The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-04-28

representing churches in many Wash
ington cities.
Washington.-A delegation of west
ern senators and representatives
called on President Harding to ask
his aid in getting action by congress
this session on the Smith-McNary
reclamation bill. They will urge eth
er that the president send to congress
a special message urging passage of
this bill, or that he send for the lead
ers In congress and In that way put
the force of the administration be-
hind the measure.
Salt Lake City.-With the approach
Of spring and the knowledge that the
amount Of silver to be purchased un.
der the Pittman act is steadily dimin-
ishing, mining companies of the west
are planning to make every effort to
push production of the white metal
to capacity. Accordingly, well-in-
formed mining men are expecting that
the coming season will be for silver
producers of the west one of the most
active in years. Moreover, the present
outlook indicates that the price of
lead will be better than it has been
since the quotation was pegged below
5 cents to exclude imports of foreign
gray metal.
Boise.-It is announced that bar sill.
yer has advanced sharply in price on
the London market.
San Francisco.-Hopeful is the
dominant note of the annual report of
the Western Pacific Railroad Com
pany for 1921, which has been made
public. While there was decrease
of $3.50 per cent in the revenue from
freight traffic in 1921 as compared
with 1920, and while revenue from
passenger traffic dropped 1888 per
cent, still in the annual report Of
President Charles NJ. Levey there runs
strain of optimism. Better business
Ia expected for 1922.
Fl. Observation-Disclosures work OF
the army aviation service Is making
the airplane more powerful weapon
than 1t was in the recent war, Cap.
tain H. H. George of Fort Douglas
said in addressing members of the
| Utah Society of Engineers at the Com
mercial club. An experimental field
for development of this branch Of the
army service, in order that the United
States may keep pace with other coun.
| tries, has been maintained since the
war, he said, and will be enlarged IL
recommended appropriations are made
by congress. AS q result of this work
planes are now capable of carrying
three-inch cannon for afr combat, and
experiments are being made with the
use Of five-inch guns.
/ Salt Lake City.-Recommenda
of Examiner Disque to the Interstate
commerce commission to deny the
petition of the carriers for q lower
rate from points In the east to the
| Pacific coast than from the same
| points to intermountain cities was
characterized as the greatest victory
the intermountain west has achieved
in many years by III. w. Prickett OF
the traffic service bureau, who ad.
dressed members of the Commercial
club regarding rates. II new rates
are secured business viii boom In
the intermountain region.
4 Monticello, Utah-After quiescent
period of decade or LANCER, the Sar
Juan oil fields again are under e1
ploration. Within the past few days
two wells have been spudded in tc
test to depth of 1000 feet or more
the horizons OF the Mexican Hat and
Hulkito districts.
4 Woodland. Wash.-The largest RUIZ
of smelt on record in Lewis river q
under way, and continues without
abatement, the river bed being almost
black with them. People from neal
and far are taking them with dip net.
and other devices.
| Reno, Nev.-Ptlot 81. B. WinsioM
driving heavily-laden mail plane, sci
new flight record for the trip be
tween San Francisco and Reno b
making the distance in one hour ana
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