Show AMERICAN SMELTER TO START AT CHIHUAHUA The Americas Smelting Refining com company company company pany will blow In Its big smelter six miles from Chihuahua this month says the Financial News of Boston It will eventually have tons capac capacity ity ty and five furnaces but will start with i three and about half this Jt It t is splendidly I equipped in everything It m means ans much to the miners especially In I relief from the high freight rates which the railroads are seeking with a strong I probability of success to get permission I from Irom the government to charge This I question is being considered by a commit committee I tee te t of experts representing the mining smelling ing and railroad interests but the theIa lark Ia k of organization organisation among the first gives little hope of their side being prop properly properTy properly erly erTy presented The government has al allowed allowed allowed lowed raises on other commodities of about 12 1 per cent whereas the companies asked for about 30 O 0 On ores they are askIng ask asking asking ing from 60 IiO to per cent At Parral Parra J A Coram Comm of Boston and associates are pushing work on Pedro Alvarados famous Palmilla which they have hae leased for fifteen years ears Alvarado has haJ received American dollars being cash payment ament and the bal balance balanCe ance anee a loan and bought a large ranch and a controlling Interest In a Parral mine He HI has also denounced located and applied for title to several properties in inthe Inthe inthe the same district That the Palmilla Is a magnificent property despite the exaggerated exaggerated exaggerated yarns and fantastic tales circulated about it and its owners admits of no doubt whatever |