The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-16
SHELTERS FAIL TO AGREE.
Their Agents Are Now 0rerrunning
This Territory.

All attempts TO reorganize the Colo
RADIO smeIters' clearing house having
failed the organization went to pieces
on the rocks of adversely yesterday,
the day originally set for it to expire
by time limitation. Now all of the
Emelters in the Intern ountain country
viii go il alone ana ii is highly prob
able that in certain sections at feast
the competition for desirable and, in
fact. any class Of ores win be extreme
y lively. Already several OF the rep
resentaTtTeS Of the smelteTs OF the
Centennial state have arrived in this
ciJy and are circulating among the pro
duCerS Of the territory With the view
Of obtaining contracts for 1898 delivery
The latest OF The gentlemen to arrive
is Simon Guggenheira, one of the Gug-
genheim brothers, secretary Oh The
philadelphia Smelling and Refining
company. Several other OF the Smelter
representatives are expected to arrive
IN this city today or tomorrow The
gentlemen have announced that they
are out for business and are ready to
meet any competition in their line.
But on the side it is said that already
they have returned 10 their Old time
customs and are endeavorinG to form
little side pools among themselves ana
the local smelling people. Their plans
have been seriously blocked, however,
byfOne of the agents whose house has
enlelters not only in Colorado but far
ther east. this gentleman announcing
himself as strictly out Of any such pro-
ceedings, prefeTTing rather to operate
q o. usual plan.
7rse local smelling people are not
Very much worked up on account of
the influx of the outsiders. notwith-
standing the fact that il is likely to
compel them to make some conces-
6iCns. These same conditions have been
conbatted before and there seems to
be no reason why the home people
should not come out on top as before.
They argue. and rightly too, that in
the event of the producers making con-
tracts with the outside people the lat
Ter viii be able To take care Of only
The high grade ores and the mine
owners viii be unable TO market the
low grade unless the valley shelters
viii take them, Which might not be
possible should the draft on the ore
supply be sufficient TO run it down be-
low the present mark, for then there
gould be a pretty general blowing out
IF furnaces. This latter would work
hardships on not only the Smelter peo-
Die but The mine owners as well and
The latter would also be forced TO sus-
pend operations 1t is hardly probable
that any contracts will be made before
the new week is pretty we'll advanced,
for all Of the producers are waiting to
sac which way the cat is going 10
Speaking of the passing into history
of the clearing house the Denver Re
publican has the following:
The old system OF concentrating ores
direct with the shelters will again be
the rule. and mine owners who consult
Shei- own interests viii at once begin
TO look out for the best place to sell
their product. Each srneIter Will act
INDEPENDENTLY of the others. and il
there has ever been any objection to
Che clearing house it will develop in
tbs new rates which the several pro-
o<kars may be able to secure.
IL was claimed when the clearing
hol9e WAS first established that it
would stimulate production. but many
mine owners have felt asgrieved be
cause the treatment charges on some
classes Of ores were raised, and these
will feel relieved TO know that its dis
Eruption is likely to be permanent.
The clearing house has had disas-
trous effect on the ore buyers and pub
lie sampling works OF the city, where
nres formerly were sampled and sold
cor small producers by bids, and these
men feel that they viii again come
into need with the return of the old
1E7st mine managers prefer to pick
s,SRt the gnelter that it pleaSes them
nest to DO business With, and make
eo-fracts for the treatment of their
entire product. 1t better concentrates
business and gives better satisfaction.
finder the clearing house arrangements
. shipper accustomed for years 10
oonsigning his ores TO one smelter and
having no reason to change might be
Instructed to ship one lot TO Durango,
another to Pueblo, to Leadyille or to
Denver. There is ever q contest be
tween ore seller and ore buyer. and
fbe inclination IS always strong to
question the Eeturns. unless The dealing
IS with familiar people, and dissatis-
faction arises -7hether based on rea-
Since the formation of the clearing