The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-26
Ponderay Plant Is Independent
and Starts OFF With Many
Customers.
GOOD RATES SECURED
FROM THE RAILROADS
Montana Mine Owners Are Back
of Plant, Which Steadily
,iiiI Be Enlarged.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
SPOKANE, Wash, oct. 2G,-Three
hours after blowing in the first furnace
At the Idaho Smelling and Refining COM
Deny's plan: at Ponderay, Idaho, October
10, the Stag was tapped OH amid the
! Screeching OF steam whistles ana the
cheers of 500 men and women from va
r!ous parts Of Idaho. Montana. Washing
ton and British Columbia. The work was
under the superntendency of c. c. Titus
who was congratulated on all sides upon
the success or the initial firing Three
bars were run and some OF the molten
metal was dropped upon the sand, In
the absence Of molds, and taken away as
souvenirs. AfterwaTd there was a dim
ner at the Gordon hotel, where prominent
mining and smelter men discussed mat
ters, predicting big things for the pam
handle smelter, which is a VIII equipped
plant.
The plant cost 100000. part OF which
was furnished by the Grcenough brothers
of Spokane and Mlssoula, aud W. 5. Gebo
and other Montana men. While largely
Interested the Greenough brothers are
not operating the plant by virtue OF that
control, but through an arrangement with
the Montana Mine Owners association, by
which the creditors have agreed TO eX-
tend the time for settlement one YEAR,
and the mine owners 10 supply the plant
with. all the orc necessary TO keep IL
The Panhandle Smelling company owed
100000 to Winnipeg and Manitoba cap
ltalists, who had advanced large sums
10 put the plant In running shape prior
TO the furry OF year ago, With The
slump In copper and financial strirgency
the smeiter. Just on the point Of opera
ton, was forced TO close and ior several
months j, Herbert Anderson, president
and manager, sought financial aid to re-
sumo. IT was at this time, early in the
present year, the Montana Mine Owners
Etrtf
II necessary TO which Its members, nearly
1000 In number, could take their ores for
quick and fair treatment.
A crew was at once assembled. c. C..
Titus, formerly superintendent OF the 4.
s. s. +. plant at East Helena. Mont,
was put In charge, and the work of re-
modelling was pushed TO a. conclusion. W.
D. Greenough announces the plant Will
continue operation indefinitely. The plant
is designed to have lead and copper
stacks, each OF $50 tons capacity. but
pleted. The company VIII enlarge the
plant as rapidly as its new business ex-
pands to justify It, 1t was put into
in the Bins and with s sucient iTyg sHs coke X o re
run month. while arrangements have
been completed within the last ten days
TO supply the plant with all the ore it
can handle.
w. D. Greenoueh has received advance
sheets OF freight schedules from the
Northern PACING railway. which give rates
Jpl OTtS lTOIIl various montana. lOJnC,
Oregon and Washington camps favorable
TO the new company, and making II the
equal in transportation facilities OF the
American Smelling and Refining company
The operation OF the present plant is due
TO long-felt need on the part OF small
nine Nine owners. and particularly those, in
which would give them The full value OF |
their ores and satisfactory treatment in
the matter OF adjusting charges. The |
mines affected include virtually all the !
small producers OF Montana. and several |
or the. large Occur d'Alene mines, many
Of which are still under contract to the |
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany,
Mr.. Titus. superintendent OF the
smelter. said in speaking OF the success
a. the opening OF the plant.
Every credit is due to II. L. More |
house, constructing engineer, and to l.. j. |
Note. master mechanic, for the results |
of our labors. The plant Is now In ex- !
:ellent condition. with long. list of ship
The Occur d'Alenes there are the Sue |
eess the Evolution and Callahan group !
and am! AROUND Pend oreIlIe lake Bishop
tnnown Blue Bird. Green Monarch and |
Minerva mines. We have Just received |
twenty-five tons from the Minerva mine /
@ the ton. The, second furnace Will be !
blown In about the middle OF November, |
md VIII give us 200 tons capacity The !
second roaster Will also be ready by that
.ime."
Mr., Titus began his career in the smelt-
ng business With the Bond. Schultz &
Lowe company OF Denver, remaining thlr-
zen years. From there he went to Perth
Amboy y. J., Tor the American Smelt-
ng and Refining company, where. after
'lH months. he was made superintendent |
md remained seven years. He then went
% the Occur d'Alenes in 1902 as man
.ger Of the sampler. and later was put
IN the road as an ore expert for the
American Smelling and Refining company
or two years. during which time he Wis
ted all the plants. Following this he
vas sent to the East Helena plant OF the
same company, where he remained I'm
,bout year ago. when he became identi-
led with the independent mine owners
u Montana and was offered the position
II superintendent in what is now the
smelter