The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-20
REAL COMBINE
OF SHELTERS
Feared That Plans Are Matur-
ing for the Wiping Out of All
Competition.
QUEER ACTIONS OF U. S. CO.
UTAHs CONSOLIDATED TO BE-
COME A CUSTOM PLANT.

Mining men who are keeping close
tally on what is happening in the east
ern world of finance and mine and
smeiter manipulation, as well as on
passing events at home. are beginning
TO wonder whether, after all the smoke
clears away, it will not be found that
Amalgamated and Standard Oil inter-
ests have not gained practical control
of all the big mining and smelling en-
terprises of this country and possibly
Mexico as well.
1t has been often whispered from the
east during the past month that the
Guggenheims had been taken into
camp and that all the enterprises con-
trolied by them would be found closely
allied with those Of the Amalgamated
company before long. Things have hap
pened in this region recently that are
believed TO indicate that the same
power may also be reaching out for
the United States company as we'll
When the latter company announced
its intention of closing its smelters in
this valley 1t developed that the Amer
lean company was not willing to ac-
cept the ores declined by the United
States company unless longtime con-
tracts were agreed TO. and then only
after the companies had been released
from all obligation to the United States
company, and at figures nothing like
as good as they were doing business
under. In other words, the producer
is not going TO et as good smelling
rates in the future as he has been
able to get in the past, no matter
whether he stays with the United
States company or goes elsewhere; the
competitive feature of the smelling
business is, through some combination
or undertaking, going TO be eliminat-
ed.
Utah Con. Custom Plant.
1t is also stated that when the Utah
Consolidated company. quits this valley
and builds its new smelter in White
Pine canyon, on the Tooele side of the
Bingham divide, the plant will be ar
ranged to handle custom lead-silver as
well as copper ores. This bit of news
is something that is causing wonder in
the ranks Of the mining men, also,
coming, as it does, right on TOP of the
United States company's declaration
that 1t was going out of the smelling
business in this state.
There are SO many little things hap
pening in the 'smelter world that the
ore producers are beginning to fear
that no matter what company or COM
pdlllSS are uOluS business IN the Smelt-
ing line, they will be compelled before
long to yield a greater percentage of
their ore values in order to find a mar
ket of any kind.
Don't Like U. S. smelter Action.
The present action of the United
States company in refusing ores that
can be treated in its lead smelter does
not set we'll in some quarters. 1t is not
believed there is any reason why the
company should figure on going out of
the lead smelling business at all. no
matter what happens to its copper
smelter Its lead works are conceded
10 be just as well prepared TO take care
of obnoxious fumes al is the American
plant at Murray. With the contracts
II has with outside companies. and
with the $4,000. 900 worth of lead ores
in its Bingham mines that the winning
of the Wall suit makes at once avail
able, the company should go right
along as a stiff competitor of the
American company and help TO make
things pleasant and profitable for the
miner.
Farmers Getting Busy.
The farmers of the valley are appre-
ciating what il means to close down
all the smelters and many Of the mines
of the state, and they are now about
ready TO show 4 generous spirit now
that they have won their case in the