Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-04-26
HEiNZE WINS.


Minnie Healy mine. The matter has
been in the courts since June IL, 1899.
The mine is an exceptionally rich
one and its value is estimated at $10,-
100000 to- $15,000,OOO.
1t is not the value of the Minnie
Healy however that constitutes the
important feature of the case. 1t is
the question of who is victor; Heinzo
or the Amalgamated Copper company.
The latter has been trying to down
Heinze for years and this action-at-
law was one of the methods employed.
Realizing that If he could be dispos-
sessed a source of revenue sufficient
to keep him in the field would be cut
off, the Amalgamated started a suit,
using Miles Finlen, who at one time
owned the property as a plaintiff
Heinze spent more than a million dol
lars defending his title and the other
side a quarter as much in attacking
it.
Some very unsavory proceedings
followed. Attempts to bride judges
were made and Charlie Clark, a son
of the senator who owns the Herald
Of this city-or Is supposed to own
it-admitted under oath that he OF
fered Judge Harvey $250,000 for IA
vorable decision when the case was
before him. Because of irregularities
in the trial before Harvey and be-
cause of the scandals arising out or
that trial, the matter was sent back
to the courts of Silver Bow county by
the supreme court and was tried be-
fore Judge Clancy, who has, ever since
his election, been the target of the
Amalgamated press, notably Senator
Clark's Butte Miner and the Anaconda
Standard, owned by the estate Of the
late Marcus DAILY. Even the Herald
of this city has taken several shots
at the old man. The recent decision
which gives Heinze the control Is
vindication of Clancy's course and
shows that he was clear in his judg.
ments and in his knowledge of the
law.
Political battles have been won and
lost in Montana, because of this IA
nous suit. 1t has been closed down
by injunctions time after time. Men
have been thrown out of employment
and reinstated as the case proceeded,
their work depending in measure;
a great measure, upon the judicial con-
ditions. At one time a decision by
Clancy giving the mine to Heinze
caused the Amalgamated to shut down
and throw 10000 men out Of employ.
ment. This was done in order to infiu
ence legislation and judicial action,
because the Amalgamated, being
owned by Standard Oil, has no con-
scientious scruples when 1t gets into
fight But 1t did not win.
1t is believed that this decision will
now settle the matter for all time al
though the Amalgamated may try to
get the case into the federal courts
and hang Heinze up again. The mine
will now be worked to its full capacity
for Heinze does not believe in limit
ing production. He Is an able and
energetic young man and has been
the friend of the miners of Butte ever
since he began working properties
He was the first to inaugurate the
eight hour day and he has maintained
it. Eight hours with him means eight
hours. His miners are not expected
to be at the actual spot when time
commences, but go down and come up
on his. AS a result he gets more work
out of his men than the others who
are particular to the minute. He pays
good wages, Is prompt and generous
with his employees and that is the
reason he is popular. At the last
election he carried Butte by thou
sand majority over the other candi-
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