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Let \(X\) be an ordered set. A real function \(f\) on \(X\) is called totally increasing, if for any \(x\in X\) and a finite set \(F\) of pairwise incomparable minorants of \(x\) the inequality \(s( x) \geq \sum_{y\in F}s( y) \) holds. The authors prove, that the set \( {\mathcal S}( X) \) of totally increasing functions is an \(H\)-cone [see the definition and the properties of \textit{N. Boboc, Gh. Bucur} and \textit{A. Cornea}, Order and convexity in potential theory: \(H\)-cones. Lect. Notes Math. 853 (1981; Zbl 0534.31001)]. Moreover they prove, that for any \(x\in X\) the existence of \(s\in {\mathcal S}( X) \) with \(s( x) >0\) is equivalent to two properties: (i) for any \(y\geq x\) \ the maximal totally ordered subsets of \([ x,y] \) is finite and (ii) the Green function \(G_{x}=\inf \{ s\in {\mathcal S}( X) \mid s( x) \geq 1\} \) exists. The authors also consider duals of \({\mathcal S}( X) \) and representable elements of \({\mathcal S} ( X) \). Earlier they studied potential theory on finite ordered sets [Rev. Roum. Math. Pures Appl. 27, 529-549 (1982; Zbl 0495.31004)]. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0923.00033].