Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-08

exhsustible, and would seem to be eroucb 10
last the United States for centuries. The wa.
ter power is.ver, great, and much or the coun-
try still a Wilderness, furnishing materials for
great quantities of coal, but that may Ultimate
ly fail
Question. Have the expenses of msnufae-
turing iron increased oflate!
Answer do not think they have for tho
last five years There have been variations in
several of the items Of expense, but think tho
average about the same.
Question. From your knowledge Of the man
ufacture ofiron, do you think thet hoop iron in
sufficiently protected!
Answer. think that it is sufficiently pro-
tecied.
Question. Is there sufficient protection to-
boiler and sheet iron
Answer have been inclined 10 think il
would no. be bad policy to afford further pro.
lection TO thin sheet IRON. The boiler iron I
do not think requires il. draw this conclu-
sion from the fact, that all, or mostly all, we
use, is manufactured in the Ugued States.
Question. Do rolled and slit nail and spike
rods, require further protection?
Answer. | think not, There is a kind Of
hammered iron, resembling the spike rods, i'm
ported from Russia They interfere with the
nail and spike rods, and afec, their prices /
consider il an evasion Of the revenue laws, be-
cause they entered as hammered bar iron.
The duty on this article think should be in
creased, or provision made 10 prevent the eva
sion Of the cSisrg revenue laws. by placing
:hem on the footing ofnail and spike rods.
Question. Do you know of any establish
meni for bar iron which was not q losing con-
cern TO the owner, from the close Of the war 10
the revision OF the tariff?
Answer. Answering the question in general
terms, 1 would say, know of mono, except i,
was so situated to be protected by homo
market, which the foreign article could not well
reach, by reason of the cost OF transportation.
Question. Does your experience enable you
TO form an opinion as to the necessity Of an IN
crease Of duty on hammered bar iron9
Answer. On this Subject am of opinion
that it would be prudent TO increase the duty 10
one cent per pound More than that, I think
would be mpoli'ic, both for the country and
the manufacturer. am friendly TO manufac-
lures, bui am opposed to any sudden high in
crease Of dulles, upon the principle that such
course would be prejudiciaI to those interested
in manufactures, and 10 The community.
Question. We're any manufa cforics Of bar
iron aged in that solely, conducted profiia.
bly, between 1918 and 1924!
Answer. | know of none that succeeded
well. who had 10 compete with the forc,gn ar
tcle.
Question. As friend 10 the permanent in
iercsi. of our manufa ctures, do you deem it ad-
visable that tho marula ciurer should be reason-
able in his requisiton for protection?
Answer | do. think the manufac cturers
ought to be moderate and reasonable in asking
for protection.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning ten
O'Clock.
FRIDAY, JANUARY Il,Is2s.
The Hon. Mr.. Reese again admitted, and
further examined.
Question. When you speak of the price Of
bar iron at 50 dolls. TO S5 dolls. per ton, do you
include small bar?
Answer. speak TO that from two TO four
inches in breadth, and half an inch 20 an inch
in thickness, or, Of square iron, iom an inch
and quarter to three inches square,
Question. If you drew small bars. either
square or fiat, FOR any particular purpose, did
you sell for higher price?
Answer. We did. Iron bars Of an inch square
would be five dollars per ton highert Than coarser
iron.
Question. Is there any hammered bar iron
made IN your section of country from pigs!
Answer. know Of none.
Question. Tho estimate you have furnished
supposes you to make IS tons per year How
many men would it take 10 dig the ore draw il,
cut The wood, prepare the coal, and deliver
the coal, do the labor OF the forge, and such
O'ncI SERVICES as are incident AMI DecesSary2
Answer. From the bcs; estimate have been
able TO make, am Of opinion, it would require
seventeen laborers, able bodied men.
Question. II the forge was at the ore bed.
would il not follow, as a consequence, that the
second item Of your estimate, of 45O dolls. for
cartlng the ore, would be deducted from the
cost OF making The seventy-fiye tons?
Answer. II would.
Question. What is coal worth at the coal
bed!
Answer. II is worth from three and half
TO four cents per busheI. Those who buy in
that way, generally pay about that price, de-
pending upon lis distance from the forge.
Question. In your estimate furnished TO us,
where YOU say that iron is worit At the forge
from so 10 80 dolls. per ton, are we to unders, and
that this is Independent and exclusive Of he
uem Of 4 so for carting il TO The lake. Of
$4 so for freight, wharfage. &c. aud s3 81
for commissions on salesi
Answer. You are so to understand it.
Question. Is the bar iron oil your section O f
country considered as valuable in price and
quality as the bar iron made on the Juniata.
IN Pennsylvania?
Answer. | think that which we call the
Peru iron, in point Of tenacty, is equal 10 any
IN ihe world : bu fon the reputation of tho
refined iron made on The Junia,a, ain inclined
to think IL more valuable for NAV uses
-..s--rs..@.--.y.