Show Speaker Showed No Background in Utah Mining A surprising lack tack of ot knowledge knowledge know know- ledge about Utah's minerals Industries industries In has been exhibited by Joseph Jerry Jeremy manager for forthe forthe forthe the US U.S. Department of ot Commerce at Salt Lake City the Utah Min Mining In lag ing and Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday Mlles Miles P P. Romney manager of ot the mining group and ana head bead of the Chambers Chamber's mining department scored Mr Jeremy for lor a speech he made before a j journalism class at lit University of Utah Monday The rhe fedel federal al advocated losing Closing down own lead and zinc mines in the state which are unable to toc c compete mp te with wit foreign Imports Mr Jeremy a former fleet sales official for the Bennett Motor C Co and time one president if of the Young Republican League of or Utah was was was' named to his ils federal job het be heie Iii Id 1954 He told the journalists at the theU theU theU U that the states state's entire mining industry should be readjusted with more emphasis pla placed ed on new v Industries such as oil uranium uran uran- lum ium and gilsonite I He said If the lead zinc lead zinc Industry Industry Indus Indus- try in Utah couldn't compete with foreign imports It should be shut down I Shocked at Statements Mr Romney in letters to Mr Jeremy Utah's congressional delegation delegation de de- I legation and Gus P. P Backman secretary of ot the Salt Lake Chamber Cham Cham- ber jer of Commerce said he was shocked to see that the Department Depart ment meat of 01 Commerce district manager manager manager man man- ager for tor this area advocated the abandonment of 01 zinc lead mining In n Utah In the event current hearings In Washington do not result jn in subsidization Mr Romney said such statements state ments meats were were Inconsistent with I your your Jeremy's responsibility to toI I represent the commerce ot of this area ne lie said uld the Department ot of Commerce official h had d over over look look looked ed several commonly known well established facts in the recommendation atlon that entire II mining In Industry be rea readjusted The rhe quoted remarks you ou made sound much more like many mem memo be beis IS s of ur our pur foreign n relations departments departments de de- de who are Increasingly belli being criticized for representing to areas aleas to our country than representing us the United States to foreign areas Mr Ir Romney Homney said He lie pointed out that the lead lead- zinc industry Is not seeking rom tom excessive Imports through stockpiling as your our remarKS la to ter ler Buth the he Industry Industry and gov gov- aie are ale agreed eed that stockpiling dt lib ing In 1954 has not materially materially mate mate- helped Stockpiling Dead TIle rhe stockpiles are full rull im pOI putts ts hll have e materially and lUU both uth the Industry and ana govern gOHrn cut are aie desperately looking for ether Jeans Both the Congress mid and the recently urged hearings before the Tariff Commission Commission Com Com- mission on escape clause relief as provided In the Trade Agree Agree- Agreements ments Act J The hearings you ou lefer reC rev le- C fer ter r to are probably those conducted conduct conduct- ed in em November ber to consider restoration restoration re reo re- re of some some of ot the duty which has been so drastically reduced reduced re re- re In trade tralle agreement negotiations n Mr 11 Romney Homney said Stockpiling had no place In these hearings Its It's as dead dad as a Dodo so far as a continuing ling ing relief measure 11 e tur lur ue Le L. L io Domestic t is 11 l. l L- L I elcI O VA A v CJ CJ I He lie added that it if failure to compete Is U the index for tor abandoning aban aban- business then we we hate bae a gre great t deal of abandoning to not only In lead and not nut only In Utah but on a natio basis I We Include many major aJor Industries lodus Indus Indus' Industries tries including chemicals electrical electrical elec elec- I m manufacturing textiles textiles agriculture and so forth the mining man man declared d. d He Ire Bald sald major import quotas were the principal aid farmers ere n now receiving As All a representative of commerce commerce com com- merce i in this area you are apparently apparently ap ape patently unaware that oil and UI uranium for tor which more emphasis emphasis em em- pauls was urged in your proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed readjustment are under the same sam gun as lead and zinc Mr Romney said Oil Imports Limited Mr Romney said oil Imports are being limited now by the United States government and Utah is being urged to reduce its production of crude oil by other I states tates seeking markets on the West Vest Coast because of 01 continuing high Imports and marketing probe I eras affecting western e cU You Sou apparently have not heard that the Atomic Energy Commission Commis sion slon has ball announced a limitation lor tar pi ment ot of uranium Mr Ir Romney Homney said to Mr Ir Jeremy Utah cannot expand its present present pre pre- sent milling capacity and many mine owners are concerned about current and future markets for tor forthe forthe the ore they now have developed Ex Exploration p I 0 I t Ion and development development develop develop- ment work have stopped Expansion slop sion Is III out Retrenchment Is U high high- y The uranium Indus Indus- or r ry would be as vulnerable to excessive Imports as Is 1 lead and zinc If It were at present c competing In an open market i i 1 He lie added that you may not be a 01 a P that coppe another major I It t Utah metal mining Industry Is Isnow Isnow isnow now competing in a desperate price cost battle forcing many firms to either curtail or shut aown operations The mining executive told the o e. e official that In this I struggle gle foreign copper era ellI have ha con consistently priced their thell metal at 4 to 5 Ii cents per pound below belo the domestic price I 1 would like to repeat that I 1 think you are ate out of character with your position with the Department De pertinent of Commerce In making making mak make ing the remarks on which you were werd quoted You exhibited a surprising lack of knowledge of ot the facts and conditions affecting Utah's Ulah's minerals mineraI industry Mr Romney Salt said Salt Lake Trib- Trib I line une une |