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Show UNCLE SAM PLANS SILVER OUTPUT CONTRDL MI1A.NN I)OI,l,Mt OK IlinTICIl I Oil Tin: wiuti: mltau Trrasury OfflelaN ("imfcr With i-t. mi l'neliutrs As lo the Fixing nf Iho Price De lulls of the Arrangement Arrange-ment Vet lo Ho Worked Unl Son-ntor Son-ntor lliiil NniiHtt Is Very Aitlve. WASHINGTON. I) V, Dee 3 Treaetiry offlrlnls tods) held the first of ii series or coherences with Western West-ern silver proline era leieiklng for the iittlinnln rising or n stnndnrd price fur silver, effeitlvc for one )enr anil to government acquisition or options on lirnctlcnil) Ihe entlro output or Ihe Itnlteel Hlntis Pressing needs or this iiiunir) nnd Ihe utiles ror sliver ror oln under nbnormnl war conditions Is responsible ror Ihe plan It contemplates con-templates governmint control or Ihe market ror Amerlmu silver nl n fixed price, probnbl) nliove ihe market rnlo of ilght)-seven nuts nn ounce Jewelers, miinufiu Hirers or dentistry dentis-try nnd optical supplies nnd other silver sil-ver usrs would continue to receive a siippl) under Iho tentative government govern-ment plan, probabl) nl the standard price Details or ihe arrangement are )ct to be workid out, however, and of fie lain today emphaalicd the statement that for tho present the ""venment Is Interested mainly In obtilnlng sufficient supply at n fair prbe for Its own and nllled coinage needs and thereby to stabilize foreign exchange conditions tin) mom! T llaker, director of the mint, Charles H. Hamlin, member or the f eelcral reserve board, nnd Albert Htrnus, foreign exchnngo expert and tho treasurer's representative on the wnr trade board, represented Iho government gov-ernment In today's conference In niMltlon to the silver producers, most or whom were from Nevada, there were present Hennlora l'lttman, Hmoot, Ashurst, New lands und Hhufroth and Governor Ilo)h or Ncvaela Prnduiirs rrom other Western Htatis will inmo hero within n week. Kmoot In ConriTciice. WABIIINGTON. D C, Doe 3 Henutnr Heed Hmool today met with n representative- or Hcllgmann & Co. or Now York, representing the secretary or the tnasiir). the director or tho mini. Governor llo)le or Nevada, Hen-ntor Hen-ntor Ashurst ot Arliona nnd Renator Hhofroth of Colorado for the purpose it discussing Iho world's need for silver sil-ver unit Iho hist wav to securo It. Nothing No-thing further will bo duno until the committee representing1 Ilia American mining congress to lie held nl Halt l.nkc City tomorrow reaches Washington. Wash-ington. Thereafter another meeting wilt be held ror n further consideration considera-tion of the subject m |