Show i rANA MINE OWNERS Organization Perfected and Plans For Erecting Independent Smeller Smelter LaW LaM SENATOR CLARK WITH THEM on mi nud isen Can nil nillie A CS Ho lie Hull liml by 13 Feb Pcb 17 Mont Jan 1 ll 17 That an 1111 impendent Is to be bo erected In elena l by br tho mille owners oWl ers or of the state tf or Montana seemed an nn assured fact j ter perfecting a 11 temporary ullon today to bo 10 known mi an tho ton lon linn lara JHno lIno Owners association 12 leading adIng mine operators tonight raised DOO iJ and one no member M I r temporary president of o the or lon agreed to secure nn Rn addi additional within one week W ck for the tho erection n of o the smelter In this city ell The Tho operators rs It Is said Bald are ar also niso assured ns that former United States State Sen Senator en ator William A Clark will subscribe toa to toa a tors Im block of stock Te of tile the executive com corn committee late today It Is pointed out ut by the tho no minu owners Is u a certain guarantee that the tho movement In this state to operate tho the without In Inthe Inthe Inthe the least relying upon the American Smelting company to han jl I the 01 ores CH will be a 11 success Tho The committee consists of o M III L I Hewitt chairman W G 0 Conrad ono one of tC the tho nit extensive mine operators In tho the United States Staten A J P F Spriggs II H I J JFrank Frank Prank former United States Senator V 1 A Clark Benjamin H 10 Phillips and mid F p 1 J R I Iq M q I L I 1 Howitt temporary president tonight j Montana lends leads all nil states In Its min mineral mm eral fral rai output and tho the mine operators aro not to bo ho hampered by hy ar arbitrary action o or of the smelting trust Weare We IVe are determined to no nn Indo hide J smelter near Helena Even Een though hough the American Am Smelting He Re Refining lining fining company should In tho face fn of the present ent movement decide 10 to j reasonable rates rotOR there would oven even then te bc far moro more oro ro than the East Enst Helena can possibly handle In view of ot thae conditions an tin Independent tenet smelter I ter will 1111 certainly be established at once M i flu Thit mine mitie owners of ot Montana can wife for COI the tho of I lii Ih Independent smelter by br I Fob Feb 17 at which time thuc our ouo permanent Organization lion tion will bo be completed In order further to increase the tho orient mcm of or the tho body and apil make ml e It moro more general tho tim convention this afternoon n adopted the tho report of f the permanent organization committee to tho the effect that another oncoming mooting be held hero a 1 noth honce hence and that temporary or 01 organization continue until that time lime of ot great gleat Importance to ilu Ih mining Industry In Montana were adopted and In iii conformity con fo II with them committees to Investigations were appointed Alleged highly exorbitant and transportation rates en entries entries tries Upon tIpon pOI forest reserves and the tho th clas of mineral lands by which U It Is alleged tho the Northern Pacific so cured lured title to vast tracts tract of or mineral lands were dealt with at itt length A committee was WM appointed to Investigate the Iho classification of ot lands and atod adjourn adjournment bent ment l nt was taken until Feb cb 17 J 1 F of Denver addressed tho the con convention nt at t length urging cooperation among emong western Interests to combat th t e American Smelting Smelling Kenning com corn company company pany pans which ho lie characterized as IlS a n most vicious trust true t |