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Show i 2 The Western Mineral Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah. February 12, 1934 WLB Hikes For Group Metals Mine Wages OPA Sets Ceiling ' Manpower Platinum Problem announced last week maximum prices on six platinum In. Montana The ceiling on refined platinum was set at an ounce Grows Acute metals. the the of troy published leading interest, or at OPA $1 BUTTE, Mont The Metals Commission of the $35. Producers usually sold platinum at prices a little belpw National W'ar Labor Board has official quotation. The price situation in major the announced its decision lii cases metals was unchanged last week. Lend-Leas-e aid Anaconda Copper. Minin metals ferrous and non-ferrofrom March, 1941, to the involving ing Co. In all three, cases Commisend of 1942, was valued at $506,564,000. sion grants increase of one dolCOPPER lar a day per shift, in base rate to The work entailed in arrangemployes represented in all cases ing ' for distribution of copper hitherto retroactive to dates that is to be shipped to consumagreed upon parties Involved. ers during February . has .been Companys request of. Central completed. Some shortages .apand nay denied. Hiring peared, but this development was five day for request Companys disposed immediately after hold-bac- k to modified three days Metals Reserve released additionon quits with no holdback on disal tonnages. UR AVAN, Colo. Mining com- charges; unions requests for Lend-Lease in authorities differential denied. shift aiid miners night panies; prospectors Retroactive disclosed last. week Washington pay to be paid to all that ' 7.2 per cent of our new of the Uravan-Parado- x region employes covered now working supply of copper (production and other districts in southwest- or who return to the companys - for was 1942 plus imports) ern Colorado and states employment on or before Januexported. Quotations on domes- of Utah,' Arizona adjoining Mex- ary 31, 1943; parties shall negoNew and untic and foreign copper were ' ico on taken have of the sup- tiate to determine, what proporjob changed last week. an that tion of retroactive . pay shall be plying agent alloying LEAD ore paid in cash and in obligations of. '.steel vanadium The regular monthly meeting strengthens the United States government manUnited to States factories' to discuss allocation of lead from such as war bonds, saving notes war This equipment. supplies owned by Metal Re- ufacturing or tax anticipation warrant, and contains the worlds largregion serve occurred in Washington vanadium shall report results of such negoon Tuesday. Call for foreign lead est known deposits of tiations- to Commission by Febores. carnotite producing was smaller Non-fer-ro- below U. S. Faces Far Less Difficult Task Than Axis . It is to be hoped that the formidable problem of man-powstabilization can be met without the use of compulsory methods, states the Guaranty Trust Company of New York in discussing r how serious the problem is,. in the current issue of The Guaranty Survey, its monthly review of business and financial conditions in this country .... and abroad. The country appears, however, to be facing a period of increasing over-al-l shortages and it is only by successive adaptations to changing needs and conditions that the growing requirements can be supplied without severe disturbance to essential industries, The Survey continues. The task is difficult but not impossible, and if it is carried out with skill and vigor the United States will find Itself in a much more favorable position than its enemies as far as manpower is concerned. The United States with about 7,000,000 men now in the armed forces and 17,500,000 in war industries, and with 6,000,000 more to be added to these two groups this year faces a manpower problem which, while vastly less difficult than that of our enemies, will tax both the capacity and the flexibility of our labor supply. Conscription will remain for some time to come a major 'influence on the general labor situation, and hardly less Important in the aggregate will be the growing requirements of war industries. Local. Selective Service boards have! been advised that it will be necessary, to increase the drafting of essential workers. and official statements indicate that all d men of military age must expect eventually to be called Inti the armed forces. This means that the vast job of war production and indispensable for civilian use must be output taken over, and carried on in its enby those unsuitable for tirety service on the fighting .fronts. Peace-Tim- e Standards .Such an outlook as this obviously leaves no room for' the expectation of anything resembling "business as usual or cusstandards of tomary peace-tim- e living. How far the decline in