The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-08
First ANIMAL Report of tn" Mis-
souri, aud Kansas Min
crs' Directors.
WORK OF THE ASSOCIATION.
That Organization. Instead of The
SHELTERS. Dictated Prices Last
Ycar-Figurcs Showing
the Result.


REPUBLIC sp-TIkr.
joplin, Mo. jan. The Ggeli-sr yrar 81
the history Of american zinc mimi q. with
the liEe@i prices on record, VII 1890. The
hicn prices received for ore were ga" 10 the
organization Of the Missouri AMI Kansas
Zinc Miners Association and H. actions in
maintaining the prices .: I'm" ore OF all oc-
c;ss!Uns. In former years zine ore t.p prices
Were under 81 u ton. now the prices px-
coed So. and last year went a. high IS
So. During 4 large portion oc the year shc
price was between $0 and 81.
Bctoro the organization Of lie Zinc Min
ers' Association. the smelters dictated
prices. Mine owners. who constitute tie
nssnciation. claimed the right: II make thc
price of their Product and accordingly its
Board Il Directors arranged 4 schedule OF
prices FOR the "ariosIs grades OF zinc ore and
maintained the prices. On Two uccasicns
when the shelters refused to pay schedule
prices ana would not. therefore. buy the ore.
the association ordered a shutdown Of all
OF the zinc mines Of the district to prevent
the accumulation Of unsu!t ore. Steps were
also taken TO export o.c To Europe and TO
build smelters 50 that the mine owners
could handle their own ore.
a new Board Of Directors has hooa elect
FL 10 serve for the ensuing year. beginning
Monday, January $. The board IS as fol-
lows:
J~oplin-E. u. Poster. JOHN =. Holmes.
James Campbell ard =. q. Bartlett.
Galona-J. y. Sucker, J. l.. McGann. S.
7. Howe ami b.. Cooley.
Cartervi!!e-T =. Steers and r. J. Morgan.
Webb CITY. I. stewart and ". I. hay
mOnd.
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Indoc.
OwnOgU-C. a Bralcy.
AHA alId Neck CITY. Il. David.
Directors Report
The retiring directors summed TIP The
yvdrs work ana Its results ii the fuiiuwiu
report, which The association unanimously
adopted:
To The Members OF the Missouri and K4ns,.
Zinc Miners Acknowledgement:
Tn. hrst annual report uf your Boarl uc III
rert"fs Is submitted with he nope tlat a 70
sumo 81 It's tran>agt'n ms VIII 2fe.- Of intrteSt -
l''s. tHe Missouri aui KANSAS zinc Miners A.
ia view or hrinrin. an cquljItl. change IN u:e
euNiiE. Whereby sales %! -lrc ore cuu!! be- mad"
actual metallic value at the time Of sale. In IS
tahlisl'ins a basis. ore SsSdyins 81 I"r cent Was
made Tor all costs connected with the conversion
II a ton al zine oic into sps.trr, delivering (. 70
Tie metal market. and a l",slHUtie rTUr& for the
treatment and handing thereof.
After Intelligent r.s"arr hes and iavestigafloa
by your Board ~ Directors. th~ s-vcn-fo.g,.r r4t.
Ma agreed upon: a. being equitable alike &" Pr
dggers ami ~iHrltertnen THAT l. 70 say. one :on
OF ~ per cent ore b. Wo,th ss.er times the ,alls
OF ~ pounds a.! s~.titar az -. Louis. with proper
overcoming many onsta'!es your asso.!ltion has
succeeded IN .>tahGshiug this new basis OF zinc
~ Na,ir' G.t.i ~" tie price ~ every ton Of
ore sold IN this district l. base! upon rs In
t!iEsic value. determined by assay.
As 10 the substantial results tu producers tho
following figures TIL tha'story: During The wear
OF zinc ore WAS So - pvr tn. During me wear
JsHe. through the effective work Z the assocIa-
increase OF Su.75 ier ton. being 49, per cont.
rms Ia"Ins iMat on all ere produced during the
rccily henettr, in the sum Of over sIrr oo. Had
Ne same arerase rri,c 4 ist3 been received Cor
would have been benefited u he sxten; Of s.
.o''ss'. We have no reason to believe TIM, Win
OUT the association the price OF ore in iSr wCu.d
nave been any different from that ~ 1>s>.
