Weekly journal-miner., 1912-02-21
From Sundays Daily)


 rration company, where he has been
 consultation for some time with a,ers and stockholders in outlining future plan of operations, the i'm. Yrant information was given pub yfy Of two significant and import. r, matters, affecting the future of
 H gigantic project. One is the as, of inspection soon to be made N many Of the leading stockholders, ,,d the other is that their vast land. interests are to soon receive con. Iteration before the patent office al Ea.hington.
 When favorable official action is | ha. construction work will be inau. cn,ed and according to Mir. Thayer ,s over six months will lapse before a, project will be under construction. h carving out field work decided non some months ago, two integral joints are to receive simultaneous at. ntion ,he main storage reservoir on ! Willow Creek, near where that stream |,np,es into Granite Creek, and the rbG at Fort Whipplc, where site |r the diversion dam is to be con. snctcd for gathering the flood .ners of the shed 'it drains, which Is |b be conducted by means of n canal To the main dam distant about four niles
 TAe War department has favorably passed upon this feature of the under. hling. and nothing remains to be lche prior to starting work but the ,Onng up of company business at ,iAG points, when there win be n ,cr,entration of action at all places ,smed advisable.
 Nr Thayer expresses himself as nne optimistic than formerly over |hs status of his eompany's affairs tite his eastern trip. and imparted |hs information that ample finances |w at the disposal of the company Co complete the undertaking in every en. |rneering detail that has been passed TOn The lands sought to be patent d comprise two groups, one of l4,oo0 pa,s 10 be acquired on the exchange 4 Noqui Base scrip, and the other E ls,00O acres of Santa Fc grant hhds, which are to be merged with he above under perfect title.
 The visit of the stockholders below ianed, at this particular time, is in. 'rssting as well ns noteworthy. The party is scheduled to leave Chicago on ihe evening of Wednesday, Feb. ray 2l, and should arrive in Pres 'o'' on Saturday afternoon at about o'clock. The personnel is as fol. su.
 Jaahs F. wstson, of Indianapolis, iA, president of the company, and srmefly congressman from Indiana.
 Judge Ward Watson, of Indian. P'hs treasurer of the company, and Hludee of the Supreme court Of ludiaaa.
 Col F.. F. Thaysr. of Indianapolis, s~kholder, and oae of the original 'pieetors. Col. Thayer is also one Of ns leading politieisns of that state, nd father of the resident manager
 William J. Henley, of Chicago, at 'sney at law, and formerly president q the Chicago and Western Indiana Hallway company.
 Judge Quincy Meyers, of Indian polls, chief justice of the Supreme "urt of Indiana.
 Bert Mcbride, of Indianapolis, pres aeh, Of the Security Trust company. r. Van Camp, of Indianapolis re'ident of the Van Camp Packing company.
 Jake Fenelsteip, of Terra Haute' lad' president of the Greenburg Iron Works.
 John Wingate, of Indianapolis, for n'rly state tax commissioner of In dina.
 John McArdle, of Indianapolis, nsasurcr of the Indiana Live Stock anpnay, and treasurer of the state @dse Knights of Pythias.
 D. NJ. Mulvane, of the National nahk of Topeka, Kas.
 samuel Greenburg, of Term lIau'e' lN, of the Greenburg Iron Works
 Bert r. Swain, of Shelbyville, Ind, V tho Indiana Hardwood Lnmber sa'ufaeturing company.
 John Hanley, of Terra Haute, ind'' tutor of the Star.
 h addition to the above there viii ' at least twelve more stockholders 'aose names were not learned. The 'Ahy win devote several days 70 nating ap exhsustfve examination or