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Show CHROME ORE A GREAT WESTERN INDUSTRY INDUS-TRY Minum of chro ue ore for steel manufacture became a great western Industry during the European war when foreign imports were cut off. With revival of foreign shipping great quantities of this ore are imported im-ported and the home mining industry cannot compete. properties in response tot he requirements require-ments of the government, made ex ten'.ive development and attained a considerable output. At the close of the war the government cancelled its order. It Is the purpose to secure the establishment es-tablishment of a tariff of $24 a ton, which would make chrome ore command com-mand a price of about $60 a toa Secretary Lane Is sld to be favorable to the enactment of a measure by congress that will afford protection to the chrome industry. a |