Show MREC CHAMBERS lUre Lower and Smelting Higher Under the McKinley Bill A HEHALD reporter called on Mr R C Chambers of the Ontario mine yeatorday and asked him for information showing the relative price of silver and lead and the relative cost ot smelting ores from the On ario mine before and after the passage of the McKinley bill Mr Chambers replied For my own formation I have just examined the books of the Ontario and Daly companies to as ertnfn these facts I find that the price of tlver now is much lower than before the passage of the McKinley bill The price of lead now is about the same as under free lead J also find that the smelter charges on our ores per ton wore lower 1390 than in 1891 rind lower in IbOithan in 1893 The high tariff on lead took effect October Ispo |