Show I Hi tAX BORAX I SMITH IS AT AN Li UD D I II i I R I I I IN N Numerous Rivals Iva I S S. S Springing Up to Challenge His Supreme Control New w Tori Mardi March 19 F. 19 K M. M Smith the California millionaire who Is known as Borax Boax Smith has hns a borax war on his hands He lie Is president and controlling stockholder er of the Pacific Coast Borax company with big minea In Death Valley r. r California and for I ninny many years cars his company has ha hall had I practically a a. monopoly or of the tile borax I output In the United States A new new combination however howe has entered the field and It promises to put pilL u up au an aggressive ag ag- ag- ag I I e tight fight as against Borax orax Smiths Smith's concern This is made plain U by the proposed plan of or a new hew combination under the name of the lie Sterling Borax orax company compan which will operate factories 8 In Jersey City N New w Brighton Pa Chicago and andSon Son San Francisco In this combination will figure figuro the tue mines mimics In Ventura Cal own owned ll an and operated for or several years ears b by the Chemical company S San SaIl n Francisco Fi also the tho now new mines near neal I Lang I-ang- ang in La Los Angeles county count owne owned by uy Dawes Taylor Pittsburg Thomas Thorl and company compan of or Chicago O will bo ho as associated with the new t. company and will act as selling agents According to a 0 story told In trado trade circles to today ar New York PIttsburg Chicago and Pacific coast capitalists ore are interested What hat accounts for the fact that competition is assuming more mor proportions than ever before has been the discovery within the tue past few years cars of ot new now sources of or supply If Ir the plans of or the promoters of the tho Borax properties limited an English corporation arc successful tho the Pacific coast const company Is to have o another rival rl The rhe company was formed formell to acquire an anti and work the he borax properties now now owned by the tho Palm Borate company situated in San an Bernardino county California The Thc mines It is stated are ale about aboul two miles distant from Otis a station on tho the San Pedro Pedio Los Angeles An Au- gobs geles Salt Lake railroad and withIn withIn within with with- in seven miles of or the town of Daggett a station on tho the Santa Fe and about 30 miles distant from Los Angeles The rile former Cormer railroad runs within one and n. n fourth miles from where it is In Intended intended In- In ten tended ell to erect the evaporating plant alongside of oC the main track |