Show ARGENTINE ETI TO T CLOSE Big Kansas City Smelter is to Quit Work Kansas Ka City Aug ug 20 eThe The Argentine smelter melt r one of 01 o the largest plants owned by the American Smelting Relining Refining company and which employs MO men wilt will WI It is 18 Announced be lie closed o dawn wn on Sept 15 Assistant At tant Superintendent Mc Kc McDonald McDonald Donald says DX the shutdown is J to give the plants a thorough cleaning and d de denies denies nies flIes as untrue a rumor that the pu pur purpose pupo pose po e is to trace an It alleged shortage hortage of in the ore accounts It is stated that this work can eD be by Jan L 1 Whether the smelter will w l reopen at that time will it is said be determined by the board df directors at their meeting In New York on Sept 11 A R It Myer a local member of the board is now in that city elty and Super Superintendent Superintendent Page Pare is in Virginia A die dt patch from Omaha quotes Guy G Bar Barton Barton Barton ton another member of ot the board as assaying assaying saying question whether whet er to make ex ox extensive repairs or to completely re ru rebuild rebuild build the plant is now under consider consideration c atlon How long the plant will be shut down I do not know kno There is no shortage bort at the Argentine plant The Th business will be handled at the Omaha plant This arrangement is 18 only emly tem tern temporary tempora pora however as s it is I Rot not proposed I to permanently perman nUy close e the Argentine Ar plant During the shutdown own some earn of ef the employees willbe transferred to o the El EI Paso plant |