White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-27
COMMERCE EXECUTIVES
MEMORABLE CONGRESS

At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Ely Chamber OF Com
merce, held at the University Club
last Monday night, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The mining and re
duction of lead and zinc ores consti-
tutes one of the principal industries
of the United States, giving employ
ment to many thousands of people,
especially in the western and central
portions of the country; and.
Whereas. This great industry Is
now and has for the las. three
months been declining, until at the
| present time most of the great pro-
eucers, smelters and refners of these
two base metals are closed indefi-
| nitely; and,
Whereas. The decline in the
price of these two metals in our
home markets has been coincident
with the receipt of large quantities
of lead and zinc at New York, as
shown by the statistics compiled by
the United States geological survey,
which metals have been shipped here
from England and continental Eu-
rope, as these metals are produced
for as low a cost as 3 TO 4 cents in
Germany. according Il the Mining
and Scientific Press for February ~.
1921; now, therefore, be it
Resolved. That the Ely Chamber
of Commerce petition the represen-
tatives of The state of Nevada in the
national congress to urge and work
for the passage of such tariff legisla-
tion as will place an import duty of
at least 2 cents per pound on each or
these metals. instead of the rate OF
10 per CEN on zinc contained there
in, as provided in the tariff law of
1918.
Resolved That a copy of this res
olution be spread on the minutes of
this organization and that the sec
rotary be instructed to send a copy
thereof to each of our representatives
from this district in the state legis-
lature and in the national congress"
w hercas. IL has been proposed by
Representative McFadden in the ma
tional congress that the Pittman sill
yer Purchasing act be repealed; and,
Whereas. Such an action by con-
gress would work such a hardship
on this district, county and state that
our mining industry would be great
ly injured; nov therefore, be IL
Resolved. That the Ely Chamber
of Commerce request our represen-
tatives and senators in congress to
use every effort to prevent the pro-
posed repeal of the Pittman silver
purchasing act
The matter of the proposed bond
issue for county high school purposes
was taken ur and the following tele-
gram was addressed to Senator Cha
pin on the subject:
Senator n. II. Chaplin. Carson
City. New: The Ely Chamber OF
Commerce recommends passing a bill
authorizing the bond issue of 1925,
n09 to improve and enlarge the
White Pine county high school
Please take this up with Messrs.
Chandler, Lockhart and Koyle.
ELY CHAMBER of COMMERCE"
Consideration was also given to
the appointment of various commit
tees and the following names were
selected. which will go to the board
of directors for action upon the re-
commentator of the executive COM
mittee:
Reception committee--W. n. Me-
Gill. f. J Stephens. Fred NJ. Clark.
arthur Knecht. j s. Bennett. DIR. II.
w. Ashley, l. II. Murdoch. Oscar II.
Upwall, w. Fl. Bishop.
Entertainment committee-George
VI Ryan. o q Bates. S. b. Ebert.
Legislative committee-Anthony
Zurich, C. S. Chandler. Charles A.
Walker
Publicity committee-Vail NJ. Pitt
man. A. A. Sherman, w. A. Leonard.
Transportation committee-F. T..
West X. n. Hoffman, J. NJ. Lock-
hart.
Highways eommittee-B. l..