Show OPPOSE ABSORPTION BY SMELTING TRUST Chicago o Dec Dee 16 A contemplated taking over oer of the th independent smelter at Pan Panhandle Panhandle Panhandle handle Ida Ida by the smelter trust and the probable protests of ot mine operators operator Is reported to 10 o have been the sub subject s b jeet o or of an important conference here last l t evening At this mooting were Attorney General Albert Alber Galen Galer and Attorney O Dell YDell McCon McConnell McConnel nell of ot Helena Mont M L Hewitt of nel Basin Bain Mont the New York corporation lawyer lawer A year ear ago the Montana Mining association took up the question queston of or an Independent smelt smelter er interesting W A Clark and other Montana financiers In It IL The result resul of this agitation was wa that the Independent dent smelter became beme a fact two months ago alO Dispatches say sa that it has been be n an active competitor of the thc American Smelting Refining company commonly known as the trust Among mining men here If I is asserted that the te meeting of or prominent i men In Chicago Chicag including the Anderson And broth brothers ers era er of at Spokane is not for the purpose of ot selling st the Panhandle smelter to the so called caled smelter trust The conference e was called caled It t Is claimed caime to fix fx up the Bitter BitterRoot BitterRoot BitterRoot Root Mont irrigation controversy An Anderson Anderson derson demon brothers held a contract with the company which they the offered to surrender for 0 The company did not feel disposed to give over oer and the meet meetIng meetIng meeting Ing was called to settle sette the matter mater W WD WD WD D Greenough h one of the chief owners of the Panhandle smelter positively denies that a deal del for tor it Is pending Helens Helena Helena Mont Dec Dee 16 of or the Montana Mining association which con controls controls troIs the smelter at Ponderay Ida pro profess teas fess tes to be In absolute ignorance of ot any any deal dea for tor Its transfer to the smelter smelter smelter ter It I is stated that that under the constitution of ot the this his cannot be done by the alleged now representative In Chicago in conference with wih New York attorneys and others |