The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-16
mime OWNERS
ARE ORGANIZED
Men Representing Great Mines
and Millions of Capital Form
a State Association.
|OBJECTS ARE ENUMERATED
WILL GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
SATURDAY.
OBJECTS ARE ENUMERATED

T-tah mine GENERATORS representing more
than fifty producing mines and practic-
ally all of the productive camps, held
most enthusiastic meeting yesterday ana
organized the Utah Mine Operators as
sociation Several big operators were I'M
able to be present, but those in attend
ance stood sponsor for properties, the
combined output of which Is approximate
ly 5000 tons of ore per day. john Dern
was elected president; Thomas kearns,
first vice president; w F. Snyder, second
vice president; H 5. Joseph, secretary
g T.. Loose treasurer. These oIIlcefs'
with George w. Ritter, Ernest Hamburger,
I,afayette Hanchett and w. c. Alexander,
all representing various big camps con-
-stitute the associations executive COM
mittee. The association represents NH
lions of individual capital and tens OF
millions of invested money and 1t has
set out to get square deal In the MN
ing. smelling and transportation business
Objects Are Stated.
The articles OF association adopted and
10 which every member subscribes, re
lates, in the preamble that the object OF
the association is to guard the interests
of those engaged IN the mining INDUSTRY
in the state of Utah; to promote state
and national legislation affecting the min
ing and smelling industries and metals
trades; TO encourage amlcaDIe relations
between employee. and employees 10 Cd
tain equitable adjustment of railroad
freight and smelling rates: to promote
friendly relations between ore producers
and custom smelters and mills; TO coop
crate with similar organizations in other
states, and to better all conditions under
which mines are operated.
over two hours time was devoted to the
discussion of a number of vital subjects
and some pointed and significant resolu-
lions, the text of which were not made
public, were adopted Letters from A. r.
CoIburn. the big Cripple Creek operator.
and from United States Senator George
s. Nixon, of the Goldfield Consolidated
company of Nevada, were read and eX-
pressions of regret from number OF
Utah operators who were unable TO at
tend were read and reported to the meet
ing. II is understood that an important
document bearing or the new independent
smelter movement was also read and dis
cussed at the meeting, but nothing of de-
tail could be learned for publication at
this time.
Real Work Begins Saturday.
The real work of the association will
begin Saturday afternoon, when the eS-
ecutive committee will hold its first meet
ing in the Commercial club at o'clock.
1t is said TO be the purpose of the as
sociation to establish and open permd-
nent headquarters in this city and il is
declared that the association proposes 10
take care of the interests of its members
I'm every possible way.
mo corporation is too large and no
individual or cOmpanys interests. once
they are connected with this association. 80
said one of the officers after the meet
ing, will be too small to receive recog-
milton and assistance in the common OBJ
Ject OF getting square deal in his bust
ness. 1t is the purpose to work together
and help all around and we want every
body interested in the industry TO JOIN
with us We intend to make the assOcia-
lion power for good to our calling"