The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-12-07
Mineral Land dG0nXenilan

Mineral Land Convention.
The mineral land convention, now
being held IN Helena, reassemblcd at 10
O'Clock saturday morning in Encore
hall. Resolutions from Butte were
read rendering hearty support to the
objects of the convention. The report
OF the committee on resolutions was
then received. 1t was lengthy docu-
ment. 1t reviews the proceedings Of
the first mineral land convention, held
February Z. 1888, and reatfirms the pre-
amble and resolutions of that body. 1t
recommended plan of procedure as
follows:
l. That corporation be immedi-
ately formed to be known as the Min
eral Land Association vi Montana.
2. That the incorporators Of said as
sociation shall be the following named
persons, toWit:
L. II. Hershfeld and Thomas Cruise,
of Lewis and Clarke county; a. II. Bar
ret and VIM. Thompson, of Silver Bow
county; 4. H. Mitchell and Conrad
kohrs, of Dee, Lodge county; B. F.
White, of Beaverhead county; r. O.
Hickman, of Madison county; Vining
\. Cook, Of Jefferson county; G. A.
Wolf, of Missoula county; David E.
Folsam, of Meagher county.
The objects of the association are to
further In every possible way the aim
and purpose of the convention and to
prevent, as far as possible, the acquisi-
| tion by the Northern Pacific of the min
eral lands of Montana. The powers OF
| the association shall be: 10 petition
the secretary of the interior, the con-
gress Of the United States and the state
legislature, to employ counsel and in all
other ways to do whatever in its judg-
ment may be wise and necessary to
carry out the purposes OF the organiza-
ton. For the purpose of raising funds
it is authorized by the convention to
incorporate, with capital stock OF
$5O,OOO in shares OF 81 each, the stock
to be fully paid and worcestershire.
The Mineral Land association is also
authorized to ascertain the most prac-
tical and effective plan of procedure to
be followed by owners OF mine loca-
tions now in danger of being patented
to the Northern Pacific. and shall pro-
mulgate such plan through the medium
of the press. \ number OF resolutions
pertaining to the work of the associa-
ton were also submitted by the conf
mittee. The committee closed its re-
port as follows
''In conclusion your committee, fully
approaching the vital Importance of
the great work undertaken by this con-
vention. and realizing also the difficult
ties in the way OF its accomplishment,
would respectfully suggest that the
Mineral Land association as soon
as organized, shall issue call to the
people of Montana requesting that pub
lie meetings shall be held in every 10
cality throughout the state to the end
that this subject may be fully discussed
and the people correctly advised as to
the serious nature of the threatened
danger
Col W. +. Sanders then took the
floor and made d telling speech to the
, convention. He warmly commended
. the objects Of the meeting and predict
ed for them ultimate success in pre-.
q venting the Northern Pacific company
from securing mineral lands other thar
coal and iron in Montana.
: Will Kennedy, +. g. Merrill, A. II
Nelson, Lee Mantle and General Harri:
also made short speeches to the conven
+ tion on the subject.
q y resolution offered by Hon. Jane.
y Sullivan to the effect that it shall b,
the duty of the mineral land assOcia
tion to procure the cancellation OF tn,
o railroad companys grant in Montana
so far as it applies to mineral lands
j., caused considerable discussion. Al
o amendment offered 10y Mantle, that the
: association correspond with the rail
road company and en,ieavor to adjust
, the matter amicably it possible, was
' not adopted Suliivans motion was
also lost. The convention then ad
: journet, subject to the call OF the pres
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