Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-11-19 | Page 4 | Mine Congress Action Rapped

iiE CONGRESS ACTIONRAPPED Minority Members Protest Indorsement Given to Southern Pacific SALT LAKE, Nov. 18 Protesting the action of the TTtuh chapter of the American mining consjre. In rdnpt-lng rdnpt-lng b resolution favoring retention by the Southern Pacific of th-- Central raelfie, n statement has been Issued by the minority members at the meet- Ins when the resolution was passed. It is to be sent to the interstate commerce commission, the Utah pub-' lie utilities commission and Governor, Mabey. Tho protest state that both money and power is being used by the South era Pacific to Bet aside the edict of the United States supreme court. It sets forth that the SoutJbern Pa-' clfic system has never served the Interests In-terests of the mining industry of I Ut.'.h; that the question should bc given free and full he5ar!ng and con-! sldered from the viewpoint of what IsJ best for Utah, its citizens and indus-trte indus-trte The statement is signed by George W. Lambourno, ono of the organizes; of tho Utah chapter, its governor forj two terms and now a member ot the executive board, and by J. W. Whlte-hill. Whlte-hill. Mr. Lambourno Is president ofi the Park City Mining and Smelting' oompanv which has merged the old Daly West, Judge Mining and Smelting! and West Ontario companies of Parki City, of the great Park-Utah and the Daly Mines of Park City which properties prop-erties are the heaviest ore producers, of the camp. Mr. Whitehill is ore pur-j chasing agent for the International' Smelting company and was chairman j of the meeting at which tho protested re-solution was adopted which resolution resolu-tion was adopted v.hlch resolution he I ruled out of order, according to the statement. oo