Tariff Volume 25-26; Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Sixty-Seventh Congress, First Session on H.R. 7456, an ACT to Provide Revenue, to Regulate Commerce with Foreign Countries, to Encourage the Industries of the United Sta (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...of manganese ore in the country. (Manganese and Manganiferous Ores in 1919, by H. A. C. Jenson, p. 96, issued by the United States Geological Survey.) The action of the American Iron and Steel Institute in 1918 in urging all its members to reduce the grade of ferromanganese enabled the producers to maintain a relatively large production in 1919. The iron content of the ore and cheap transportation are decided advantages. The principal problems that have been encountered in the marketing of these ores appear to have been solved, and although 1919 was a very unfavorable year, under normal conditions these mines may be able to market large quantities of ore for some time to come. (Manganese and Manganiferous Ores in 1919, by H. A. C. Jenson, p. 113, issued by the United States Geological Survey.) The Chairman. The next witness will be Mr. Charles W. Potts. STATEMENT OF MR. CHARLES W. POTTS, OF DEERWOOD, MINN. The Chairman. You are a producer of manganese? Mr. Potts. Yes, sir. The Chairman. Do the gentlemen who have already appeared represent you? Mr. Potts. No, sir; not at all or only in part. I represent to a certain extent the manganiferous ore producers of Minnesota, which subject Mr. Crosby has just covered, and I also represent the producers of high-grade manganese ore in Arkansas and certain men from various States who are interested, who have invested money in the production or in preparing to produce manganese ore during the war. A number of them have been in communication with members of this committee from Indiana, Ohio, and various States. The Chairman. What is your business? Mr. Potts. My business has been primarily the diamond drilling business, similar to Mr. Crosby's. But during the war time I was induced by Government requests and demands to en...