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Show i iniiir imujiiii v .'5.XXXX tx V : - X.3 v ' ;x xvrxxx JK? $ & A " 3- 3l Sfe "f 'tl 4 'Xstt J- v'X-,-.- , X - - ;: - V i' 3; YlXT -- xxx.,.. The federal governments recently announced long term mineral stockpile obiectives are intended to eliminate wheie possible the dependence of the United States upon all but immediately accesible foreign sources in time of emerE. H. Weaver, of the Ofgency, fice of Defense Mobilization, has told Americas miners. For the purpose of calculating no these long-terobjectives, supplies are assumed to be available to the United States in wartime except in the case of that limited group of countries to which wartime access can be had with s ' V - .w. 'Xv, a 'SWy, - X"v f ' A X X N'vJV YYx5 V- - V xx5 'Aw ,V Ways Sought to Curtail U.S. Dependence on Foreign Metals mr a ' a y .J ,AVV " K I vN tion in the interests of maintaining a strong and effective mobilization. The advances made by your industry are remarkable, Weaver told his audience of mining men from all over the United States. A good example is the achievement 'of the copper industiy. Whereas some years ago ores mined averaged 2 percent in copper content, today some of the larger properties treat ores containing v 4K," X f of one s slightly more than percent of copper, he declared. "" ' lose sight of this Most LOOKING TOWARD BOOKCLIFFS from a the same degree of reliance as af- great people plane as it flew northeast of Grand Junction, whereby accomplishment counforded within our sources the Beneath terrain. this tons coal of of of because by showing wasteland are millions rugged but 100 million tons of copper ores Weaver said. difficulties reserves the Howtry, have not been tapped, except for smaller operations. 0 marketing are handled to produce about ever, if hydrogenation plans now being prepared are followed, much of the coal would be put ODM is currently working to tons of domestic copper metto use. define the necessary levels of do- al. mestic production that should be maintained in peacetime m order y .v.w.mw One of the major railroads in to insure a rapid and orderly this country credits its substantial transition to the production of maYour earnings in the past few years terials for defense, he declared. r to a new fleet of workThe Pocketbook by mobilization agency is locomotives. The greatest operating k i s v V v g ing with other government agenvy$"' savings was in fuel costs. moto r va x insure that wartime cies V,t V .VXcv x Axa VS bilization plans give adequate to the importance of aiding Our Ax-:xA the domestic mining industry, Larder . . and we must be Weaver said, skilled sure technicians and key & GROCERY MKT. mining labor force are not indisFresh Meats & Groceries II National "5 XXJ? h fcvi criminately drafted into the armed services." Phone 2265 Brands X' A ? Weaver said ODM is "striving ' to New Castle, Colo. programs develop expansion srw ' V'vXAX'l '' wherever needed which will help A V On m us r achieving our stockpile objecx tives and which will at the same ... Shelves Our time help us broaden our mobiliA Wholesale & Retail zation base. It is our desire to carry forward programs that will a' ' GARNER POULTRY -. encourage wherever possible the Hurry! development of sources of critical Buford & Ruby Props. materials within the United States Hurry! and thereby decrease and prePHONE 186 vent wherever possible a dangerous and costly dependence of the ensational 415 North First St. , United States on foreign nations at of for these materials Colo. supplies Groceries. Grand Junction a time of national emergency. Weaver said his agency is in accord with American mining polVf" icy urging that the government ' ;., ? afford domestic mines at least the 5 104 ORCHARD AVENUE 'X Hofei Sf. Regis same price and other consideraxJrx X; if tions and advantages as are given Telephone 3361-foreign production by our governVI ORIENTAL COCKTAIL ment. enumHe he could said " " x fltxsxr A 4r Grand Junction, Colo. erate many cases where domesLOUNGE X& tic is given important production fjA i Av v.,xxx and CAFE advantages over foreign produc 4th and Colorado Ave. Grand Junction ?'' f 'X Xs 5 :. v 'V fv fSW.&XX Y'4Y & vj , c; s v P: Xxi . ' s one-hal- low-flyi- 800,-00- v (i ciiesel-electr- aby ic V - XX'A V X V; Ai CLIFTS . xx A X. -- At X -- arried XT i l- ' r- flurry! ifi S' a:, ' x r, jAnA?. J rx i4 Scoria Blocks Bricks Lintels vx.sl5 A S ii 'P Pf ROBERTS Supply 1st & State Home Road Grand Jet. Phone 1195 I THE MIGHTY COLORADO at Grand Junction. Source of power, supplier of irrigation water and subject of present litigation between the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin states. 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