The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
HElNZE SAYS LAWSON IS N. G.
Another Chapter In the Anal
gamated Copper Difficulty.

Butte. Mont. Oct sS--F. Augustus
Hemze when asked BY the Associated
Press Early This morning what he had
TO say in reply to the offer OF Thomas
Lawson looking to a settlement be-
tween hun tHeinzel ane the An,alga-
mated Copper Company IN which MIR,
Lawson proposed that an arbitration
board arbitrate the price offered by Mr..
Lawson for Heinxe's Butte holdings
and the price asked by MIR, Heinxe and
the giving as a commission the sum of
saS0,NO0 TO the Butte Miners Union to
secure the arbitration rs proposed by
AFR. Lawson, made the following reply;
"The people of Boston and the stock
exchange there and in New York know
MIR, Thomas w, Lawson so well that
il Is hardly necessary. for their benefit
to characterize his statements, The
dispatch which I have Just read in
which he states that demanded seven
million dollars for all my property In
Butte Is entirely without foundation, IN
fact. would not for an instant con-
slider any communication of a business
character seriously from him. Aud as
I never have in the past mentioned any
figure at which would sell my inter-
ests in Butte and have n number of
times refused twice what he says in his
dispatch demanded from him, Il Is
almost a waste OF words to say any
thing further about his message"
The mediation committee plan to
bring about the opening Of the Anal
gamated mines and smelters, inaugrat-
ed by Great Falls people. has resulted
in an arrangement for a meeting be-
tween the committee named and the
heads of the copper corporations in
Montana on Thursday afternoon or
evening in Butte.
A telegram was received this morning
by President Strain of the Great Falls
Businessmens' Association from Presi-
dent Hill Of the Great Northern saying
he would be able TO be in Butte on
Thursday afternoon.
Immediately thereafter the kilograms
were sent to Messrs. Scallon and
Heinze informing them that this COM
mittee would like to meet them Thurs
day, and the other members of the
committee were also notified of Mr..
Hills acceptance end of the plans for
the meeting.
AT a special meeting of the mill and
smelters' union of Great Falls last
night committee consisting of Edwin
Young. Joseph Shuler, James Lithgow,
f. A. Varnum and Luther Estey was
appointed to meet with similar COM
mittee from the Butte Miners Union
at Helena today.
The committee goes with Instructions
TO consider any measures that may be |
deemed advisable to bring about an
early resumption of the Amalgamated |
Copper Company. The committee goes |
instructed to urge Governor
Toole to call an extraordinary session
session of the legislature, which it Is
hoped may result in the passage of a
law which will help to improve the
conditions arising from the legal diff
ferences of the Heinze and Amalga-
mated people.
Representing the strongest labor or
in the state, 1t is believed
hat the appeal of the joint committee
win be successful in expediting mat
ters.
Action will also be taken urging that
the hearing in the receiyership case
before the supreme court will not be
locketed. but taken up at once, as it's
urgency demands. Resolutions will be
adopted by the committee and the mat
.er will then probably be presented to
he governor without delay.