Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-11-09
THE OTHER SIDE.
smelter Manager Talks Of company's
Good Work.

Of the American Smelling and Rein
ing Company, which is operated by
the Guggenheims, spoke before the del
.egates regarding the criticisms that
those not we'll informed some time
pass upon the management OF the
smelling company, with which he Is
connected.
Mar. Guitermans remarks brought
forth words Of warmest praise and APP
proyal from the delegates, who said
they regretted that more publicity was
not given to the merits OF the Ameri'
can Smelling and Refining Company,
which is doing so much TO build up the
mining industry Of the West. MIR.
Guiterman was made the victim OF
misstatement In the Denver papers to
the effect that he had retired from
the mining congress after making his
speech to avoid being asked questions.
After this statement was published, a
delegate arose and offered resolution
to the effect that the congress knew
that MIR. Guiterman sought rather
than retired to avoid the issue pre-
scented, and that the congress requested
the press Of the city to correct the err
roneous idea that there had been any
attempt on his part to evade debate.
Among the more striking OF the
statements made ty Mr.. Guiterman,
during the reading OF his paper were
the following: THE senator has
stated that in Colorado there Is prac
tically no competition. | wish to gain
say that statement Of his and to de-
clare that In every field In Colorado
to-day, no matter whether II be Lake
county, or San Juan, Teller county or
Mineral county we have competition
on all sides, and that we have at all
times been ready TO meet such compe'
tition In a spirit Of fairness and equity
to the producer.
with particular reference to the
Cripple Creek district, desire to say
to you that the formation OF the So
called trust, when the American
Smelling and Refining Company alb
sorbed the last remaining great
smelter in Colorado, namely, the Phil
adelphia plant owned by NJ. Guggen'
helms sons, that since that time In
stead Of there being an advance In
treatment charges there has been a
steady reduction Of the same, with the
result that there has been more paid
! TO the miner than when Individual
smelters were operating.
THE miner to-day has the privilege
Of supervision Of the sampling at the
shelter by his own representative, as
he had It before, and he has the priv
lege OF making his own assays He can
resort to the arbltrament OF umpire
assays as he did before. There Ii
nothing that | know of that has been
taken away from him. but what has
been done has been done in the inter
ests OF uecency and self-protection to
ourselves, to which we hold we are en-
titled.
In Cripple Creek in 1902, and the
Guggenheim smelter was taken In
1901, our average margin was SS.G9 pei
ton the gross value OF the ore being
$44.A1 per ton. In 1905 our average
margin had been greatly reduced, sc
that we were receiving only S.72
ton. while the values had increased tC
the generous sum Of S50.47 per ton. II
other words, the Cripple Creek pro
Queer was receiving 81 per ton more
three years after this combination haC
come into existence. 1t does not look
consequently, as II we were trying Il
exterminate that industry.
I'VE found, however one thing, ant
that was that in the purchase OF these
oh hnlnN
ticed much to the detriment OF our
selves, so that We could not continue
the policy Of making reductions II
treatment charges on that account
We found on the part Of the miner tina
he could utilize the sampler, thu
smelter, and utilize his own appliance
TO sample the ores, and that he was In
sistent on getting the very highest re
turns on his ores which could possibl!
be procured by any means. And W.
also found that In pursuance OF thes'
, methods the smelters were sunerlnl
great damage on account Of metal con
|, tents which they paid for but whicl
, did not exist.
Hence. the circular was ISSUED
which the senator has mentioned In mn
paper read before you, namely, that W,
would adopt such means as to fairl!
ascertain the value Of the ore, and
having adopted it, we would come ia
gether on an agreement as might b.
/ to the interest Of all parties concerned
. There is nothing in the circular men
toned which can possibly be takel
exception to by any fair-minded ind
vidual.
ut may interest you to know, sine
the senator has mentioned It, and CON
pared US to railways, that our position
is entirely dlssimilar. Railways ar
common carriers for public conver
ience. We are not common receivers
We must exercise the doctrine OF sc
. lection In the class Of material we cal
utilize. We must exercise with III
shipper this doctrine Of selection an
must determine for ourselves to wha
extent we can go to the aid and deve
opment of this important industry
And thus II appears that to aid then
we are called upon very frequently t