Show fontana kon montana tana in new kew york A mooting meeting of the citizens and property owners of montana territory now in this city was held on Satur saturday dav evening at 13 bond street C rl if bissell in the chair mr E R purple chairman of tile the committee on oll organization presented a report which was adopted it declares that tho the organization shall be known as aa th the montana territory society the object of which shall be to promote note tile the general welfare of montana Kon tana territory by diffusing trustworthy information of her resources and her wants there is is to be an annual election of the officers consisting 0 of president secretary and treasurer any resident or property owner in montana territory or any officers of incorporate companies holding property in said territory may be fied to become members of tile the society upon receiving a vote of two thirds of the members present at any meeting D and the payment of an admission fee the report also provides for the appointment of the following committees the territorial committee whose duty it shall be to regard especially the action of congress and the territorial legislation of all things relating i to the territories and report tile the s same anie to the society with such recommend recommendations aaion s as they may deem proper the mining committee whose duty it shall be to gather information in re regard 0 ard to the mineral lands of montana of the yield of gold and silver and whether in the mint or assay offices or of tile the united states due credit is given for tile the productions received from montana tn together gether with such other matters as the committee way may deem important to the mining interests the agricultural committee whose duty it shall be to report the extent and quality of the farming in lands wood streams and water 0 courses and whether with proper enterprise montana may not in a short time in agricultural productions become more than self sustaining the committee on industrial improvements whose duty it shall be to ascertain the wants of montana in regard to mail facilities military roads and posts and whether steamboat navigation is not practicable from st louis to gallatin at the three forks of the INiss missouri onri and the center of the mining region and to report the same together with such stich other objects as may properly come before them after tho the adoption of gf the report I 1 the following officers were elected for the present year james tufts president geo wing secretary and walter 0 treasurer the president made a few remarks when the following standing committees were appointed territorial committee edwn edwin R purple alexander knox sam IN thompson mining committee A K eaton J T D donner conner AV N oliver A agriculture 0 ri culture N J davis E K R purple W 0 hopkins internal improvements 0 M davis 0 maissell RA R bissell issell dr J 0 0 0 neal the president was declared to be ex officio a member of each committee committe e by a vote of the society each co committe I 1 rim I 1 ewas re requested at 0 fur bifi jsn a paper with a view to pub Ui li cation ai and id arrese nt ame the s sans a M w e at V the next meeting Y P B the so society biety then adja adjourned arned J N Y Y evening post ta |