Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-23 | Page 1 | Copper Operators Ask That Price be Raised to 30 Cents

I COPPER OPERATORS ASK THAT PRICE BE RAISED TO 30 CENTS By Associated Press W WASHINGTON May fay 22 Declaring In jag ing that the present copper price fixed by hy the government o at 23 21 a cents per pound Is Insufficient owing to the high cost of labor l and am material representatives of or the copper industry toda today asked the price prices fixing com corn committee of the tie war industries board rd to grant an au increase to 30 W c cents lIls a pound for or the three months month beginning beginning begin begin- ning June JUn 1 3 rh Tire The smaller producers said that many of them would 1111 probably have to 0 discontinue business unless tho the new nw price fixed is at least 30 10 en enhil cents While hil no announcement was forthcoming forth orth- coming ns na to whether an a agreement had harl bc been n reached It was Indicated that a. a compromise 1 probably would result after further discussions Twenty five c cents at eastern r re refineries refineries re- re fineries was hinted at as the lie pr bable figure leaving n the producers producer smelters smelt smelt- ers era and nd refiners rs to settle RettIe among themselves a division dl of the price I