The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-08
TOOcle Plant Stands a Good
Show to Secure Ores
From Ely.
FREIGHT RATE is
ONLY DRAWBACK
international Plant Is the Most
Efficient That Could BE-
Built.

The Inability of the Utah Consolidated
company TO afford a sufficient quantity
OF copper ores for the TooclG plant Of
the International Smelling q Refining
company is again persistcntly mentioned
as proof that the Colc-Ryan interests
will attempt the shipment OF Giroux ores
to this smclter. There is very strong
possibility OF this being done. FOR, as al
ready pointed out in these columns. the
endcavors OF this syndicate To secure
more equitable railroad rates from the
Nevada Northern and other roads look
like the first stop toward Giroux ship
ments TO Utah.
II has been said by everyone visiting
the International smcl:er that there is
not a more efficient plant of its kind in
the world Each and every modern de-
Vice for the reduction OF copper ores was
installed regardless OF expense. While
the plant was constructed we'll within
the original appropriation, this appro-
priation was by no means stintcd To be-
gin with and the Tooele works stands
as an ideal plant for the purposes in
tended.
II is difficult TO corral a copper ton
mage these days. Very few If any small
producers can afford TO operate their
properties with copper lowering between
l24 and l3 cents pound. Bingham is
the only big producer OF copper ores
within the territory adjacent 10 the local
smelling center, and this business is
well within the control OF the Garfield
plant OF the American Smelling & Re
fininG company
II has been stated that the GlrouX
interests would be compelled to construct
their own smclter and their own rail-
In securing the lower freight rates asked
for through the interstate commerce
commission. it Is hardly likely that any
new smelter will be constructed either
a .t,.a, ole .,,r
cumstances. The TooeIe plant seems
to offer the best possible market for
the GirouS ores, temporarily. at least.
and local circles Will have reason To- re-
joicc at this. for II is not pleasant TO
contemplate the splendid plant at Tooele
without sufficient food to keep It's fur
naces satisfied
The following statement appearing in
Financial America, places a much better
light on the International affairs as far
as Utah Is concerned, than western cir
cles had reason to believe was the ease:
IAN official Of the International Smelt-
the statement issued by the Utah Con-
solidatcd Copper Co. that its output had
been reduced 300 tons day. would affect
the International Smelling & Refining
Co said Tho international Smelling
& Refining Co.'S contract with the Utah
Consolidated is Mt low rate OF toll.
When 1t was seen that the Utah Con-
slidated Co. was not going 10 maintain
the output expected OF it the Interna- =
tional company made an active canvass
and secured other outside contracts, 80
that practically from the date OF the
beginning Of operations the tonnage OF
outside ore treated has been as large
or larger than the output OF the Utah
Consolidated mines, and at much better
rates OF toll
The statement is made that the In
tenationals smelter In Utah showed an
operating profit In the second month or
its operations. which has never been
made by any new plant"
II is known that the International divi j.
dends Will not he impossible by reason
of local smelter conditions but Utah will
not be satisfied with this Utah we'll
wlshers want tho Tooele plant to he
known as a profit-earner