Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-16
GARFIELD SHELTER
IS DISCUSSED.
General Manager Whitley Denies
Plant Has Cost Seven
Millions.
COST OF LATE IMPROVEMENTS
Amount said to be s75,oOo-Tlle
Morse Eilcrs Controversy
Gets Into Print.

III. NJ. Cole, one of the financial edi-
tors Of the Boston News Bureau, while
in the city recently interviewed Charles
w. Whitley of the American Smelling
& Refining company relative to the
Garfield smelter and space is givcn to it
in last Mondays issue of the Boston
publication.
1T cannot be denicd,n said Mr.. Whit
ley, that like all new smelling plants
we had our troubles in the early stages
of our operation The recovery of cop
per from fine concentrates was still
somewhat experimental in character.
Forty per cent of our, concentrates
come to us practically in the form of
powder SO fine that it can be put
through a 200-mesh screen.
We arc, however, rapidly overcome
ing all the early troubles IN connection
with this department of our business.
and might say that we have never
yet come to an insurmountable diff
tic,llty at the Garfield plant.
1T should be remembered in this
connection that we are making en-
tenSive additions to our plant, while,
at the same time, we are putting out
at the rate of 100000 pounds of
construction at Garfield SS75,O0O and
in answer to the statements that our
construction at this point has exceeded
$7.000.000, l would say that the total
cost is stiff under $5.6o0.o0O. An
Guiding the $4,000 above referred TO.
When the plant was first started we
had two blast furnaces, two rever-
heratories and four converter stands.
Within Is months we should be OUT
putting at the rate of 10000, 900
pounds of copper per annu1n
think the practice of buying UP
every farmer who comes to us with
a grievance in regard to alleged
damage to his lands, a very unbusi-
nesslike procedure. We have put out
practically no money in this way.
AT Garfield we have purchased 10000
acres in the vicinity of our smelter.
and tho nearest farm land to us is
six miles distance. We have thoroughly
protected ourselves in this way
against any possible claims from the
farming industry.
Following the interview with Whit
ley, reference is made to tho statement
made last September by Executive
Committeeman Willard S. Morse, who
is quoted as having laid the respon-
sibility for the difficulties at Garfield
at tho door OF Carl Eilers, who de-
signed the plant. 1t Is said that a com
mittee was named last August to ex-
anime the Garfield plant to report what
would be necessary to place itfin condi-
ton for economic smelling by the time
of the visit of President Guggenheim.
This committee says the paper, was
to consist of Willard S. Morse, direc-
tor-general of the Utah department at
that time; Franklin Guiterman, general
manager of the Colorado department,
and Carl Eilers, consulting engineer;
all being directors of the company and
members of the executive committee.
Mr.. Eilers declined to serve on the
committee or to have anything further
to do with the Garfield plant, unless he
could have absolute authority and a
free bend in the Utah department. In
asnuch as ne had had this desired au-
thority before, or during the time in
which he was engaged in designing the
plant, there was some objection raised
to the granting of the request; where
upon Mr.. Eilers left tho New York of
fees with the expressed intention of alb
senting himself until such time as Mr..
Morse, who was in New York at the
time. should return west again. The
latter also objected to the presence on
the committee Of Mr.. Guiterman, be-
cause Of personal disagreements.
MIR. Guiterman was conspicuous by
his absence in the late conference OF
American Smelling officials in Utah's
capital and, few days after the de-
rarture of President Guggenheim for
Ely anG New York, announcement was
made that Mr.. Morse would be trans
ferred to another field, while Mr.
JSllers would be left in charge of the
Utah department. temporarily, indicat-
ing that with the pressure brought to
bear by his father. Anton Eilers no
had gained his point to be given full
sway il. Utah under the promise that
he put things Alright at Garfield.
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