The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-11-14

OF STATE IN ANY WAY.
price of silver, came a very great one
in the price CT lead and copper. and
while the amounts of these metals as
ISOLATED with the silver are not so
very large, nevertheless the deprecia.
tion in the quotation Of these metals
has brought material addition to the
great burden the ore producers were
already sustaining.
The American Smelling and Rein.
ing Company, large as 1t Ia, is and has
been utterly without influence on the
quotation applying to silver. copper
and zinc. 1t has, as the greatest pro-
Queer Of lead In the United States.
lent its sustaining influence to the
maintenance Of lead prices and to the
extent which the company has been
able to aid in the creation of better
prices for lead, the lead producers Of
the United States have shared the
benefit. The quotations which are
sent out as governing the price of lead
by the American Smelling and Rein
ing Company are taken from the rec
ord Of actual sales from week to week
as made by the company, and this rec
ord Is open to the inspection Of any
ore shipper having business with the
company.
The policy Of the company with re.
spect to the mining operators in Colo
RADIO has been one Of consistent reduc-
tion In ore treatment charges as fast
as improvements were introduced
which In the lowering Of operating
costs permitted such reductions to be
made. In the policy which has actu-
ated the COMPANY the salient principle
has always been borne In mind to lend
aid to such portion Of the ore reduction
which absolutely demanded it and to
apply treatment charges on such other
portions Of the ore production which
SO for from hampering the output
would on the contrary stimulate 1t to
its utmost.
Smelling Of Ores a Business Different
from Any Other.
The smelling Of ore Is peculiar
business and differs In It's character.
istics from any other industrial busi-
ness In the country. The industry is
one which calls continually for n chem
ical adjustment of the ore charge and
involves at the same time commercial
! considerations of greatest moment. In
nearly every o:her industrial enter
prise the technical execution OF the
work is referred TO the handling OF n
single raw product or number OF
graded raw products very similar In
their specific character. In the smelt.
ing Of precious metal ores. however
most complex problems continually
present themselves. For the succe S.
full carrying out OF the industry 1t Is
necessary TO deal with n great variety
OF products and the necessity arises
Of 30 regulating the business that the
mining output OF many sections and
districts under extreme fluctuating
! conditions can be currently taken care
Of
In the consideration Of the many in.
tricate questions which are continually
confronting the custom smelter. that
Is. one which does not mine but pur'
chases all Of its ores from mines
owned by others. the company Is obli'
gated TO take notice Of individual! ore
| outputs which II Is necessary to 90
cure for the perfection OF the general
| smelling mixture. II II 30 happens thu,
such outputs cannot be produced un
der normal treatment charges which
might be generally applicable, II be
comes necessary to give special In
ducements to bring out the produc,
and NO II happens that Il IL not pos
sible In The carrying on Of the smelt-
Ing business 10 make smelling charges
which are regulated BY hard and fast
rules. On the contrary. II has been
and always will be necessary to make
such charges as wiz .Ncrmit great
est production of ores from all dis
tricts In order that the mining bus!.
ness mny be stimulated TO Its hIghes,
degree md the maximum output OBJ
tanned.
With the curtailmer' or cessation
Of ore production which brings with II
concurrcntly mn enforced rcduct on In
smelling operations. smelling ex
pcnses quickly rise and the ability O!
the smelling company to maize con
ccssions To any Gre producer IN quick.
iy restricted.
In tho carrying out OF this policy
uninterrnptedly. the basis OF calcuIa'