Show Car of Silver Ore Goes to War I s t I j 4 I Silver the turbulent metal may go to war Instead of lying idle like e Us ils companion companion com com- panion metal gold gohl silver is likely to join with copper lead ami and zinc and andis is helping the democracies in ill their theirl l struggle to win hc the war war- Tons Inns of the while m metal ma may be bc made madea a j a liable to industry to lul nice e the place of other metals which have become scarce during the ile cm current rent crisis 5 In III man many lust ai os H It is belu being used to 10 replace copper as asIt asIt asit It is a good conductor cf of electricity anti and various arioli other vital use s Under the tho plan silver 1 is k to be loaned by the treasury department de to the war production bo board rd for the duration of the war During Durin its career silver has been the sll subject of or more controversies both nationally and anti internationally than any other othe- metal It has been kicked ed about politically since It was in 1873 1373 yet it has always come back to take its place in the s still nn There are a few academic eco ceo in III the time east who still belleve be be- lieve that thal the tho western silver er miner ti TUIS U us the United States treasury when prices of from G 15 to 77 57 an tn ounce e were placed upon 4 the white metal The hue and anti cry went up that the western silver bloc in congress put one over on their colleagues in congress The facts are arc that hat the silver purchase purchase pur chase act acl of lit 1 i made a nice profit for the time tren treasury un Pi c s 3 paid to the silver miner for his metal meral were about half of the 12 1 20 per ounce which the lrea treasury ury department received re reo re- re d when it h coinage Since the silver purchase ac ac ac the stock of or silver in the United States has been built up to ounces This huge hur-e stock of ot metal together together to to- gether with the gold gohl reserves Is one of or the most comforting factors In the thou thought ht of pos war postwar war economy This metallic base is one of or the strongest insurances against tion and worthless money A currency currency cur cur- rency backed by the huge hUcie stock of or silver sll and gold In lu the Uni United ed States vaults will al always allays ways be of ot I value e. e In addition ninny economists believe believe be be- lieve that it Il will yet pIa play a vital yUal role In the war before it is over Tha The Orient particularly China and and India boll tho lar largest c t hoarded hoarded- stocks of ot titer HIP white metal and their money is of vital concern CC to the world in general en 11 |