Show UTAH CON EXERCISES OPTION WITH A S R CO Utah Consolidated may ma begin the con construction construction construction of ot a new smelter next year notwithstanding the repeated reports to the contrary says sas George W V Walker In his copper letter I am told that the com coni company pany n has taken advantage of or Its privilege under the agreement and renewed Its con contract contract contract tract with the American Smelting and Re Refining Refining fining company for Cor or eighteen months though the latter would much rather It had been terminated It seems that the Garfield smelter has hns been swamped by br bythe bythe the shipment of or SOO tons dally daily from Crom rota the Utah Consolidated mine and has request requested ed time In which to Increase its furnace capacity and put Itself In shape to treat this amount of or ore The Utah Consoli Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated dated management has held the smelting company to its contract however and nd Is continuing Its shipment of ore are and getting pay for tor It whether It is smelted or not Because of ot the somewhat strained rela relations relations relations thus brought about it Is not Improbable Improbable improbable able that the contract will not remain In force torce for Cor a longer period than the tIle two years ears at first agreed arced upon It Is known that some Utah Consolidated Interests strongly stron h favor faor the erection of or ofa a new smelter on the site In Tooele county count pur purchased purchased purchased chased for tor that purpose and I believe it will be done Very Ver large ore are reserves have been devel developed developed developed In the western part of the Utah Con Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated property and the company is likly to be in a position to double its present shipments within a year or two It therefore will have hae need for Cor or a larger smelting capacity and unquestionably the best way to provide It will be by the erection erection tion of or a smelter of or Its own |