Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-11-01
DOubIe Protection.

The Onondago salt works are owned by the
State of New York, and rented by the State 10
individuals by whom the manufacture OF salt Is car
RED on. The consumer OF salt not only pays du-
" on that article 10 he United states government,
but be pays duty to the State Of New York In
lsll the State of New \ ork received IN duties on
the manufacture Of salt. at the OnondagO Saines
5000. 1866 70 The quantity made there IN that
year was $780, 100 bushels on each bushel OF
which the State OF New York received duty OF
SIX cents The State has received n duties on salt
within the last three years over half a million OF
dollars How much she realize from her salt
works we care not, provided the country Is not
made by law 10 contrbu TO her wealth through
the protective system. The fact is, however, That
her newspapers aud members OF Congress have been
active in raising the tax on salt When It has been
proposed TO make salt free the interests OF the great
State Of New y ork has been interposed
The wholesale price Of Turks Island salt IN
ISL a. New York, was twenty seven cents a BUSH
ell Salt can be obtained at Turks Island Tor about
ten cents bushel IL costs little there that IL
could be imported and sold at New York for some
fifteen cents bushel were 1t not for the duty. ne
Liverpool salt COSTS about eighteen cents bushel
al Liverpool The cost OF salt IN Italy Is about
FIVE cents per bushel in Sicily about three cents
IN Portugal and Cape de Nerd Islands about seven
cents; in Spain either on the Mediterranean or At
lantic about four cents. The average cost oil the
different islands of the West Indies, excepting
Turks Island, is only about seven cents 6ushel.
The average cost Of salt imported into New ork
in the year 1910, was about Ia cents bushel, IN
1911, about IL cents. and IN 1912, up to July,
about T. l-3 cents bushe
1t will be- seen that the foreign cost OF salt Is q
mere trle-ust enough TO pay Tor picking 1t UP
The expense Of its importation IL very small IL Is
very often brought home ballast, and as before
stated the price of pure Turks Island salt IN New
Work, the last year was only twenty cents a
bushel.
The duty laid upon salt By the new Wing mono
poly protective tariff S eight cents a bushel Bu'
bv system Of cheating the farmer and consumer
is made to pay twelve cents duty bushel' Oul
farmers buy salt by the measured bushel. The du
" is to be eXtorted by the weighed bushel' "hIci
is fixed at ffty-sIX pounds. able SAT- WesH
about fiy-sx pounds TO the bushcl, but the Liver
nool. Turks Island and some other kinds of sal
weigh about twenty tour pounds to the bushel
The measured bushe is Just half az much, or twenty
eight pounds more than the weighed bushel oil MY
six pounds by which the duty Is calculated. -
that the real duty is twelve cents bushel. Adt
the six cents duty to the State of New York, ant
the actual tax on salt, wrung from the people, Il
eighteen cents bushel.
The duty on salt is mOnstrOus, and while 1T IN
creases the price TO the consumer, 1t Will diminls
the revenue. The Liverpool salt is taxed abou
20 per cent. the Turks Island about 100 per cent
and other kinds over 300 per cent. low dutl
would produce uouo4c tue iNf N"N0' - 49,
consumer to get salt cheaper by one halt or less
For the purpose OF packing and keeping beet AM
pork for any length of time, the Turks Island sal
is worth double as much the New York salt
But our farmers are To be- compelled to use the poor
er salt because the protective system must be eX
tended to helping State to raise taxes Tor It's sup
port Our farmers must pay duty to the Unite
states government of twelve cents bushel, out
to New Nork of SIX cents bushcl and an eXtr
price TO the manufacturer over and above wha
pure rood salt might otherwise be got for, IN ordc
merely to participate more freely IN the benefits
the protective system. They are taxed to supper
the manufacturer and taxed 10 enable the state
New York to raise 100000 a year from her sa
works. Here is tax for the United States GOV
ernment protection To the manufacturer ana pfotec
ton To State Concord freeman.