Show COPPER MIN LIMIT DEMAND war After Conditions Condition n rn nn VU lO 10 tail Production WORKERS LAID BY TWO COMPA European Nations Un b 1 Purchase Metal F l America cri ca v Because of or prevailing aft Aft conditions about oo men mer eth ern in the Bingham mining district 1 Utah Copper company have r ri been laid ort oft and about 12 oUtto oUt oth to be let out between en cn now an nry ary 10 when tho company's I plant will be bo closed accor according ln-g ln I. I M. M Hayes treasurer This di do mean a a. complete cessation ot or w said as plans contemplate cal per cent reduction In the com production of ot copper ii The Utah Copper compan Hayes explained was compo curtail its ou output t because se of oft I demand domand for tor copper and amid othall othe oth als all occasioned b by the hostilities In Europe Tho The Garfield plant of ot the A Smelting Refining company obtains a largo large part of ot its orthe or orthe the Utah Copper company comp h affected by this curtailment jf auction About OO 00 mon men air been laid ot off at the Garfiel Mr Rayon Hayos estimated It jt is this may be followed by a n. I the number of or m men n employed d Garfield G q transports tho ores from the m rail ml the time smelter Need tl for lor Copper Tails Fails G Gr Speaking ot of the changed con conj brou brought ht about by recent metal prices which are re rebe rebe be bo In less demand domand than to for years Mr Hayes said Because of ot economic co con that have arisen since the wa ar there has L Len en practically no copper during the last two Such a L great quantity of at coppe coppet hand haiti for Cor or which there is no sal sale we have been forced to cut d do do- production to 60 GO per cent of TIM This naturally led to a cut CUll f number of ot men employed ed j. j I 1 am Informed that other i mining minting companies In other stat state recently made medea a n cut of ot 10 40 per pert production The This Federal Le Lepan Loa Lea pany pan has curtailed Its output cent cent Tho Thu larger companies vada and Arizona are nil all opera a n. scalo scale that is 60 per cent of of- production n. n The Engineering Minin nal last week estimated tb that t tons of ot copper are aro awaiting keto Tho The United States has pounds on ont ha habas hai has bas contracts outstanding for tor copper which orders probably probably- canceled led Tho The British gov also has a tremendous amount j p per C r. r s JInn Hun VAN V cd Much c Coppet Coppe Prior to the war the United always alwa's exported GO 60 per pec en copper Germany German used and Austria J considerably m- m mOr ri- ri 1 is th no d demand mand from t the e old WO wor and nd If It there thero were wore to be e e. e tho the Cover c cover c coer noi t bo lie able alile over o there would woul n chase because of ot thiC financial tion which must prevail U. U pen pen rea readjustment period V Since tho time war ended meta ha have gradually gono gone do down T copper of ot which I am informed informed- Vcr very little was sold br bron broa cents a pound Because no In sight the ha smelter recently i It hi h 00 1 IC 0 P i n II IJ U i I I copper promising to a add d tho the later hater should it be the copper for for- fora a n higher price mines find it is impossible to at these figures We Wo have had hadoff off ocr about men at the mini mills and may have to let lot qt oil this month 1 |