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Show Statistics Are Needed. "I believe, however that this is a good time for the producers of lead and zinc throughout the west -to, pre- , pare their figures as to cost of production pro-duction and tabulato them for pro-sc-tatlon before the committee on ways and means of the coming session ses-sion of congress It is the prevailing opinion that we need the existing tariff duties on lead and zinc and If ' this Is true we should noi hesitate to j demonstrate this by the only real ef- i flcient means, and that is actual rlg-urcs rlg-urcs of production which will tell' their own story. ' i Mr. Dern inserted a plant? In the I Democratic platform nt Baltimore In regard to the mining and metal Indus- I try of the country, twid his Utah associates as-sociates feel that there are few men who can talk under existing conditions condi-tions with more authorit than he |