Show IDAHO PHOSPHATE MINE SKIPS SlUMP Anaconda Employs Men in Production of Plant Food I Believe e It or not Idaho has a depression de- de pi proof mining mInin activity Copper Copper Cop Cop- per may slump lead may languish sliver silver may sink but phosphate rock continues In Increasing demand The mining of It supports a a. town near Soda Springs in the southeast corner corner cor cor- ner ncr of or the Gem state whose population population population tion l knows of or hard times only by hearsay The name of the town Is Conda and It it along with the phosphate mine is owned O by the Anaconda Copper company The reason for Its prosperity ac according according according ac- ac cording to R R. A A. A Jones manager of or orthe the fertilizer department of or the Anaconda Anaconda Anaconda An An- company Is the remarkable potency of phosphate in stimulating plant growth Increase of or two and threefold in productivity Is Is he says an ordinary occurrence Sales in the thelast thelast last three years have more than kept pace with the growth of yields Fecundity Fecundity Fe Fe- and quality are so much that the sugar companies are arc buying more and more of It all the time for their beet growers and canning companies for the growers of vegetables particularly tomatoes Results being as they arc are Mr Jones can see In the future nothing but a continuous growth in the activity and earnings of Anacondas Anaconda's phosphate property Last year ear the tile mine at Conda Conda Conda Con- Con da did not close down at all though in previous years cars a four months months' shutdown shutdown shutdown shut shut- down for tor improvements and repairs was usual This year car beginning July 1 1 the plant will ill be out of production for about two months while overhauling overhauling over over- hauling and cleaning arc are in progress but the major portion of the em em- will be kept in service doing repairs and n miscellaneous work worl The Thc phosphate department is a dIrect di direct dl- dl activity of the Anaconda company company com corn pany itself not of a subsidiary and its profits are merged with the general general general gen gen- eral earnings of or the corporation |