Gunnison news-champion., 1906-11-02
Snuhu Tn,at Tsctscs

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todd %. thu authoIiy G e'a'. s'
I th~ s.ssns. mowers NJ the "l an
xat,<.p ef th. conapapN. she''aig
I.iox~ sut-,eotsng 10 >sHOn ri'-
r.-.i.esm aud d.ss.eaie- 10 %"
Mining tossxrs->-.
Tb~ man Who furnished TIE
tacss s.sta,sssd below stated un-
aaalss,~diy that the IDdsIrsHfi'-u'
.,u.lt~r MAS s,,rced cat 81 @a--
u..-. i.-csg~s oi tb. cut rat. Nai
wan.d by tn. Sm..lisr trust
Il don't want To rush INTO
pr,u; with attacks ON the iru-i--
said th.s gen,lansR. am barn
ing the fut,lity of batterlng ny
head against a stone waii. fie'i,'-
forth I plan to traVsI along the
line. eli l..ast Resistance ln TIE
financial world The tacis ar
az I ha,. stated, and they d''lN
suc,.~~ful contradiction
The game oi fr,ezeout 10y which
trusts crush independent con
c~rns which have the audarlty 10
enter into comJ.tition with them
was exernplItied never 80 clearly
az IN the ease ol the short care-T
of the independent -lnelier at
Ioljen.
Tbi. concern. with contracts
To keep II running night and daN.
Operated bv experienced metal
luyists aud practical smelier
Ineu. entered the lists against
the Gugceuheim trust with every
promise oi success
In Nav. 1904 When the indr-
pendent smelter started. The
charge. IMPOSED by the Gugyen-
heim trust ON ores from Clear
Cr~.-k. Gilpin. Boulder aud sum
init counties ranged from ~ GO
to $1,000 per ton There were
some reductions allowed by the
trust ON ores which ran Well IN
head aud the iron oxidized ores
Against th~~e infrequent reduc-
tions there We're penalties inpo--
ed for ores carrying excess zine.
silica, sulphur. aluminium aud
other constituents.
As a consequence of the charges
many mines in the district were
living idle. The miners could not
operate their claims and pay the
heavy snelter charges
Ia addition there was charge
for sampling in those camps
where small MI mpling works We're
Lrated. These charges were all
fixed by the slnelter trust which
controlled these establishments.
The INDEPENDENT Smell
} TER MADE 4 SCHEDULE OF
CHARGES WHICH RANGED
; FROM $50 To - 90 PER
TON, BEING 4 REELECTION
; FROM THE SHELTER
CHARGES OF FROM - To 30
PER CENT.
As LoNG As THE MINERS
OBSERVED THE CONTRACTS
WITH THE INDEPENDENT
SMELTEHS THAT COMPANY
WAS NDlNG 90 PER CENT OF
THE. BI SINESS IN THE DIS
TRICT, THESMELTER TRI ST
VIEWED WITH ALARM THE
INROADS ON IT'S BUSINESS
AOD PREPARED IN CHAR
MTERISTC FASHION To DO
RATTLE.
The first cut was announced
of : i .@ n ton on all ores one
month after the independent
started up. Following that. the
reductions came regularly and
rapidly. with finally fiat sche-
dule of $500 per ton for smel.
ter ore that had a value of $40
90 or less per ton and of 81 90
for all ore running above SO 90
in value.
The miners Of the northern
counties grabbed at the bait
held ont to them by the Gucoen-
helm trust and began to desert
the independent smelter.
! \ against this condition The mon
who backed their enterprise with
their money were unable to hold
out. The Independent snel,er
was forced to the wall and tho
cut rate was made on the con
tern bv the tiuggenheim trust
spelled d'sasterfor the new go m
ers.
WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER
THE INDEPENDENT SNFI
| TER CLOSED DOWNTHEGTG
GENHElM TRUST BOOSTFD
THE TREATMENT CHARGES
BACK TO THE OLD FIGTRES
THE SCHEDULES FORCE