the output of goods for civilian use will go must depend largely on the extent to which future needs for new man-powin the war effort can be met by additions to the labor force rather than by further drains on the number of workers in peace-tim- e industries. There is some reason to believe that the branches of production and trade supplying for the foods and services have population already passed through the period of heaviest losses of personnel. These losses, however, have been very great; and their effects on business and on civilian life as a whole will undoubtedly become much more pronounced as time goes on. These inevitable sacrifices, however, will be Insignificant in comparison with the hardships that the war will Inflict upon a large part of the worlds population; and they will be abundantly rewarded by the vast expansion of war output and the substantial progress toward victory that the year promises to bring. Complexity of the Problem It is admittedly difficult to arrive at even approximate judgments at a time when conditions and requirements are ranging so rapidly as at present and when actual knowledge concerning man-powresources is so imperfect. Recent official estimates plan the nations total man-powneeds at the end of 1943 at 65,000,000, as against approximately 59,000,000 employed at present. The number unemployed is estimated at 1,900,000, of whom about half represent an irreducible minimum of unemployment These figures would indicate that about 5,000,000 additional persons not ordinarily constituting a part of the labor force must be drawn into it this year. The majority of these industrial recruits will, be women. It is officially estimated that by the end of this year women will hold SO per cent of the jobs in war industries and 45 per cent of the er . man-powe- - - . . able-bodie- . er - er er price so-call-ed non-ferro- - us us U. S. Helps Develop Great Vanadium Store f . - bi-wee- . . - . . , than anticipated. Whether this means that demand has dropped, compared with recent months, or whether consumers ; are no longer cong needed cerned supplies and therefore are slow in filing their requests for lead, is not known in trade circles. Sales of common lead for the last week expanded to. 9,611 tons, against 3,529 tons in the week previous. Quotations were unchanged. . about-obtainin- ZING Details of the revised premium price plan for stimulating zinc concentrate production in this country are expected to be released soon, according to Washington advices. Allocations for zinc for February, apepared on the market last week. The price situation has not changed, .. Prime Western continuing- - on the basis of SUc.; St- Louis. - PLATINUM Ceiling prices for the metals In the platinum group were1 established by OPA in an order issued Jan. 26. The following levels were named, effective over most of the country on Feb. 11: Refined platinum (ingot, bars, sheets, plates, wire not less than h inch thick, and sponge), 35 per troy ounce; palladium, $24; ruthenium, $35; rhodium, $125; iridium, $165; osmium, $50. TIN Though reports came through from. - the Pacific Coast from time to time in reference to new deposits of tin, nothing of any consequence has been uncovered during the last year. According to the War Production Board, imports of tin ore in 1942 accounted for all but 1 per cent of the total supply of new ore or one-eight- . jobs in other industries, exclusive of agriculture. ' Even if the substantial accuracy of such estimates be conceded, the fact remains that over-al- l figures of this kind convey no adequate idea of the complexity of the problem. About 3,000,000 men will probably be added to the armed forces during the year; a large proportion of these will be drawn from essential industries and will have to be replaced. War industries will require perhaps 2,500,-00-0 more workers than they now employ. The shift of employes from into essential jobs, the rehabilitation and reemployment of workers now unemployed, and the addition of women and others to the labor force will involve a tremendous task of training and readjustment Obstacles to Labor Mobility The situation as a whole, however, still affords a striking illustration of the difficulties that arise in any sweeping industrial readjustment as a consequence of the relative immobility of labor. Among the greatest obstacles to free migration and transfer have been the congestion and housing shortages that have appeared in many centers of war production in spite of the Governments emergency housing program. Another is the element of immobility introduced by questions of and seniority rights. Men entering the armed forces through the Selective Service system are guaranteed these rights by law, but those leaving their jobs to enter war Industry enjoy no such protection. The government has urged employer- to take voluntary action in granting these privileges. non-essenti- al reem-plyome- nt - - . 