The document is a series of letters and telegrams regarding the payment of premiums on copper, lead, and zinc, and the impact on mining operations in the Tri-State District. It discusses the efforts made by George B. Schwabe, M.C. to secure these payments and the involvement of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. There is also mention of the OPA bill being vetoed by the President and the blame being placed on the administration for the suffering in the district. Schwabe is urged to legislate for the people and not monopolists.

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Response to the OPA Veto and Premium Payment Issues in the Tri-State District

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_17_0008
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Response to the OPA Veto and Premium Payment Issues in the Tri-State District
Date Created:
1946-06-30
EDTF:
1946-06-30
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document is a series of letters and telegrams regarding the payment of premiums on copper, lead, and zinc, and the impact on mining operations in the Tri-State District. It discusses the efforts made by George B. Schwabe, M.C. to secure these payments and the involvement of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. There is also mention of the OPA bill being vetoed by the President and the blame being placed on the administration for the suffering in the district. Schwabe is urged to legislate for the people and not monopolists.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 17, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages