The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-01-08
CIVILIAN II. THOMPSON
rippc 4 Co., 35 Wall street


New York, January I, 1D0S.
I'VE beg to announce that we have
this day admitted Ia membership In
our firm, Mcssrs. J. Edward Thomp-
partners, and Mr. William u. Thomp-
son as special partner. Messrs.
Charles W. Trippe. George VI. Wool
sey aud John J. GiIlics continue as
general partners.
"TRIPPE a co"
Until receipt of the above letters
there had been no intimation in this
city of the proposed retirement of MIR.
W. u. Thompson or of Mr.. Palmer
from Hayden, Stone n Co. conjec-
lures rs 10 the meaning of the with
drawals consequently had an open
field yesterday and were exceedingly
numerous. " there was room for
more entries than had appeared by
nightfall IL was not apparent to the
naked eye.
As 10 the meaning of the with
drawals and the entry of the Messrs.
Thompson and Palmer 10 the firm Of
rrippe & Co. there is absolutely moth
Ahg known here of authoritative char
Nier. further than that the change
has'been made The best information
the News has is that the new asso-
citation is merely step for the bet
ter accommodates of the business af-
fairs of the gentlemen. That II will
have any hearing upon or make any
changes In the relationship of Mr..
Thompson to his enterprises here. is
not considered for a moment as prob
able.
The firm of Trippe & Co has for a
long time stood high on Wall street
and enjoys an excellent as well as
large clientage Heretofore the firm
has paid more attention to stock eX-
change stocks than to the coppers
and has as consequence enjoyed less
acquaintance in the copper countries
than would otherwise have been the
case. 1t is understood, however, that
from now on It will devote much of
the energies of its members to copper
stocks and may be expected to rapid
Is take foremost place among
houses giving particular attention to
this class of securities. With the fol-
lowing the new members have
throughout the country. and partic-
ularly in the west, 1t can be antici-
pated with confidence that the name
of the concern will soon he much
more widely known on this side of the
Rockies. With the exception of Mr..
Gillies, all the members of the Trippe
Il Co. firm are eonversant with min
ing. both from the practical and the
theoretical ends Mr.. Palmer was for
some time president of the Shannon
Copper company of Clifton, Ariz., and
Is known to Ely people through con-
nectlon he had here with the allied
interests. Previous to his recent re-
tirement from Hayden, Stone q Co..
he was manager of their New YORK
Office He has been associated with
the Thompson interests for many
years.
Mr.. c. w. Trippe. head Of the old
firm. is a Columbia School of Mines
man He has had long and sue
ccssful experience on Wall street.
Mr.. George NJ. Woolsey. another
member of the firm, is Columbia
School of Mines man and member
Aof the New York stock exchange. Mr.
w B. Thompson is also Columbia
School of Mines man, and as is widely
known has been very successful In
his mining and market operations
Mr.. J. r. Thompson has had consid-
cradle experience in mining affairs
in Montana, Arizona and Mexico and
has also had experience in the east
ern stock markets. Mr.. J. G.. Gillies
the remaining member of the firm
has spent q number of years in Wal
street and is thoroughly familiar
with New York stock exchange bust
ness, from top to bottom.
In this district the firm Will have