Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-23
LEAD PRODUCERS
PASS RESOLUTIONS
Protest Against Any Change in
The Present Tariff on
Lead Metal.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORK
Bach STATE to send Delegate to Wash
ineiuu "a Work u Behalf Of
Western Lead Producers.

Resolutions Inemoraliziug Congress
not to change the present lead tariH
ana 90 aid In the development and up-
building of the lead industry OF the
western country were passed by the
conference meeting OF the western lead
producers of the states of Idaho. Utah
colorado and Nevada. at meeting
held at n O'Clock this morning at the
Commercial club. Besides passing the
resolutions II was voted by the meet
ing that each state send a delegate to
Washington 10 act In behalf Of the
lead producers and do all in his power
20 maintain the present tariff on lead
10 was further placed ia the hands OF
The eNecutiv committee which consists
or tho president. vice president secre-
tory and several other officials. 10 de-
eide whether the organization. which
WAS called for the conference by the
American Mining congress, shall be-
come permanent organization, sep
arate and apart from the congress and
Do known as the Western Lead ore
Producers association. Tho committee
viii also decide whether IL shall send
q delegate Go Washington 10 repre-
sent The organization.
The meeting was called to order this
morning by Chairman Harry L. Day
" Wallace, Idaho George W. Ritter
~ Salt Lake was the secretary
Accompanying the resolutions win be-
long list OF statistics. setting out the
cost of ore production and the values
derived by the producers. This will
b. put in shape by the executive com
mittee. which will also have IL I'm its
power Co call another conference OF the
lead producers. should IL be deemed
necessary.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
Tho members Of the resolutions oor,
mitiee which formulated TIE resolutions
adopted were. J. VIII Knight. ana
jackson McChrystal of Utah. J. F. call
breath cf Denver and W. Clayton Miller
ANA Myron a. Folsom OF Idaho
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows
At a conference held in salt Lake
city, Otah, OF the lead ore producers
OF the states Of Idaho. Utah, Colorado
"lu Nevada representing more than 81
per cent Of the entire lead production
of the United States. II was unan-
imously voted and resolved that tho
following statement of reasons why tho
import duties on lead In ores and ON
lead IN pigs, bars, and base bullion as
fixed nv the Dingley law, should not be
reduced, be submitted as a memorial TO
Congress.
We rely on the pledges made during
the last national campaign by the par
ty in powor to maintain a tariff ON an
American products sufficient to make
uu for the difference between the cost
~ production in this country and the
cost ot production In competing coun-
lties. ana 10 Yield a reasonable return
ON the investment.
WOULD CRIPPLE WEST.
A reduction IN the tariff on lead would
seriously cripple. il not entirely destroy
the lead mining industry Of the states
of Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Nevada.
'fhe Dingley act has encouraged tho
expenditure Of large amounts of cant
tal ln searching for, developing. and
building expensive plants to treat lead
ores Thousands Of men have been
employed ia prospecting for develop
Ing. mining, shipping and treatins
ores The mining of low grade depos-
its has been greatly stimulated by the
Dingley law.
blow dealt 10 the lead mining i'm
nustIT would not be confined TO that
Industry alone Lead mining IDye
manufacturing. usually requires large
plant large sums are spent for coal
timber machinery tools explosives.
agricultural products. and freight THE
producers and their employees would
therefore not alone be- affected. but
the coal miner. the manufacturers of
machinery, tools and explosives. and
their employees. the farmer. and manN
thousand railroad employees would be-
4dle NJ the lead industry be DESTROYED
The successful and economic recovery
of gold and silver from sillceous ores
must be brought about by smelling
with lead ores Without them Tho
smelling cost of siliceOus ores would
be 80 great as 20 srevent the mining
~ low grade deposits. and the output
Of gold would be- diminished
co HAND IN HAND.
Prospecting for lead ores in the west
has gone hand iu hand with urospect-
Ing ION the more precious metals 10
discourage one les TO rotard tho other
The United states outranle AN other
nations Ina The tonnage OF lead con-
stunned annually and I'm the Tonnage pro-
uucued. tn 1907 the consumption was
a'.b per cent ~ the total FOR me world
and tho production was 1913 per cent
OF the total for the world The CON
sumption OF lead iu the United States
has nearly doubled since the enactment
ol the Dingicy tariff law
Between Tho first discovery of lead
deposits and the marketing of the re-
lined metal, a long series of COMPLEX
operations intervene. many OF which
may properly bo ciasscd as manufactuI-
Ing processes.
Deposits of pay ore are found only
az result of long patient search.
tnflr existence cannot hg ascertalucd in
advance boy amy known scientific meth