Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-08
NOW FOR A SMElTER.
This Paper Presents interesting
Facts on the Subject.
PUSH THE PROPOSITION.

II is true that the number OF diVi.
deud.paying mining companies In New
Mexico at present is limited. but the
number of mines that could produce
largely under improved conditions of
transportation is considerable, and as
whole but few western states or ter
riturics surpass us in the low cost of
extraction. the mining of the ore.
Whereas. the scarcity OF water. az and
near the mines, In a good many places,
does not afford us the chance 10 mill
the low grad, CO.. complex ores on the
spot there Is at least the saving of
expensive pumping TO bring such ore
Co the water requires railroad branches
narrow, broad gauge or tram lines.
ore bodies which await such transpur-
tation in New Mexico would Ice regard
ed as great hunanzas IN Colorado,
where nearly every dump has a rail
road al the loot of IT, Then there is n
very low tariff from Colorado to MIS-
souri, river points. whereas the haul
from New Mexico requires the pun Of
cars over two ranges. the Glorieta and
IN" Ration. before Colorado point can
be reached. Zinc ore or zinc concen.
trates are hauled from Leadyillc to
New Orleans or Galveston M lower
tarif than We can ship to Colorado.
The Santa Fe can get TO said seaports
from here only In "A Ncry roundabout
way. This, at course cannot he helped
at present Nor do We consider the
rates ON ore from New Mexico to Colo
RADIO excessive. Since the for.hatiuu
of the trust. ore from northern Arizona
and northern New Mexico goes 10 Col
orado and everything south of Albu-
qucrQuc to III Paso. Now. what we
gbAnlI IfI.. e., - tho al. "a 4, uf
boy the Santa Fc of the cheap haul Of
ore over tho two ranges To Colorado
or the shipment OF the same To III
Paso. and the Capitalization of the
smelling OF New Mexico and northern
Arizona ores AZ Albuquerque. with
freight rates that would pay the road
handsomely and set enable ms to com
pete. The Citizen proposes 20 insti-
tutc a thorough examination Of the
pruducin~ capacity of the various min
ing sections of the territory and what
Us required TO make such capacity
available, our friends in the south Of
the territory. Dcming and Silver city
viii gladly give us the preference
where they do not require the ore for
their own works silver city viii al
ways he good point for the reduction
Oi the copper ores of the vicinity and
Dcming will become quite an ore mar
ket with the new mines being tapped
by the Deming Bishce line. We would
expect 10 get "A share of the ore, though
not in copper. The Organs Will give
as ore. So will the Magdalcnas. What
the Santa Fee carries 10 III Paso she
will probably not handle again IN the
torn of bullion The fact is the New
Mexico ores can all he reduce cheaper
-, lat 40 d .4la
aud We claim the most central loca-
ton ON the lines of the Santa Fe, COX
ing coal is near. steam and other coal
in plenty For all these lndisputable
facts The Citizen viii cali for Il smell
ter until We have one. and not only
that but also refining attachment. so
that we can help other plants 10 sep
aratc their precious metal from the
lead and send their pigs TO the St
Louis market and make pipe or other
articles of lead manufacture at nome.
Ii viii require money money. money.
uut IL will make money. money money.
for the miner. the smcltcr, the mer.
chant the manufacturer, the foundry,
the workman, and the railroad
El Paso gets its coke and coal also
from the santa Fe although Beau
mont oil may break into that business.
As such coal and coke pass 10y Alhu.
qucrquo il is undcniahlc that Albu-
qucrque is a better smelling point for
ores that now 20 10y or through In"
old story OF the railroads preterrins a
long haul is only couditionally true.
We do not believe the Santa Fe ever
made a dollar on the haul OF ore M a
low rate over the Ration and Glorleta
ranges. Just as copper ores tributary
. i. 4
aIy reduced at Las Vegas. SO can and
will bo treated nearer at home the
mineral products OF central and south.
orn New Mexico. The Santa Fo must
know as well AS we that healthy
mind can only dwell in a healthy body
that the prosperity OF the railroad Is
dependent upon the prosperity OF this
great realm which she may justly call
her own, so dependent are We upon
her.
We ask the MANAGEMENT to give this
matter the consideration which II de
serves. our territory received great
blow in the decentralization OF silver
a. the ruins of so many formerly pros
porous mining towns plainly demon
strato. They are not seen from the
passenger cars. hat they are there al
the same. And now the manipulatlons
of the trust propose To doom TO penury
our lead mines. Only few days axe
the III Paso Times published an inter
view with Mr.. Earle, the manager oI
the trust AZ Ei Paso in which II was
stated how much ore had been con
tractcd there, chiefly lead ore, which Is
smelted i'm bond 50 "A TO compel ouI
miners to compete with the labor 81
ord Mexico These are all facts, sol
nj ttg all nnIEnf
and change the state Of affairs Tor th'
better II New Mexico pulls as one
man we shall draw the wagon out o.
the mud. II not We shan stick. There
is no other choice.