The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
THERE WILL BE No
MERGER, SAYS CLARK
Copper Magnate Declares Posi-
lively That He VIII Enter
No Combine.
STATES THAT NO TRUST
EXISTS, OR IS POSSIBLE
Salt Lake Route Not to Extend
Tracks to Los Angeles or
Build Feeders.

There will be no copper merger This
assurance was given by eX-Unlted States
Senator w. A. Clark OF Montana, the cop
per magnate, 10 a representative Of The
Tribune in the senator's private car at
the union station Christmas night.
There will be no copper merger" the
senator repeated second and even a
third time. II see no need OF merger.
anyway. We have got along very well In
copper without a merger and there is no
reason why one should be formed,
The present talk Of a merger is only
of copper 10 combine. but 1t is far from
n merger on the scope OF the United
states steel company in iron and steel
| do not believe that even the three or
four producers have merged, although !
understand that the GugGenheims and the
Boston Consolidated have united in some
Consolidated. Whether this Is actually so
or not ! do not know. as | get most OF
my information from the newspapers OF
late being on the railroad so much just
now.
No Reason for Combine.
'If a copper merger were really ef-
lt?" Senator Clark was asked
mo. sir. | would not. | see no reason
for merger. There is no copper trust
at the present time. either; no agreement
to limit production or to fix prices; M
or not?" was another question.
No one can say before II Is tried out,
but should judge not the ors senator 2JeI;
as 1t is and has done we'll in the past, so
doubt very much II such combination
would be desirable under any circum
stances. The conditions are different
80 there Will be no copper merger?
And even n one were attempted, you
would not go into 1t? And a copper mer-
ger is not desirable, anyhow? And there
is no agreement 70 fix prices or control
production. otherwise a copper trust?'
was the last comprehensive question. TO
make sure
"There will be no cope, merger: !
woud not go into a copper merger, "a cop
per merger is not desirable. and there is
no copper trust" repeated the senator.
No Railroad Extensions.
Changing the subjects-as you are In
railroad going to extend Its tracks into
Los Angeles during 1910 or build branch
lines as feeders In California or clse-
where?,' the senator was asked.
No he replied. there Will be no ma
terial extensions or building branch lines
on the Salt Lake Route for some time
to come, Nothing Is contemplated in that
way just now. So far as know, there
will be no change in the Salt Lake Route
during the coming year"
Senator Clark arrived In his private car
Route early Christmas morning. and will
leave Salt Lake on No. OF the Oregon
Short Line at 7:l0 o'clock this (Sunday)
morning for the cast. He was very busy
all day Christmas, spending several hours
in consultation with w. II. Bancroft. vice
president and general manager of the
Oregon Short Line who is also vice pres!
dent of the Salt Lake Route. in which
Senator Clark Is heavily interested.
The senator could spare only "A few
moments for conversation. as he was sur
rounded by mining men. while sacks OF
ore samples were piled on the small table
in the car. The senator left the car al
10 o'clock last night TO go up town and
scorned a carriage or the street car. pre-
ferring To walk even in spite OF the cold
| to which he was not accustomed. having
| Just arrived from Los Angeles, where the
| weather Is almost as warm at present as
| a Salt Lake summer. Southern California
/ flowers and plants In the warm car
| showed in strange contrast with the
frosted window panes.