The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-05
lES TO
START UP!
operties in Butte, And
Ia and Great Falls will
Operated to the Fullest
betty.
lBLIsHED 1886

March 1st. The news for
utte and Anaconda have been
for nearly six months came
y with the arrival OF John ID.
managing director of the
mated Copper company, and
Nv morning operations will be
in all Of the properties OF
pany and of the Butte Coali-
rnpany. The smelter at An
will commence the reduction
at once. In the mines of
nd at the Washoe smelter at
ha men will be given employ
IS rapidly as application is
Until as large number OF men
engaged in the great copper
\ as during the most prosper
les of the camp, which was
(fore the curtailment order
bto effect on Septemberl2 of
br. At that time more than
men we're employed in the
of the Amalgamated Copper
y, AMI nearly 1900 in the
at Anaconda.
resumption Of operations will
the capacity OF the Washoe
and the Boston s. Monta ma
at Great Falls. There will be
tailment whatever, and how
the output Of the mines
the normal stage will depend
the ability to secure skilled
The standard of efficiency
men in the employ Of the COM
i'll be much higher than ever
and every nan will be re-
To perform faithful work
er employed.
tation of the Washoe smelter to
capacity, which Is about a., :
pounu1s of copper per month,
Enable the North Butte and
/ Coalition properties to be OPP
to the extent which existed
curtailment. 1t will be only a
time before the smaller COM
will resume operation, 1t be-
Understood that the Washoe
er will take all the custom ore
bay be sent to it.
Ryan arrived in Butte yester-
horning at II 40 O'Clock. He
bet at the train by John Gillie,
|il superintendent of the Anal.
ted mines; ii. h Byrne. local
ger for Paine, Webber & Co.
Roy Alley, Mr.. Ryan's private
larry. Mr.. Ryan at once drove
wn to his Office In the Hennessy
Ing, and fifteen minutes later
'ord was given which made al
glad. Mr.. Ryan issued the fol
z statement:
am glad to be able to bring tC
eople OF Montana, and particu'
to the people of Butte and Ana
i, the news that on MoDad,
ing next all Of the mines of the
onda, Washoe, Butte & Boston
II, Trent on, North Butte anC
Coalition companies, and tht
oe snelter. will resume work
hat incident to this resumption
will again be carried on at th'
er camps and coal mines con
d by the Amalgamated company
shipments of custom ores ant
z ores will be received as usua
ne smelter.
here has been a very consider
change for the better in thi
ct for the metal. In this, tina
lles for European shipment hav'
very large within the last fey
S, and there Is no accumulation
pper unsold that is worth con
ing The American consump
is still light as compared witt
ist few years, ard the large sale
for the past six months bav
mostly for export. but we ar
opes that by the time the in
ed product resulting frem re
,tion of operations will hay
led the market, which will b
Tree TO four months, the Ameri
demand will have increased sui
ltly to take up the increase
uction.
II the time the mines in Butt
closed, In December. the met;
Set vas in a most dtpIorable COZ
m, and the whole financial worl
In such a state that had th
e mines gone on pruduc ng |
full capacity the result migt
been such decentralization of tf
II market that 1t would not ha'
ted itself for a very long tim
on account of the curtaiiment {
uction and the very good busiue.
ad, the metal market is now In
thy state, although the price !
,h copper is selling is cOnside
below what can te called reasol
/, and in my opinion, much belo
I ii will be as soon as gener
ness conditions improve In b
ltry.