The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-20
WILL OPERATE WITHOUT FRILL.
General Manager Grant Discusses the
Future of the Sioux-Utah.
Especial Correspondence. }

Robinson, Sept 19.-"Touching on our
sffairs here said Robert D. Grant of
the Sioux-Utah proposition, you may
have The Herald state, if You please.
that we have finally adjusted every
thing that Mr.. George Robinson has
severed his connection with the COM
pany; that we have practically taken
possession of affairs, and that by
Thursday will commence work actively.
Some few inaccuracies have crept
into the columns of the different papers
recently with reference to the owner
ship or control of the property, which
will be vested in Mr. Franklin Farrell,
Thomas Wallace. jr., of Ausonla, Conn,
and myself. With the possible eXcep-
hon of our surveyor-whom we propose
to have here constantly-every man
who is employed viii be obtained in
Utah. We have secured the services
of very reliable gentleman who served
us as surveyor during our connection
with the Parrot mine at Butte, and we
have wired him to report for work at
once. The first thing we want to do is
to ascertain accurately Just where our
possessions commence and end, and not
being familiar with the situation, We
don't want 10 do any guessing.
There is one thing I'd like to make
plain-Ihere viii be no frills or ruffies
with us All our work viii be done
here absolutely, and we propose to try 70
do all necessary business on the ground.
shall move my family from Connect
cut to Salt Lake, and assume the man
agement OF the property, assisted by
MIR. Don B. Gillies, who will reside in
Robinson and superintend affairs in
general Mr.. Gillies was identified with
us in Montana, and we think a great
deal Of him.
SO far as the Farrell mill is con-
cerned. we have not fully decided just
what action will be taken in the premi-
ses-nothing, at any rate, until the
present contract with the Grand Cen
rral is completed which we estimate
now will terminate about Oct l. So
far as putting in a smelter is concerned,
such as has been spoken of, while il is
very likely that we WILL it is yet largely
speculative and problematical, but
later II we can obtain the various char
acterS of ores necessary. we viii put in
TWO or three furnaces. About the only
thing / can speak real downright sure
of is that we won't do any harm to this
camp We own considerable property
here, have a lot of money tied up ia
IL. and have confidence enough in the
Outcome TO put in whole lot more.
We realize fully that it is going to cost
us quite bit of cash to get well under
way, but the result of our long confer
eIlce is that we are fully warranted in
going, IN extensively. The Utah-SiouX
ground is, you might say, wholly sur
rounded by producing mines. and we
naturally think we will come in for our |
share of the stuff We are all looking for |
OF course we have some ore now in |
both Of our groups-quite a bit of it
but we shall not do any shipping in !
one and two carload lots, but will put !
UP ore bins. / think you may safely !
say that by the end of two months we |
will have as many men working as any |
,nine in the district. and we are all go
ing to get into the harness, in fact, /
night into the collar. and pull. You |
may also say that Wednesday after |
noon there viii be a final meeting at |
the Knutsferd hotel in Sal- Lake, where /
Mr. Farrell and myself will meet |
Nessrs Cannon, Cutler and Jones' who !
are interested with u.s. We want to get
well acquainted with each other, be
harmonious and fraternize and elimi-
nate every Earring element. l think
said Mir. Grant, well get along nicely
and. come out all right, as folks gener-
ally do when they try"