The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-22
ENGINEERS SENT INTO BUTTE
CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE
BIG ENGINES.
SITUATION IS IMPROVED
Workmen Furnished by Western Fed.
GRAFTON Are Tried Out and Prove
Themselves Able to Take Care OF ths
Tasks They Are Expected to Per.
form-Mines TO Resume at Once.

Butte, Feb, -(Speclal.)-Tt looks
very much AZ If the new men recent-
~ imported 70 Butte IN the West
ern Federation of Miners will mako
good and that II will be a matter OF
only iew days until a number OF
the miners who have been laid or
during the recent trouble Will be
blasting rock In such quantities that
the smeters at Anaconda and Great
Falls viii be running at least d part
Of their capacity
This morning the new engineers
visited the different mines to which
they had been assigned and looked
over the situation. inspected the ma
chinery and made themselves ac-
auanted with conditions. This after
noon they again showed up and by
practical demonstration showed that
they are masters of the big machines.
As a matter of course there was soma
difficulties. but these were speedily
overcome and those who had watched
the work marveled at the splendid
showing made by the comparative
strangers. Following this exhibition
1t is probable that the Leonard and
the West Colusa viii resume opera
ton tomorrow-and these are among
the most complicated engines in the
camp. day later the North Butte
viii resum. operations and still later
the speculator viii resume with a big
crew. %
The Pittsmont mine and smelter are
running regularly, being unaffected by
the strike.
Begin Hosting.
A. II. Wethey, general manager or
the Clark properties, said this after
noon that the Original will begin
holsting ore Wednesday and that the
furnace Of the Butte Reduction works
Will be fired then. BY Sunday or
Monday. he said. his companies hoped
to be operating full blast.
John Gillie. general superintendent
of the Amalgamated Copper company
stated this afternoon that the new en-.
gineers furnished by the Western
Federation had apparently perfect
control OF the big Leonard engine and
the company felt justified in resum-
Ing operation. The usual complement
Of men will be put to work tomorrow
AT the Leonard. Three new engineers
who are sald to be from the Black
Hills have been installed at the Leon
ard. which has the most complicated
engine in the district. The master
mechanic of the Boston and Montana
company, who years ago held a SIM
liar position at Lead. knowns one of
the new men furnished him and
yonches for his ability to handle the
engine. That man has had "a years.
experience II l. expected by the Bos-
ton and Montana management to start
up the West colusa mine tomorrow or
the next day Three of the new men
given trial there today showed that
they could handle the big hoIstlng
engine.
President Coming.
The following telegram was received
by president Walter |. Shay. of the
International No. 1873. this morning:
Peoria, Ill, Feb. 2l.-President Com
erford somewhere on the road to
Butte" Ii Is signed by r. A. Me-
kee. secretary treasurer of the Inter-
national organization whose head.
quarters are in Peoria, III.
4 an expecting our national presl.
dent at any moment" said Mr.. Shay,
but have as yet not learned what is
delaying him. | know that Messrs.
eomerford. Louney and Moyer held a
conference in Chicago relative to the
conditions in Butte just after the
Toronto convention. and | know that
Mr. comerford Is coming to Butte by
a southern route He very likely
stopped off at Denver To confer with
President Meyer of the Western Fed.
Grafton
4 VIII not be bit surprised If Mr..
eomerford and Mr.. Moyer came to
Butte together to thresh out the local
situation and bring matters to a set
llemena very soon.
We had an enthusiastic meeting of
the International unions yesterday at
which seven international crafts were
represented. All of the visiting dell
egates made most encouraging ad-
dresses. and we feel confident that
we will win out in this difficulty and
be given jurisdiction over all nngi-
neers In Butte