The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-10-27
In All the Vast Mines and Shelters
Of the Great Corporation.
WITHIN BOUNDS OF MONTANA
Recent Decision in the Minnie HeaIy
Case and the Injunction Forbidding
the Boston & Montana to Do Busi-
ness Cause the Temporary Sus-
pension.

OF the handing down of decisions by
Judge William Clancy of the second
judicial district court of the SAFE Of
Montana awarding the Minnie Healy
mine, one of the richest properties in
Butte, and valued at ten million doll
ars, to F. Augustus Heinze, and the
granting of an injunction agains. the
Boston u Montana company. the
principal property of the Amaigamat-
ed Copper company in Montana, all
the properties Of the Amalgamated
company in Montana are ordered
closed for an indefinite period.
1t is estimated by the officials of
the company that at least 1900 men
will be made idle, and perhaps 10000.
The shutdown is the most COM
plete and extensive ever known in
Montana. 1t includes the great Ana
cOnda, Saint Lawrence, Neverswoat.
Mountain View. Leonard, East and
West Colusa. Parrot, Gagnon. CC!lsa
Parrot. Diamond, High Ore, Mountain
Con. Mol and No. ,, Comancnc, Sill
Yer Bow Nos. | and .. Blue Jay and
many other smaller mines, as we'll as
large number of mines that are
being worked under lease. The fires
will be drawn from the Boston and
Montana at Great Falls. Butte and
Boston and Colorado shelters at
Butte and Washoe shelters at Ana
cconda today.
The Washoc smclters are the larg-
est in the world and employ 5000
men.
The effect of this shutdown WV
be felt in all parts of Montana. as
there is hardly a county that the
Anaconda company does not oper-
ate in. in one way or another.
Wood choppers and lumbermen
will be idle: coal miners will be out
of work in half a dozen counties. in
Guiding Cascade. Park. Gallatin and
the big coal mines of Damondville
Wyoming.
The Amalgamated mines produce
2,4OO tons of ore every day. All the
night shifts in the mines tonight
were called off and men notified that
the properties had been closed down
Much excitement exists in Butte and
the city is thronged with idle min
ems, blocking street corners discuss
ing the situation.
The officials of the Amalgamated
company are rather reticent in dis
GUESSING the situation. Superintend-
ent John Chile, said: THE manage
ment of the various companies met
and discussed the situation and de-
cided to close down as there was no
use in trying to do business in Mon
tana while the local courts were so
manlfestly adverse to the company.
No orders have been received from
no 1>e
ly to the local officials and Mr.. Gil
lie did not think that the New York
knew that the shutdown had been or
dered until last night.
The following properties are af
fected by the Shutdown:
In Butte-ROstOn and Montana
mines: Anaconda mines. Syndicate
group, Butte and Boston mines. Par
rot group. Colorado company mines
Washoe group, Colorado smelter,
Butte and Boston smelter. men on
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific railroad
At Observation-Disclosures smelter.
lime kilns, Anaconda foundry. brick
yards
AT Great Falls--Boston and Mon
tana smelter.
At Belt-Belt Coal and Coke Co.
At Bonner-Blackfoo Lumber Co.
AT Horr-Horr Coal and Coke Co.
At Diamondville = Diamond vile
coal company. curtailing productions
Pleasant Valley Company.
In Jefferson County-l.ime and
silica quarries.
In Butte the company employs A.
500 men. In the smelters at Anacon-
da, Butte and Great Falls. 5000 men.
A pay roll of over $4,000 a day
is cut off at Butte.
Representatives of the Amalgamat-
ed company claim that by the decis-
ion of Judge William Clancy in the
Boston & Montana company injunc-
tion case the Amalgamated company
is practically wiped out of existence
and can do no business in Montana
The decision, they say. in effect
brands the Amalgamated company
as an outlaw. Its stockholders are
prevented from receiving dividends
although the sum of So 900, 900 is
tied up and awaiting distribution to
the stockholders The Annals amated
people, finding that they are barred
from conducting their own business
have ordered the suspension of all
mining operations in Montana. All
the mines and smelters of the COM
pany have been ordered closed and
$4,000 men are thrown out of en-
plOyment
How long the shutdown will con.
tinue is a matter of doubt. 1t may
take nine or ten months before they
can get hearing before the supreme
court.
Mr.. Heinze issued the following
statement:
- THE action of the Amalgamated
Copper company in ordering a gen
eral shutdown of all their mines in
Butte and those controlled by their |
subsidiary companies has no actual
connection with the decisions render
ed by Judge Clancy today. His order
does not necessitate closedown
AS far as the receivership suit |
against the Butte company is con-