| Show MINE liNE OWNERS GETTING BUSY New State Association Officials Officials dais Meet and Transact Important Business SMELTER PLAN ENDORSED GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE FOR SALT LAKE WANTED p Ii At the meeting of ot the executive e com coin committee committee of ot the new now Utah Mine Operators association held at the Commercial club yesterday afternoon every member was in attendance with the exception of La Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette fayette Hanchett who was compelled to leave loave for the east Friday in order to be ready to sail for London with Samuel Samue Newhouse on Tuesday The meeting was wasa a most enthusiastic one and as predict predicted ed when the association was formed on Wednesday it got right down to work real business It was WaH first decided that the association tion should have active subcommittees on smelting railroads labor and legisla legislation legislation legislation tion C E K Loose was named as chair chairman chairman chairman man of or the smelters committee Willan Willard F P Snyder Sn der of or railroad Thomas Kearns of labor Jabor and H S Joseph of or the thc legislation committee These chairmen were authorized to select two members to serve with them on each committee and to name them from the membership of the association at large and not from the executive committee The chairmen of the various commit committees committees committees tees last evening announced their ap appointments appointments appointments They are Smelters Sm C E Loose Thomas Kearns Willard F Snyder Railroads Willard F Snyder David Keith C E Loose Legislation H S Joseph George N Lawrence Reed Smoot Labor Thomas Kearns others to be 1 e announced later laterA A resolution was then adopted calling upon the committee on smelters to take up at once the t e matter of securing an open marker market for or ores while a committee con consisting consisting slating of George W V Riter W V C Alex Alexander Alexander Alexander ander and Frank J Westcott the latter acting actinS for Senator Kearns who will soon leave the city was appointed to secure a permanent headquarters for the association association association tion Independent Smelter Sm lter Scheme Sch me En Endorsed Endorsed End d o One of the most significant und and un important Important important tant actions taken at the meeting was the adoption of the following preamble and resolution giving jl j a idea o othe of f the and determination of the association respecting the matters re referred erred to Whereas One of the objects of the Utah Mine Operators association as set forth in its articles is to obtain equitable ble smelter rates for the ore producers of the state and to promote friendly re relations relations relations lations between producers and custom smelters and Whereas The smelters now operating are not offering the ore are producers satis satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory factory rates be it Resolved That this association give to any independent custom smelting project I Inow now in contemplation or to be contemplated contemplated contemplated plated its moral and if It necessary its financial support The railroad committee as soon as or organized organized organized by Chairman Snyder will take up the question of railroad transportation rates in all the camps and the other sub subcommittees subcommittees subcommittees committees will get busy as occasion de demands demands demands mands A resolution was adopted and re referred referred referred to the committee on legislation which calls upon the government to es establish establish a government assay office in Salt Bait Lake Plans to Augment Membership Since the formation of ot the association on Wednesday a small pamphlet giving the name annie of or the association the names of the officers and other members of o the executive committee together with the articles of or association has been gotten out for distribution dis among the members and those likely to become members and such other uses as will best promote the building up of ot the organization and give a groundwork for the forming of simi similar similar lar tar associations in other states Many lIan of these theBe will be mailed by secretary of the association accompanied by member blanks etc and any anyone one interested may ma obtain copies by requesting through the mails malls or otherwise A letter from Secretary H S Joseph Joeph will accompany the literature reading as follows Dear Sir Herewith find a copy of the articles of or association of the Utah Mine Operators association If the same meets your approval wilt will you vou kindly lilt flU out d blanks and return to me meThe meThe meThe The executive committee has named sub subcommittees subcommittees committees committe s on smelters railroads labor Jabor and legislation and will be pleased to hear from you ou personally or by mail mall on any matters that are proper subjects for consideration Permanent headquarters will soon be provided for the association and all members and visitors will be made welcome The association proposes to work right i i out in the open and all of its meetings Including executive committee gatherings will wilt be in open sessions |
