The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-02
It CREATED A STIR.
THE RESIGNATION OF sUPT. HALL,
OF THE ALICE.
Montana Papers-The Trouble All
Arose Over the Big Capital Fight.


lam E. Hall, for many years superin-
tendent of the Alice Mining company,
in which the principal stockholders are
Utah people, given exclusively by The
Herald, caused great surprise among
the gentleman's many Utah friends,
for Billy Hall was an old Utah operator
and. as is the case in Montana, sur
rounded himself with friends. Tine
board of directors of the company has
taken no further action, but it is more
than likely that new superintendent
will be selected within the next few
ldays. A Utah man will probably get
the place, several applications from ex-
perienced people having already been
received.
Much bitter feeling has resulted in
Butte and Anaconda on account of the
developments in the case, the last
straw having been added by the Tesig-
nation of Mr.. Hall. The Butte Inter
Mountain and the Anaconda Standard,
Iboth advocates of Anaconda for the
capital, subject the Alice directory, es-
Ipeoially the Walkers, to severe attacks,
while the Butte Miner, a supporter of
Helena, says the action of the board
was just the proper caper. AS The
Herald yesterday morning stated that
Lake people, did not desire to take
sides in the capital fight and ordered
their superintendent to refrain from
the use of his position as a leverage in
favor of Anaconda, Captain Hall came
to this city on Sunday in response to
a dispatch from President Walker, and
the matter was satisfactorily adjusted.
But upon his return to Butte Tuesday
night he took offense at the publication
of certain correspondence in the Miner,
and wired the following resignation:
Walkerville, Oct 30.-To J. r. Walk
er, president, and the directors of the
Alice G. & S. Mining Company: Gen
tlenlen-On returning from Salt Lake
this morning I find in a Butte news
paper a statement signed by the presi-
dent of the Alice company which is
intended to be a reflection upon ME as
a free American citizen, and a denial
lof my right to use my own judgment
upon a public question now before the
electors of Montana for decision. What
I have done or intended to do has had
or could have no bearing whatever
upon the policy of the Alice company
or its existence as a business institu-
ton taking no part in politics Resent
ing your attempt to reflect upon me or
to curtail even by implication my per-
feet right as an American citizen to
vote as l please, and in what consider
the public interest, I hereby tender TO
you and to the board Of directors of
the Alice G. & S. Mining company, my
resignation as general superintendent
to take effect at your very earliest con-
Yemence. w. E. HALL.
The correspondence to which Mr.
Hall took exception is as follows:
W. A. Clark & Bro, Butte, Mont.
Gentlemen-For some time past
there has been considerable talk in and
about Butte, so [ am reliably informed,
relative to the action of Superintendent
Hall of the Alice company, regarding
his position in the coming capital con-
test. To show you the attitude of the
Alice company on this important ques-
ton, 1 quote verbatim, preamble and
resolution passed by it's board of direc-
tors at the last monthly meeting held
October 10, 1894. That this matter may
be placed before the people of Butte
and vicinity, in order to show the posi-
ton taken by the Alice company, I
would ask that you have the before
mentioned resolution published verba-
tim in the Butte Miner and Inter
Mountain; as it is due to the people of
Butte to know that the Alice company
remains neutral on the question. The
resolution we'll defines the action of the
board of directors on this matter.
By having the resolution published
as requested you will greatly oblige.
Yours truly.
JOSEPH r. WALKER,
President