Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-16

According to the testimony of the
members, the annual convention of the
Montana Society of Engineers held
here last week was the most interest.
ing and profitable session the organic
alton has ever held, this being due
largely to the fact that in visiting the
mining camps adjacent to this city,
the engineers were afforded an oppor.
tunity to study field entirely new
to them, and to investigate processes
Of mining and milling not to be found
in the camps where they reside. The
delegates were all men of high stand.
ing in their profession, and among
them are some Of the foremost engi.
neers in the cOuntry-men who plan
the work to be done at the mammoth
Butte properties. OF course these men
know all about the cyanide process,
but the opportunity to study its prac.
tlcal workings on very large scale,
showing every detail of the system
from beginning to end, does not often
come to them, and for this reason the
plants at Kenoall and Gilt Edge were
of the highest interest to them.
Social Features Not Overlooked.
Yet with all the business done and
the observations made, the social side
of the gathering was not overlooked,
and as the new president remarked,
the members had proceeded from
banquet to banquet" The mining
companies of the two big gold camps
had made every preparation to give
the visitors good time, aside from
the plans for going through the mines
and mills. and the engineers were
made to feel at home wherever they
happened to be. The inspections at
the camps were completed Friday af-
ternOon, and the delegates returned to
LewistOwn Friday evening. Saturday
was devoted to the formal business
of the convention, and in the even
ing, came the final feature of the Wis.,
it, the banquet at Fraternity hall ten
dered by the mining companies, and
which proved to be a most delightful
affair.
The Regular Meeting.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning, the delegates assembled at
Fraternity hall and the formal ses-
sion commenced with President E. w.
King presiding. The report of Sec
rotary Clinton H. Moore was first
read, and it made f1attering show
ing. The cash on hand Jan. 8, 1905,
was $140.27, and during the year
there had been received from dues
and membership fees 1858, making a
total of $993.27. The disbursements
during the year were $861.1O, leaving
balance of $132.17.
The summary of the membership
showed that the society has four hon.
orary members, 131 active members
and 48 corresponding members, maxi
ing a total of 17S, as compared with
166 year ago. The society has the
nucleus of good library, to which
several additions were made during
the year. In concluding his report,
Secretary Moore said:
A Most Successful Year.
'The Montana Society of Engineers
has abundant reasons for congratula-
tion for its record during the past
year. It's successful annual meeting
at Butte permitted the revival of old
friendships, exchange of valuable
scientific opinions and the discussion
Of engineering problems of an up-to-
date character.
"The winter sessions were made of
great interest by the discussion of
traditions, mental alterations and ju-
dicial differences, known under the
general title of United States mining
laws.
"The membership has been increas-
ed by the addition to its rolls of some
Of the most enthusiastic and success
full engineers among Montana citi-
zens.
~The retiring president has shown
his personal interest in the general
welfare of the society and its individ-
ual members by his gracious presence
at majority of the meetings of the
society,""
The report of the treasurer, Sam
uel Barker, Jr., showed the total re-
ceipts during the year to have been
$985.27.
Election Of OFFICERS.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year was the next order Of
business, and the result showed that
the following gentlemen had been
chosen. the vote being 49,:
President, Bertram H. Dunshee;
first vice president, Edward C. Kin
ney; second vice president, A. E.
Wheeler; secretary-librarian, Clinton
H. Moore; treasurer and member of
board of manager of the engineering
societies, Samuel Barker, Jr.; trustee,
three years, George w. Wilson.
When the result was announced.
the retiring president. Mr.. King, ap-
pointed Messrs. Moulthorpe, OF Butte,
and MCLEAN. of Lewistown, to es-
cOrt President Dunshee to the chair.
The new president said that he real
lied that this was not an occasion
for any extended address. He thank
ed the members for the honor con-
ferred upon him. and said the present
meeting was the banner one of all
tine conventions the society had ever
held. The delegates had been royal
ly welcomed in LewistOwn. Kendall
and Gilt Edge. and they had proceed
ed from banquet to banquet, and from
sleep to Sleep"
The committee on mining law re-