Eureka Reporter | 1920-12-24 | Page 5 | Utah Operators to Ask for Higher Lead Tariff

UT III TO ASK T av FOR HIGHER LEAD 0 action urging congress for a big v ger protective a tariff on lead wv will be taken by utah producers of the met al wednesday a number of opera tors of utah lead mines met in the office of A G mackenzie secretary of the american mining congress asa and outlined a plan of i action alff a A committee consisting of ernest bam berger chairman E J imer pett W mont ferry fred cowans and G W lambourne a was a appointed to dpn collect iu data to i submit to congress relating to aff the v cost of producing lead 17 As european countries have large stocks aa of the metal and australian mines are increasing 7 production a a the outlook for the domestic industry Is a declared to be menacing unless pre sent tariff of three fourths of a W cent Is increased 71