Show MINE i OWNERS O MEET RAILROAD AGENTS I- I J E Believed Concessions to Enable Reopening Mines Were Discussed Members of the executive committee of the tho Utah Uth Mine Operators' Operators association yesterday held hel a a. conference with transportation transportation trans trans- agents of the several lne lines of railroads centering In Salt SaU Lake at which It Is understood the local mining situation with wih especial reference reference refer reter- ence to the transporting of ores ires to tho the smelters was discussed The The- mine operators are worl working for tor concessions from both hoth railroads and smelters rs that will wil enal enable io the tho mines minas to resume pro pro- luction It I Is figured that relatively small mal reductions at various points Inthe intile In Inthe the tile co cost t of ot mining handling and treatIng treating treating treat treat- ing the ores would enable the majorIty majority major major- It ity of oC the Idle mines to resume giving ing Ing employment to hundreds of oC men and relieving th the stagnation In business business busi husi- ness generally While nothing definite could be agreed agreed upon at this conference the proposals of th the mining men were taken tak taken talc talc- en up In a n spirit of or fairness b by the railway officials who u understand aswell as aswell well wel as an anyone one that small profits duIng during during dur dur- duI I ing periods of or depression are nrc lettel heter I than the losses sustained from maintaining maintaining main main- taming Idle rolling stock The mine operators who attended the conference were C. C l K 11 Loose II I. I S. S Joseph Willard F. F Snyder J. J Will Vm Knight ht and George Ceorge W. W Riter Rier while the railroads were represented hr b by S. S V. V Derrah aR assistant stant general generl freight ht I agent of oC the Rio lio Grande Crande J. J H. H Burt- Burt ncr ner district freight and and laSSen passenger er agent of the Salt nl Lake Ike Route HOlte and J. J J A. A ne Reeves general 1 freight t n agent n l of f the hI Or Oregon on Short Line |