Salt Lake Herald | 1908-03-28 | Page 8 | Mine Owners Get Smelter

MINE MI OWNERS GET SMELTER Independent Operators of Montana Purchase Plant at Pen Near Sand Point Ida Helena Mont March 27 Officials 4 4 of the Montana Mine Owners s asso 4 4 elation announced today that they th y yI t 4 have completed arrangements to take takeover takeover takeover over the Panhandle smelter at Pen I 4 4 Ida near Sand Point The I association expects to be smelting ores within thirty days In their de tie dei determination I i termination to secure lower rates for 4 smelting and refining than those of offered offered i 4 t by the American Smelting Refining company the independent 4 4 operators decided that better and f 4 quicker results could be secured by b 4 deal than by waiting to con construct construct 4 a new smelter The Pen 4 smelter was erected five years ago but was soon forced to f close because of lack of tonnage I t 4 For shipping faculties facilitIes it has the i Great Northern the Northern Pacific 4 4 and the Spokane International the f 4 5 latter Iatter of which connects with the Canadian Pacific Officials of these H roads promise premise low rates providing i 4 these shipments can be secured 4 4 4 4 4 f t t 4 H