Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-03-08
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The four wears Of high duties that folio wed the
tariff Of lS25. produced a change in the affairs Of
This country grateful To The feelings Of these who
ievs their country and its happiness. Il induced a
state Of true rrosperity-no extraordinary increase
OF pree-no fever, or Specializing mania followed
IN TIA train; but n firm and suhsiaiial developemeni
efihe resources Of our county. All The Tabor and
IN" energies Of the people were called forth into
inl play and real production Manufactures Of
Cotton started up the in northern and middle siate..
wherein q competition tnr public favor Ond an m
dnSirious devotion To production fully supplied the
vacuum len by the prohibition Of European imports
ots'milnr gnols. and furnished a surplu, fr erpor
'a'ion To c npeie with foreign products in foreign
markets During the years following 1919. the
currency Of this country was expanded to an extoni
wholly unprecedented IN any country, increasing
The cost of manufacturing. the Price &c all products,
%siiording great facilities for importing and strong in.
ducemsnis To sbAndon manufacture for trade anil
speculation. while the tariff WINS being gradually
Sdnced;yei 30 firm and permanent, had the manu-.
faeiure become, 50 sure were its profits. norwitb-
standing tho price was reduced fry per cent from
what we had f.msrly paid the European manuac.
turcs. that in 1889 she coniion piece goods manufc.
tured in this country supplied a homo demand Of
forty three millions Of dollrn and produced fr eI.
%Tortaiion three millions FIVE hundred and 6riy nine
thousand siT hundred AMI seven dollars worth. to
ports where English and American manufactures
were precisely on a par nf duties.
SO far as homo consumptio has zone. her. ar.
other articles which acquired nearly equal stability.
though less Important in character We may name
scyIheaamnng The number. an article in constant
use nmang tillers Of the soil. Fifteen wears nro
there were but three establishments for the manu-.
iaeiurs in This country. Now Tho whole 20 iniry
a. supplied with tho domestic article. and I have
10 hesraiion in asking the experienced farmer il
'heY are not cheaper in price in proportion to the
price ofprodnce, than they were in 1924. Nhen
the supply was brought from abroad. Nails. Cast.
'ngs and other manufacture. Of Iron may be placed
IN The same list, while the expectation Of the latter
amounts TO upwards Of one million, principally tn
'he English Colonies against a duty of20 per rent
These effects were produced. as ! have sad. by
'he high duties from 1928 10 %. and ihough those
ollIes have ceased 10 exist. the country is sill her,
Gifted by ihem-hy The saving of money. the en-
pioyment. and the continuance Of q home mail Ct
iofpfoduee. Had that tariff been continued long
tn'ugh TO have brought Tho investment Of home
capital moro extensively into othes works. and also
induced English manufacturers 10 have come here
as ne best field for their operations. they would
have been plaeed.on a substantial foundation that
the aetive %cuPidiiy Of foreigners conld never hive
disturbed. while rhe price Of he same goods would
Lave averaged less than they do when supplied by
TIE frsign workman.
Iho general remark that competition in supply
rednces prices is correct. but not applicable TO com.
petition between this country and England. on ac-
count Of the difference in character and coalition
before spoken Of The two sources Of supply Tor
thesame article can never exist in conjunction.
Either We must prohibit The English manufacturer
from appearing in our market. ~ yield il 20 him.
abandon our manufactures and depend upon the
raPaeious few m England for supplies. BY The for.
NOR course Wscreaie q home competition that on
EureF eheapness IN price, by the latter we throw or,
. Ives upon the tender merries Of the euor,ioner
Of Birmingham. Manchester. leeds, &c.
Having thus glanced ai The heads OF arguments
ard facts which seemed necessary to sustain the
fssi proportion. I leave il 10 your own intelligence
20 draw he deduction. which seems 10 me ineviia.
be, that the effect Of protective duties . not To ir.
creaso bm reduee price, 10 The consumer. and thar
The farmer necessarily gets bic supplies cheaper
wien made ~ hsown dor han when made nbroa3.
nnd turn 70 tho Second proposition. viz; that under
q protective system the farmer IL belief rnid Tor : IL
produce ond finds a ready market To make my
why clear { mast ask yonr attention and induL
genee 20 q few unpoete. bot Buih.telIlng figures
Offho main staple %pruiucis. Ohi-. Pennsylvania and
furnished. IN is40 the following amounts
39s9545f b. Hemr&Fias. 97993on.
S2lOS7T Hay 26885 s8 90
CDrn 62 4S5 So Dairy, ~65.GGf0Ioa /
01ir. 4BA8jga4 Orchari, 1919 2l5 "
Barley 26i9O3s Cafda. 32l46s7 hd
31rkuhti00O703 Sheen. 5OS9fQA
ln~ss I0I7007t ILs Swine 55gssGg