New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-06
IRON ORE PRODUCERS INTERESTS.
4 MEETING OF THE TRADE IN THIS CITY.
THE DUTY ON IRON ORE DECLARED TO BE TOO
sMAIL-RAPID GROWTH OF THE IMPORTATION
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OF ORE.
meeting of the iron ore producers of the
state was held at No III Broadway yesterday forenoon
Among those present were smith NJ Nccd, IcpIescitt
M Inc Chateaugay Iron and Orc Company; John IL.
Chcover. the Croton Iron Nine OF Iuth'hi Ioim'4
william T. Rider, the McCullom Mines Arthur r.
Went the Mahopac Mining Company; j. ii. McCotter'
The Block Island Magnetic Iron ore Company rankin
Pnllnan the West Point Iron Company W. ": Koss
Ter the CodoTas Mining Company EdlhuHu tai'I I
the Dickinson Mines Isaac rance ~ O f33 r,
Company Mines, and H. Clay stephens OF the
Iron Mining Company MI Weed was i.ue Via cna' lud
of the meeting and Nh went secretary MI Weeu Snlu
that 1t was highly important that ne miners 9i IRON ORES
should be suitably represented at me coVehu9h Oh tg
non tradc TO ned Cre,son, Penn, on September
- lie -poke OF the discrepancy between the protection
allowed 10 pig IRON ana tat accrue" 70 IRON ore and
he ofhrr only about 30 cents ton. The cost OF pro
h ~ nrenaring il IN lie furnaces he thought the dis
cr nnation unjust lie hoped that the manufacturers
an ms Ont for it was for the interest o. all thai SUM-
cent protection De allowed the pro iucrI7 10 ,Ip'c
mines The Tauff Commission should be thOrOu MY
informed the disastrous effect when would IoHo"
Nr stephens in favor OF an increase in the duty
on iron ore and Of having specially named IN the r.
venue laws Inc present duty. he rdld was - merely
accidental. coming III under the clause providing Tor
an All valoIem duIy crude material Win scarcely
i've years OF life the annual i'm OrtalOn OF lrOL ore mo
thc tuiied states Appropriated one million or Tons.
Wtt6 t,e n,- Of tilnsns II threatens and is strong
enough To sustain reduce the freight cost from
onchat to ouc-third it Is oreseen mat in another i've
yoarr II viii ~tie the younger enterprises of American
iron mining seriously injurc the older concerns
Ionn T. Cuares late United states Consul at Malaga,
was prescll and invited to give the meeting the
benefit of nH knowledge OF the matter MI QuaIles was
i'm 1850 aud 1881 special agent of the Treasury De
oatmcut for The purpose OF gathering data ana obhn-
ing general Information N regard 10 the importing OF
fOTgn iron ore the United states. In the course OF
his remarks he sdld:
ties OF ore are bens brought into this country, are
lauslOle and the same might be SAID
OF Tie other iron mines the Medltcrraned Inc iron
il extracted from the mines ana conveyed 10 the sea
mort, at "A comparatively small EXPENSE some OF the
mines the borders OF the sea- 81 tha' ne ore rs
loaded directly into the vessel The freight on foreign
orc protection fOI Is constantly varying ana IL
generally low that costs less to get cargo OF ore
from pain than 1t does TO bring II over the lahr"adS
from home mines. Every large grain crop III America
cause. large reduction III the freight rates of IRON
Vessels como to TINS country Tor gram
VIII take cargo Of IRON for almost nothing.
There j. syndicate formed, of which Aired LIn-
shaw, OF Philadcpnid Is agent to take II very largo
number Of tons OF iron ore annually from the non mines
on the Mediterranean. They propose establish three
lines OF steamers bring the 10 this country"
Mr. Pullman stated that there were at present 10000
tons OF Ign unloading at jersey city ana tn'
same amount nj Perth AnbOy. Alfred LrnsnaW, tht
ag.nt Of the syndicate for importing iron ore INTO ia,
c0uufrv recently made an argument before the TAM
commission 40 vOcatIng the abolition Of all duty IOI
ore II was charged Dy several OF Those present at n'
meeting that his argument was the result oil lH pohol
| rs agent. The following committee was appointed u
escut the iron ore Interests Of the state at the Orc-
son convention smith w. weed D. - hIIh,inA",' o.
the pnrt Ucury iron Company, lie Grand H. cannon q
the Crovu Point Iron Company, John Nc5ui 1i, 81 IN
| j. ncr-On and Il. Lawrence county ore h'uT, ~ j.
Rlder Of The CrOtOn Magnetic iron Bcdr suns H. va.
cIb.r OF inc WtAcrbcc, sherman a 90. dimes ana
" iIuuubIcya Of the sterling Iron ore company. IL
delrUter were ucicd to acI IN accordance WIN III
convention ericsson II possible II hoI 10 act nut
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