Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-10
HARTMAN MAY
 FIGHT AGAINST
 SHELTER TRUST
Well Defined Rumor that Rail- road Wizard WEI Operate an immense Smelling Plant In Mexico.

GUAYMAS. Son. Mex. Aprl g. Mining men operating in Mexico. and particularly those interested on the vest coast as far down as MaZatlan. are agitated over the work being done n all that section by mining engineers. geologists and civil engi- neers for the Hartman interests. There is no mistaking the work being done, as it nearly approaches a com piete survey of all the coast ranges, and for hundreds Of miles into the interior.
 Those men have been working hard for months, and are still engaged n their lalors. It is known that min ing engineers are visiting all the min ing districts and carefully inspecting all the opened properties. Geologists are making long 1T ps through the mountains, carefully examining the formation and making extensive notes on their work Surveyors are running lines in different directions. drawing mars and making blue prints by the hundreds.
 It has been established that tn s work is all being done for the liar riman interests. but as those in the field either do not know tho in-en- tions Of their employers. or will not tell, there is m1ch speculation.
 May Build Shelters.
 There is a well defined rumor however. that Hartman ntends to fight the smelter trust operating in both the United States and Mexico and that all this work is being done with a view of establishing and oper- aiing at some convenient point. on the west coast. an immense sme'ting plant. or a number of D'ants. for the purpose Of treat n@ all tho ores of the many rich districts.
 In connection with these smelting plants t is understood tfat Q large number of mills, for custom work and conrer matte smelieTs will be es- rablished in the different districts promisiug sufficient output of ores
 The mining men of the entire west coast have become so thorough " convinced that the intention is to nut all tFe ore reducing plants of the | coast under ore wanagemeDt that l they are now discussing the situation -vish great seriousness. They are di- vided as t0 the amornt of gOod such a combination s going to do them. Those opposing the trust idea in ore reduction insist that the bistory of the smelter trust in the Uni'ed States is one Of ruin to the mining | industry SO far as the majority Of mine owners are interested. They -nsist that an examination of the nre- c'ous meal output of the United | States will show that the profits are | confined to certain interests, and that the operations of the smelter | trust have resulted in the closing down Of thousands and thousands of properties worked at a profit before | the smelling business went into a | trust. They urge greater objections against a proposition which contem- | rlaaes not only Q monopoly on the
 smelling business. but also on the
 m Hing of ores.
 l After Better Fates.
 | High railroad officials give 1t out that there will be smelters erected on the west coast in the very neaT | future, and that ample milling facil' tiles will be provided for the low grade camps and districts. but furtn- CT than that they refuse to say.
 The miners say that they need bel lter railroad rates olI ores co'tsigned Ito the Fl Paso shelter. where tn ore would naturally be treated. and they are discussing ways of getting
 what they need.