Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-24 | Page 16 | Silver Increase Drive Speeded

r SilVER INCREASE DRIVE SPEEDED Supporters of the program to re restore restore restore re- re store silver to its it 1937 price of cents an ounce prepared Saturday to continue their campaign through the holiday season Tuesday the giant petition bearing bearing bearing bear bear- ing thousands of names and which has been signed by shoppers in the business district stores will be sent by air mail to President Roosevelt asking him to proclaim a higher price for silver when the present proclamation expires on December December Decem Decem- I ber her 31 From Spokane Wash A. A G. G Mackenzie Mackenzie Mackenzie Mac Mac- kenzie secretary of the Utah chapter chapter chap chap- ter of the American Mining congress congress congress con con- gress received word that the Northwest Northwest Northwest North North- west Mining association has also been active in the fight for a higher white metal price Residents of Ophir one of the states state's mining communities Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day had sent a petition to President Roosevelt which declared that the 1938 reduction in the price of newly mined silver had resulted in unemployment and hardship for forthe forthe forthe the inhabitants of Ophir The Great American Prospectors' Prospectors association sent a telegram to President Roosevelt Over the signatures signatures signatures sig sig- sig- sig I natures of Harry S. S Joseph big chief and George H. H Watson it urged an answer to an earlier wire on contemplated action