Show I SA SAYS YS HIS SMELTING C COMPANY IS S I WilliNG TO AR I I I When 4 I r met meet Daniel Gu Guggenheim enheim in Europe I talked d to him hini vr very plainly about the nUl smelting situation in and I did id not hesitate ute to Jet Jet him know that tho the minin mining people here great greatly rat l 1 ly dissatisfied with the treatment that thatis is jR is given by hy tho the American Sm Smelting Smelt I. I in mug ing and anti Refining n company 1 I told tol him that the people in il lt Utah h did tid HI not propose to bo ho held heln up by In n his Ida Im smelting lini concerTi concern I institution a a. or any other i we were erf united people and would fi fight ht those who opposed rd tho the 01 ot this state tate to the last laEt ditch said Mid Samuel this thi mor morning ins I I 1 was agreeably surprised r at the i turn of affairs as aim soon son as I bad had concluded con eluded mv my story with wih Mr Guggenheim Gu genheim Ho He 10 camo caine 0 over 01 1 to the side fice of the tho miners miner in iD Utah in such u h a loyal loyl manner that I r Iwas Iwas was amo almost t ashamed ahamed of the toe abu abuse e I bad had I heaped upon him He lie HI really was wa ery ry fair in the mat matter r and assured me that he would ouM have hae a careful investigation aton made of the requirements out here nn anti and would do eo all al in hi lila his power to see that every pr e man juan whether ho lie be lie a IH large or small producer be accorded fair fail treat treat- m ment nt He lie said that bo lie was willing to appoint mo nie 00 ind individual arbitrator or orIs else Is we could decide upon an arbitration tion committee au and every claim that was made n against tho ho smelter people could bo be adjusted h by this committee I that the tho American Smelting and ane Refining Refining in ing company would ho bo bound by any ruling of this committee The Tho following is a n copy of a letter letterI I received in lev New York from Mr r. r Gu Guggenheim Gug Gug- genheim after I had seen him hint in in Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope New ow Y York ork March 2 i amuel Newhouse Esq 71 Cit City My v Dear Sam Bar r I am very much surprised and anti deeply concerned about what you ou told toM me mo regarding re reo garding arcin the feeling exi existing ting among the miners miners in your state towards the thc Amer Amer- American ican mean Smelting and Refining company compan B Before fore m my conversation with wih you ou I II had no idea that anyone had an any grievance grievance I ance a against our company It has bas al always always al al- ways was been heen our aim nim to conduct duct our business busi husi- ne ness not only with wih tho the view of making BOSTON COPPER CLOSE Pollock Private Wire I Bid Bd d. d B. 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S pfd I f fair returns return t to our stockholders hut but also to maintain the most friendly and anti kindly relations lulls with n wih all 1 those those with wih whom we may have bave dealings So far Car as asI I know kno- there ha has never ne been al aim aim- complaint com plaint plait against this company compan no matter r rhy by hy whom r made that has lias not been heen thoroughly tImer thor considered antI and investigated with ih the i view on our part Jart of remedying in nn nay any injustice or 01 hardship that JI might ht bo he 0 found foune to and cr as HI a rule nil all al such buch matters have ha come before me sue p per per- r fonal W We have always believed in in fair treatment and wherever we have bae found foune that an un agreement originally just jUt to both parte parties has by hy a n change of conditions become burdensome to the theother theother theother other party we wc have not stood tood on nn our le legal al ri rights ht but hit unhesitatingly I have hae consented to such modification as mi might h be bo necessary to meet tho ho changed han ed conI con cone I Upon my return from Europe I T shall be ho very Yn very glad to Je meet maceL t a of the miners here in New Net York or if they prefer shall he be glad to meet them in m Utah when I r go o there next fall fal for forthe forthe the purpose of f con considering IJ and investigating investigating est in gating any Rny complaints complaint the may have han against our company and I beg beJ to assure assure as as- I sure thorn them thor that I shall approach the thes s subject with wib an nn open mind anti and with ih I an earnest desire es rc to reach an anc arrange arrange- I that wilt will wi bo 10 mutually fair an and satI sat sat- I I am ram sure you 01 will par pardon on me for troubling you for although b T I kno know that I you have no personal interest in the thc matters maters between the miners and antI our ourI company I feel that you ou will wi bo ho glad lad if ifa I a better letter condition of affairs can be bo boI I i brought ht about in your state anti and all that i you ou will wi not hesitate hesitate to give e whatever cr I help you ou can cnn to reach that result I r sincerely thank you ou for th the time timo and trouble taken you rou have 1 in bringing n the matter to 1 mv my attention Faithfully yours DANIEL GUGGENHEIM B Before ore I r left here her on my I last trip tip to Eurol I was in accord with wih the movement mo for the tIme building of an independent in in- I dependent smelting plant continued I Mr II ll e u e. e Since inc T I have hae returned I understand that nothing has been done Ilone I to this proposition in a n In tangible shape Of course if iC th the lie people who ho arc are I interested tel ar are not nut willing to do It an thing it is is now tim timo that we treat treal 10 with with I this thi smelting anti and ant find out outI I whether or not they are arc willing tu tm tl keep faith with usI us I realize fully that the independent I sm smelting tin people wi will have some n. n sire sin experimenting to do rio anti and that thai the tho thel lie l i Amel American nn has the advantage rOt of nf lorg Ions I. I years of experience in this business It I I seems to me if th the smelters here are arC to toI tobe I be he made mare lar largo large e enough to tra aJ of the ores that seek an outlet in this market mar mar- I ket l and anti that this company is willing wiping to give us all al reasonable c conc concession we weI I could ask there ther will wi be he no need of Us mis I put putting n out a lot of monC in in u a smelting smelt 1 ing plant when i it can cnn be more profitably diverted into ito other channels |