History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . ve political work, he has held butfew political offices. In 1884 he was tfie Re-jiublican candidate for congress, but was de-feated by Joseph K. Toole. He was a mem-lier of the constitutional convention, underwhich the state was admitted to the Union,in 1889. He is a member of the Masonic fra-ternity and was the Grand Master of the orderof Montana in 1880. He is also a member ofthe Ancient Order of United ^Yorkmen. lureligion
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . ve political work, he has held butfew political offices. In 1884 he was tfie Re-jiublican candidate for congress, but was de-feated by Joseph K. Toole. He was a mem-lier of the constitutional convention, underwhich the state was admitted to the Union,in 1889. He is a member of the Masonic fra-ternity and was the Grand Master of the orderof Montana in 1880. He is also a member ofthe Ancient Order of United ^Yorkmen. lureligion he is a Unitarian, being a memberof the church of that denomination at Hel-ena, Mont. He was married to Mary L. Cur-tis at Athens, Mo., in 1871, and they havehad seven children, three of whom are nowliving. CRIER, Thomas Johnston.—Cold miningin the Black Hills of South Dakota hasmade the region noted far and wide. Thefoundation of its reputation is the success ofthe operations of the Homestake MiningCompany, which, for a generation, has pour-ed foith its stream of gold with the regularityof a never-failing sjuing. When it is con- HISTORY OF THE GREAT THOMAS J. GIUER. sidered that the ore from which this wealthis drawn is called of such low grade that itwould be spurned by many prospectors andmining experts, the business managementwhich has never skipped a good dividend fora generation creates admiration. The manwho has been for many years largely respon-sible for this uniform success is Thomas , the present superintendent, who hasbeen at the helm, boy and man, for twenty-three years. The details of the work havebeen enormous, involving the employmentand management of several thousand men,and, it may be said, the business life of thecommunity is involved, for without theHomestake Mining Company in successfuloperation, there would be stagnation. was born. May 18, 1850, at Pakenham,Can. His father was James Grier, a car-riage manufacturer by occupati
Size: 1395px × 1791px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidhistoryofgre, bookyear1901
