Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-09
OFFICERS WERE
REELECTED
Stockholders of Central Idaho
Mining Bureau Held Their
Annual Meeting Today


dent, Ezra Baird; treasurer, John P.
Vollmer.
Governing board Lester Coffin or
Lewiston; G, A. Nehrhood, Lewistons
Geo. X. Reed, Grangeville; c. p. Rich
ardson, Newsone; ]. B. Stancill. Buff
falo Hump; G.. l. Porter, Elk City; w.
S. Wilkinson, Pierce; NJ. Donzac, Lew
iston; c. o. Clark, Big Creek and Fred
Wood, Lewiston.
The above officers and governing
board of the Central Idaho Mining bu-
reau were elected at the annual stock
holders meeting this morning.
The annual meeting of the members OF
the Central Idaho Mining bureau was
held at their rooms in the Theissen
block at 1890 o'clock this morning.
About fifty persons were present
The secretary called the meeting to
order and read the minutes of the
last meeting of the governing board
which was held November 80 The
minutes We're approved.
The secretary then submitted his
first annual report of the business of
the bureau ending December 81. 1908.
The secretary after reading his re-
port asked that President Brown APP
point a committee to examine the re-
port and books and vouchers of the
secretary.
DR.. ]. Lee Kelley presented motion
which was seconded that roll call be
read of the 139 members in good stand
ing. After considerable discussion in
which the secretary misunderstood the
purport of the motion the roll call was
read.
The purpose of the roll call was to
learn who in person and by proxy had
a voice in the proceedings-sixty-s
proxies and twenty-three members In
person We're represented.
]. Lee Kelley was appointed as
committee on credentials and reported
finding proxies in good form.
The matter of investigating the sec
retary's report was brought up and
referred to a committee composed of
| ]. w. Killinger, NJ. Donzac and ]. B.
McGrane
Secretary Wood brought up the mat
ter of deficiency of the bureau and de-
sired that something be done to make
| it up. Members present con-
tended that the matter could not be
adjusted until the committee appointed
to examine the secretary's report could
report on the same. No motion was
| h1if taknn
The committee brought in a report
recommending that as the bureau has
finance committee the secretary's re-
port should be referred to that COM
mittee which is composed of Ezra
Baird, G. A. Nehrhood and w. p. Hurl-
but.
The election of officers was the next
order of business. The old officers of
the bureau were unanimously re-elect-
ed and a new governing board made
up from a list presented by Mr.. VIM.
Wright were, with one or two excep-
lions, unanimously elected.
The matter of assuming the de-
ficiency Of the past year which Pres.
ident Brown and Secretary Wood made
good, was next brought up by the sec
rotary. Mr. Wood stated that soma
action should be taken in this matter
by the bureau and asked that the
members present discuss the best
means OF doing it. Mr.. Killinger stated
that according to the bylaws the bu-
reau could not legally assume the debt
before suspension of rules of the
bureau was had. Mr.. Wood said that
since the matter was brought up he
saw no reason why any objections
should be raised at this time, and did
rot ask the bureau to pay the money,
hut wanted to know whether they
would take action to do so and what
means they would use to do it.
Mr.. Wood stated that the bureau was
in debt from the reasoi that certain
members never paid their dues, and
he further stated that he presumed
great many did not like it because
they could not use the bureau to fur
Their their own ends.
The discussion closed when Il was
! explained that Mr.. Wood misunder-