Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-23
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GLOOMY IN MONTANA.
Probably 10000 Men Affected by order
Closing Amnlgamated Properties.

Butte, Mont. oct. GAS result Of
the handing down of the decisions and
then granting OF an injunction against
the Boston and Montana company, the
principal property of the Amalgamated
Copper company In Montana all the
properties of the Amalgamated COM
pany IN Montana tonight were ordered
closed for an indefinite period.
II Is estimated by the officials Of the
company tonight that at least 10000
men VIII be made idle and perhaps
20 600 before tomorrow night. The shut
down Is the most complete and extern
slye ever known IN Montana, 1t In
oludes the great Anaconda, St Law
renee. Never sweat, Mountain View
Leonard East and West Colusa, Par
rot. Gagnon, Colusa- Parrot Diamond,
High ore. Mountain Con No. / and
No. g. Comanche silver Bow No, | and
No. 2. Blue Jay and many other
smaller mines. as well as a large NUM-
Der Of mines that are being worked
under lease,
II is expected that the fires will be
drawn from the Boston and Montana,
Butte and Boston, Colorado and
Washoe smelters today, The Washoe
smelters at Anaconda are the largest
I'm the world, and employ 5000 men.
The effects OF this shut down VIII be
felt In all parts Of Montana, as there
Is hardly a county that the Anaconda
company does not operate In, In one
way or another. Wood choppers and
lumber men will be idle; coal miners
win be out Of work IN half dozen
counties including Cascade, Park, Ca
latin and the big coal mines of Dia-
mondville Wyo.
The officials of the Amalgamated COM
| pany are rather reticent IN discussing
! the situation. superintendent John
! ellis said THE managers Of the var
| iOus companies met and discussed the
| situation and decided TO close down,
! as there was no use trying to do busl-
! ness In Montana while the local courts
We're so manlfestly adverse 30 the COM
pany No orders had been received
! from New York. The matter was left
| solely 10 the local officials ord
! ellis aid not think the New York peo-
| pie know that down had been
ordered until last night
| A payroll OF over $4,000 n day Is cut
Off In Butte
Representatives OF the Amalgamated
/ company claim that bv the decision
| rendered by Judge William Clancy to-
! day In the Boston & Montana company
| Injunction case the AmalgamQted COM
pany Is practically wned out NJ eN-
| lstcncc and cannot do business In Mon
tana. The decision, they say, In effect
| brands the AmalRnmted ns an out
law Tts stockholders are prevented
from receiving dividends, although SO,
Don O0O are tied up and awaiting dis
! tribution to the stockholders The
Amalgamnted people, finding that they
! are barred from conducting their oVr
| 1 81.
NJ an mining operations In Montana
Al tho mines and sme'ters OF the com.
pany have been ordered closed and ~.
600 workmcn are thrown out Of ON
ployment How long the shutdown
viii continue Is q matter Of doubt ]
may take nine or ten months bcfor'
they can get a hearing before the su
prome court
HEIN2E ISSUES STATEMENT,
Mr. Heinze issued the followu,
statement tonight, The action OF tn
Amalgamated Copper company In or
derng q general shutdown of all th
mines OF Butte controlled by their sub
sldlary company has no actual conncc
ton with the decisions rendered b!
Judge Clancy today His order doe
not necessltate a close-down. As n
as the receivership suit against ~
Butte company Is concerned there I'M
been no change In conditions for owe
rNo years past An application for Ia
appointment OF receiver for thci
property has been pending that Ions
and was today refused by Judge Clancy
The injunction against the Payment q
dividends has also been IN force IN
the same length Of time, and today
order simply puts that matter Int
shape Tor the SUPREME court TO pas
upon. deeply deplore the action a
closing tn mines, as IL viii lnnic
hardships upon many"