Show trust I 1 rust Is in danger nde pendent smelters will 1 receive support of the mine owners althe arthe new executive committee of t the he utah mine operators association held a meeting at salt lake on last saturday selecting the following committees f smelters C E loose thomas learns learns willard P F snyder 1 railroads willard F snyder david leith L eith C E loose legislation H S joseph george N lawrence reed smoot labor thomas kearns others to be announced later A resolution was adopted calling upon the committee on smelters to take up tip at once the matter of securing an open market for ores while a acorn coin cittee consisting of george W riter W V 0 alexander and frank J west cott the latter acting for senator kearns who will soon leave lean e the state was appointed to ser secure ure a PEZ permanent anent headquarters for the association an important feature of the meet ing in salt lake saturday was the endorsement of the inde pende t esmel mel t ter r movement in the adopt adoption lOD of the following preamble and resolution I 1 whereas one of the objects of the utah mine operators association as set forth in its articles is to obtain equitable smelter rates for the ore producers of the state and to promote I 1 friendly relations between producers and custom smelters and I 1 whereas the smelters now ng are not offering the ore producer j satisfactory rates be it 1 resolved that this association I 1 g ghe e to any independent custom sm smelting el ting project now in contemplo con cioll or to be contemplated its moral and if necessary its financial sup p port ort j 1 |