Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-10-26 | Page 17 | Walker Mine Opening Set

I WALKER MINE MINE- OPENING SET V Preparations f for r reopening the Walker Mining company's mine at Plumas county Cal were well underway underway underway un un- un- un derway Wednesday following authorization authorization authorization au au- au- au for the resumption of operations Tuesday by the campany's company's company's com cam pany's board of directors meeting in the Kearns building Vord Word was received Wednesday morning from L. L F. F Bayer payer manager of the mine that the boarding house and bunk houses will be in shape for or the men to be hired by Novem- Novem November November ber er 2 J. J R. R Walker president of the company in making the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment of the reopening said that preference would be given men formerly formerly for- for merly on the payroll when operations operations opera- opera ions ceased last May Because of this his policy company officials say it t will probably take 30 days before be be- fore ore capacity operation is reached Five hundred men are expected to be at work when operations are aren in n full swing Mr Walker said The company is subsidiary to International International International In In- Smelting and Refining company and because of this the opening of the mine will aid in employment employment employment em em- of Utah smelter workers T The h e International company's To Tooele ele smelter will reopen November November Novem- Novem ber jer 7 or 8 and will be in position to take ake ores from the Walker mine as well as the Mountain City Copper Copper Copper Cop Cop- per Mining company which will open its Nevada properties on NoVember November November No No- vember 1 Besides Mr Walker officers of the Walker Mining company ar are J.D. J. J D. D Elton vice president J. J B. B Whitehill secretary additional di directors directors directors di- di rectors George Georgia Baglin J. J F. F Dugan E. E L. L May and B. B R. R Howell