Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-01-11
To ORGANIZE
AN EXCHANGE
Matter was Discussed at Annual
Meeting of Mining Bureau
Last Saturday Night

The evening session of the stockhold-
ers of the Central Idaho Mining bu-
reau was held at 80 Saturday night
at the bureau room in the Thiessen
block, Vice President Ezra Baird oc-
cupying the chair Secretary Wood
read several resolutions prepared by
himself for adoption. There were about
twelve members present and with the
fifty odd proxies held by Secretary
Wood the business of the meeting en-
bracing motions. resolutions and other
matters was carried through.
The rules of the central Idaho mining
bureau require a wo-thirds vote of all
members present either in person or
proxy and with the numberless proxies
in evidence the dictates of Secretary
Wood were carried through according
to slate.
Secretary Wood brought up the mat
ter of handling the exhibit that is to
be made up for the worlds fair at st.
Louis and stated that the state had
agreed to pay for the transportation
of the exhibits to and from the worlds
fair, but any other expense incurred.
such as preparing the exhibit and send
ing a man to take care of it, wou!1
have to be borne by others than the
state.
| The following committees were APP
pointed to appear before the county
commissioners of Nez cree, Idaho and
Asotin counties for the purpose of So
Letting funds for maintaining a proper
mineral exhibit of Central Idaho at tho
worlds fair.
Nez Perez county. w. B. Stanton, j.
w. Killinger, I. B. Merrill, I. N. Smith.
Idaho county, Geo. K Reed Henry
Wax Rufus Hawley, Frank Brown.
Asotin county, G. A. Nehrhood, Frank
Burke, J. A. Husbeye.
The matter of raising the indebted
ness of the mining bureau which has
been incurred since its organization
and amounting to nearly the sum of
$1,000, was again brought up by Mr..
Wood and considerable discussion was
entered into by the members.
Persons present felt that 1t was the
duty of the members to retire this debt
but it was suggested that a reasonable
| length OF time p6 d1IOWSu lOT OH lHS
members to be fully informed of the
existence of this debt, and II was
agreed that the matter could rest until
Saturday. February 18th, to which date
the meeting was finally adjourned.
The opinion was expressed that per-
haps a corporation should be formed
embracing the present mining bureau
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though each be run under separate
management with competent heads. 1t
was conceded by all present that the
exchange feature would be a money
making proposition from the start and
help maintain the expense of the min
ing exhibit proper.
During the meeting Saturday morn
ing members present questioned Sec
rotary Wood as to why the expenses
had not been cut down, when he was
aware that the bureau was going into
debt He advised the questioners that
1t would be impossible to run the min
ing bureau for less than $500 per year
which would be an average of 5000 per
month, and stated that the reason the
matter was not brought up at the time
was owing to the fact that he could not
gather a quorum of the governing
board
There appears to be considerable
feeling among members over the man
agement of the bureaus affairs and 1t
is generally regretted that the bureau
should have been allowed to run into
debt. There is no doubt of the in
estimable value of mining bureau In
Lewiston and the general opinion pre-
walls that it should be organized
on a safe basis with a general cut In
many of the present expenses
The session closed Saturday night
after the various committees pertinent
| to the bureau were appointed and will
reconvene the second Saturday in Feb
ruary At that time the question of re-
organization with the addition af an
exchange through which mining stocks
, may be bought and sold will be dis
cussed at length.