Show UT UTAH AM COPPER COPP WILL REPLY TO STATEMENT Salt Lake Jan 22 It Is generally understood In eastern circles Interest Interested ed In tho Utah Con Consolidated Consolidated controversy that the ex cx executive committee of the local com corn company pany nn will In a short abort time answer the tho th statement against tho the earning power of their company compan made recently by b James Phillips Jr president of the tho Nevada Neada Con according to Mining Age The objection which the directors of the tho Utah Copper company are mak making makIng making ing to Mir dr r Phillips statements are based largely on the fact that the fu future future future ture showings of the Nevada Consoli Consolidate date will hardly show shown as high a agrade agrade grade of ore as they the thc have been handl handi handling ing during tho the past year ear An answer will be h made to thou claim with a aview aview aview view to showing that the company compan has haR actually boon been working in the open pit at Ely El Its best layer of ore oro which averaged above 2 per cent cop copper copper per Jer A statement will wm be made tend tending ing to show that when whon the lower grades of or ore are arc taken into consid consideration oration It will reduce substantially the claims made for ler the tho Nevada com corn company compan party pany pan by Mr Phillips The same saute par parties parties ties tics also allege e that there are a large number of omissions made by br Mr Mm PhIllips which will be shown shon up in inthe inthe I the forthcoming statement I |