The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-09
BUTTE NEWS.
SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS
Last Day of the Meeting Devoted
to Business and Pleasure.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ
Improvements in Montana Include
Great Enterprises-The Era OF thu
Dam Is at Hand-Good Roads
Required Discussions.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ

The members of the Montana Society
of Civil Engineers We're up and around
early yesterday morning, for the last
day of their annual session was TO be
an exceedingly busy one. As soon az
possible after breakfast the engineers
took carriages for a trip To some of the
principal mines of the Boston & Mon
tana and Butte 4 Boston companies.
Silver Bow Shaft No. | was visited fer
the express purpose Of inspecting the
famous new Nordberg pumps, in which
the engineers manifested great interest
Then the West Colusa was visited
which was of especial interest because
of the large size of the compartments
being nine by five and half feet The
Leonard shaft was visited last.
The members of the society We're late
in getting together for their afternoon
business session. owing to the lateness
of the return from the mines. Three
new members arrived during the after
noon-Fred ]. Taylor, assistant enGi-
neer OF the Northern Pacific: Theron
M. Ripley engineer of the Missouri
river dam, and Edward II. Mcneil
county surveyor Of Jefferson county.
President Charles w. Goodale called
the session to order at 2:30 o'clock and
the minutes We're read by the secre-
tary.
An application for membership was
received from William r. Donnevan of
Butte, which was referred to the board
OF trustees, Milo Smith Ketcham. pro
posed at the last meeting. was duly
elected member of the society.
The annual report Of the secretary
and librarian. A. $. Hovey, was then
read. IT showed the total receipts Of
the year to be 8S42.2S and the total ex-
penditures s76ae2, leaving a balance Of
sT2.36. Bills unpaid amount to SD. and
there are due from members S2s2. At
the end of 1896 there Were 65 members,
but six designations left 10 members al
the beginning of the year There are
now 90 active members four honorary
members and Il associate members,
making total Of IT,. The report was
referred to the trustees, The report Of
the treasurer, ]. S. Keerl. correspondent
with the secretary's report and was re-
ferred TO the board of trustees for aud
iting.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year
President-James NJ. Page OF Twin
Bridges.
First Vice President-M. S. Parker OF
Great Falls.
Second vice observation-disclosures j.
Smith of Helena.
Secretary and Ifbrarian-Albeft =
Hnvey of Helena.
Treasurer and Member of the Board
of Mechanical Engineers-James >
Keerl of Helena.
Trustees-T. w. Blackford of Butte;
Edward r. MCNEIL of Boulder; Finlay
MeRae of Helena.
Mr.. Page thanked the society earnest
~ for the honor conferred.
81 On motion of Eugene Carroll il was
voted that hereafter the committee of
arrangements shall he appointed in No
yember instead Of December. SO as TO
give plenty of time to arrange for the
annual meeting.
Thanks We're returned to the chief
engineer of the Oregon Short Line. {.
w. Goodale of the Colorado Smelling d
Mining company. Messrs Christian and
Mekenna of the Anaconda Mining COM
pany. Messrs. Lincoln and BonneNan.
architects of the School of Mines, to
the Montana Power company. winters
& Parsons and Mr.. S. Parker. To Il.
klepetko, {. :. Batterman and the Bos-
ton & Montana company. 10 j. r.
Wharton of the street railroad COM
pany, To the Montana Ore Purchasing
company and the Parrot company. 10
Eugene Carroll of the water company
to the committee of arrangements and
to the mayor and city officials for eonr-
tesies extended. 4 committee Of three
was appointed on the matter Of TAIL
road transportation.
The annual address of tie retiring
president. Charles W Goodale, was
read and listened In with marked at
tention. The address was a review Of
engineering progress in This state.
There are liz members of the society,
"a enroiiments having been made dur
ing the past year Among The features
of the paper We're reports of engineers
In charge of the Canyon Ferry dam.
the dam on the Big Hole the Anaconda
and Butte water works and the cyanide
plant of the Montana Mining company.
Limited space in this issue of the
Standard viii not permit the printin
of the interesting paper in full.
H@u ~rArE rnrtnEr.