Show Ins management management nagem e n 0 CLARIFY SCHEDULES ASKED BY OPERATOR Continued from Crom January Januar 7 7 Herewith is a 0 continuation of or the the findings of ot the time Colorado committees authorized d by the time state in 1917 to In Investigate In- In the alleged grievances of the theare theore theore ore are producers against the time ore buyers and smelters In the tIle matter of or zinc ores ore It appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears that zinc Inc smelting In Colorado Is really realy not an important factor in determininG determining deter deter- mining mininG the price of or ore Out or of 1167 05 05 tons of or ore and concentrates produced in there were treat treat- tet- tet vl Nl In Colorado zinc smelters only 79 73 jj pounds pound or r less esl than 7 1 per cent of or orthe the total total The schedules and prices of oC such ores ar are arc made mad an and determined In Inthe inthe II the he great zinc smelting enters centers In other states The he price in Colorado for Cor s such ch choro oro ore is absolutely made outside of oC the time sta state te In the mattei of lead ore ore and and that is it 11 the most moet Important phase of or the com cono- work for tor It Is between the thc producers of or lead ores and the buyers bUers that most of r the time complaints have arisen much much ma may be said aid New e schedules ch dules which arc printed on pa pages 9 IGI of or this report have been leen voluntarily put Into lUte effect by bv the smelter smelters smelt smelt- ers er and ore buyers during the yeni eaI 1917 It Is admitted b by I man many producers ers and is I doubtless true that these schedules eliminate much of at the ground of complaint Said bald schedules apPeared ap ap- ap- ap after arel this Investigation was started Under them the secures le- le sc- sc cures cUrel a considerably larger larget percentage e of oC tho the value alun of or his Imis ore thon hon shown by Mi h. h charts chari Had these been in force Coree for Cor the time period covered ered b by the tho investigation man of or the time complaints would nt have bave been made Nevertheless less the basic complaint Is 16 with wih the schedule itself The committee believes el that na no schedule based balet up upon n the thc unit and quotation quotation quo quo- tation system vt tem will wIl over ever p er be he satisfactory to tho tile producer It I is hard ilard harl for Cor man many producers Producer of or or ore to understand and unfortunately the tho and ore buyers buy buy- ers crl make no imo strenuous t to explain ex ox- plain It Jt to to tho Iho those e with wih whom they do 10 business ss man many men comparing com com- paring the values valles given hen upon ns as assay a ay IP- IP turns mado with tho tile New York Vork quotations quota quota- flota- flota and tile thc value alue on a a settlement sheet heet asked the tue question Whore There is tho tIme balance of or my alles values values' No o satIsfactory satis satIs- nth factory answer was wa afforded them Hence grew glow the belief bele that the the were unjustly dealt deal with wih And the time c commit commit- tee ice believes that such fuch an Impression will wil remain prevail preal a as a long as such schedules It I seems as though it I would woul be hue much easier to put Into operation schedules based upon a percentage percenta o of or the market quotation and upon which would be shown th the actual value of ot ore at an any point In Colorado and anti also the actual charges charges rondo made to smelt such ores ures at a profit Such schedules are In use in fc cral custom mills in Colorado and andare andare are eminently satisfactory Most men would prefer preer to have ha charges mado manit mad openly rather Tathel than to have ha them made and covered erell U up in such a manner as Is done b by the present schedule Th Tim Tho smelters claim they would welcome such luch a chan change e In Itt the tho opinion of ot the committee the time introduction of a a new and easily tout tm- easl Ut- Ut sch schedule duJe would gO far toward eliminating tho the complaints In this matte mat mat- te ter r. r To robe be continued |