Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-27
SHELTERS WILL
HAVE TO QUIT
So Says Manager SchofieId Of the
American Smelling & Re.
filming Company.
IF INJUNCTION IS SUSTAINED.
Treatment OF Sulphidc Ores VIII BE
Rendered mpossiblc----,Judgc
Marshall's Opinion.

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The opinion was expressed today by
a well known smelling man that if the
decree of Judge Marshall In the smell
ter smoke cases Is sustained by the
circuit court OF appeals 1t viii be the
end of sulphide ore smelling in the Salt
Lake valley; which will mean, OF
course, shutting down of every plant in
the vicinity OF Murray and Bingham
Junction and necessarily will follow
the closing Of many mines in the sew
cral camps of this state which supply
ore Of too low grade TO be shipped to
very great distance away. II was
pointed out further that the lead-silver
ores OF the Occur dAlene mining dis
trict In Idaho, which have been COM
Ing 10 this market for a number Of
months past, will also be cut off and.
IN fact Salt Lake as n market for lead
ores will become a thing Of the past
until such time that the smelters can
locate where they can run without be-
ing handicapped by an injunction from
an. court
Without the purchase OF large guam
titles OF sulphlde ores" the "News'' in
formant added the smelling business
cannot be made a commercial success.
That is, with them such combinations
can be made IN making up the charges
winch enables the smelters TO work vast
quantities of low grade ores profitably
anc enable low working charge TO the
producer"
MR.. SCHoFIELD TALKS.
Manager schoheld of the American
Smelling and Refining company was
seen by representative of the News"
during the day, and that gentleman
taxes very pessimlstic view OF the
future; that Is, If the decree becomes
operative. I'VE nave simply got 10
quit, said he, ''or II any smelling Is
done at all IL cannot be other than
AZ a greater cost TO the producer of
the direct smelling ores by reason OF
rot having the necessary elements 10
blend In making up the charges. But
even should the shelters take care of
this product on an Increased working
charge, II viii still be impossible 10
5hlelt the so-called direct smelling
ores containing little or no sulphur.
For long period, az a result OF
the limited production of lead ore and
the continued increase In the output of
the so-called dry ores. the lead snelt-
ors have been running with a mini.
mum percentage OF lead on the charge
which makes il possible to extract the
metal values OF the other ores
LEAD IN sULPHIDE ORES.
In our own case" added Mr.. seho-
held, something over so per cent OF
'he total lead received is contained In
sulphide ores carrying over 10 per
cent sulphide and this tonnage we are
enjoned by the court from handling.
The small tonnage of lead in remaining
ores would reduce the percentage OF
lead on charge to a point so low as to
make impossible the operation of our
blast furnaces.
And while from the decree OF the
court Ii would appear we are permitted
10 smelt certain ores, the prohibition
In sofar as II applies to our lead ores,
renders the effect upon us the same as
If we We're enjoned from smelling any
ores.
III the decision is upheld by the cir
cult court Of appeals. II will necessitate
our closing down entirely as soon as
the decree becomes effective
This statement concluded Mr.,
Schofeld, rs not made with any idea
of trying TO arouse public opinion IN
behalf of the smelcers, but Il IL fact
and our closing down would mean tho
closing Of a great many mines and ir-
reparable loss to Salt Lake and It's mer-
chants"
WHAT SCIENCE HAS DONE.
A well known metallurgst IN discuss
ing tho situation today, while he did
not care to be placed In the light of
crticlzing or questioning the Judgment
mr. iutaurftv ~ Ii.1oa a., ~
least, he believed, in view OF the
fact that through the raising of the
question OF damage to vegetation and
live stock elsewhere as well as here
II had been scientifically ascertaiued
what percentage OF gases can be dis
charged into the atmosphere from the
stacks without doing damage, that IL
the court had specified the percentage
Of the gases which might be discharged.
II would have permitted the operation
Of the shelters. to limited extent, at
least. by allowing them freedom In So
lecting ores or the character which are
necessary for successful operation. In
asmuch as nearly all low grade ores are
IN sulphide form, the operation OF the
injunction will work Il particular hard
ship on the producer of this class OF
ore. The new Garfield copper smelter
is not affected by the injunction, but
no lead ores can be smelted there.
Herewith Is a copy OF the opinion
rendered by Judge Marshall yesterday:
ut Is probably true that this petit
ton for a rehearing Is not technically
drawn as such petitions should be
drawn. but Il was perhaps because OF
a suggestion from the court that the
petition was filed In this form, and as
the court could permit II To- be amend
ed 10 conform TO the rules and make
Il set up formally that the court COM
mitted a pain error OF fact and mis-
construed the evidence IN placing the
limitation on the sulphur content of
the ore rather than on the content OF
the mixed ores IN the smelter charge,
| am disposed TO consider the petition
now on its merits
In the original consideration OF the
case, Il was thought that the lnjunc-
ton could never be made practically
efficient unless tho limitation was on
the ores smeted The ore that goes
into the smelter may be kept track ot
In some way; outside parties can, al
least. ASCERTAIN whether ores going
there carry over ten per cent OF sui
phur. The smelter charge is peculir-
~ within the knowledge of the snelter.
and OF nobody else To enable the
plaintiffs IN this case TO keep track OF
that, they would have to keep some
one there to examine the smelter
charge, and have the right to do So
which they have not; otherwise.
the whole thing must be committed
to the defendants. | do not mean by