Show washington NEWS LETTER by congressman if OUR OUK MOUNTING i our count rys present and future stockpiles stock piles of raw materials are the basis of much discussion today the two problems in the limelight relating to our stockpiles stock piles arc what to do with the stockpiles stock piles built up in wartime and second whether to add to them to promote postwar trade support prices and prepare for jany any future fatur e possible use congress has already taken care of the first problem by the surplus property bill which provides for a freezing of metals and minerals to prevent their being dumped on the market after the war nail awl causing the samo same market disaster that followed world war L I 1 mining interests and products are protected under this legislation the navy will have the say as to what to do with stockpiles stock piles of rubber quinine silk and wool at present the government has a copper stockpile of tons which Is more than five years of prewar domestic production and has tons being processed under war contracts there will be great demand for copper when civilian production Is resumed tor for wiring electrical equipment automobiles and other civilian goods the government now has more than tons of zinc which Is about on an 18 months supply under normal conditions dit ions lons it la Is not anticipated that more than moderate supplies of this metal will be needed in peacetime there Is more than tons of manganese in the present stockpile which is more than our country uses under normal normn conditions manganese is needed in larger quantities than any other strategic material and the th U S produces only a small amount stocks of tungsten and mercury which ordinarily are arc not great in demand ire are about three to four years normal supply our natural rubber stocks total tons this Is not a large supply and more natural rubber Is urgently antl needed after the Jn japanese war Is over over however there will be a superabundance per abundance of both natural and synthetic rubber which is vital for our count rys economy ns as it Is reared geared on rubber el civilian villan transportation rolls on rubber airplanes must haw have it and surprisingly ships and navy equipment consume a large tonnage |