Show HOME competition IS NECESSARY it eema eliat certain interests of the pacific coast headed by alio pacific roll ins mill company of san francisco leavo united in a petition to congress Con grebs setting forth that alie signers members of all political parties engaged in iron and steel manufacture desire alie removal of the duties on certain materi PS als namely iron ore coal coke pig iron scrap iron and scrap etoal they slate that tho iron and bacol industries on alie coast are in a deplorable condition that owing to the quality of coast calsy they etro obliged to im pott the fuel used in smelt ing and blast furnaces which imposes 0 them a special tax of 75 cents ner and docs not benefit even tho na alyo coal producers that owing to the local supply they are forced to import 90 per cent of the iron and steel scrap used in their business which on account of tho cost of transportation por tation could not bo had from any native source Is no occasion for placing those articles on the free list the remedy tor the evils complained of lies in p competing railroad from utah to california jn this territory are some of alie richest and most extensive beds of coking coal and deposits of iron to be found in tho world I act the of california loin hands with tho people of utah and build a railroad they can control in alie interest of tho people and thus they will solve the transportation question their manufacturing establishments would flourish and atalie coal and iron deposits would be developed utah facilities for reaching a market tor her product could supply the whole pacific coast with pig iron i and coke and coal and of a quality interior to none at tho same time tho money to pay for them would be kept n tho country |