The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-03

TINTIC PLANT A BIG
ENTERPRISE ALONG
UP-TO-DATE LINES
Works Built in Manner Stamping the Project as Real Live
FaCtorin the Mining and Smelling In
duStry of Utah,

ing man in this region knows that the
camp contains ores in quantity pos
seSsing every element of fiuX. and that
with contracts from a large percentage
of these properties as a basis on which
TO operate, no smelling company in
the world can Guido the Tintic concern
in the matter of cost i'm reducing ore
to bullion Knight-eontrolled mines
and the Oth-r properties that have al
ready contracted their outputs to the
new smelter guarantee that the plant
will neither lack for ore nor fiuxes to
keep it running for many years to
come, while the management is conf
dent of making the company popu-
lar with producers in other camps that,
by and by. a business will be built up
that will rank with any of the custom
smelling works of the country. To
properly handle outside business il is
going to be essential that Tintic shall
enjoy common point privileges on the
railroads, and these are expected to be.
granted shortly, Notwithstanding the
efforts being made to prevent it by OPP
posing smelling interests
Ore Hauling and Trackage Facilities.
With all of these elements of bust
ness success behind the Tintic Smelt-
ing company's enterprise, il cannot be
said that the proposition is one not call
cGlated to endure. After an inspection
of the works ii cannot truthfully be said
that the proposition is being rounded
out on any basis other than those
pointing to peTmanency and worth
The railroad running around to the
Knight and other properties is already
equipped with two Shea locomotives
and about thrty-five automatic Dump
ing cars. Fifty steel drop-bottom
cars have been ordered and will soon
be delivered. so that this line will be
able to do all, and more. than will be
required of it for some time to come.
TTdckage facilities for both the San
Pedro and Rio Grande Western are
being provided in the smelling COM
pany's yards, and ii Will be just as
easy for one road as the other to bring
ores into the smelter. And all of this
work is now so far along that little re-
mains to be done to fully accommodate
all the business that either road will
have to handle.
First-cIass Talent at the Helm.
Now, as to the smelter itself The
plant is being constructed on plans
prepared by Howard p. Saunders, a
man of exceptional ability and a world
of experience in the field of smelter
construction and equipment. When
Mr.. Knight determined that the smell
ter should be made a permanent insti-
tuition, he cast about for talent that
he was sure could be depended upon to
make no mistakes. He learned of Mr..
Saunders record with the American
Smelling and other concerns, and final
ly contracted with him to build the
works. Mr.. Knight has the utmost
confidence in Engineer Saunders, and
the latter has such a high regard for
Mr. knights that he would go long
distance out of his way TO see that no
! imposition is practiced on his employ
er. In his field. MetaIlurgicaI Superin-
tendent Richard S. McCaffeTy is just
as full of loyalty as is Mr.. Saunders,
and. speaking of loyalty. there is GER
| tainly not a single person in the army
| of men being employed al the works
that is not loyal to Mr.. Knight and his
| enterprise. The compliment is applica-
BILE to everybody, from General Man
| ager w. Lester Mangum to the chore
! boy at the works. All are working for
the success of the undertaking. and all
are determined that it shall prove a
success.
Lead Furnaces Ready to Start.
/ The Tintic Smelling company's
works are destined to handle both
| lead-silver and copper ores and when
| fully rounded into form, it will be
capable of handling between 500 and
| 900 tons of lead ore and nearly as
much copper ore per day. A total ca
pacity of 1900 tons will be a modest
figure at which to place it. Two of the
| four lead blast furnaces are now alb