Show UTAH MINE OWNERS OWNERS' OPPOSE E U. U S S. J CONTROL Local Chapter V Votes ote to I Send Delegates to Conference Confer Confer- I ence to Protest I I Proposed government operation of metai metal metal met met- al ai mines as contemplated in a bill to be introduced in the house tomorrow by byI I Representative Foster of Illinois will be opposed by mine owners of Utah in c co cooperation I I operation of mineral mine operators III In I various sections of or the countr country Al At a special meeting held yesterday I afternoon by members of oC the executive I council of the Utah chapter of the AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- I ican lean Mining congress the subject was discussed at length anti and the consensus I of opinion of oC those In attendance wa was I that government control of the metal I mines would Involve needier expense especially upon Small properties located I in remote districts It was decided to name delegates to represent the Utah chapter at a conference conference conference confer confer- I ence being arranged by John T. T Burns of Denver Western estern executive secretary of the American Mining congress and the j following telegram was sent to him At a meeting today Utah chapter reI resolved re- re I I solved to send delegates t L to the tile proposed conference to protest against governmental govern I mental operation of metal mines and ancl unanimously adopted the following reso- reso reso-I reso I Utah metal mining conditions are I such that we are producing to full Cull re reduction reduction re- re capacity and therefore in our OUI opinion no immediate improvement can I Ibe I be secured b by governmental supervision I There Is no shortage of the metals produced produced pro pro- I here and thus the only object to tobe tobe be he attained by such supervision Is absent so far as Utah Is concerned Many of our mines are small and situated In re remote remote remote re- re I mote parts part and it would Involve a needless needless needless need need- less expense to them and the authorities authorities ties to Impose supervision We Ve also fear that labor conditions would be greatly disturbed and the properties suffer Operating Operating Op Op- Op- Op crating conditions are so widely varied In the metal mining industry u that supervision super u sn la go vision such as proposed would be a distinct dIn dis l loss and possibly disaster to hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of mining companies 1 |