Show ANACONDA ZINC PLANT TO BE ENLARGED TO HANDlE AMOLE UTAH ORE Theodore Gibson Gibson son of former Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator ator Paris Gibson of ot Montana Montana is here from his home in Great Falls Fall He lIe says that the tile new fleW zinc smelter of the Anaconda Anaconda Ana Ann conda Copper company company is working ad admirably admirably admirably ad- ad and the success of the new plant has ha been so great geat that the company company com corn pany has decided to Increase the tile plant capacity to four times its Is initial size The original plant cost and andi it i is expected that the tho additions will wi result in the expenditure of ot more snore The enlargement of ot tha the company plant plantis is being done for the purpose of engaging engaging en en- in the custom smelting business The Anaconda company will wl soon invade Utah fields with wih a view of ot getting contracts contracts contrat con con- tracts trat for all al the zinc ore oe that can be bo supplied from the various districts here This will wl mean a great geat saving ving in transportation as Utah Uta producers of zino have had to contract contrat with plants in Oklahoma Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri and the haulage charge is taken out at this point point In addition additon to operating the largest copper smelting plant In the world wold the Anaconda company built buit its Is own refinery ery and at this time has the only re refiner refinery refinery re- re finery finer in the West Vest By branching out into the zinc c smelting n b business tile the company pa c can ct t through its ts local agents the International Smelting company enter enter enter en en- ter the Utah field for metals of every ever character The keen competition that will wl be afforded by this new concern coming into Utah for business makes the outlook for obtaining desirable smelting contracts good for mine operators operators oper open atone here Utah's position In the mining world should be greatly graty improved by the prospects pros pros- of the Anaconda Anacon q company engaging engaging engaging en en- in the custom smelting business Ores of ot practically every character are ar treated here at this time and this has lis become the greatest custom smelting center in the tIle world The zinc industry here was entirely lost host sight of ot a few years ago and at one time the metal was penalized by Utah smelters The war changed these conditions and now I the zinc product is ill quite an adjunct to toI I Utah's mining industry |