1943. - Employes are Operations are directed by the ruary strongly urged to invest substantial. proportion of retroactive pay in such governmental obligations. Commission having reason to believe that, such wage increases may require a change in price of metals involved, or in a revision h on the Colorado-Utaborder. ' the premium Purchasing agencies have been of quotas under established at all mills where the price plan for metals mined at involved, directs' that producer of small tonnage can properties as it concerns insofar this order receive tested and ore have pay not become shall increase wage check within a few hours. effective until approved by the economic stabilization director; concentrate available in that Parties shall negotiate, plan to alyear. leviate absenteeism which shall Quotations for tin remained un- include provision as to educationchanged. Straits quality tin for al program on need of maximum future shipmen was nominally production, to - insure . victory; as follows: personal Interviews by union ex-of Feb. March April men who are absent .without Jan. 21 . . . .52.000 52.000 52.000 cuse; disciplinary action by unJan. 22 ...52.000 52.000 52.000 ion followed by disciplinary, acJan. 23 ...52.000 52.000 52.000 tion by company of chronic abJan. 25 . . .52.000 52.000 52.000 senteeism; report of plan to be Jan. 26 ...$2,000 52.000 52.000 made to Commission' by Febru, Jan. 27 . . .52.000 52.000 52.000 ary 3, 1943. Chinese tin, 99 per. cent grade; spot or. nearby delivery, 51.125c. all week. 3, U. S. Metals Reserve Co., a federal agency. Mills have been built at Rifle, Uravan and Durango; Monticello and Blanding in Utah; smaller plants on the Dolores River, near Slick Rock, and at Gateway, . . easier and all essential users are being given enough for their needs. Foundries note a decline in orders for some purposes and some have curtailed operations for tliis cause and also in some instances from lack of manpower. Larger : agricultural implement production is expected to pro vide additional castings orders. Principal difficulty in the scrap market' has shifted from material supply to manpower. and the situation promises to become worse unless higher .wages can' be workers from paid to restrain changing to ' war work paying more. Chicago handlers have, ask-e- d Washington for permission to raise rates, Salvage sections of War Production Board are much encouraged at results obtained this winter, as enough scrap is. being supplied to maintain steelmaking and most smelters have been able to accumulate reserves for several weeks. In addition, yards- still contain large accumulations from drives late last year, which have not yet been preparedfor shipment. Borings and turnings still are a problem and opinion Is divided on the effect, of the recent shifts in prices by Office of Price Administration, designed to move these grades more promptly. . Institute, of Scrap Iron and Steel Inc., estimates scrap consumption in 1942 at 55,841,000 tons, 4 per cent over the previous high in 1941 and more than twice the greatest . consumption in Worlcf War I. . Composite steel and iron prices are- steady at levels maintained by ceiling prices, of the Office of nice Administration. Finished steel holds at $56.73, semifinished steel at $36, steelmaking pig iron at $23.05 and steelmaking scrap ta . - - - $19.17. Notices Legal is The Western Mineral Survey qualified as a Newspaper to publish Legal Notices, Having Been Approved in the Third District Court of Salt Lake County. Probate And Guardian-sld- p . , Notices . . ., . FLUORSPAR At least five new producers of metaUurgical grade fluorspar are expected to come into production in ,1943 according to present plans, ' which should add another ma60,000 tons of this critical terial to the supply available to the steel mills, it .was revealed last week after a meeting of the Fluorspar Producers Industry Advisory Committee in Washington. Henry T, Mudd, chief of WPBs Fluorspar Section, was the government presiding officer. One of the principal objectives of the meeting was to determine what steps should be taken in order to assure an adequate supply of skilled and unskilled labor for all fluorspar mines and mills. Present at the meeting were representatives of. the Selective Service System, the. War Manpower Commission, the War Labor Board, and the Labor Production Division and the War, Production Drive Headquarters of the War Production Is Demanded MISSOULA. Western Montana mine operators pressed their demand for the establishment of USBM the projected ' development laboratory at a hearing on January 12 at Washington. They asked . that