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Show Will Their Work Be Done "ff:-When "ff:-When War Ends? r i'l 4-.' W V Cl-I v;, i- ' I !' - ' -'i Vti V' "' 1 t . , -!i Above I lie max,' ui .rolk'iiis following fol-lowing In IllH wuKo of i lie ( "'.s.Miuiini of hostilities, the siiivtur if unemployment unem-ployment stunds as the inont important im-portant to he Holvml. While the wliimns of tlie war U the first endeavor, slates ure beginning begin-ning to look Into tlio future ami give serious consideration to jobs for those who return when the war la ended. Utuh Is vitally concerned, probably more than ninny states, as the Influx of war workers Into his area has been comparatively large. For many years prior to the war, metal mlnint? was the state's leading lead-ing Industry furnlalilio? employment for nearly ono-half the population directly and Indirectly and furnishing furnish-ing aonie business for virtually everyone ev-eryone and a market for products of the farm. The effects of mine purchasing pur-chasing and mine payrolls was and till la felt In every hamlet in the state. During the war period thus far mines have been affected as all industries in-dustries by the shortage, of manpower. man-power. The mines have found lt necessary to placa avr.il-.iMe manpower man-power cm produ 'ii..n. 1 :.v.'iv c! -velopnie"' !'- ' erat'iiti. Hence sizeable quantities of the slate's known metallic re-sources re-sources have been mined. If the life of one of our greatest Industries is to be perpetuated, pound of ore must be developed foi every pound mined. When hostilities are brought to a successful conclusion there will undoubtedly be large quantities ol copper, lead, tine and other metal In the hands of the military. II these stocks are allowed to flood th' market there will be a collapse of the metal price structure and subsequent closing of the mines, accompanied ac-companied by widespread unemployment. unem-ployment. Ity freezing the metals on hand when the war is over, and maintaining maintain-ing a reasonable price structure for metals, orderly rehabilitation can be accomplished. The number ol workers can be augmented, develop, men! work caught up, the state's resources brought to a normal bas and business and Industry within the state maintained. The stocks of metals thus acquired by the government gov-ernment will not deteriorate ami will stand as an Insurance policy -n -t any future emergency. |