The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-03-19
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Monday Night
By Coeur d'Aeners Interested
In Mine Making
Temporary Organization Effected with Charles H. Jackson as Chairman
and Topping as Secretary. Committee Appointed Permanent
Organization and Membership Details Of Working f'ans
Thoroughly Discussed and S Members Were Enrolled Sent
meut Unanimous in Favor Of the Association

The Mine Makers Association Of
the Occur d'Alenes was launched
Monday night with considerable en-
thusiasm and IS representative men
OF the district attached their names
to the roll paying small fee at the
same time as evidence Of good faith.
There was no friction at any time on
any subject and the meeting passed
off with general harmony and dis
play of good feeling that was in it.
| self sufficient guarantee of the bene-
tit to be derived from the organ
ization.
Wesley Everett, father Of the pro-
ject, P. F. Smith and H. J. Rossi for
the board Of trade, Charles H. Jack
son, Patrick Burke, 0. B. Wallace
and Mayor Hugh Toole took a lead
ing part in the discussions of the
plans for most effectively handling
the organization.
The notice of the meeting was
posted by P. F. Smith, president and
Herman J. Rossi. secretary Of the
board OF trade. Mr. Rossi called the
meeting to order and was followed
by Mr.. Smith, who told what the
objects of the meeting were and
what it was hoped to accomplish.
Upon motion of Wesley Everett,
Charles H. Jackson was unanimously
elected temporary chairman and
was escorted to the chair by Wesley
Everett and John H. Wourms. Mr..
Jackson acknowledged the honor
paid him in a happy speech in which
he showed his keen interest in the
project and his desire to be of assist
ance in every way in his power.
John H. Wourms placed in NOM
ination David c. Coates for tempor-
ary chairman and Mayor Toole pro-
posed H. c. Topping. Mr.. Coates
withdrew and the election Of Mr..
Topping was unanimous. After the
temporary organization had been
perfected the chair called on Wesley
Everett, through whose efforts the
meeting had been called and the in
terest In the project created. Mr..
Everett defined his plans for the or
ganization which consisted briefly
In providing for examination of all
prospects by disinterested mining
men and publishing prospectus
giving brief summary Of each prop
erty. This would be followed up by
advertising the district generally and
to each inquirer who answered the
advertisement the secretary-who
will be a salaried man, devoting his
entire time to the work of the asso-
ciation-would forward a copy Of
the prospectus which will also set
forth fully that the object Of the or
ganization Is to protect both the in
vestor and legitimate miner. In
this way, the speaker said, he thought
the best results could be accomplish
ed at the smallest outlay. He was
followed by Oscar B. Wallace, who
told OF his trying experiences in en-
deavoring to interest capital in the
Occur d'Alenes. Mr.. Wallace sug-
gested that the dues Of the associa-
ton be made so small as to embrace
not only all the people in the district
operating properties and following
mercantile pursuits but even the day
laborer who gained his living from
the development Of prospects and the
operation of mines and endorsed the
method as authorized by Mr.. Everett.