The owners of the leaner ores. such as those If the tariff is a tax. why not at least collect the taxes here? in Virginia. when seeking an ore to mix with their own The future. in my opinion. will see us collecting whatever tax naturally wish the richest and most concentrated ore possible. is collected on sales to us. For many years the ores of the Mesaba and other nearby lake Heretofore we have compared our wages to those paid in regions. by reason of their richness and exceedingly remarkable Europe. We must from this time forward reckon with the cheapness with which they could be mined. furnished a satis- Asiatic factor in the equation. Japan has already aroused and factory source of supply for this purpose. In the last few China is awakening.