Show WARM CONTEST WAGED AI Al COLUMBUS ANNUAL At I o'clock this afternoon shareholders ers era of or the Columbus Consolidated met to hold the tho regular annual meeting at the company compan offices In th thU cl city During the tho morning tho the committee on credentials waR wan bus busy arid and up to noon there developed devel dovel- splendid Indications of or a lively fight for control control Tho The Jackson crowd have been In control of ot the tho property for ten years year practically since sinco the time Inception of the thc company compan Almost every year ear there thre has been a big fight tight to wrestle tho the control control control con con- from these people but the time Jacobsons have havo had the habit of Ot bobbing up serenely In time line to place their men on tho the At the tho meeting this afternoon some somo mo new opposition has hM sprung up and certain tain interests Interest which which- which which-havo have large holdings 8 In Alto Alia AHa adjacent to Columbus Consol Consol- have joined their forces with wih some comae 0 of the thc malcontents from tb the tho cast Time The plan is I said Id to be to get control o of Columbus Consolidated and ad use line It Il a as a nucleus for a big merger project o of Alta la properties In some Home respects this Is Js re regarded regarded regarded re- re as IR a good god move mo e as its a It would probably be the means of or working a largo lam portion porton of that list ground around which It I is claimed can bo be operated more advantageously advant- advant J from the time Columbus workings working When hen General Manager Maneger Tony Jacobson was asked regarding the Outcome this morning he lie stated that it I was as a matter which would have o to be 0 decided by a majority ma ma- R Jorl of or the lie shareholders Ho lie said that he lie had given his hs undivided attention to tho property properly for or a number of years ears and If I the time owners preferred to have some ome ono one else cited elso manage the tho to mine minE he would only onh h be too too willing to sec the change made He said that he had ha considerable ground In tho the camp adjacent to 10 Columbus Consolidated Con Con- and quite naturally he would do 10 co anything which would bo be b of material benefit benert to the district |