKE very hospsDie
shortcomings aud readily adopt our suggestion for
few days adjournment. 49,, -.,.,,.,o
you aud ourselves that the American Mining Stock FIX
change inaugurated under such promising auspices as
perfectly sincere in saying that It be evident
even s1Peraoa, observer F that S
and capable men. who can and who Will support the
IN M prorer reeoHn
ton Of the best class OF securities that can be or
fered to conservative investors. shall not dwell upon
tue reasons which have mp TO this time operated to
dstrus aud discredit mining securities but
such properties as afe conducted straightforward
busnessIke principles, and which, honest opln-
loans Adopting this plan, and faithfully acting upon IT.
without favor there Is reason why this hnpor
Which it needs for its proper development; and while
all hope land rightly expcp TO reap material oene
being engaged IN prasewortny-lndecd. 1 may say
patriotic mission tie Importance Of which 10 the
county at large hardly be overestimated.
There remains only for me TO that, ndivd uay,
have the most abiding faith in the enterprise or
would not have devoted so much LABOR ana anxious
thought the preparatory necessary TO place
1t proper working footing; shall devote my best
PUBLIC. whether that takes longer or shorter time,
and shall particularly aim 20 ,I make , our offices
Tor information about mining matters. In your deal
ings with the Trust Company ana tne Clearing House,
partiality
On motion, the following gentlemen we're OPP
pointed committees on permanent organization:
w. E. Gordon, w. Fl. II. Williams. T. j. Epstein.
w. f. Moller r. w. Leavitt. Mark l.. Mcdonald,
tiOn the committees reported the following organi
cation:
Chdirmdn-Geo w. Smiley.
GooeraisO Cc1miGeeWGeo Chapman, Washington Lee.
Geo. ID. Roberts, 3. l.. Batchord, j. p. Terry ". e..
Squire, T. j. Slaughter l.. ~ Low ID. l. st. John.
= T. Grant, W. A; summons, +. p smith. " :: Warner
Lawrence. c. c. Hastings.
Committee Stock NATURALIZATION Lee Mark L Nc
Donald Luther Il. shinn, w. T. MOler. X NJ. Mitchell.
q T.. 0ryis, L. Lawrence II. NJ, Clark D. b. GILBERT f.
Committee on Management aud Arrangement s-Frank-
lin Allen, H. L. Underwood, II. Pool, W L. Warner. WIN.
Belden. r. W. Bogart, G. H. TonPkins, W. Z. Gordon.
Fl. NJ. Cowles, g. d. sturgIs.
Further time was allowed in which to report the
nominations for the Arbitration Committee.
The meeting then adjourned, to meet subject to
the call of the chairman.