Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-17
Backed by American S. & R. the
United Lead Co Will Attack
National Lead Trust.
WHAT SEWALL SAYS ABOUT IT.
United Company Proposes to Absorb
As Many Independent Concerns
As Possible.


effect that the American Smelling &
Refining company is putting on its
war paint preparatory to locking horns
with the National Lead company, and
the fight promises to be mighty lively
one
The Denver Post is authority for the
following
"The American Smelling and Refining
company has Just secured a stick with
which II expects to crack the head OF
another great Industrial combine, the
National Lead company.
1.-THE smelling combine has organized
the United Lead company, which, In the
very nature Of things is a rival Of the
old lead trust. IL the new concern.
backed by the smelter combine, decides
TO buck the rival organization In a
manner consonant with the history of
that great concern, there is bound TO be
battle royal for supremacy which
win make the fight between Havemeyer
and Arbuckle over the control OF the
coffee trade in this country look like a
summer resort on a rainy day.
There can be no doubt OF the fact
that the new lead combine Is moving In
the direction OF conflict with the old
one. Every move of the smelter trust
during the past twelvemonth confirms
this belief. II has spent more than
100000 equipplng itself for the fight.
Now It is ready for the battle. Although
the National Lead company is conceded
to be one Of the most powerful indus
trial combines In the United States no
one can deny that II the smelter trust
H.. a.. a ID,
the end, The very fact that the smelter
trust is equipped for smelling ores is
assurance that II viii have the lead
trust at disadvantage and will be able
to hip II In the end.
THAT the smelter trust will oppose
the lead trust Is vouched for by no less
an authority than Il. w. Sewell, son of
Barton Sewell OF New York, first vice
president Of the American Smelling and
Refining company. With his wife he
has been in Denver for ten days recu-
perating after an operation for appen-
dlcitis. During his stay here Mr.. Sewell
has made an examination of the yari-
Gus mining camps of the state and of
the smelters of the combine at Denver
and Great Falls He declares himself,
in an interview we'll pleased with the
general business outlook in the state,
which he believes has now fully recoy-
cred from the labor troubles. Mr.. Sew
ell admits the impending war between
the smelter trust and the lead trust In
this wise:
1.-The most important feature Of the
business Of the smelling combine, so far
as Colorado is concerned, said he, is
involved In the recent organization OF
the United States Lead company as a
rival organization to the National Lead
AT.v 90. .,tl.s IL. AZ III
vice president OF the Anne lean Smelling
and Refining company, Is president of
the new lead company, which has be-
hind 1t the power OF the smelling COM
pany II Is the purpose to absorb as
many of the independent lead compan-
les as possible and wage direct fight
with the National Lead company, which
has been looked upon az the lead trust,
hut which has beer losing its grip for
some years past,
Colorado Is one of the best lead
states In the country, and In all prob
ability one of the white lead refinerles
of the new company will be located
within its borders. I am not connected
directly with the new company but
from my connection with my fathers
business and the business Of the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining company,
am fairly well acquainted with the gen.
eral plans
Tn view Of the fact that the smelter
combine comes In direct competition
with the lead trust this Is a significant
statement. II Is known that for some
time past the two great concerns have
not agreed and that their interests
have been inmIcal, Thus the gauntlet
is thrown down and the war is now
practically on. In short while the two
..stlt 4.
supremacy and this state, as Mr.. Sew
ell clearly indicates, will be the priucl-
pal battle ground
There will be hilt to hllt fight be-
tween the two giant organizations
which will be a merry one for those
who have ore to sell, as well as for the
wage Garner"