Show UT H M ja I 1 N 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ate AHAN bl MACKENZIE TELLS 1 C C THAT COMMITTEE ACT WOULD HAMPER WORK mining interests and agricultural interests of west Allig ned in opposing rate increase of fiva percent kansas city mo salt lake cites secretary of the utah chapter of the american mining congress presented testimony before the interstate commerce hearing on the proposed rate hike here designed to show that in mining i interests are in no shape to pay additional freight charges mr mackenzie who Is personally interested in copper holdings declared successful metal mines are comparatively ively few in ill the united states ot of metal mines in utah he declared only eleven operated with profit in 1924 prices of metal not including iron produced in utah have increased about 20 per cent over tho the price levels of 1923 lie ho said hut but the cost of production has increased 65 per cent the mining industry the witness declared was in sharp competition with foreign metals which could bo be produced more cheaply from 25 to 30 per cent of tile the copper mines in the united states were suspended the witness added because the domestic market Is glutted with foreign copper mr air mackenzie said the silver price was fixed by four firms in london recognized by the british government tile the price of this metal ho he said Is not sufficient to warrant exclusive mining and silver is mined only as it Is found with other metals A price adjustment lie ho continued can bo be of effected fectea only through suspension of mining almost all items in metal mining mr air mackenzie said are as high as they were in the war period including labor costs |