Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-03-06 | Page 15 | Mine Priority Plea Renewed

M NE PRIORiTY PLEA RENE ED Delegates From Six States Seek Repeal Congressional representatives of six western mining states continued continued continued contin contin- Friday to request Wilbur A. A Nelson administrator of the war production boards board's mining branch to suspend the recent priority rity order order order or or- der affecting mines The group met in the office of Senator Edwin C C. Johnson D. D Colo in the nations nation's capitol Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day n morning and made a renewed plea that the order be suspended until the mining industry can be heard Meantime plans were being furthered to hold a meeting next Thursday at Reno Nev to discuss the order which will prevent mines from obtaining priorities for equipment and materials except by special representation if 30 per percent percent percent cent or more of production in dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar value comprises metals The order affects nearly all western mines because gold and silver metals are of necessity a byproduct of zinc copper copper copper cop cop- per and lead smelting Governors from nine states have been invited to attend the Nevada meeting Governor Herbert B. B Maw said Friday he would make every effort to attend Dime Dime a Day Stamp a Day Day Day-