Show Clark I. I Wilson Tells House of Mining Ills The trials and tribulations of th the sick domestic lead zinc In Industry industry in- in occupied a a sympathetic House mining subcommittee at atall atan atan an all day all-day session Monday Eleven representatives of the he industry including Clark I I. I Wilson WU Wil- son of the New Park Mining Co dot ot oi Salt Satt Lake City urged relief I for the industry industry- In general they he I I I favored imposition of an Import tax with a a workable flexible quotas plan la as their second choice Import Quotas Quota 4 Two House members also fied fled Including Rep David Dad S S. S King D D Utah Utah who assailed the administration ad ad- ministration for Its failure allure to tighten Import quotas on lead and zinc by executive order He also o ur urged Congress to take th the initiative by enacting legisla legislation tl ti tion Ii to tighten the quotas before belore Co ere e ear year year This was the third day of the tho subcommittees subcommittee's hearing on minerals minerals min min- stale policy legislation but the first devoted exclusively ly to lead load and zinc Three more general session are scheduled for this week Tuesday the subcommittee may mar hear from chairman Wilbur MilleD Mills Mille D D Ark of the powerful Ways and Means Committee The com coin committee committee would have to Initiate any tariff or import quotas legisla tion In Serious Trouble Mr Mi lr Wilson vice president and f open t nl-f nl New Park lark told the subcommittee the domestic lead zinc lead Industry was In very serious trouble I He no urged speedy approval of legislation designed to 10 provide congressional or administrative I a action needed to maintain this industry so 50 vital to our com- com I n stat add to the Ra- Ra na nation 1 tion I If I-If He He saT Ta r New W PaTr Park Pm c sow now ae only 18 em oyes Park City CHy is wholly dependent on on the mining industry and is le becoming a a Cal J example of ot the ghost town Tough Going doing The has haa decreased I In the past 10 years ears from j Ito I to 1500 said Mr Wilson Ten fen yean years yean ag agog was at a pre pre- Today a a apartment houses ware I are vacant as asare are many homes bome i The Tho dentist and doctor dodor doctor have left I the tho area The town Is truly InI in tough shape The other ether communities I ties ties have In Income ome income from from t ture lure but businessmen are truly I concerned concerned regarding this tale mining situation as the loss Iou of f payroll and goods gooda directly affects their I business s. s Another principal witness was Charles Charlea CharlesE E. E Schwab Kellogg Ida Ilta- eho I ho assistant to the president of f the the Bunker Dunker Hill Co and chairman chairman chair chair- man of the emergency lead zinc lead line committee which represents most moat of the domestic industry He said Import quotas after nine months have proved to be woefully inadequate and held that by any test teat te t lead zinc C con coh- coh Ii as a a segment of the depressed de- de pressed mining area ru |