The Dillon tribune., 1884-05-03
HECLA CONSOLIDArE1,~ ~,-
High Compliment Paid to (;.,.~.,
ager knippenberp Man

aser knippenberx. "a".
Some Interesting Fact. C.,,
Most Prosperous Mining En..ns the
prise in the Territory.
The Board Of Directors Of H.. :,
Consolidated Mining Co., of lnd;,nalrSs lrS'a
IND: and Glendale, Montana a--con.; poliS' 20.
OF Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks, Iohn Thu =
as, Esq, Hon: John {. Wright, Iudys 11om- y ;,
Mar'indale, John c. McCutcheon Z, D.
Charles o. Baird-recently passed - n'sn aha ID
hattcr'ng and deserving expression oS ,'',S y,
Ieenng which IS entertained toward c .n'
eral Manager knippenberg. At the NEE, ~sa.
ing nine-tenths of the stock Of tn. co,ne' e''
NY was represented. We give it in full.
COMPLIMENTARY FROM THE cn
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Fen ,,.,,
HENRY kNlPPESBERe, Esq, We ~ 1884,
General Manager lIecIa Con. Mini,y eo
DEAR SIR: At the annual ,u.et;nn ennals :, Montana
| holders, held on Tuesday, the sth ;ns, .'e STOCK
which 90 per cent OF the stock voted, ,t,, ,ahd a
your annual report read the stockholders dr d,.r,'
opinions in reference to the n,anapemen, ss ani
property belonging To the company by vou =. ,;. ,e
Your personal manliness and lov.,.v
and your ability to take totterinu bus;,.send ,aend
make 1t successful and prosperous were ,~.ii ant
before having had ractc,l illustration IN Hn'M, ,'.,
4
ed this in on much larger scale in tlrI; t;Feai.
cepting charge OF our property when it w,s * ",.
and denorazed in every department and by rn. aes
accurate figuring, strict economy. and an cs.' u"ss'
OF untiring energy, all ot which you have ,p'- sap
fully impressed on the employees us being nd;s.e'
s,ble to their connection with the COMPANY, vou , ..
the head Of the list in Montana us the ~
largest dividend paying mine in the rerritnrv n ha
no debt iarge deveiopmcnt OF reserve ore, M'a anh
tial commercially. ~ 'sla''
Now the property is in the condition vou sh,.,,
have received il in, ready tor quiet STEADY. SUN
deal in facts, not fiction speculation md k ah
and sell just what they have, nore no less. WY yos
friends among The stockholders count per ce,.
and are sincere tor your p. rsonal welfare and ' '
t'nued SUE IS as mine manager. ''"'
(signed) J.C. Mctrrciirox, se,v
Certainly such a compliment comm,
unsolicited and unexpected from such
source, and from body of men, some oi
whom have National reputation, and ali
constituting representative men of which
any State might be justly proud should sat,
'sfy the ambition OF most any man. We
are certain that the best business men Of
Montana, who are acquainted with the his.
tory OF the Hecla Co, will indorse the ey.
preston OF the stockholders toward the
present wise and successful management
SELF.MADE BUSINESS MAN.
Mr.. knippenberg is in the prime Of life,
somewhere near forty years Of age. He Is
German BY birth--having arrived in
America at the age Of six years. At eleven
he was left an orphan. With only eighteen
months of schooling, he educated himself
by close study and diligent application dur.
ing leisure hours, after tine daily routine OF
labor. 1t may be properly mentioned that
IN politics Mr.. II. is strong Rep ,bl;can,
and in religion Baptist. In traits OF char.
acter he is man of unswervering integrity
III thought and deed-shrewd in business,
hut not deceptive. a man Of strong likes
and dlslikes he is true to his friends. wheth.
er present or absent. He counts disloval,v
an unpardonacle sin, and his word, written
or verbal, is at par. His enemies do not
refuse him this honor.
PRESENT STANDING OF THE co.
The Hecla Company, three wears ago,
was bankrupt-bankrup in treasury. bank
rupt in mines, bankrupt in credit. To-day
t stands, ii not the first, at least among the
first mining companies in Montana. Itis
liberal toward its employees and liberal in
dividends toward its stockholders. 1t is a
mammoth mining concern. 1t was organ.
ICED in the year 1877 by Noah Armstrong,
Esq, a mining man of whom Montana is
proud to number among her most enter.
Prising citizens, and gentleman always
foremost In any of the great enterprises that
go To build up the great and growing com.
monwealth he has selected as his home
General Manager Knippenberg TOOK
charge OF the company's business in April,
1881. From that date things assumed a
different shape in and around the property.
Order grew out of chaos. and assessment.
and Indebtedness We're followed bv divi.
drnds and surplus. At present the
Hecla Company pays the largest dividend
OF any mining corporation in Montana ii
not IN the West, considering its capi,aliza.
ton.
ITS WORKS AND OPERATIONS.
The operations OF the company cover
about twenty-five miles Of Territory. Tie
towns OF Glendale, Hecla, Norw ood ant,
Greenwood simply mean the Hecla Com
pany-for, when the furnace fires OF the
company are put out to burn no more. those
towns will be merely monuments OF pas.
There is consumed in the smelterS at
Glendale, every year, Il 900 tons OF silver.
lead ore, oooo tons Of iron ore, 5000 tons
Of lime rock, 5000 tons of coke, 100000
bushels OF charcoal, and some three hund-
red head of mules are constantly working
Tor the company, directly and indirectly.
When running full handed the pay .ro,
ot the company counts up over 400 men,
aud including those working on contracts
nearly as many more. The monthly pay
roll ioots up an average OF $so,ooo and
pay day never fails on the ,sth OF each
month. The company ships every wear
} ,oo'' tons of silver.lead lead bullion and
about 500 tons of copper matte, and pays
The Union Pacific r. r. for freight charges
On incoming and outgoing freight $4,000.
PERSONAL MANAGEMENr.
This vast business is handled bv Genera!
Manager knippenberg in the most quiet,
orderly and effective manner. and apparent
without the least clashiug among the
Inherent departments. The General Mar
'ger is aided in the most harmonious way
" Chas. r. kappes, assistant general man.
lger; Jas. Parfet, superintendent Of mines;
jeo b. Conway, cashier: John V. Sey-
,old superintendent of reduction works: j.
;. Street, superintendent iron mines, and
F. M. Partet, superintendent Of the concen
rator. The entire system is under the >n-
'e' vision Of the General Manager, who i
himself an accomplished book keeper an
accountant.