Show LEAD TRUST CORRECTED rho lead trust by malting making voine dome mits to the treasury depart went got cot ahja department to rule rula upon of metal smelter smelted and irell refined ned in hi bonded establishments tient thuu credit will be given on the warehouse bond tor for the tha duties on the quant ity of ithe imported crude metals or ors shown by bir the assay and 10 per ce return of the quantity so 0 o shown in addition thomao theto the lead fiend bends 3 pretending that there thera was a lose of that much when mr W F V james was in washington last winter he be gained the necessary data daita from smelters shelters sm elters who were honest men to show enow that the atmo utmost S t loss could only be 2 per cent whereas the average loss waa not more than one of 0 I 1 per cent and further that thal pounds ot of crude lead makes abou pounds of 0 bilte lead so eo that all cie he extra duties given 1 because cause ot of it cost of manufacturing have been un der a ot of the facts when he got gol his data he went with senator shoup and laid the matter be toro forro the treasury department and day before yesterday he be had the tion of receiving the following circular amending article of the customs regulations of 0 relative lve to the sm smelling smelting elting and refining nIng of imported ores and crude metals in bond treasury department onice office of the secretary washington r sh ington D C deo 4 ISM to collectors and other Ori cers of th lh Customs article US in section 7 of tl til customs regulations of wa which an vides rides that upon the exportation export Atlon ot of met smelted smelter and refined in bonded eatable ments credit will be given on the wai lowse blouse bond for the duties on the quant ty ot of the impo imported arted crude metals or or on shown by the a assay 31 and 10 pr the quantity so shown in addition ther to is hereby so BO amended as to said addition to 8 per in the cl ca of pure metals obtained from Im ores and to 2 per in the case 0 pure ire metals obtained from crude metals im sported 5 0 rt ed in ony any other form the 11 ref lations contained in said see sec won non 7 including artice 8 as s hereby amended will be equally applicable to bonded sy and refining warehouses under the provisions of section 24 of the act of october 1 I 1 M and to similar ware warehouses hauses established under the of section a 1 of tho the set act of august VI augustl C S HAMLIN acting secretary |