Show Up and Down the Street Block Le Lease se Problem Temporarily Solved ih By jy Robert W. W Bernick The controversial ersial problem o of block leasing in iii the western mining mining min mm- ing ing- regions legions appeared Friday t to have ha reached at least a temporary solution James 1 K IC Richardson manager manage of r the Utah Mining announced an an- that the situation as i inow it now appears is that mine block bock l leasing leasing- may continue provided th the mining companies and the lessees lessee take care to see sec that the lease and the actual practice ce under the lease does docs not create the relationship o of employer and Mr Richardson explained that tha a. a proposed regulation by the Ule wage and hour division sion of the department department depart depart- ment of labor which apparently would have the effect of placing the Lessees In same category as a regular mine was not Issued is issued issued is- is sued after a conference in San Francisco last week Would auld Not Issue At the close of a conference there between W. W R. R McComb administrator administrator ad ad- of the wage and hour division and other regional officials officials dais with a committee from the Tintic Tintie and Bingham districts in Utah representing ting block lessees and with mining company officials officials dais the administrator stated that a proposed regulation concerning concerning concerning con con- block leas leasing ng in metal mines would not be issued Mr Richardson said For the past several weeks it had been reported that the wage and hour division was considering the issuance of a regulation which in in the opinion of the mining industry industry indus- indus tr try would have seriously curtailed if not entirely s stopped t top 0 p p c ed d block leasing Mr 11 Richardson said a top official official official of of- of one of Utah's largest op- op crating rating companies pointed out Curing the conference that if I block lessees were forced to closel close closedown l d down wn their operations it would be equivalent to shutting down the thel largest l mine in Utah iI Ore Production Block lessees in this state will vill produce in 1948 approximately pounds of lead pounds of copper pounds of zinc with an estimated value of These metals particularly lead arc are of extreme importance to the nations nation's welfare Mr Richardson said snide The defense agencies in Washington are arc urging that production production pro pro- production be accelerated because of short supply The administrator pointed out during the conference that for a lessee to be outside the coverage of pf the act not only must the lease itself not create the relationship of employer and but the actual practices under the lease must be free from such direction and arid control as to not brin bring the within the act as defined I cent tt AT j ions of the United I supreme supreme court F sectors h hz hae ye e reported iso- iso F i circumstances where leasing rations were so 50 circumscribed td d controlled by the thc company nat lat it appeared the If was not an independent contractor wages and hour division said Mr Mi Richardson said these same officials agreed that such in instances instances instances in- in stances were not of general tice There arc some individual block lessees in the Tintic d district strict in Utah alone Block leasin leasing has hasa a history in this state going back D ck over 45 years ears Mr Richardson Ob b b- b served In 1940 when such lessees wens wert placed un under ler the wages and hour law the practice was virtually dis- dis I disI I continued At present rates paid for metals block lessees make considerably more mor than the Ule daily wage wag e paid regular miners Mr Richardson noted Ship Ore Daily Prince Consolidated Mining Co is shipping an estimated 90 tons of ore daily from their properties I in Castle ton district near Castle- Castle ton Ne Ne' As President ex-President Herbert Hoover mentioned on a recent trip through here operations from the C M. M Beds Combined Metals beds have been made possible largely through the increased prices for lead and zinc zinc An additional 30 tons 3 assaying saying around 27 silver a ton are arc being shipped to the McGill Nev Ne' smelters smelt smelt- ers 90 miles distant Production from the C. C M. M f. f beds goes to the thc Castleton smelters only five miles away Additional production is promIsed promIsed prom- prom from other explorations An inside shaft has been sunk below elow the ft level and a station station sta- sta tion ion cut A cut cross-cut now is being being- pushed to intercept a quartzite fissure fissure fissure fis fis- fis- fis sure bearing bealing ore that may carry as high as 40 lead and zinc carbonates A lease also has been ta taken en on near by m mountain o 0 u n a t a i n from Lion Mines Shafts in this property arc are being renovated Combined Metals Reduction and International Smelting and Refining Refining ing ng both arc are large shareholders in Prince Consolidated along with the Gemmill family of Castle Castleton ton C. C of C. C Oil Tour J. J L. L Dougan president of Equity Oil Co will be principal speaker on the bus tour of the Salt alt Lake City Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce through the Vernal oil regions regions re- re gions ions Nov No 9 Main stop on the schedule willbe willbe will wille be e the Ashley Valley No 1 well the he first Utah commercial oil dis- dis cry co brought in by the Equity Co Other speakers on the tour include in- in dude lude J. J A. A Knudsen tour committee committee commit- commit tee ce chairman C. C E. E Freeman and Herbert Ely Raymond C. C Wilson Vilson vice ice president president dent ent First Security Trust Co John ohn M M. W Val Wallace a 1 I 1 a e c e e. e president Valker Walker Bank and Trust Co Mayor Earl J. J Glade and Sterling B B. Talmadge W. W Prescott Dunn president resident of the Chamber of Com Com- merce merce and Rulon W. W White of the Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers Eccles Visits Ogden Marriner S. S Eccles member of ofle the le Federal Reserve board and native of Ogden was in Utah Friday Fri Fri- day ay for a visit of about a week Mr Eccles said he was in the state atc in an unofficial capacity and nd had no comment on economic affairs C Honor furniture Firm The Executives es will honor the he Salt Lake Cabinet and Furniture Furniture Furni- Furni ture ure Co Monday at regular diner dinner din din- ncr ner er of the group roup 12 1215 15 Newhouse hotel otel The furniture company is celebrating cele- cele brating rating its itc anniversary Speakers for the firm will Include In- In elude lude John K Fetzer and Edward C. C Porter Credit Registration Appliance and automobile dealers dealers deal- deal ers rs selling selling- goods under regulation regula lion tion on W V must register by Nov 19 the ic Federal Reserve system announced announced an- an Friday Registration forms may be secured secured se- se cured at any federal reserve office of- of ice fice according to O. O H. H Barnard assistant manager of the systems system's J ranch Dranch here |