Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-04

pluses were large and unwieldy and
the price was low, Butte always was
the last of the great mining camps
TO he shut down In fact on one
occasion the Anaconda company OPP
Grated its mines in Butte and It's
smelling and refining plants in An
aconda and Great Falls at time
when other copper production in
the United States was at a stand
still and metal sales were practic-
ally nonexistent.
Throughout the 40 years of his
service with the Anaconda COM
pany, Mr.. Kelley has grown dear
err and dearer to Montana people
and though his visits to Butte have
been short in recent years his de-
votion to this community is great.
HObbins Joined in 1922
James r. Hobbins joined the An
aconda company in 1922 as assist
ant to the president, in charge of
Butte offices and Montana opera
tions. A year later he became vice
president and director Of the COM
pany. But Mr.. Hobbins' career in
Montana began in 1904 when, after
receiving his education in the en-
cheering department of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, he became a
fire insurance agent in Montana.
From 1910 to 1912 he followed
surveying and construction engi-
neering. He entered the commercial
department of the Great Falls Pow
er company in that year and when
that concern was merged with the
Montana Power company he became
manager of it's Northern Montana
division, which post he resigned to
Join the Anaconda company in 1922.
AS vice president in charge Of
Western operations of the Anaconda
company, Mr.. Hobbins lived in
Butte until 1896 when he was
made executive vice president and
moved to New York From the time
of the death of Mr.. Ryan, in 1888,
Mr.. Hobbins was frequently in
New York for extended periods on
business of the company unrelat-
ed to its Montana operations.
Mr. Hobbins is highly regarded
in Butte. His many friends here
and throughout the state are great
~ pleased over his elevation to
the presidency of the company, a
distinguished post which his re-
markable talents and his unbounded
energy richly deserve.
Dwyer Native of Anaconda
Robert f. Dwyer, the newly
elected executive vice president of
the Anaconda company, is native
of Anaconda. He comes from a
pioneer family there, his father,
Daniel Dwyer, having been third
mayor of the Smelter city. The ell
der Mr.. Dryer celebrated his 90th
birthday there a short time ago.
Mr. Dwyer received his early
education in Anaconda and was
graduated from the Anaconda high
school with the class of 1902. He
started work soon after leaving
school, his first job being an assist
ant surveyor for the Butte, Anacon-
da and Pacific railway.
In 1904. Mr. Dwyer became clerk
at the blacksmith shop of the Ana
conda Reduction works. He then
transferred to the general offices
of the company in Anaconda, work
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capacities.
In 1913. he became connected
with the auditing department of
the organization and came to Butte
as a travelling auditor His ad-
vancement with the company was
steady. In 1916 he was placed in
charge of the auditing department
of the company in Montana He
left Butte in April, 1918, for New
York, where he became associated
with the general auditing depart
ment of the company
Another advancement followed
on Jan. /, 1923, when he was made
general auditor for the company.
On May 25, 1926. he was elected
vice president Upon the death of
A. II. Melin, treasurer of the COM
pany, in September, 1882. Mr.. Dwy-
er was appointed treasurer, which
most he still holds.