. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 17. Drawing Room In the residence of Mi: Liao Xganton, formerly the Chinese :\Iinister to Cuba, in Vedado, a suburb of Havana. Salon en la casa del Sr. Liao Nganton, antes Ministro Chino a Cuba. La casa esta en el Vedado, el lindo suburbio de la Habana. The Tariff and Cuban Ores. The reduction of the duty on iron ore to ISc. per ton, on careful consideration, does not appear likely to result in any important changes, or in any detriment to our own mines. In the case of Cuban iron ores, which have constituted about two-thirds of our imports, the new duties are
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 17. Drawing Room In the residence of Mi: Liao Xganton, formerly the Chinese :\Iinister to Cuba, in Vedado, a suburb of Havana. Salon en la casa del Sr. Liao Nganton, antes Ministro Chino a Cuba. La casa esta en el Vedado, el lindo suburbio de la Habana. The Tariff and Cuban Ores. The reduction of the duty on iron ore to ISc. per ton, on careful consideration, does not appear likely to result in any important changes, or in any detriment to our own mines. In the case of Cuban iron ores, which have constituted about two-thirds of our imports, the new duties are less than the ainount named. By the reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Cuba, the latter ob- tains a concession of 20 per cent, below the existing tariff rates, so that the duty on Cuban ore is only 12c. per ton. That a considerable increase in the mining of iron ore in Cuba, and its im- portation thence into this country, is not only possible but probable appears certain. It must be remembered, how- ever, that a limit on the use of such ores more effective than the tariff is found in the railroad rates from the seaboard. This limit will probabl}^ be found to have its line approximately coincident with the Alleghenies. To furnaces east of- that line, Cuban ores will furnish the mixture they need with local ores, and will to a great extent relieve them from ti:e dis- advantages they now suffer from, as compared with furnaces west of the line, in the high cost of freight on Lake ores for that purpose. Quite probably this will make possible the continuous opera- tion of some furnaces which can now only be run at a profit during periods when demand for pig iron is heavy and prices are high.—Iron Trade Review. Wire Fence Lightning Protection. To successfully ground a wire fence, at- tach to the fence post with staples a piece of galvanized wire, so that some part_ of this wire will come into actual mechanical contact with the fence wire and extend thence abou
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