Show 4 r r 6 ti S 1 k Rep Hep W. W A. A Dawson says nays mining vital to all I Metal Tax Bill Supporters Warn of U Utah tall Ghost Towns Ghost towns are a fI reality In Utah So testified Rep Hep William A A. Dawson who lio ho appeared with Hep Douglas R R. Stringfellow before the House louse Ways Waya and Means Committee in support of the Simpson I I hill Dill II n. It R. I The Simpson Hill contains provisions provisions pro pro- visions for a sliding scale of imI import import im im- I port taxes on lead and zinc to protect protect pro pro- I the domestic industry from low prices resulting from dumping dump dump- ing of cheaply produced foreign metals Hep Rep Daw Dawsons Dawson's sons son's refer reference nce to ghost towns in Utah wa Wilt in answer answer an an- saver to testimony given earlier by Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay who said he doubted if use of at the term was justified Rep Dawson quoted the Rev Patrick Cullen of Park lark City who had written Park lark City looks derelict derelict derelict-a a ghost town a shadow of its former self elf Its It's a deserted village In his testimony Rep Hep Dawson said The bill holds out th the hope of health to a sick Ick and dying metal mining industry hut ut more important this protection is needed need ed to maintain the productive capacity of this nation The present present present pres pres- ent law Jaw offers orten no relief Rep S Stringfellow rin f nw l pointed out O to the that e every dollar paid or ur or domestically produced a ar r 1 g X 4 7 Rep D D. R. R Stringfellow supports zinc lead-zinc aid bill lead leatI and zinc plays a part inthe in inthe inthe the economy of the entire country coun coun- try It pays wages buys goods pays taxes or is reinvested in new or expanded industry he said On the other hand while it is difficult to estimate how much of every dollar paid for tor foreign metals returns to this country it itis itis itis is safe to assume that it is far lower than in domestic purchases purchase he added Rep Stringfellow said that in income income in in- come horn from production of at raw materials materials ma ma- is just as vital to the economy of Utah Montana or Idaho as it is to Peru leru Africa or Mexico If the American lead lead- zinc line industry is forced to q quit lt operations fewer automobiles refrigerators Ie sewing win g machines television sets and other American made products will be sold lold in instates instates states formerly producing the metals he ho warned The r e time for lor making plans to assist the lead and zinc mining r is sow Rep S ial sari s I |