The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-25
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uactaoa Of Omceeo and Direct
era of the Hocla Consolidated
Mining Company.
The MINER 10 indebted to . gentleman
|, who was present on the occasion for tn
following interesting letter describing
the proeedings of the annual meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Hec'a Con
, solialate.l Mining Company:
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. III, 1Ss:s.
Etlit0, Bwttc Miner:
DEAR SIR: The stockholders {" the
Hecla Consolidated Mining Company
met in annual convention ut ln'''anap-
oils January lltn, 18th and 18TH. The
meeting was one Of great harmony
caused. no doubt. by the successful
wears operations, and the satisfactory
management Of their affairs at Glendale
The stockholders elected the following
Gentlemen as u Board If Directors for
the year 1882:
John Thomas, f.. Il. Nlartin'lalr, n.
Jones, and \. u. Lynch, Of In'iianal"'-
lis: G.. q. hair, Of Phila., AMI y. -\rn'-
strong and II. KniplHnlurg, "f Glen
dale, Montana.
The Board elected the following off
ccn for the year:
Pu~idcnt-.JOhn Thomas.
Sccrrtary-J. Is. McCutchcon.
| Tr,:,s,lrpr-A. ID. Lynch.
General Managcr-H. Knippenbtrg..
The unanimous instruction OF the
n.kl,ol.iers to the Board of Directors
was to appoint II. Kniplen6erg Gent
Manager. This was done hy the Board,
anil the position was accepted hy Mr..
Knippcnlrrg for another year. This set
ties the ma l,aycnlrnt .: tEc llecla Mining
TO. for lSS:!,. Mr.. james larfet remains
with the company as superintendent q;
the mines, and MIR. q. q. Earle a> super
inte,i.lrnt Of reduction.
The policy adopted in 1881 will !" car
ri.sl out during the coming year. The
question Of concentration works WAS
discussed by the board, and referred t"
Il committee consisting Of II. knippcl'-
berg. John Thomas and y. Armstrong.
These gentlemen will investigate and
adopt an improved COZ, ceEtrator Of 100
toms per diem capacity.
The following resolution was unani-
n,o,,,'y adopted: l'y the Board Of Direr-
tors:
RtMlrt,i, That the thanks Of this
company are due and are hereby tN-
pressed to .sallits Harftt. Supcrintem:- !
ent OF the HccIa Consolidated Mining |
Company, for III; marked loyalty and
fidelity to Tie responsible trust commit
ted to- his han..s; bv his answering ill.,
tcyrity an:! superiority ~ amy external
Influences. and lii, standing l'y his
work and true friends. lie has won our
and our renewed esteem and
The following resolutions Were. ;:i>s.
adopted by the Stockholders:
Rc*ol,c|, That the thanks o: the
of the Hccl:t Consolidated
Mining Company are due and are here
by cordially rendered IT, Mr.. Henry
ilMipr,nl,"ry for the efficient. economic
raj and b,i.inc~>-li:>c ,.:sna:.c,*.ent dis
played 10y him in conducting: the al
fairs "t said company for the year 1851,
by which h: has placed tic credit "f the
company upon a solid basis, paid all its
paid Il one per cent.
dividend t. the >tuckhol'irr>
from July 1T and accumulated Il large
surplus in the tra>ur. Of the company.
The said Stockholders hereby express
heir entire confluence IN Mr.. Knip'wn-
,"ry AMI request tie board uf directors
- aplrint him general manager for the
.urrent year and that they extend t"
';m every facility looking: to the 'lcvcl-
:rn.tnt OF the Hcca property and max I
ny its stock permanently dividend pay
IL.
R.-'r,i. That the thanks Of III,
stockholders %; the Hy.la Con~o|i.!a' u;
Whining Company ar' due to and are.
icri'y cordially EXTENDED! to Jamc,
ar!tt, superintendent! Ct the .r'n,lHlny's
mines. and to Geo. &. Earle. S,lwr;n-
c,:'lrnt Of the c"'nrany's reduction
works. for energy, honesty. industry
nd capacity displayed by them in til"
lischar-.: of their respective duties dur
ny the year just closed. by which. I'LL |
lrr the direction Of our efficient general
'la n:"cr, the Stockholders have beer,
.war!,d in large profit, for the yea:
81, and the Stockholders desire. tia,
he~e gentlemen should understand that
heir nicritOriou- services ar. duly ul-
rccisttd. More anon. -.
Shooting in Eureka. !