The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-21
Mine OWNERS TO
SEND COMMITTEE
TO WASHINGTON
Representatives of Lead In
tereStS of Utah to Protest
Against Tariff Reduction.
WILL APPEAR BEFORE
HOUSE COMMITTEE
c. e. ALLEN AND COL. C. E. LOOSE
WILL PRESENT PETITION TO
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.


y To the Honorable House Commit =
= tee on Ways and Means. Washing
y ton. ID. c:
+ Whereas The matter of reducing y
= the present tariff schedule on the =
4 metal lead or lead ores is now a .
y matter before your honorable com =
= mittee for disposition. we. the un- =
y dersigned citizens of the Dnited.%
y States. respectfully present.
y That a reduction ia the tariff on ,
y lead VIII paralyZe the lead mining. y
y milling and smelling industry of the y
= west bringing widespread disaster y
y TO thousands Of men employed, and y
y to allied interests. and viii destroy y
= an industry in Which there are mill =
= lions of dollars OF capital now in y
y vested.
! That during 1897 the lead produc- =
y ton of the United States was val =
y ued at S3S.o90.00o: that an industry y
y made possible by protection is as y
' worthy Of preservation as il was OF y
y creation; =
= That the prosperity of the entire y
y United States is dependent in a
\ marked way on the welfare of the =
y western mining industry.
We therefore earnestly request the y
y maintenance of the present tariff y
y schedule and pray that the integrity =
y OF so vital a western industry be y
y preserved to US.
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This petition was sanctioned and ap-
proved by the meeting Of Utah ore pro-
ducers. called at the Commercial club
last night under the auspices of the Utah
Mine Operators association
In order 10 make an even more direct
appeal 10 the mouse committee on ways
and means. the meeting decided TO send
two Representatives TO Washington. who
will appear before the ways and means
committee and will furnish the committee
with accurate statistics as to the cost of
the production of lead in this and other
! in favor of the maintenance OF the pres
+ emit tariff schedule on lead.
Former Congressman G. r. Allen and
1 Colonel Z Q. Loose We're selected as the
4 delegates. and they will leave fr Wash
inEtOn this afternoon. The petition printed
above will be circulated among the min
J ing and business men OF the state and
{ will be forwarded to the committee on
ways ard means at the earliest possible
moment
The meeting was called To order by John
Dern. president OF the Utah Mine Opera
tors association. He announced the Oh
ject OF the meeting as protest against
the proposed reduction OF the lead tariff.
I and announced that complete statistics
| on the production of lead from 1888 until
the present time had been compiled by
( Secretary Harry s. Joseph and would b.
/ read 10 the meeting in order TO give them
( basis on which TO consider the question
o. Opposing the GE1lHESi0E OF the ldrliI.
Before Mr. Joseph read the statistics he
stated that kilograms had been sent To
Senator Sutherland in Washington with
regard 10 the action Of the committee on
ways and means on the tariff on lead.
The following telegram was received in
reply:
"You may rely on my using every effort
10 maintain present duty on lead. Matter
( will be taken up by the ways and means
. committee on the 18th instant Ii possible
Il would be well for committee OF min
ing men from Utah 10 be present. II i'm
possible 10 have them mere. put me in
possession OF such facts and arguments
as occur TO them for use before the COM
miuee. GEORGE SUTHERLAND
Mr. Joseph also stated that Governor
Cutler also had sent 4 telegram 10 the
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee protesting against the proposed
reduction in the lead tariff.
Utah Ranks Third.
Mr. Joseph then reaG statistics which
showed that during 1877 Idaho stood first
in the production Of lead ia the Unitei
States. with a percentage of 53.l OF the
total production. valued st sls.0i4.4s $50; Mis-
souri, was second with 2l-S per cent. val
, ued ri S1%.347 20: Utah was third Will
: 1872 per cent. valued-(It $3.50, 60; Colo
> RADIO. fourth with IA per cent valued a
: S5.6 .69l. and that the remaining 81 pei
cent was scattered among dozen differ
: ent states. The statistics showed that
the average price Of lead in New fOrl
for the years lSyD and l&-. inclusive was
4-252 cents per pound, that the average
price Of lead from 1894 To 1897 when tn
tariff on lead was removed. was 80 cent,
, about - o'clock and ent0mbed sevent,
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brought ont after life had become eX
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fate being unknown The mine IS now II
flames although streams Of water hay'
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next day II need be. the work VIII go on
Uutil the men are reached awe or thel
recovered bodies have been brought T.
: Z tie sttrfece-
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! tina; nothing shall be left undOne to saw
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