Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-05-26 | Page 1 | Gold Men Plan Suits over Closing Order

Gold Men Plan Suits Suils Over Closing ina Order BOISE May 26 UP Two UP-Two Two speakers speak speak- ers told a conference of western gold mining men Saturday that federal court suits will be started to recover damages and losses they said have been Incurred by operators operators operators opera opera- tors as a result of the war production production production tion board order closing gold properties properties properties prop prop- during the war The speakers were Merrill MerriU E E. E Shoup of Colorado Springs Colo president of the Western Vestern Economic Mining Affiliates Inc which is meeting here and A. A H. H Burroughs Burroughs Burroughs Bur Bur- roughs of Boise president of the Idaho Mining They said the suits will be started start tart ed indi individually and not by groups but declined to say which firms are planning the action The association approved a resolution resolution resolution reso reso- lution calling upon the U. U S S. S senate senate sen sen- ate to name a special committee to investigate the administration of the gold closing order with special reference to high priorities and approval given by the W V P B for manufacturers of ot the United States to furnish hundreds of millions millions millions mil mil- lions of dollars in gold mining machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery to foreign countries The remainder of Saturdays Saturday's closing session was devoted to in informal informal informal in- in formal discussion