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Show I WILL HAM3I0XD take UXITKD STATES HELM? Jioston Is chajiglng its tone somewhat I In dismissing the affairs of the United ) States Smelting. Refining and Mining mmpany in regard to tho reported division di-vision of sentiment cxlfting among members, mem-bers, of the official family At the coming election of four directors a fight Is expected ex-pected to take place so aa to turn the control of the company's affairs into other hands, hut this conviction seems weaker day by day. it Ip, of interest In J. this connection to sta.tr that John frays .Hammond, who. while with the Giiggen-ij Giiggen-ij helms, was tho highest paid engineer In '! the world, la now reported completulv re covered In health, and is available" for the United States company should he he -I selected to lake tho helm of thc'uom- l pariy. ; The mention of John J lays Hammond's ( name In connection with ihe United States coni'piiiiy reminds local clrrlcs of j 1I10 report current here several monlliH ago to the- offect that some outaldc ln- l t crests closely allied to the Guggenhelms had secured a tooth-hold on the United r States comj)ny. This report repeatedly . has been denied, but so closely has John t Hays Hammond been associated with the Guggenheim interests that loeal circles ' nro looking wise over present reporLi j from Eloston and New 'fork. But the I Uast is careful to state that Mr. Ham mond absolutely has severed his ronnec-tlon ronnec-tlon with the Guggenheim Interests. There may be something Interesting brewing, and Utah, like the East. Is ex-, ex-, pooling aoiue happenings eooh that will j belp clear away many doubts that have J existed for the past year. |