Show Legion of Honor Gold Cold Medal M dal Waits Sl N. N Y Meet t. t i 9 qA s e dy 4 f crr Y iv r f fk P k I e A 4 hp q s f 44 8 sari a 4 f A 9 t pJ s 9 z MINING AND RAILROAD PIONEER TO BE HONORED Duncan MacVichie to receive legion oP 01 honor medal A distinguished honor will be bestowed on a distinguished Utahn who is among the few re remaining remaining remaining re- re pioneer empire builders of North America For his meritorious service as asa asa asa a mining engineer railroad builder build build- er and mining operator and among the few holding a membership membership membership mem mem- in the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Engineers Engineers Engi Engi- for a half century Duncan 1 MacVichie a c V Vie i c h hie i e year old Salt Laker will be presented the legion le legion legion le- le gion of honor gold medal at an institute banquet in New York City February 19 The widely known engineer who now devotes most of his time timeto to his business interests mainly banking revealed Wednesday that he has been invited by A. A B. B Parsons institute executive secretary secretary secretary sec sec- and former Utahn to re receive receive receive re- re the institute award on February February February Feb Feb- 19 Receives Recognition The institute directors at a re recent recent recent re- re cent meeting voted to place Mr MacVichie's 1 name on the legion of honor roll and present him a medal Somewhat modest the kindly veteran engineer leaned back from his desk touched a match to his pipe and between puffs reluctantly related some of the hardships he encountered while helping to construct the Canadian Pacific railroad when he was old about 15 years 15 years This was the beginning of 01 the colorful career The short white- white haired Canadian by birth forged ahead by hard work and ended up on top of the steep pinnacle of success Plans to Attend Mr MacVichie accompanied by his wife plans to be present at the New York City banquet meeting Born in Glengary county Ontario Ontario Ontario On On- tario Canada September 20 1857 1837 he has held a number of mine nine superintendent su- su superintendent superintendent su su- posts and was active as a construction engineer when the iron and steel industries were in the embryo stage Mr MacVichie who cant can't see where he has done any more than any other mining engineer said he came carne to Utah in 1897 Ian 1 Many Accomplishments He built the Bingham to Lark Utah railroad another in the Mason Mason Mason Ma Ma- son valley financed the Western Vestern Copper company at Gold Hill Utah and built the old Deep Creek railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road which operated from Wendover Wendover Wendover Wend- Wend over to Gold Hill Hin He assembled iron coal and steel properties and constructed the initial plants of the Columbia Steel corporation Mr MacVichie since 1924 has been b en active in developing mining properties in British Columbia and Elko county Nev He is a director in Canadian mining companies in addition to being vice president and nd general manager of the Missouri Monarch Consolidated Mines company corn com pany at Elko |