| Show Final Speakers Wont Won't Support Lead Industry Americas America's waning lead and zinc Industry got no support at all from final speakers Monday at atthe atthe atthe the final sessions of a US U.S. Tar Tariff itt iff Commission lon hearing on Industry Indus Indus- tty try problems In final sessions Monday producers producers producers pro pro- from Canada and Mexico emphasized dependence of these nations on the United States market for lead and zinc Their plea was f for r relief for import quotas and no rise in tariffs Seek Two The domestic industry is seeking seek ing ng both tooth methods methods m of bolstering the sagging US U.S. which spokesmen charge is being killed killed kill kill- ed by foreign imports Tariff increases would be a discrimination against Mexico testified W W. Mason Smith Jr of the Fresnillo Company This firm operates s mines In Mexico His sentiments were echoed by D D. D C. C of the Canadian Mining Association If It the United States government government govern govern govern- ment meat wants to assist the economically economically cally weakened lead an zinc mines in that country It should be done without increasing tariffs tar tar- Ifs iffs or imposing quotas he e said To Submit Report The Tariff Commissions Commission's report on the lead and zinc industry will be submitted to the Senate F Finance nance Committee by March 31 31 Twice before in 1953 and 1957 commission hearings resulted ina Ina in ina a finding finding- that foreign imports were causing serious injury to the American industry The main opponents to aid for forthe forthe forthe the domestic industry have nave been foreign producers dependent upIon upon up up- Ion on American markets and Amen Ameri can consumers I Witnesses testifying as to the I plight of the domestic industry have included six Sens I Wallace F F. F Bennett Dennett Utah It-Utah and Frank E Moss Utah D-Utah Miles P. P Romney executive secretary Utah State Mining Association and national chairman of the Emergency Emergency Emergency Em Em- Lead and Zinc Commit Commit- Committee tee Clark Wilson New Park Mining Min ing Co Co S S. S K K Droubay United Park City Mines Unes Co and Edmond Ed Ed- mond It II H. Snyder Combined Metals Me tills tale Reduction Co |
