Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-30
KNOWS HE|NZE
AND HIS METHODS
o rt D. Grant Intimates that
Montana Courts Are Corrupted
By United Copper influence.
SAYS DIFFICULTY WOULD END
If F. Augustus Would Play Fair--Be.
lleves Sentiment Of People is Now in
Sympathy with Amalgamated,

Probably no one IN Salt Lake under.
stands the causes which have lead up
to the present deplorabe state OF af-
airs In Montana better than
does Robert d. Grant OF this
city who once managed some
OF the properties now owned by
the Amalgamated Copper company,
notably among them being the ParrotI
in which he sold controlling interest
In 1892
Mr.. Grant is personally acquainted
with +. Augustus Heinze and his
methods. He knows John Machines.
his right hand bower, who has lately
found Salt Lake a convenient hiding
place and who is accused Of assisting
the head of the United Copper COM
pany in carrying out plans which are
alleged to have outraged justice and
otherwise brought shame upon the fair
name Of the treasure state In the north.
Mr.. Grant knew OF both these men
when they first entered Butte and pur-
chased the first ore they marketed af-
ter taking a lease on the Stanislaus
mine.
The decision of Judge Clancy In
Butte regarding the receivership for
the Boston & Montana mine. aud
which moved those who manage the
Amalgamated properties TO order the
general shutdown, Mr.. Grant believes,
has brought such calamity upon the
state Of Montana and given II such q
setback that the sentiment of the right
thinking people throughout the COM
monwealth is In sympathy with the
Amnlgamated. Does II not seem rea-
sonabe,' continued Mr.. Grant, that
such would be the case. when one man,
John Machines, vice president OF the
United Copper company, claiming TO
own but q one-lifteenth part Of ! per
cent OF property involved being able
through any court to secure an injunc-
ton against concern chat Is perfect
ly solvent, and one Of the greatest cop
per producing money earners in the
United States. uRkfA
II deeply deplbre the general close
down in Montana. for the throwing out
Of employment right on the verge OF
winter. from 10000 TO 2b,0OO wage earn
ors, directly and indirectly, is sure to
However things in Montana had reached
the point when there was no other way
for the Amalgamated to debut to cease
operating It's mines until such time that
II Is determined whether IL has any
rights at all.
1.-THE representatives OF the Amalga-
mated Copper company ut Butte are
| broad gagucd business men aud | firmly
| believe that II Mr. HeinZe was inclined
| TO be fair and would act fairly, the
| conflicting interests could be settled In
| 20 minutes; because William Scallon.
| president OF the Anaconda Copper COM
| pany has already made the statement
| that II Htlnze would exercise that
| spirit the trouble could be speedily
adjusted. As am personally acquaint-
| cd with II II, Rogers and the men in
| charge Of Amalgamated affairs AT
| Butte, I feel and believe I know that
! all they want and expect Is nothing
more than Is right and Just.
| ~ will say further" added Mr. Grant.
that wish we had such a combna lion
OF men In this state as those who d.
rect Amalgamated affairs for when
they buy they pay cash and try to sat
! isfy the seller; they desire 10 retain
! the friendship Of everyone with whom
| they do business"
! Mr. Grant WAS a resident Of Butte for
II years and says until after Heinge
got a foothold In the camp there was
very little litigation over mining prop
| critics. The operators in those DAYS
seemed 10 work along harmonously and
usually settled their differences among
themselves and without rcsortng to the
| courts.
That the shutdown in Montana Will
be felt indirectly in Utah there Is
scarcely any doubt This fact was
pointed out by MIR Grant today. when
he recalled that Butte Anaconda. Great
| Falls, which are affected particularly.
have for years been heavy purchasers
! OF Utah products, But lnasmuch as
nearby oamns are more prosperous
| than ever before, railroads build
ing and various other new enterprises
being established there Is no reason
| for alarm about home producers finding
| a good market for their nroduct