Arizona republican., 1908-10-11
SOCIAL CLUB FOR
 HINING OPERATORS
Los Angeles Project for Bringing the Big Developers of the West Into Closer Relationship.

 Los Angeles is to make a strong bid for closer relationship with the mining interests of Nevada, Arizona, Mexico, California, New Mexico, and, in fact, the entire west, and with that object in view is now forming strong social club. endorsed by the heaviest mining interests in the city
 Preliminary work shows a large field to draw from, and it is eX- pected that the institution will be able to throw it's doors open within the next three months with a resi- dent membership of at least 250 and a nonresident list of as many more. The president of the Republic of Mexico and the governors of Alaska. Arizona, California. Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Montana. New Mexico, Tex as and Utah will be offered honor ary membership, while such we'll known men as John Hays Hammond, F. August Heinze. D. C. Jackling, Senator Nixon, George Wingfield, John IT. Mackenzie, Samuel New house, Spencer Penrose, John Finch, Chas. M. MeNeill, David Keith, A. Chester Beatty, Donald B. Gillies, Senator Guggenheim, Senator Kearns, Malcolm l.. Macdonald and many others of the same class have been invited to become members.
 Locally, great interest Is being talk en in the project, the lead being taken by such men as Seeley w. Mudd, formerly with tiA Guggen- helms: A. F. Montgomery of the Montgomery -Shoshone and Skidoo mines: J. l.. Boyle. vice president of the Los Angeles-Nevada stock ex- change; c. L. Finney. formerly con nected with the American Smelling & Refining company; l.. c. Dillman of Copper River, Alaska: George Mitchell of the Mitchell Mining com pany; J. Ross Clark. vice president of the Salt Lake railroad: HuIett c. Merritt. former associate of John D. Rockefeller in the Mesaba Iron Range; M. J. Monnette of the Hayes x Monnette lease. of Goldfield; Jo- seph L. GirouX. president of the Gi- rouX Copper company; Clawson x GnlinGham. mining engineers. for many years with the Copper Queen mine: Lycurgus Lindsay. who made a fortune in Cananea; John Single ton of the Yellow Aster: Lucian Eaves. Eaves Engineering company; A D. Myers. Father of Goldfield;" T. A. Johnson. F. A. Perez, R. $. Baverstock. William Wa-r, Carl F. Schader and many others.
 Options have been secured on sev- eral quarters in the downtown sec ton, and as soon as architects esti- mates have been secured, a selec- tion will be made. A general meet inE will be called at which commit tees of all kinds will be appointed and a comprehensive name for the club selected. The favorite at this time appears to be the Sierra Madre," and it is probable that this will be the final choice.
 Sidney Norman. mining editor of the Los Angeles Times. is acting as temporary secretary, and asks. through these columns. the cooper ation of mining men of this district. Applications for membership sent in now will be filed until such time as the amount of initiation fee and dues have been decided upon. The char ter membership will be restricted to 25O. Membership will be open to all mining and oil operators and those who are in sympathy with the fos- tering of the legitimate industry on broad lines.