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Show mi PRODUCERS TO meet rentm Tentative Plans for Conference Confer-ence of Western Repre- j sentatives Made. Tentative plans for tlie conference of ' representatives of the "western metal producers pro-ducers at the Commercial club nest Tuesday Tues-day "were outlined yesterday afternoon at a ineeting- of a speeiftl committee of the I I.' t ah chapter of the American Mining con cress. The hour for the meetlnc has not been determined, but will be arranged folluwin; a conference of tiie representa-tivea representa-tivea of the local organization with delegates dele-gates from, other states, wiio are expected ex-pected to reach Salt Lake either tonight or early tomorrow. The meeting i to be attended hy dele-pates dele-pates of the metal pioducers from every state west of the Kocky mountains, except ex-cept California. Including Colorado. It is probable t hat Governor Gunter w 111 represent the Colorado producers. Information In-formation received indicates that tlie meeting- will be larjely attended, not only by official deley-ates, but by mining men KeneraUy interested in the future of the metal industry. The purpose of the meeting, besides discussine the silver problem and metal price -fix Ing In general, is to attempt to outline proposed amendments to the income in-come tax: law, which will be more equitable equit-able to the minins industry'- The various m miner associations, as a rule, have con-dp con-dp mned the federal income tax law as I discriminatory and unfair to the metal interests as a whole. A blanket invitation is extended by the associations behind the conference to all metal producers in Utah and western states to attend the meeting. |