Show MILfORD SMELTER NEVE TO T BE B USED SD USE We have ha been very much disappointed disappointed disappointed pointed over the manner in in which the Milford has been bandied handled han ban smelting plant ht dIed Iford since sinCo it was as leased to F. F AU Augustus Heinze i is the tho way was one of the ml mining nj men put it this morning after a recent visit to the mines of Beaver county couty We We were led to believe belie that would at least fire fre up lp the furnaces ande and give e the small producers an opportunity ity It to market their product A grea great many leasers leaser had bad counted on this a and d some some of them put all al their earin earnings s in lii supplies in order that they mi might bt be e prepared to make shipments a as soon as iS s the smelter was n as blown in The fact is no work has been done on the plant and now we are sure that the crowd never intended to start the but hut simply made this thi move mo to enforce the thE contract with wih the Silver King Coalition Coalton Mines company We do not take kindly kind to this sort of thing for while we wo are rc willing to g give e every ery opportunity opportunity op op- op to men who are willing to come in an any take a hand in the development development devel dowel of our our proven pro resources we certainly do not propose to stand t and idle and allow any one ono to come rome in and use us for any selfish motives Others Interested Of recent date elate some of the men Ben who are interested in minin mining ground went over to the smelter and looked it over rr to learn lear for themselves what was boin being done lone The plant is il in poor condition con coil and I believe e beJe that it would be cheaper to construct a new plant than to overhaul this old scrap pile pie that can never e be bo made a paying payin proposition as asit asit al it is IS now constructed Jf If f wo we are to 10 rely upon the statements of smelter men the plant was not built buit with a view to tho the greatest g economy in the tho first place and after being constructed Constructed more than six years vears a ago o it has been idle and allowed to rot Beaver county mining properties are in in the best condition that has been kno known n in in years yarl A number of shippers are in 1 the market with Ith their ores and will wi no longer wait for a closer market than the one offered by the Salt Lake Lale smelters Even if Sal en a promise were made Bade to us Its that the Milford Miford plant would be he e again commissioned we would b not have eb believe had d it after the experiences we n |