Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-18
MONTANA MINE
OWNERS ASSN
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o,oanzation Perfected and Plans
for Erecting Independent
Smelter Laid.
crNAToR CLARK WITH THEM
,.,.ed 100000 on Spot and Assur'
,nces Given That st,5o0,0 900 Can
BE Had by Feb. IL,

Il po,ena Mont, Jan. 17.--That an
4 ,.dspendent smelter is to be erected In
rsena by the mine owners of the state
:, Montana seemed an assured fact
AMER perfecting a temporary organi-
,stion today, to be known as the Mon
ANA Mine Owners association, IL
,.adnR mine operators tonight raised
t,n0OSO. and one member, NJ. l..
I,ewltt. temporary president of the or
sanitation, agreed to secure an addi-
eonal 100000 within one week for the
erection of the proposed smelter In this
cIty. The operators, 1t is said. are also
assured that former United States Sem
a,hr william a. Clark will subscribe to
large block of stock.
The personnel of the executive COM
mIttee. named late today 1t Is pointed
ont by the mine owners, Is "a certain
g1arantee that the movement In this
state to operate the mines without in
the least relying upon the American
smelling & Refining company to han
die the ores viii be a success. The
committee consists of NJ. l.. Hewitt,
chairman; w, G. Conrad, one of the
most extensive mine operators in the
United States. a. f. Sprigss, II. L..
Frank. former United States Senator
W. A. Clark, Benjamin T.. Phillips and
7. Is. Tinderman.
N. l.. Hewitt temporary president,
said tonight:
Montana leads all states in its min
eral output and the mine operators are
determined not to be hampered by arr
bitrary action of the smelling trust.
We are determined to erect an inde-
pendent smelter near Helena. Even
though the American Smelling e. Re-
lnlng company should, in the face of
the present movement, decide to give
reasonable rates there would even then
be far more ore than the East Helena
plant can possibly handle. In view OF
these conditions an independent smell
Ter will certainly be established at
once.
THE mine owners of Montana can
raise 1900, 900 for the establishment of
The Independent smelter by Feb. IA,
at which time our permanent organiza-
ton will be completed.
In order further to increase the menl-
bership of the body and make it more
general, the convention this afternoon
adopted the report of the permanent
organization committee to the effect
that another meeting be held here a
month hence and that temporary or
ganizatlon continue until that time.
Resolutions of great Importance to
the mining industry In Montana were
adopted and in conformity with them
committees TO make Investigations were
appointed. Alleged highly exorbitant
smelter and transportation rates, en-
tries upon forest reserves and the clas-
sitication Of mineral lands, by which
it is alleged the Northern Pacific Sc
cured title TO vast tracts of mineral
lands, were dealt with at length. A
committee was appointed to Investigate
the classification of lands and adjourn
lnent was taken until Feb. II. j. F.
Calbreath Of Denver addressed the con-
yentlon at length. urging cooperation
among western interests to combat
the American Smelling & Refining COM
pany, which he characterized as most
vicious trust.