Show WAR AGAINST THE SMELTERS Mine Kline Owners of the Went Vest win will Organize to Protect Their Interests ts Leadville Colo Nov 15 Great Great inter interest in ter terest st is manifested here in the reported reported reported re re- re- re ported formation of a a. smelter trust to regulate the price of smelting ores etc One of the largest mine managers manag manag- ers of the district said The object of this smelter meeting is known to t the e mine owners and mine managers and as a result there is prospect of a bitter fight r with th the smelters arrayed on one side and the mine managers and owners on the other This fight was virtually started last Wednesday night at meeting a o omine of mine owners and mine managers of They thoroughly discussed the question and decided to organize organise an association to protect their own own Interests against the smelters In order to show what the smelters intended to do one of the mine managers managers managers man man- agers stated that he had been je request requested ed by a smelter to ent enter r into a contra contract contract con con- tra tract t for the sale of his ore before the trust went into effect At this meeting in Leadville we decided that a cir circular ular should be gotten gotten gotten got got- ten up ip to be sent sent to all alt the mine own own owners ers of the west This circular sets sets' forth the object of the association and also calls for suggestions as to the time for holding a meeting of all the mine owners The mine managers insist that h instead in in- stead of allowing the smelters to regu Tegu regulate late the price that they ought to do doit doit o oit it themselves They also object to the smelters getting the benefit of thelow the low rates and the rebates from the railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads which it is claimed they arenow are now receiving ving There is certainly a bitter fight in ii sight |