Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-01
S SMELTER LOCATIONS
WANTED BY TWO
c~.snAuIrn
.-y .-rary of Congress-
Commercial Club In COIlIIIIG
niCdtiOn With Concern
to Secure Big
Industries.
GOOD PROSPECT FOR
IMMEDIATE SUCCESS
Proposed Plants Will be Large
and Well Worth Going After
President Brooks Optimistic
Regarding Present
Situation.

Albuquerque may yet have a big
smelter, Notwithstanding the fact that
the Tri-Bullion Mining company has
decided to locate its plant at Canon
City, Colo. In fact while the land
is practically in condition for pur-
chase for a site for this companys
smelter and the fuer transportation
and other problems had been settled
IN favor OF the company, the lead
ers in the movement to secure the
smelter are not feeling at all badly
over the change in location. Two
other propositions, both for smelters
much larger than the Tri-Bullion
plant, have been attracted by the Of
fer of Albuquerque to the Tri-Bul-
lion company, and 1t is believed that
one of these companies will locate an
immense plant here.
Leading business men today state
that negotiations which have been
under way for some days, will now
be pushed to a conclusion and that
Albuquerque will have smelter
within a short time.
George l.. Brooks, president of the
Commercial club, stated today.
President Optimistic.
when we first began negotiating
with Mr.. Traylor. of the Tri-Bullion
company, the proposition was that
he would erect Sinelter with ca
pacity of 200 tons day, but of late
he was merely considering a fifty
ton plant, that Is to start with. Con-
sidering the fact that he was able to
| acquire a plant which cost million
dollars for a song at Canon City IL
is not to be wondered at that his
company finally decided to locate a:
that place. Yet it seems strange that
| the company would deem it advls-
able to establish its plant so far from
its base of ore supplies which is ths
Kelly district of New Mexico.
"A smelter in this country cannot
run in opposition to the smelter
trust if it must depend upon custom
trade. The plant taken over by the
| Tri-Bullion company at Canon City
had to cease operations by reason of
| the competition of the smelter trust
which cut its smelter charges in that
vicinity until the rival works were
compelled to go out of business.
| Thus this big plant became practical
ly worthless and was bought for a
very low price by the Tri-Bullion
company. | venture TO state that a
we'll equipped smelter established in
| Albuquerque could handle Traylor's 8
ore from the company's mine south
Of here cheaper than he can handle
| them himself after paying the cost
| of transportation to Canon City.
| Expects Success.
The people of Albuquerque have
1
ness men have contributed generous
| ly to provide a site and no end Of
effort has been made toward guaran-
| teeing the necessary supply of slack
and coal at reasonable price for the
smelter people. Moreover most ad-
vantageous rates were promised by
| the railroads, both for ore and fuel
shipments. Naturally none of these
advantages are lost and they can still
| be taken advantage of by other con-
Germs that may locate here. This city
! is now in a position to offer better
| inducements to a smelter company
than ever before and we do not en-
| tertain any doubt that a big smelter
can find it worth while to come here.
So We do not feel that the work we
/ have done has been in vain. In fact
| two large firms are at present nego-
tiating in regard to establishing big
/ plants here and both of these are
considering bigger propositions. by
| far, than the Traylor proposition"