The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-23
And the Rocky
Mountain Will
Do Things

The annual meeting OF the NUM-
Mountain club of New York, was
held at the club rooms in the Wal
dorf-Astoria ON January -. The
following were elected governors Of
the class of 1912:
Thomas II. Leggett. the well
known mining engineer.
S. W Eeeles, president OF the Ne
vada Northern railroad; President
of the Cumberland Ely Copper Co.
and associated with the Guggenheim
Exploration Co.
Major II. {. Davis, banker and
mine owner of Washington and Alas
ka.
William J. Palmer, formerly Of
Butte, Mont, and now "A stock broker
in New York City.
Colyin b. Brown. the New York
representative of the California Pro-
motion committee, representing the
financial and commercial bodies of
California in the east
The other members of the board
of governors who held over are,
John Hays Hammond, the well
known mining engineer.
William b. Thompson, mine owner
and banker.
Albert J Seligman, broker.
John c. Montgomery. mine owner
of Denver, Colo.
Benjamin b. Thayer, vice president
of the Amalgamated Copper Co.
Edward H. Clark. of California,
manager of the Hearst estate in the
east.
General George o. Eaton, United
States army officer. retired.
James J. MeEvilly, an attorney
from Montana.
John b. Parish, mining engineer
of Colorado
Or. {. X. Cole, retired capitalist
of Montana.
At a full meeting of the board of
governors. held January IA, the fol-
lowing officers of the club were elect
ed for the year 1903:
John Hays Hammond, president.
A. J. Seligman, vice president.
VIM. b. Thompson, treasurer.
Frank W. Holmes. assistant treas
urer.
James j. McEYilly, secretary.
In addition 10 these officers the
following governors of states and ter
and the president OF Mexico,
were elected honorary vice presi-
dents:
Poririo Diaz. president of Mexico.
MILFORD Il. Hoggatt, governor of
Joseph II. Kibbey. governor
of California; John +. Shafroth, gov
ernor of Colorado; James III. Brady.
governor OF Idaho, John \. Johnson,
governor of Minnesota: Edwin l..
Norris. governor of Montana, ID. ).
Dickerson, governor of Nevada. Cap
tain George Curry, governor of New
Mexico; John Burke, governor of
North Dakota; George +. Chamber
lain, governor of Oregon, r. S. Yes
sey. governor of South Dakota:
Thomas N. Campbell, governor of
Texas: William Spry, governor of
Utah. Samuel G. Cosgroye. governor
of Washington; Bryant Il. Brooks,
governor of Wyoming; James Duns-
muir. lieutenant governor of British
Columbia.
The Rocky Mountain club of New
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men In the east. formed to promote
good fellowship among its members,
and TO the further interest of the
west in the east. Its membership is
made up of a number of the most in
huential and wealthy residents of
New York, formerly residents of the
west. as well as of a large non-resi-
dent membership scattered through
out the western states. 1t was or
ganized as "A result of number of
informal gatherings of western men
in the east. resulting in a demand
for a New York home for themselves
and other friends. The club has
been most successful from the start
and now proposes to build home of
its own 4 special committee has
been negotiating with several prop
erty owners for a club house site,
and at a recent meeting of the board
of governors, the committee reported
that it had about completed negotia-
tons for the purchase of a site. The
reports show that the club can we'll
afford to build and maintain a COM
Portable aud commodious club house.
The plans of the club contemplate the
construction of their
home. In addition to its social feat
ures. the club is in constant touch
with commercial bodies throughout
the west. and the members expect the
club TO be an effective organization
in the protection and development of
the great national resources of the
west