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Show m i n r fi H ; THE COPPER SITUATION B .. -In discussing the position of t copper Br -and" the prospects for early business in H I the metal, D. C. .Tackling, managing direc- B tor of some of the world's greatest cop- Bt per mines, said: "No man can safely H predict the immediate future of the cop- ; per situation. But I have no doubt that K after readjustment, construction work B j - abroad as well as in the United States K ivill place copper on a firm basis. H s -"At present it is like going through a WBk "hard winter. You can't tell how long it Bf -wfll last, but we know there will be a Bi g spring and this should be followed by a Bl growing summer. So far we are disap- pointed but not discouraged. "We intend to keep things going as long as we have money or can borrow to do so, confident that copper will ultimately ultimate-ly be on a substantial and profitable basis. bas-is. At the present time cost of production produc-tion is in excess of market price." Copper men just returned from Euope say that Germany will need copper and plenty of it. With peace signed .and either eith-er credits or financing available, large orders or-ders for copper will be expected from that country. Factories erected in European countries during tjie war period will be utilized as peace plants consuming large amounts of copper metal. In the meantime freedom from labor' troubles and increased labor efficiency will be a determining feature in successful success-ful operation of the mines. |