The Monte Vista journal., 1908-10-17


concerns have started sampling works
at Georgetown, Central City and Boul-
der. but have not ben able to continue
on account Of lack Of ore production.
Tho field IL certainly an open one for
anybody desiring to engage in that
line OF business.
<"The statement has been made by
tho undersigned that the American
Smelling & Refining Company Is not
and has not been in politics. This is
absolutely true. In one county In the
state where the company has been bit
terly assailed and most unjustly dis
eliminated against in the matter OF
tax assessments. 1t has felt constrained
to put few facts before the public,
but 1t has never at any Of its places Of
operation proposed any person as
candidate for any political office. nor
has 1t been politically active In any
way in the aid Of any candidates for OF.
flee.
Senator Guggenheim has repeatedly
declared his connection with the Amer
lean Smelling & Refining Company. ex-
ecutive and financial, has been severed.
AZ far Is the undersigned knows. this
10 also absolutely true.
The Guggenheim Exploration Com
pany has also nothing to do with the
American Smelling & Refining Com
pany affairs, excepting in 80 far as any
ore produced by the former is smelted
at the latter's plants. The Guggenheim
Exploration company has spent many
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars In
Colorado in the prosecution OF mining
enterprises. Gen. Hall suggests that
because of an unfavorable financial
outcome OF these ventures In Colorado
the American Smelling & Refining
Company has imposed additional
charges on the other mine operators
Of the state. He wishes to know
whether 1t II unfair to make such q
suggestion. It is not only grossly un-
fair. 1t Is outrageous and indecent. Can
Gen. Hall cite single instance In war.
rant OF his suggestion!
Had Gen. Hall desired to do so, he
could have had all Of the facts bearing
on smelling charges and ore conditions
before the publication OF the Post ar
dcles which seem to have been actu-
ated by political malice and sinister
motives rather than by desire to pub
lish the truth.
Had he 70 desired he could have
made the fullest investigation and all
OF the facts would have been gladly
presented to him. for the American
Smelling L Refining Company has
nothing to conceal and nothing to mis-.
represent.
The recent villfication In the Post
has not and cannot harm the smelling
company In the least. for II had already
suffered q severe blow In it's Colorado
interests by the decndencc OF Colorado
mining camps. It has. however, great.
ly injured the state by directing forci.
Bile attention to the fact that the Amer.
lean Smelling 4 Refining Company has
been Obliged to close q number OF its
plants. and many inquiries which are
being now made rs the result OF those
untrue charges will reveal the fact that
the curtailmsnt Of the ore production
In Colorado IL not and has not been
due to the levying Of unjust aud bur.
densome treatment charges. but 10 the
exhaustion OF many mines which once
ranking a. prolific producers OF good
grade ore now nre entirely depleted or
contain only mineral too low In value
to be mined and smcltcd under govern.
Ing metal prices. Finally. there II tho
failure TO discover new mining camps.
In drawing the public's attention to
this dcplorable condition. the Post
must assume the full responsibility OF
the result Of It's misguided course,
which can only reflect itself In driving
away from Colorado capital for mining
Investments which otherwise might
have come here.
AS for tho smelling company. Il will
continue In the future tho course which
has characterized its policy In the past.
namely to 10 net ~ 70 aid and xtiinu.
late the mining Industry Of Colorado to
its utmost. and 70 sstain that respect
and confidence Of its patrons which Il
has secured BY fair and Just dealings.
With this declaration tho undersigned
must beg TO bc relieved from further
Newspaper controversy for which no
has neither time nor inclination. lie
10 most ready At all times. however. ~
he always has bccn. 70 discuss In his
Office with any orc shippers. business
Of mutual intersst.
FRANKLIN 0UrTERMAN.
''0ensfal Manager Colorado Depart.
meut."