New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-15
Protection, Wages and Prices.
LET FACTS BE HEARD

ton but is facts are 50 pertinent 10 tie great
question now rapid: rising to is proper imPor.
lance in the public mind, and a; the same time Sc
luc:dIy presented and 50 irresistible that have
solicited and obtained the privilege OF laying j; pc
fare the public familiar letter TO the Cor
responding Secretary o'the Home League:
ELlzApE7Hro,es y. j. Jas -, 1912.
Dear SRI hiding that my engagements will
not permit o; my absence frosa hsme TO attend the
meeting OF the Home League tomorrow even.
=ing, and which circumstance | very much regret,
Lhave, therefore, agreeable to my promise, made
you to.day, very briefly and hastily thrown ,ogeta er
statement of my own experience as n1anu:ac-
turer and If the facts whichI shall state will be
regarded, ! am sure that the encouragement and
protection Of our own industry must tla. patrons
among all classes OF our citizens. Ire business IN
/ which am engaged. Che manufacturing OF Floor
Oil Cloti.) was commenced in this Country some
thirty years since, and until within e,, years was
confined to some two or three establishments; and
the amount annually produced was small-empoy-
ing some forty to fifty persons and probably about
filthy thousand dollars capital Upon=the revision
OF the tariff of 1892. at which time duty OF fifty
cents per square yard was affixed, r1any new=et-
tabshmeats were put in operation, and have
continued TO increase up TO the present time and
at this moment there are within my own know
ledge a, least twenty manufactures, employing
probably some two hundred persons, and an
amount Of capital Of from four 20 FIVE hundred
Thousand dollars aud the aggregate am.ust OF
their manufactured good, l should think, could
not be less than FIVE or six hundred thousand
dollars From FIVE to eight=years since the best
quality Of imported English Cloths cost the con-
sumer from g TO = % per yard, and even as high
as 81 so You will bear in mind thnt TINS was the
price under duty of 80 cents ;he square yard
which nas continued to be the amour, to the pre-.
sent time, or rather until last ,Iua-. when, by the
operation Of the Compromise Act, il became -
cents, as the duty was 20 be gradually reduced
til reached &c per cent. which is tie rate affixed
at tho last session of Congress. And while we
were protected by the highest duty furnished
the consumer us good an article at from $ % to
: Is per yard as the imported. Formally onl.
the wealthy could purchase our goods, owing ~
their nigh prices bur in consequence OF the IN
creased production and the praclisal knowedz e
Obtained IN the business, together with 'he confe
'lton among our manutac'oTies'."e no" pace our
goods "'thln the reach Oh an Glasses VINO oesHe u
use ''e''i ana III our NOR 'out',.,''
are pscr!'ariy desirable lou VIII naturally ASK
WHAT wiz Se us elect Oh ''e Pre,e7l VI Sl,ilo"
CT rate OF auty upon tie imported article before
answer The inquiry let me draw your tenton TO
The following iacts Our canvass, hltherto admit
ted free is now ,uh!ec TO duty OF 90 per cent.
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| c'pai coiofs sHc as wf'e eao 'ie genres anc tie
me co'ofs, ara al" chafseaoie."'ch dnls our on
ni'o-oi t"!s 90 ho' complain, lo' II ]sacteaoie
Vou'u "''H mat ses u hs"tu'Af' Vi any
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,ideration return now to answer the query; and
say, unless Protective Duty. equal OBJ cents,
or thereaoouts be continued, our business Is al the
mercy OF our Ensish rivals IN trade, Tor u SIM
pie reason oil tiie extreme low price oil TABOR IN
England r or instance: employ twenty men at
an average OIL w per day-"n!ci Is Tue price
that | have paid i,,r the last four years, amounting
annually 10 about S6,0Q0-lhe product of their ID
;,,r would t, rn-,ra,f.