Show COLORADO STATE FINDINGS IN N THE INQUIRY Improvements Follow Immediately Im mi- mediately After the Investigation Investigation Investigation In In- Begins I At the last session oI of or the Colorado le legislature an appropriation of was mall mado for tho the Investigation of or al alleged al- al unfair treatment of or tho the smelters of ot tho the state toward tho the ore producers Committees of or experts were appointed b by the tho governor and tho the act Invested tho the experts with Inquisitorial po For IOor tho the past year a rigid Investigation has been on on and the past week Utah operators have h received ell official copies of the thc find findings The Tho book contains pages of or exciting reading to the tho average mine operator and Inti especially lo to those who fouL fool that the they are aro not getting a fair return for their ores In tho the Investigation prominent Colorado Colo Cob rado mining men took tho the stand and under oath made malic startling complaints These are printed verbatim In the Report Report Report Re port of or Smelter and anti Ore Sales Investigation In gation h Committee State of or Colorado 1917 as It i Is called What hat Is considered by local mining men as rather peculiar pecullar In tho the Investigation Investigation in gation gatlon Is the tie fact that tho matter maller as asto asto asto to who fixes the prices on metals and anti andas andas as to how done one received practically no mention However Howe It Is observed e that as ns those these prices arc fixed In Now York the tho Colora Colorado o committee would have havo no Inquisitorial Jurisdiction In his statement Robert Robort II IL Saro a prominent mining man of or Central City Colo Cob brought up among other things a concrete illustration from Crom Utah In his statement Fred Fre S. S Cal Cald- Cald i- i general manager of or the tho C. C II W. W Mining company compan said The chief the thc essential tho the Important all-Important things to be determined by your our committee and announced in its report which shall speak with authority and c can cannot cannot can can- n- n not bo be successfully contradicted aro ro these these- 1 What hat does docs It cost to smelt the different ores a of the various minIng mining min min- ing lug districts of at Colorado 2 What t aro are the actual losses lossos on the tho different metals during during- the smelting smelling of or their ores oresT 3 What Is the actual cost of or refining base e lead bullion and copper matte containing gold and silver 4 What the tho the losses on metal content In tho the refining of at base baso lead leall bullion and copper matte containing gold ord and silver If It your committee answers these tour four questions fully and authoritatively authoritative authoritative- l ly 13 it will h e accomplished the end for Cor which It was created and rendered a service of or Inestimable value to the state In general and the metal mining Industry In particular If It it does less lot not only will the Investigation made be a failure hut but tho work ork of or adjusting adjusting adjust adjust- In ing the relationship between tho the smelters smelters smelters and the metal producers of or the state upon an Intelligent ent fair and honest basis will b be set back Inder- Inder Further on In hi his statement Mr Caldwell says sas I suggest that tho ho business of at smelting and refining metals must bo be divorced from the marketing marketing marketing mar mar- of ot metals The producer must have havo the right rl to demand of or tho smelter and refiner that they smelt and refine reCine his ore at a reasonable predetermined pre pro determined fixed charge leaving lea him the option to 10 at their or pa pay their smelting and refining charges an and receive his metal at the tho end of ot ninety days t or r such other period of at time as ns mn may be reasonable to allow for tor forthe forthe the completion of ot the processes of or smelting and refining The Tho findings of or the committee will willbe willbo willbo bo be published In those these columns column In sections see sec ions as tho they boy are e quite extended Tho The report specifies certain improvements improve Improve- merits ments which resulted almost Immediately immediately immedi Immedi- atel after the Investigation com corn m e need |