Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-21
MINE OPERATORS
S. R ]'ICLY PROTEST
Lead Tariff Reduction Opposed
And Delegates Sent to
Washington.
SHOW THE DANGER


u.n,,o 70 1nd,.trv ,Gccts Man>
Great Concerns OF This and
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II the lead producers of Utah can pre-
von, 4, ,h,ro viii he M reduction in
....
Wy - 49, =. 80 "
AT a meeting OF the utah Wine Up
orators association, held last night
az ~, roo,,s ~ ,ho ,,onmorcial c,ub
,.,,
the iolioWll'G Petstioi' WaS h.oieou CIV
Z. l.. Allen of the United states Slnelt-
irp. Refining s. Mining company, and
!, ~, T ,,,s,e,r Prove ,yero salectnd NJ
committee 10 appear priore 'he COZ
ercssional committee on ways and
mems ia prasent The petition and
...,,t,,,,.1 ,,.,r,. 4, $50.
"''"'eNet tNi'o''Ne - i'e0FFs'' -. ~ - :
vent the proposed ADVERSE tafih ha''se.
rolioWlnS is the petitloiI: ,oo
SAT- LAKE NOV ~ . i'oo'
70 The Honorable House .olninie,se on
ways ana Mc2hs, Washing .oii; =. ~
Nhei"aS' ,il's f,"t,ci VI ie',u' i's ~, ,'',
pts%cNt lati'i schsouie on We l't w.
lead or lcad cres IS no" hiat.er ~
tol4 Soiir honcrah'e committee tor us
pusltl2n. We we ulldetslR'leG , ul'i"elis
OF Inc United states. fcsfecttui'S pre-
Sellt
i lhlt fedu:tloh IN inc 'a'il' " ieao
VIII palalShe 'lls leau INNING iiii'l''iS
ana smelling industry OF the west
bringing Widespread hisaster 70 tIiou-.
sands Of men employed ana % atlled IN
tcfests ana destroying an inuuSt'9 III
which there are nni'ions OIL upiiars OF
calotal now ihNcsIea.
Ihat during wv. tue ieau production
q INC United 'ss,i'es. was valued AZ
F3sJoo.voo that the industry mas made
possiole ny the talrit on lhe metal ana
thht an inaiisti! made possible py pro
lection is as worthy OF preservation as
IL WIS Oh Srealion.
nat the prosperity OF inc cnLlrs
United states y dependent III lnarkcd
Way IN tue "c'lafe OF me INNING M
"u .,..
We therefore earnestly feltasSt I'll
ofsthe present tarilt sche-
dule ana pray that the integrity OF
SO vital western industry be pres
served 10 us
At iirss " was not me ldea TO seild
any Sl'atlal reVIeselitatlVess 10 Washing
ION III INC iiatter OF protesting against
the proposed reduction, but the matter
Is OF such Vltal import 10 the industries
OF the state, ana the scndlng OF u spe-
car committee was SO strongly ADVISED
ny senator 9utfl@rlaha' mat tne ac-
taoil OF me ASSOCIATION lolioWed as
a az sedueice.
me meeting was called TO order, and
Pleslueu over oy 1ohli Dern, president
" .i1c Nlllie Nif'lttlois asSociat iof, VINO
ailer announcing lhe OBJECT OF the
l'ieellls' std tilht compete statlstics,
covering the 'eaa industry or the state,
hau peell pTepareo by me association
seci1tarS. fnatts dosepn, VINO, before
reauilis the hsures, showing the growth
anu Wal iihpotahce OF the lead produc-
ING ~ industry or the state from 1880 to
.lie present tline' s'ateu mat kilograms
I IL, peeh sent 10 senator sutherland, at
Washington, respecting me necessity
lor ACTON N ti't mater OF tne relnls-
sioit VI tHe leao taliit, ana tnat the fol-
.l'M ME answer hia peeii received:
~ 'litS .eiS vi my using every
eiiui - l,,ai,lta'h present uuty on leao.
w ''si. /" ~ Ne .aheh UP ng the ways
I,'u iliei,is committee on the 2oth inst.
- pussipie ~ Mo''iu pe Wen lot Il COM
i'''t'Se u ,'li'iihS hic1 iIohl utah 10 De
present present. II Impossible TO nave them
iiele' ptlt me ~ possession OF such tacls
anu arguments as occur 10 them FOR
use oeiors .nG co.itniltee.
, tit'oiht,E ~ II :.
iIoeeeuiuE WIN me matter more d.
iecliV IN mana. AFTER inc reading of
W.. W, teies ram iron, senator sutherland,
~. .nc i.ie'ti',s leaIu .iie ioiloWli's statis-
tiJs rom , ,aae secretary
pith oa ,saa N . ss United a. states