Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-07


manufacturer not only gives his labor for moth
ing. but paws a prcmiom oil 3 Ia c. nis on every
yard thai the people are kind enough to par-
chase of him Such 10 tho reasoning OF 'no
" frss trade philosophers =. a,
The price Of cotton goods IL too low, ny 'he
domestic competition bu, that must 'egu's'e
itself The following little statement, may sbew
the power Of protection 10 produce eomps".
tion AMI decline in prices, as well ss n volume OF
facts. In 1926 aad ~. sort Of goods, wen
known rs the =" Warren calicoes. we're worm
II cents yard-thr tariff Of 1923 raised 'ne
duty. aud they fell TO l6--they were 10 IN 1917
and now are only IA. What an oppression .
IL here.
Such "a the case In respect to all and every
description Of goods, the manufacture ct which
we have fairly taken hold Of We speak
without The fear of contradiction. A reduced
cost to consumers has universally followed IN
creased production TO manufactures.
CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS.
| All these have been reduced al least 90 per
cent in prics, because of the domestic manu-
facture of than We shall notice only few
leading articles.
The old steady price of alum was from 10 q
cents--a duty of 800 cents per cwi. was laid
upon II by the tariff OF 1921, and tho present
selling price Is 3 IA to 3 IL cents per 10.
~
per lb.--2 eents 10. duty was levied by the
tariff of 1924. aud the present price 10 2 cents
per H.. the exact amount of the duty.
| EPSON salts had a steady price 0t cents
tper ib u duty OF cents was laid upon them,
aud any quantity may now be had Tor IL
eents PER- Id.
Refined sail petre was from l2 TO Ia cents
per To- before the tariff OF 1924, when the duty
of 3 cents per W. was put upon II lit tell to v
A.. a -.
There isa duty on eopperas Of cents per
Ib,--lhe present selling prize II "a cents per
GLASS AND GLASS WARES.
Such window glass rs sold Tor 10 dollars
the 100 so. feet 10 1916, may now DO had for
dollars and 80 cents or one halt the old price
Glass and glass ware generally are moro than
one hnlf less the price that they were before
protection was extended To them, aud we are
thankful that they were really protected. We
buy Hs many tumblers for 90 cents as used
to cost us 100.
CABINET WARES. &c.
We are told tina, on all sorts of cabinet wares
the people are faxed thirty dollars on
every hundred OF the cost. or dollars on
every cradle or table that costs 10. SO says
Mr.. Racquet u the +" Banner Of the Consiitn-
ton ~ He also Informs us, that chairs, hats,
l,siher, and all its manufactures, such us boots,
shoes, saddles, &c. with. inderd, almost all
The products Of mechanes,pny The snme I" TAX
Now, what rogurs must these mechanics be,
seeing thai from Baltimore, only, they have
exported 10 foreign places. not less than 600,
600 dollars worth 81 these articles 10 one year.
to meet the competition Of all the void, while
they estored three dollafs every ten OF
the value oil their produces sold at home
ieathern medal, with a suitable motto stamped
on "a" dun, sitrnad with glue, 10 worthy thu
man who thus exposes the swndllngs Of tue
f mechanics
MISCELLANEOUS.
, We have already eIteaded this ESSAY much
beyond the linus that we Wished 10 assign Cor II
--bpt the facts are 30 numerous and tho sub
ieci 50 copious, that II WAS inprRciicable 10
condense Them more than we have done--we
shall therefore Conclude with n lew more speci-
lications, ms to the happy effects OF the " Aneri-
can system Va reducing The price Of commo-
dnies--addmg some general remarks
Lead and all its manufactures, have been re- 4
duced much IN vslue-ihe duty On pig lead /
3 cents per lb.--its price 3 Ia ceais; the dnty
on shot Is A cents, the price s, II was o 10 IL
! cents before the duty was laid.
Gun Powder was 45 cents per ID. and is
% cents aud less. The common, as low as 10
orl2.
Spirits of Turpeotine was 90 ceats gallon in
1S23-nnw 80 cents.
Cypherog Slates"' were" taxed" with a duty
of 80 l-3 per cent.--ind they are now cheaper
by 30 l-3 per cent. fhan before that duty
was levied, and Of very superior quality
Paper - n great aud valuable Manufacture
the various business which old rags furnish is
Of n greaer annual value than the cotton crop
of South Carolina The price Of the article has
declined abou, 20 per ceat. though the du.
ties upon il we're much increased, and the quail.
" has greatly improved by the domestic com
petition. The long isi of" taxes" on books OF
different sorts, is string Of nonsense.
Castor Oil had an average price Of more than
3 dollars gallon previous 10 1921, when il was
+" taxed withs duty Of 40 cents per gallon. A
large cultivation of the bean i'm IN edlatey fol
lowed, and the price fell TO about 100 cents es-
cept IN 1928, when, because OF a gesat demand
for our OIL in England, !, rose ~ 275 cents per
gallon, by which our farmers proGlrd
Fire Brick, in imitation Of the Eng sb Stout
bridge, and fully as good, are selling for $50
II thousand Befor We made them ourselves,
thu Brush charged $40 for them, and are nov
kindly "illiag to lake $50. But our own are
prefered--io prevent future impos,tons.
Cotton Bsgging, before the lafll Of 1924
averaged about 40 ccnls per yard-n is now
hardly worth 20, and has been sold at IS.
The Manufactures oil Hides and Skim are
worth at least, 80 millions year, or 8 IL
Millions more than great export OF cotton
lasI year from all the United States.
There are fifty minor articles that We mig ht
add. as fast as we might write them down
But il is enough. In What is the consumer tar
ed for the benefit Of tne manufacturers 7 Take
) the Fire Brick MS an example John Bull de-
handed and received ofus $40 Tor what he 10
"illing TO accept $50 since we began TO make
them ourselves foreign nations made US pay
13 a gallon for castor oil until we grew the
bean on our farms, and now IT is worth only
about IL dollars. What more 10 needed /?
GENERAL REMARKS.