Show WHY LAST CLOSE DOWN WAS ORDERED AT BUTTE Before action was taken to close down the Washoe smelter and Butte mines the situation was carefully canvassed by the officials of or the various Amalgamated sub subsidiary subsidiary companies There were present at the which lasted three days H lL H II Rogers James Stillman and William Rockefeller One of the conferees says sa s There was nothing else ele to do but to close down the mines When hen the cost sheets of the various companies under restricted operations were vere scrutinized they I showed a copper cost In some instances as high as 20 cents per pound We e could not very well resume operations In full under existing metal trade conditions so ISO there was ws only one thing to do close down T I |