The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-04
ZINC OUTLOOK BETTER
PRICE GROWS STRONGER
BELIEVE CRITICAL PERIOD HAS
PASSED-ZiNC PRODUC- =.
ERS ORGANIZE.


cided improvement during the past
few weeks, and according to the New
York correspondent of the Mining and
Scientific Press, writing under date OF
June 10, many believe that the zinc
industry has passed through its per-
iod of illness, that 1t Is now conval-
escing, and that it has nearly, or soon
will attain robust health again The
entire situation is decidedly strong
and eminently satisfactory. The fea-
ture of news of the week has been
the suggestion from c. b. Siebenthal
Of the u. S. geological survey, that
certain western producers shut down
for two or three months, allow their
men to assist western farmers in the
harvesting of crops, and thus cut
down the production of grades and
d zinc. In this way ii is believed
that the market price of these might
then more nearly approach relative
parity with that of grade A. The pro-
position, while surprising and unusu-
oil, Is not regarded seriously, nor is 1t
likely to he acted upon. Exports this
year have been much less than those
in 1917. To May /, 1918, the total has
been 33,15S gross tons, against 71,224
tons to May 1, 1917.
Zinc Men Meet in Joplin.
At a meeting held at Joplin on
June 6, 1918, of mine operators repre-
senting SO per cent of the total pro-
duction of zinc ore produced in the
oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri zinc
districts and controlling S5 per cent
of the present spelter production OF
the United States, there was formed
an organization named the American
Zinc Institute.
At this meeting complete zinc data
relating to the zinc mining and smet'
ing business of the United State!
were submitted. Correlating the dat'
presented, the following facts relating
were established.
l. The zinc industry met the re
quirements of the government and o
our allies, as we'll as the requirement
of the trade, during the first years o
the war, and practically doubled pro
duction to meet this demand.
2. After the sudden requirement
for war purposes Were met, and tn
demand from this source decreased
there was likewise a marked decreas
in consumption by the trade, becaus
such industries as used galvanize
products were diverted to the manu-
featuring of more essential war ma
terials.
3. 1t Is estimated that during tn
life of the war the controlling cor
sumption factor will show little bel
torment. Furthermore, the produt
ton factor in both spelter and OF
can be controlled to exactly the re
quirements.
Plans Outlined.
In line with governmental pc
icies clearly set out in many of II
other industries and fairly admins
tered by the war industries board, IL
following plans have been laid dowr
l. That each industry shoul
strive to secure to the government Il
necessary product as well as that {
the allies and the trade, during ii
war.
g. That consumption and produC
ton in any commodity should /
equalized as nearly as possible, S
that any industry embodying With
itself non essential factors shall re
lease these factors for essential wor
Thus each industry will release me-
food supplies, transportation, an
capital for the more important an
essential requirements of the govern
ments.
8. That In order that our govern
ment and the industries of this cour
try may best lay plans for future eN
port trade, ii Is necessary that thos
industries now suffering because
war and trade conditions shall /
maintained as nearly as possible in
position enabling them to take at
vantage of foreign trade at the en-
of the war;