The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-11-13

tiea has besa the OPERATES q - ~
vosks a IL company uaAse tsll -
paeity. Furthermore. tie company
has not hesitsted in ths rsdvctioa q
trsatnsnt charges to anticipate u
bsasfits which 1t vas expected vosA
be realized by the introduction Of in
provements In which large sums have
been expended and to give the sa0s
In largest measure to the ore produces.
The changing conditions Of ore pro
duction In the state have brought
about . situation which could not sat
isfactorily be met up to the present
The iron sulphides. Of which there 10
. superabundan, quantity and which
have always commanded the very low
est treatment charges ON account Of
their fluxing character, have steadily
declined in value. The silicious ores
which are necessary to the smelling
of the irOA sulphides. have steadily
grown less Snd less in their production
although Treatment charges have con
tinually basn reduced in order to pro
mote the output. Lead ores from
Colorado have become . steadily d.
minishing factor. 80 that for the smslt-
ing OF the tonnages which are now
available At least seventy per cent. Of
tho necessary lead has to be brought
In from outside districts.
Without q very close study and con.
se0uent familiarity with these complex
conditions. 1t is not possible for any
one to pass . correct or Just judgment
on the situation. The ridiculous cry
OF persons who are unfamiliar with the
business, and others who have 70 lit.
tie knowledge Of it as to formulate
weird statistics. that the chief object
Of the American Smelling and
Refining Company is to crush mines
out Of existence, thereby closing down
Its own works. seems to be too silly to
asinine charges that the American
Smelling and Refining Company CON
ducts its business In q dishonest way
all decent people.
Best Machinery Ussd to Secure Very
Best Results.
In the pursuit and carrying out Of
its business, the company has Installed
the most perfect apparatus and para
phernalia known in the art Of smelt.
ing for the correct determination and
valuation Of ore received by 1t. The
weighing and sampling are conducted
under the most rigid methods, which
make for accuracy. and at all times
are the works and methods Of the CON-
pany open to the most searching scru.
tiny Of ore shippers or representatives
who may be delegated by them to look
after their interests.
The company is In no wise inter.
ested In any public or private sam
piers, and In giving the concerns the
greatest latitude In the sampling and
purchasing Of ores for its account, 1t
puts them on exactly the same basis
Of regulation as Is the case with ship
pers who send ores direct to the
smelters.
II the ore schedules which are Of.
fered to shippers seem to be somewhat
complex to the layman, 1t may be said
that they are the result of the evolu.
tion from schedules which were intro
duced in Colorado over a generation
ago. To the man, however, who is
continually selling ore. and who can
easily figure out the resultant value in
applying the schedules to his own ore,
Tic idtCS are uOg uy yblCTIUuB. Inc
question finally resolves itself into
one Of net payment for the metals
contained in the ore. and the net value
Of the ore to the producer after all
charges have been met. IL the rate is
such as will enable him, to produce at
profit. the ore will be mined. Other
wise 1t is sure to remain in the ground.
The American Smelling and .Refin-
ing Company has no monopoly In its
business. 1t has no secret processes
nor has It monopoly Of the technical
and business talent, which is neces-
sary to successfully conduct Its enter
prises. 1t has no privileges In the
matter OF secret railway rates, and
has constantly exerted its efforts with
the railways for the obtaining. of mip-
fmum freight charges, the benefit Of
which when secured has been given to
the ore producer ~ 33F
The company has been charged with
the new crime OF employing brains in
the conduct of its business. 1T pleads
guilty to this accusation, but in doing
SO claims. that it should and does have
a keen recognition of the fact that be-
f-g entirely dependent on the prosper
ity Of the mining industry, 1t certainly
cannot thrive in its downfall.
FRANKLIN GUITERMAN,
Manager Colorado Depart
ment American Smelling and Re-
filming Company