Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-04
CONDITIONS IN COLORADO.
Every Strike iuausuraied IN That state
Proved a Failure.

There Is an impression In the country
east Of Chicago that Colorado Is In a
bad way. It's principal industries vir-
tuelly ruined by labor strikes and It's
business going 10 the "demniton bow
vows" 50 to speaks, says Gen. Frank
Hall in the Denver Post, This impress
sion has been created by several VIZ
cious, and. In the main, grossly exag-
gerated communications that have ap-
peared In Golfers Weekly. Boston
Transcript and one or two other papers
In which the writers appear to have
relied upon their imagination for their
facts, or obtained their notes from
purely malicious sources. That Colora-
do has been impeded by strikes Is true,
Nearly every other state north OF Ma
son and Dixons line has had similar.
some Of them even moredamaglng ex-
perIence during the past year; there
fore the disturbance OF labor conditions
here Is in no wise exceptional
II may be stated as an indisputable
fact however, that every strike called
In this state during the past 70 months
has failed of It's purpose Beginning
with the smeltermen. last summer.
Much inconvenience resulted, but only
two establishments were suspended on
that account one OF these being old
and practically obsolete was permanent
lyclosed and will be dismantled, because
the operators had no desire to continue
II. having other and better shelters TO
care for the supply Of mineral. Long
before the close OF 1903 the shelters
were prepared TO handle all the ore pro.
duced In this state and are now running
full time with full compliments of em-
ployes, The strike In Cripple Creek
began Aug TO- All the mines and mills
were closed for time, but gradually
reOpened and before the close Of Decem.
Der all were running and the produce
ton nearly up TO the normal. Two
strikes occurred In Telluride district.
but the situation there ut the present
time Is favorable and although some OF
the mines are not fully manned they
will be before the middle of the cur
rent month. The strike In the coal fields
has been less serious than represented.
All mines In the northern field resumed
last fall and the southern field Is pro-
duclng sufficient for local demand, al
though the tonnage for export Is less
than formerly. There has been no ma.
terial shortage OF fuel during the win.
ter. At the present time II Is abundant
for all purposes.
As 10 the metalllferous mines, the
production on all sides Is fully up 10 the
normal, and In Cripple Creek, our great
gold field. the situation was never more
encouraging. The long series Of remark
able disclosures since the first of Janu-
airy excites the belief that the bullion
output Of the district this year will sur
pass all previous records. This opinion
Is founded upon the present condition
OF all the principal mines, supplemented
by the Incoming. OF many new producers
as the work OF development proceeds
Leadville Is very productive and pros
porous. The situation there has not been
interrupted by local disturbances. In
all the other fields the conditions are
decidedly improved. We enter the
spring season therefore under highly
favorable auspices. The manufacture
OF all manner OF mining machinery is
active. The improvements made IN
methods OF ore treatment have stlmu.
lated the production OF mineral. The
low grade problem has been measurably
solved by the application Of new pro-
cesses that are simple, cheap and eff
fectlye. Some bright inventors have
been at work. and some Of them have
brought into use exceedingly valuable
aids to the saving OF values, New mills
embracing the latest improvements
have been built, others are In course OF
erection and still more are projected for
the summers work.
Colorado needs no general outpour-
Ing Of sympathy for the struggles she
has had, because her people are unable
TO take care OF the troubles that come
as they arise. IL this was the only
state to be disturbed It might be cause
for exceptional comment. our difficult.
ties have been met and mastered and
we do not apprehend any recurrence
this year. Business is quite as pros.
porous here as II Is elsewhere. Every.
one Is confident OF the future and there
Is reason for Il. The winter has been
exceptionally mild and favorable for all
outdoor pursuits, resulting IN not only
an enormous amount OF DEVELOPMENT
underground. but the discovery OF many
new sources that will cut an important
figure from this time forward.