Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-28
ANOTHER CALAMITY.
qlullc Suffers the Clost-dOVn Of The
Mammoth Mill.
THE ORDER Affects 1870 MEN.
A rrstzy Letter Irrm The Lincoln Dis
,re,--SOrenscn's Discovery-Mer-
cur MIL Now Buoning.

Another calamity has befallen the
Tlutic district. This time II comes In
ne closing down Of the Mammoth
min, which will go into effect thit
evening, thus thr wing out Of en-
ployment upwards OF 100 men. erea
lumber OF whom have families to
support and can III sfiorj to be cast
among the unemployed.
For some time past the Mammoth
directors have been wrestling with
The question Of closing the mill.
That they were lcsing money in
paying such high smeiter charges and
disposing OF their eres at the presen,
low figure was evident 10 all con-
cerned. There were, however, two
other questions to consider First OF
ull the closing OF the nall would shut
eff considerable rtfic ON the line OF
the New Eas. Tintio railway, in the
construction Of which Vice President
Cunningham had expended 60 much
money, Then again Director w. j.
Mcintyre had rece thy built hotel ut
Robiuson, and It's success at presen-
dependeu largely on the patronage eel
cured from the Mammoth company's
,mpJoyes. These questions had TO be
weigh cd and carefully considered, In
Justice to members OF the directorate,
nut finally the judgment came and II
was to the effect that AS a clear busi-
ue,u proposition, II nothing else, the
interests OF the company would be
best subserved by the closing down OF
the mill.
Managing Director p. T. Farnsworth
was out OF the mine yesterday givng
Instructions as to the shutdown.
He was seen by NEWS reporter
today aud whom questiuneo about
the matter, willingly said: "Yes; the
mill will CLOSE down this .evening, and
that in accordance with the executive
committee's decision. As the same
causes lroduce the same ,ffects, our
action ID directly In line with the &C.
tion OF the Builion.Beck company.
The decline in metal values and the
Increase In shipping and Treatment
char es are the causes leading up to
IL. AS pure business proposition tue
order was imperative. We were forced
to tue action which we 30 reluctantly
took"
MI, Farnsw orth went on to say that
he knew not how long the mill would
be at q stsndstili. 1t would affect all
the mill men-n;ty in number-whiie
ghty men employed In tue mine
would also be- thrUwu out. 1t was o
calamity to the mep, as well rs to the
district, but in the present condition
OF things 1t could not be helped.
While IL Is = severe blow to the
Tintic DISTRICT, the company ia to be
congratulated on the action taken as
there was no other business alternative.
Manager Farnsworth has shown his
business ability in the manipulation
OF the company's Affairs. and 1t Ia eaid
that mons more strongly urged this
action than he. For the time being
the company will continue to take out
high.grade shipping ore and this pro-
cedure, 1t 10 thought, will be- more
likely to throw the property on divi-
aepu paying basis than any other
action that could have been taken.
Report has 1t that following up the
action OF the Bnilie n-Beck and Nam
moth companies, the Sioux and the
Eureka Hill mills will in all probable
Ivy be btouy ht to O sta ndstill.