Show SMELTER SMELTER DOES NOT WANT VANT ORE A rumor has been put Into circulation several times to the effect that the American Smelting and Refining compan com coin pan pany was considering the tho proposition of over o the contracts for foi or smelting smelling ores from Crom the Tintic mine mille owners who recently have havo been cut off by hy reason of tho tue United rl States SlatEs s preparing paring to close Its smelting plant last evening It was as reported that th tho tue Colorado Colondo Mining company compan of or Tintic had succeeded in fil en- en Into ono one of the these con on TITS TIT'S with wHit th the American or some somo other r smelter and the result was that at nt this mornings morning R ses session e sion Ion of or tho the mining exchange e tIlls this stock l was wan rapidly advanced In price Inquiry at tho the American offices In this city brou brought ht out tho fact that no contracts Con con- tracts had been made mado with th the Colorado and furthermore just tho thin Am in ih-in would not make any contracts with this company company com corn pany for the treatment of It Its II or ores s. s Th Thc Thu truth IH Is that the lead of or the entire country have havo more of oC this ore o on hand than they care for ani th the all plants alone are arc estimated to have ha over worth of silver lead 01 oie at their dl disposal pos I. I One expert said this morning You can talk all you OU about this being b a n favorable time for or tho the fim smelting companies to make advantageous advantage ad ous contracts with tho the mine owners O for the tho treatment of or ores The fact Is that thit no one I Is able to tell just Juat how bow long the tho metals are going to remain on the present un unsettled basis and the smelter smeller people can took no further Into the future futuro than an any ono one else Until lh tho country countr Is In a a. that wo we I know what whit condition will ha havo hao 0 I 3 to h e met mel It would be vel very bad business s policy ll to anything in tho tue tine line of oC expansion I of oC business interests Some Somo have ad th the th lh theory orv ory that some somo Colorado Plarl Ia i would DJ na In the market for or the tho Tl Tk I t. t e. e but bit tho a ants agents ot of the Colorado c ier ere tl do not oot seem to lO bo he fJ able to throb Uno f light on Oft the situ atlon |