Show the trust all the borax boras obtained in this country comes front froni utah lN nevada evada california oregon and washington it is for the most pai pait t dug out of the ground in a marketable condition the labor employed is chinese the foreign article is obtained front from the lagoons of tuscany and has to be crystallized transported to england refined and then shipped here As there was no earthly excuse for any an protection the consumers meat packers etc made an ai attempt tobago to have the duty removed in 1800 mckinley reduced tile tho duty on oil r v nide nde borax from 5 cents to 3 cents per pound but raised tho the duty on oil acid tho the form iu in which borax is generally imported from 1 4 to 5 3 cents per pound As might be expected there is i borax trust headed by F it smith of california which about five years ago got control of nine tenths of the producing mines and as might also lia h u a 0 been expected this trust was not slow to utilize their protection pr four days after the bill went into effect it raised the price which bail been cents per pound lound in fit aug august gust and september to 01 9 91 91 cents this price has been maintained since then the way to break this is the way to break hundreds of other monopolies monopoli cs abolish the tariff BO 80 that the foreign product can be brought iu in |