| Show utah ulah and lead A A dispatch from washington gives 19 inte interesting I information in f or concerning ou the clamors endeavors of a well known utah roan mail to prevent legislation injurious to the I mining i n ing in interest tere t of our territory prof ia L E holden of utah is here to represent the interests of mini mining 11 g i industries indus in that territory and prevent if possible pus aible sible the proposed reduction of tariff on lead and lead idd ore ores iio ile was lent b by Y tire tte utah I mine line protective Protect iv e alsoc assoc association i aaion several other sini similar flar state and territorial rit orial associations are being formed for this purpose the proposed ra reduction is from one and a half cents to one cent per pound aund it is claimed that utah aas nas produced per cent of all the lead p produced r in the united states it is is estimated that tons were produced in the united states in 1882 and of this utah produced tons without a protective tariff it is claimed that not a mine wine nor furnace producing lead ore bullion could compete with the spanish is they having cheap labor and water yater transportation the duty collected on english lead is five fire cents per pound it is is proposed to reduce this to cents the r reduction truc tion prop proposed pied on lead made from spanish ore is is from to cents per pound it is shown in a recent official statement in connection with the object that the total value of precious metals including lead produced west of the missouri Ilis eiver river during the year was the total value of bullion including gold and silver produced during the same time was |
