Yes. and these are answers given to questions propounded by the Committee on Finance. From 8 to l0 per cent Is the rate of Interest. Immigration has had no effect on our business. Sixty per cent of our labor is skilled. We propose to neet a reduction of the duty by reducing labor. If working full force we would employ 300 men. and under our present tariff system would pay ordinary laborers $1.50 to $1.75. As to the number of people employed in our State in the production of iron ores we have what are called the Marquette range. the Menominee range. and the Gogebic range. and the number of people employed in 1892 was 17.272.
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