Show UTAH MINERS JOIN IN RATE MACKENZIE TELLS I. I C. C C. C THAT I COMMITTEE ACT WOULD WOULD HAMPER WORK r Mining Interests And Agricultural cultural J Interests Interests In In- In of West In Opposing Opposing Op Op- Rate Increase of posing 3 I Five Percent V If Kansas City Mo Salt SaIt Salt Lake City City's secretary of the Utah chapter of the the- American Mining congress presented testimony before the interstate commerce com corn merce merco hearing on the tho proposed rate hike here designed to show that mining min mn- ing interests are In no shape to pay paya a additional freight charges Mr Mackenzie who Is personally Interested In copper holdings declared ed cd successful metal mines are comparatively com corn 1 few tew in the United States Of Ot metal mines in Utah he declared declared de de- de- de dared only eleven operated with profit prof prot- it In 1924 Prices of metal not including iron produced in Utah have increased about 20 per cent over the price levels levels lev lev- els of ot 1923 he said but the cost or of production has increased 65 per per cent The fhe mining Industry the witness declared declared de de- de- de dared was In sharp competition with foreign pl petals ta which could be produced produced produced pro pro- more cheaply From 25 to 30 3 per cent o of ot the copper mines in the I United States were vere suspended the witness added because the domestic domestic- I market Is glutted with foreign copper Mr Mackenzie said the silver price price- was wasi fixed by four firms in London recognized by the British government i The price of this metal he be said is is- not sufficient nt to warrant exclusive e mining and silver is mined only asIt as as- asIt It is found with other metals A Aprice Aprice Aprice price adjustment he continued can be effected only through suspension or of mining Almost all aU It items ms in metal a mining Mr 11 Mackenzie said are a as high as they were in the war period including labor costs |