Show COLORADO COLORDO SMELTERS DENVER DENVEn Jan Tan 2 Franklin Franklin Gutterman Gutter Gutter- Guier American man general general manager cr of the Smelting and Refining company compan when a asked ked today toda rC regarding the truth of the tho dispatch from front Helena Mont ont laft last ni night ht that the smelters of Colorado were to be he closed down or wages re reduced reduced re- re re- re d said sid ho was as vor very optimistic over tho the cuc situation Tho The matter was a consul consul- ered at ot a conference some Bore tunic time n ago o. o ho he hoid said id and it was agreed 3 reed in a n tentative way av to reduce pro production This was was- because there thero was no market market mar mar- ket ket for lea lead one of t the hc principal product productions pro pro- of the smelters of Colorado duct Since n that meeting ho has rece received advices advices ad ad- vices from cw New Nework ork ork that thero i is an increased d demand for lead and believes tho the decision decson will wi be bc revoked rc If 1 boever however however bo how how- ever the demand falls fUs off of again gain it t willbe will willbo wi be bo necessary to curtail its is production and in in order to keep tho smelters running running run run- nin ning there will wi be bc a reduction iu iu wages This will however i ho be slight and not 10 per cent as mentioned in the tho Helena dispatch and it wilt will wi not be general 11 He believes it will wl not bo be necessary he hI said sid to either cut wa wages cs or reduce the Uio working worting forces as 38 his latest advices indicate in in- dicato tho the demand for lead will i be sufficient suf to keep the tho smelters running in iu inthis inthis this tate tate on on the same basis as at pr pres s s. ent cat |