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Show PRICE OF LEAD TO BE FIXED, IS RUMOR! Private Advices From Washington Are ; That Federal Government Will j Take Control of This Metal. j I n format ion was rccci veil yesterday from Washington through private sou re pp. to the effect th;it t lie federal t govern moit ha under con t em plat ion the matter of fixing the -price of lead., Alt though no defiuie in formation to t his effect wts contained in the information.1 it was intimated that the matter would! be taken up hv the government inimc-, rtiately. ; The proposition of government fixing of tho price of lead, as well as zinc and silver, was discussed hv the metal operators oper-ators in con forence hero lost Tuesday and Wednesday. 1 nasmueh, however, as tho Washington authorities had not at that, time intimated that action on lead and zinc would he taken, the. conference con-ference made no recommendations. It was the sense of the convention, however, that, should the matter be taken uuder consideration by the government, gov-ernment, (he Question and all data would be supplied to a general committee commit-tee representing the western metal producers, pro-ducers, and the committee would take, up the subject with the proper authori-j ties in Washington. , j |