the. laboratory be- - built in Missoula, on the University campus. Other cities in Montana, Oregon ahd Washington are also seeking this laboratory. . The conference, presided over by Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the interior, was' attended by Senators B. K. Wheeler and J. E. Murray, H. O. Bell and Represen-tatic- e Mike Mansfield,' who spent three hours presenting Missoulas case. Missoula's, bid was in the form of a presentation drawn up by Hal Cheney, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and A. J. Mosby, chairman of the defense industries committee. Board. The. laboratory is intended to The new reporting form for development processes for reducfluorspar producers prepared by tion of various strategic ores of WPB indicates that development the Northwest. work is being done by about 75 per cent of the mines, and that 45 per cent of the mines expect increased production if labor is available .in sufficient quantity. Continued From Page 1 QUICKSILVER Importations of quicksilver maintained without change at during 1942 accounted for 44 the following: Youngstown, 97; per cent of this countrys total Cincinnati, 95; Detroit, 93; eastim- ern Pennsylvania, 94; New Engsupply production plus ports according to the War Pro- land, 95; Birmingham, 100. duction Board. Earlier in. the The. situation, in reinforcing year it was stated officially that bars continues unsatifactory to the United States produced more steelmakers. , WPB orders limit quicksilver in 1942 than in' the ing production almost exclusiveprior year. Consumption has in- ly to rerolled rails, leaving a creased to record proportons, but large tonnage of off-hesteel manufacturers have experienced which could be utilized for this no difficulty in obtaining nec- purpose instead of being remelt essary supplies. The price sit ed as scrap. Efforts to have nation remains Unchanged. Quo-tato- this ruling changed are being in New ..York continued continued, with little indicaat $196$198. tion of success. The - restriction SILVER has been broadened to include The United States produced four Pacific Coast states former54,000,000 oz. of silver during ly not covered. 1942, according to an estimate While no new orders for doby Handy & Harman. This com- mestic freight cars were placed pares With 69,100,000 oz. in 1941. in January a number of orders The silver market in London placed last year and frozen by during the last week was un- WPB have been released. About changed at 23d. an ounce troy. 15,000 of the 20,000 to be built The New York Official continued in the first half have been reat 44c. and the Treasurys leased from the frozen orders. rrice held at 35c. Pig iron supply is definitely electro-metallurgic- al . . Stee-l- at ns For Further Information Consult the Clerk of the District Court or Respective Signers. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of. Deceased. Daisy p. Chamberlin, . Creditors-wil- l present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at 409 Boston Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, on or before the 12th day of April, A, D. 1943. . JAMES R. CHAMBERof LIN, administrator the estate of DAISY F. CHAMBERLIN, Deceas-c- L . Date of first publication, Feb5, A- - D. 1943. C. Vernon Langlolg, Attorney, for Administrator. : ruary NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Samuel Edward Jack-so- n, sometimes known as Samuel E.; Jackson, Deceased. Creditors will present claims with vouchers to the undersigned at 1080 Windsor Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, on or before the 12th day of April, A. D. 1943. MAY E. JACKSON, Ad-- , ministratix of the Estate of SAMUEL EDWARD JACKSON, . sometimes known as SAMUEL E. JACKSON, Deceased. Date of first publication, February 5, A. D. 1943. Paul XL Reimann, Attorney for Administratis. , NOTICE TO CREDITORS . Estate of Samuel L Wagstaff Deceased. Creditors will present claims . with vouchers to the undersigned at 903 Kearns Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, on or before the 17th day of April, A D., 1943. VIOLET LLOYD WAGSTAFF, Administratrix of the of Samuel L Wagstaff, Deceased. Date of first publication, Feb- Es-sta- te ruary 12, A. D., 1943. Dey, Iloppaugh, Mark & Johnson Keams Building, Salt Lake City, Utah Attorneys, for Administratrix. 903 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret XL Ilibbaid, Creditors will present claims Deceased. with vouchers to the undersigned at Suite 700 Utah Savings & Trust Bldg., 235 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, cn or before the 12th day of April A. D. 1943. GEORGIA HIBBARD BROWN Administratrix of the Estate of Margaret E. Hibbard, Deceased. Date of first publication, February 5, A. D. 1943. Walter CL Hurd, Attorney for Administratrix. . |
