Show no good reason for the slump in iron blossom local officials of the knight mines are unable to account tor for the recent slump in the price of iron blossom stock unless it can be attribute A to the lighter shipments due to the smelter embargo and car shortage and a corresponding decrease in the mine s earnings an unofficial re port from the company s provo of tice flee indicates that the treasury con bained better than when the directors were in session there last week and when the recent 6 0 dividend was declared this la Is not no a bad showing when it Is understood that every mine in thia this district has been forced to slow up during the past few months none of them being aa allowed to move its regular amount of ore stories that the iron blossom would hardly be able to continue the payment of dividends are ridiculous it Is true that the heavy shipments shipment of the past few years have materially decreased tt tle e mine s ore reserves but there Is quite a long life ahead of the property even it no new ore or e Is I 1 s fauni f 0 o and here in tintic gintic the only mines that do not find new ore are the ones who limit their development develop rilent work there has been a slight improve ment in the car situation during the past few days as far as the knight mines are concerned and the drag on Is once more sending out a large tonnage this ore being in demand at it the various utah smelters smelt ere where it la Is used ae as a flux |