The state herald., 1899-06-30
WANT ARBITRATION.
sMELrER HANDS ASK FOR 1T.
President Nash. Of the smclter Trust Ar
rives in Dsnver-Pueblo fiant neG'n"
Work-Hopes for settlement

Denver, June oT.--Thc state board
of ArbitrationIhas been appealed to In
mn effort To lrInr about settlement
Of the smelt{ strike. A cOmmunica-
tion was fled yesterday WIN sesre-
tory w. II. Hynes by the executive
committee oflthe Smeltermen's union.
A meeting of the board will be held
TODAY to TAXI the matter up. The
smelter ownets will be holiheu 'n".
the board has been called upon to act
in the matteh and will be asked to
submit n statement of their sue VI
the cnsc. Thd bonrd of arbitration
will make a thorough investigation,
and after considering the evidence
will advise boh parties TO the contro-
versy as to a uethod Of settlement.
ON receipt bf the communication
Secretary Hynls notified the members
of the board }nd meeting VIII pe
held today, although the hour was nor
fixed yesterdat. Several days VIII
probably elap$ before me Doaru
makes known tic result OF IT'S inves-
legations or suggests plan OF settle-
ment. Whatevel the result any rec.
concentrations nhde by the board VIII
not be binding. It's powers are merely
advisory.
w. ". Byers Is chairman OF the
board and tho other members are Roa-
dy Kenehal and Secretary Hynes.
President Il. W. Nash of the Amer
lean Smelling md Refining company
arrived in Denver yesterday morning.
He said that BIS visit was purely on
business and hld nothing whatever to
do with the snelter troubles.
At the compiny's office 1t was clear
ly intimated that there would be no
change In coalitions at the smelters
until after tie decision of the Supreme
Court. One II the managers of an out
of town plant said that the men had
received an offer and had rejected it.,
and there was nothing more to be
done. Another said that his plant
would hardy start until after the con-
stitutlonallty of the law had been
passed upOl.
Notwithstanding this it Is under
stood that lis arrival in town Is the
beginning Il the end of the smelter
dispute. During the past week the
trust smelte' managers have been fig
uring on wages on an eight-hour basis
and these re now ready for submis-
sion to Mr.. Nash. There Is no doubt
that whatever Mr.. Grant, Mr.. Gutter
man and Mr.. Sheedy agree upon will
be indorsed by Mr.. Nash. The schcd-
ule will then be submitted to the men
and that att will reopen negotiations
between employers and employees.
The Colorado plant at Pueblo start
ed with ole stack and two roasting
furnaces Yesterday and enough men
were sccurrd during the day TO start
another ro,sting furnace to-day. As
fast as men are secured the roasting
furnaces Will be blown In. 1t is not
anticipated that there will be any
trouble In securing the men MS fast as
thcy can be employed.
one result of the visit Of Mr. Nash
will probably he the starting of the
Union smelter at Leadville when the
present difficulty is settled and the nee
essary repairs made The plant Is In
good condition with four small fur
naccs and has n capacity Of 800 tons
y day. Some changes will he made in
the plant and 1t VIII be put In opera
tion ms soon as possible The Ameri-
gan at Leadvillc, which is also owned
by the American Smelling and Rcfin-
ing company. Is practically disman.
lied.