Arizona republican., 1903-10-23
In His Long and Fierce Fight
With the AmaIgamated
DISASTER TO MONTANA
The Defeated Company in Fear Of the
Local Courts Closes Down Throw.
ing 10000 Men Out OF Employ
ment.

Butte Mont: Oct. 22.-The result oil
the handing down of a decision today
by District Judge Clancy awarding the
Minnie Healy mine. one of the rich
est properties in Butte and valued at
$4,000, 900 to Augustus HeinZe and
then granting an injunction against
the Boston and Montana company,
the principal property of the Anal
gamated company in Montana. all
the properties of the Amalgamated
Copper company in Montana tonight
were ordered closed for an indefinite
period.
1t is estimated b.. the officials Of the
company tonight that at least 1900
men will be made idle. and perhaps
10000 more tomorrow night. The shut
down is the most important and extern
sive ever known in Montana. 1t is ex-
pected that tie fires will be drawn
from the Boston and Montana, Butte
and Boston. Colorado and Washoe
smelters at once.
The Washoe smelters at Anaconda
are the largest in the world and en-
L
down will be felt in all parts of Mon
tana, as there is hardly a county that
the Anaconda company does not op-
crate in, in one way cr another. Wood
choppers and lumbermen will be idle
and coal miners out CT wcrk in half a
dozen counties. Much excitement ex-
lists in Butte and the city is thronged
with idle miners. blocking the street
corners discussing the situation.
The officials of the Amaigamated
company are rather reticent in discuss
ing the situation. Superintendent Jonn
Gallie said:
The managers CT the various COM
panies met and discussed the situation
and decided to close down, as there
was no use trying to do business. in
Montana, while, the local courts were
so manifestly adverse to the company
No orders regarding the shutdown
have been received from New York
the matter being left solely to tie off
cials. Mr.. Gillie did not think the New
York people knew the shutdown had
been ordered, until tonight President
VIM. Scallon, of the Anaconda com
pany refused to be interviewed, say
Ing he would Issue statement with
III eight hours.
The following properties are affected
by the shutdown:
In Butte: The Boston and Montana
mines; the Anaconda mines :the SYN
dicate group; Butte and Boston mines;
Parrot group COLORADO company min
es; Washoe groups. Colorado smell
ter; Butte and Boston smelter; Mill
men on the Butte, Anaconda, and Pa
ciIlc railroad
kilns, Anaconda foundry, brick yards.
At Great Falls-Roston and Men.
tana smelter
AT Belt-Belt Ccal and Coke co.
AT Bonner-Blackfoot Lumber Co.
At Horr-Horr Coal and Coke Co.
Dlamondville Diamondville Goa
Co., curtaiLng production: Pleasant
Valley company.
In Jefferson county-Lime and Silica
quarries.
In Butte the company employees g.
500 men. In the smelters at Anacon-
da, Butte and Great Falls 5000 men
a pay roll of over S5O,OOO
A representative of the amalgamat.
ed company claims that by the decision
rendered by Judge VIM. Clancy TO-DAY
in the Boston & Montana compan,
case the Amalgamated Company i:
prartically wiped out of existence ant
cannot do business in Montana The
decision, they say, in effect brand.
the Amalgamated as an outlaw 1t:
Stockholders are prevented from re
ceiving dividends. although $4,000, ,OCt
is tied up and awaiting distribution tc
stockholders. The Amalgamated peo
pie finding that they are barred from
conducting their own business hav;
ordered the suspension of all mining
operations in Montana.
MI Heinze issued the following
statement tonight:
The action of the Amalgamatel
Copper company in ordering a genera
shut down of all the mines o
Butte controlled by their subsidiary
company has no actual connection Will
the decisions rendered by Judge CLANCY
today.
His order does not necessitate
close down. AS far as the receivershi,
suit against the Butte company is con
cerned. there has been no change il
conditions for over two years past
Application for the appointment Of
receiver for their property has beer
pending that long and was today re
fused by Judge Clancy. The injunction
against the payment of dividends ha
also been in force for the same lengtl
of time, and today's order simply put
that matter in shape for the suprem
court TO pass upon.