Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-01
CANON CITY WINS
IN FIGHT FOR
SHELTER
PLANT FINALLY LOCATED.
IN COLORADO TOWN
Commercial Club Obtained Ey-
cry Concession Asked and
Left No Stone Unturned but
Without Success,

Canon city, Colo. has been selected
ne the site for the proposed smelter Of
the %Trl-Bullion Mining company.
which for several months past has
been considering sites for IT, plant In
the southwest. The Tri-Bullion com
pany Is an Independent corporation.
planned 20 fight the smelter trust and
the plant. while a small one, would
have been Of great value TO Albuquer-
u Realizing this fully, the officers
of The Commercial club some time <
began q vigorous campaign to secure
the plant. This campaign has not
heen allowed to lag for a minute.
Every concession asked for by the
smelter people has been offered or
secured. every detail Of rates and fuel
has been met and met satisfactorily.
Every objection has been overcome,
and II seemed certain up 10 n short
time ago that the work Of the club
would prove successful. Recently,
however. Il has been learned that very
favorable offers had been made To the
~Tri-Rulion company for the purchase
Of an abandoned plant near Canon
CIV. much Of the machinery Of which
could be utilized IN the new plant. and
realizing the advantage this gave to
the Colorado town. the club men
doubled their efforts, although for a
week or two the chances Of Canon
civ have steadily increased secre-
tary = r. Mccanna, OF the club, went
east several days x on the smelter
matter. In Chicago he secured from
the traffic department Of the Santa re
rate concessions which he smelter
men had not been able 10 obtain. ana
which were granted 10 Albuquerque
solely because Of the desire Of the
santa re TO develop q new Albuquer-
que industry He arrived In New
York just IN time To be Informed mat
the matter had been closed and the
plant located at Canon CITY. He sue
ceeded In having the matter re-
opened. and hope Of success was re-
newed. Yesterday afternoon, however
telegrams were received by Mr. q l.
nrnoks. president OF the club, and the
Morning Journal from Mr. McGannh,
showing the matter 10 be closed In
fa,.r of canon city. The message
follows:
"Oswego, n. Y, July ~, 1907.
-. A. Macpherson. the Morning
Journal. Albuquerque. n. NJ
1--WE lost out Smclter goes To
Canon City or Florence. Have done
everything I could, but was too late
Up. r. M'CANNA.
No one IN Albuquerque doubts for
an instant that MI. McCannn has done
everything that could Pee done. II ~
bis way. Both President brooks ana
The secretary have worked indefatig-
ably TO secure this plant and In one
wnv or annther have overcome every
difficulty and every objection, appar-
entity. 10 The entire satisfaction Of the
- H.. uIAAN uHlaFA AnN.
one disadvantage. however. which
They could not overcome. This IL the
million dollar zine reduction plant
neal Canon city which the Tri- Bullion
company has been able To purchase,
and which viii save a very large por-
tion Of The cost Of the new plant TINS
old plant was built some years ago 20
nght the trust la the ColoradQ field
II was driven cut OF business by the
trust and forced To shut down II h.
offered to the smelter promoters for a
song. aud was he determining factor
In the locating of the plant
This was the one feature which the
Officers 81 the Commercial club could
not meet. and the fact that In spite OF
IL they missed getting the smelter by
the breadth uf "A hair shows plainly
how hard a fight they made. II Is not
the way OF the Commercial club 10
Do beaten on "a matter Of this kind,
and this defeat will hut result In re-
doubled efforts Tor the advancement
of Albuquerque.
I'VE arc, of course, deeply disap-
pointed that the smelter was not loo
Gated here said President Brooks last
night THE club has made every eff
fort in its power for success, aud on
his present trip to New York Mr.. Me
Gamma succeeded In removing the last
objection which the smelter people
had made 90 Albuquerque. Although
we seem to have failed this time, we
are in no way discouraged, and the
plub ls already considering two other
propositions Of the same kind, either
one uf which viii be Of equal value TO
Albuquerque with the Tr-Bullion
project