The association also CIuuE l." the theory that
ore production in IL measure should govern the
price Of speiter. During the year 1895 the aver
pourds. white during 1879 the average price Of
siHlt"r was Ssi. 81 an Increase 81 as per cent.
and this advance was made despite the fact that
N. speltar situation If last ysar was not "a Ia
vHfahle as durins the YEAR preceding. II there
ale SOM" "ho may deny - the association crrSilt
fpT the advance III sprlt"g COR 1894. uiS,h what can
the association then starir The figures are I'M
dnswrrdhe. Hpeii'T ADVANCED hut Is per cent,
while zinc blend" advanced ir'e pr cent, or Il
i.IerenCe IN Cavor n III" associati"n Of IS pes
produced amounts 10 the sum - 81. Z&.E3 lef; in
SiSa PER ton. With This showing. can thrre be
the assa1iation mas Iaif for itscif. and whs'her II
should have TIE financial ard moral support OF
To bring about these results measures have
been taken from time 70 ttn~ by Your board with
more secret nature hay" ben taken. wh!.A. even
now. your board aocs not 'i'rm advisable g. III
yUlGe. To thHa who fear ilas the association
nay maintain such prices IS Will cauS" . tr.-
u%lcnd0.iS "y"rprviECti N - the district. We rrf-r
5ct S-rt h, * " -. " biaHJe' ami fh 5 ITer
ga.f lvF-pg1. In tho ETss. amount az Ernfm4fttg
h.. saorn M. b,-.ks Of arcount a. tk- oluce. ..-,n
request: hence 10 general statement VIII lie
m:ls NJ ttis time.
The affairs Of .hr association have hcnn 90
rorIcsly administered. tn secretary being tho
univ nrac,al uni.r salary. Ii" fims - the Nom
.. reward. except for the le1etts derived frnrn
their efforts IN common with, Other uroiuc"l--
Much mon, effective work could Esv" br-n r.r-
f01rrei b. III" boar! had Il been better I~roi1:"'
TrrdGeni;y curing the last year occasions hay.
arisen Whereby money could have been used u
- cents FER tn uf production. l. insignificant
I. urlfr The Intelligent ->r~uii'U-v % the money
during thr scar. II This payment had been made
cation would now have - fInH Of Al least $500
With such . nucleus. the tGil.inI ~ a nrciic.r
Ter has receive, c,usiier,taHI ana fields raw.
been INVESTIGATED d..iIg ne ftar ana a ria-s
time Iugir. tho TeriaI ~ "nn'enirocnt the pro-
! wbcu the r.a,k.t = G~rrcessd lie looks 10 The as
s-c!atioa Ter n rcmeIy. 1T ham remember tia.
his greatest eaf-sugrt ics IN Ia" fETi crowded
by tire association rT emergency work. Il IS
neither lust nor right That N" minority should
,pr. 10 the minority fuT jhr 'nr1"v required to
maintain The NcIt IT -h0 a"H""fi'n. This f"If-
ter Is - vital Interest :. e'"-rolC Interested: -
zinc mining. Take tr'is matter homo 10 Yourself.
VIVA, have vuI done ia H;9iNtflHin- tie work
Ct tie as.ncfafi,r during tho Iast N'ir". T. you
hay. cot reriormeG your snar" WI! you not ~
once hecom" AN active; i"t..- h.ftin,r e. ne
organizations During III. Ia; year u" ais'ir'-
tiun- have been maj" BY VI" : ar! Is o. IN" p
cir,Iru,S Of its benefits. The future work SHOULD
nni will tend 10 throwing til" mantle II pro-
lection NOR. closely ah,ll It's own members.
The last ye.r. trrat rs IL has been ia achieve
rrcutS. has teen one " adu-aiioH, OF experiment.
and Of the bringing tn."t'i'r ~ pr'durrrs in
close .U-iiesS relation. IT." as.@,hi'l now HhS
a GOOD raun.tatlou tor 'h" upnuiiliHE "f a more
solid ana .ernancnf organization. TIE future DO
pends uvpu the .r,siUylrs themselves. Unity 81;
actiur AMI unity Il pGrr~s- only ,.in Ett.ntatu
T,,,.rioI ana De7ruqucrr .syc.Fs. Elsr-CttuIIy
! sabmii;sd OAR OF DIRECTORS.
ZINC ORE ADVANCING.
COL Ale, Showing n Stronger