Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 32 | Copper Output at Top Speed Required

COPPE COPPER OUTPUT ATS AT S TOP SPEE SPEED REQUIRED REUIE Copper Gossip published l y National Conduit Cable company compan In commenting commet- commet comment ing Pig on the copper market situation sa says in Iii part larl American copper coppel situation has hiatt been one of or sustained strength for man many months with er c every Indication at present pres- pres pros pres- ent of ot continued firmness New de demand do- do ee- ee mand Is coming In strong strong this month and ammil there Is ample evidence nce that tho the tonnage available a i Is unequal to the needs of or consumption and anel export Expansion Expansion Expansion Ex Ex- In demand len me prompts a timely I warning that a big blar addition additon to tIme the output output output out out- put of or refined refilled copper Is necessary for tor tho tIle test Lest Interests of or tho the trade and for forthe tho the good of ot the tIle country Tho importance of keeping 1011 going at top speed slIced Is apparent It was interesting to see leo published re rePorts reports re re- ports that there appeared to be bo asur supply of or copper at pre present for government o u uses UHS es But outside of or those requirements there ls Is an enforced curtailment cur cur- of or activity on account of or the tIme act lt necessity of ot restricted delver delivery of or metal r required the tile copper producing Industry Is compelled to bend Its energies energies ener ener- gies to tu the utmost Manufacturing u ring pIa plants n ts especially those thosa engaged In iii making malting war 1 munitions muni ton and other essential products arc are operating at as great capacity capacH a as supPlies supplies sup sup- plies of raw materials and uld manpower will wi permit Manufacturers have havu lately lately late late- ly been heen obliged to use cathodes and copper coppel hitherto unused for mill mil purposes purposes pur pur- poses In this countr country Resort to the these e shapes Is accompanied b by bya a certain amount of or waste in material immaterial and amid loss losso o of time In cutting them up for for melt melt- InK big Scarcity of or Ingots and tends tend to reduction of or operating etl effi c I a n cy