Show Hoover Urges Mining Activity In Utah Following End of War Because of the Importance of mining in Utah the state should be greatly concerned over means of developing and keepIng keeping keeping keep- keep Ing her mines open after the war Herbert Hoover former president president president dent of the United States said Thursday in Salt Lake City be be- fore fore leaving for Pioche Nev to inspect mining properties there Mr Hoover inspected properties of Combined Metals Reduction Co at Bingham and Bauer Tooele county Tuesday and Wednesday and plans to continue on to his home at Palo Alto Cal Ca via Los Angeles after visiting Pioche Mr tr and Mrs Jeremia Milbank and daughter who will accompany Mr Hoover to the Nevada cit city plan to return to their home in New York after completing the inspection The party will be accompanied accompanied ac ac- companied to Nevada by E. E H. H Snyder of Salt Lake City Turning to stockpiling of metals Mr Hoover asserted that dumping of mineral stockpiles and continued imports of foreign metals except really scarce minerals would paralyze paralyze para- para Utah's mining industry and lead to serious unemployment He said he favored building a reserve of metals through total stockpiling with possible gradual disposal at prices which would repay repay repay re re- pay the government for the cost of wartime production and serve as a means to avert possible future future future fu fu- ture metal shortages He also advocated an International international international agreement covering the world dist distribution of minerals and metals to insure peace in the fu fu- ture This agreement should be somewhat similar to the recent consultations ons on world petroleum production and distribution he added |