New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-07-20
The Tariff and Business in PittsburE-
New BRANCHES OF Manufnctures-Santa
Fe Traders-Ieiver Trade--SnaS-
bcnts-I cetotnit rs-1IarsctS- &C.
FLrrsrrRG. July i, 1913.

If additional investments in new manufacture
ing cstabishmcnts-if the extension of those al
-cadv IN oreration-,f efnharking In new branches
Of the samc--it CONSCIOUSNESS of ability to
compete with foreigners in those branches hlth-
crto for the most part monopollscd by them, arc
indications of a return to better times, and OF the
beneficial influence Of a Protective Tariff, then
Pittsburg can furnish many unanswerablc argu-
ments for one, and It's permanent continuance.
Many things arc true in theory but found un-
trucTin practice by force cf circumstances sue
ccssful practice is indisputabe proof Of arg theory
whatever. Notwo opposite theories can possibly
be trre if, therefore, Free Trade is the only true
one, we arc strangely miaitd il, imputing the
present and apparently prospective prosperity OF
our City, TO the opposite one OF Protection Man
ulacturlnw cities act as a sort Of thermometers.
Wher duties were little better than nominal our
workshops were fast ccsirg. our manufactures
decreasing in business but with the fret crcra-
tons of the present system, a recovery from the
decline commemorative continued up to the
present; and not only so, but in its beneficial re-
suits includes the success OF new branches of
manufactures which have heretofore proved abor-
tive. SAT if Free Trade be the true system for
us, it is very singular, and we need a0lnc key TO
this anomalous state of things. The dull season
has arrived, and men begin to look around and
estimate the profit and loss Of tic business OF the
year thus far, that they may have soni5 premise
from which to form an opinion Of the probable
amount of business that Will be done in the Fall.
This seems It prorer time TO sum up the aggrc-
gate, and | am happy to nave il e cav that bus
ness on the whole up to this period, has beef 81
the most satisfactory description to our merchants
ard manufacturers Here has indeed been no
sudden cxpans!o::, but rather a gradual one to
meet the steadily increasing cona:d ard with 1t,
as remarked above, successful attempts to put Ii
operation new branches of manufactures. For
example, Steel and Files. Several attempts have
been made in years past to establish the manutac-
facturc Of both thcac articles, but they all, from
one cause Or another, mainly, believe, inability
to compete with importations, have failed. Lat
tcrly the manufacture OF steel has been taken hold
Of by -Shocnbcrgers--long engaged in
manufacturing iron, and of great wealth, winch
has proved successful. In concert with this, Il
File factory was started, which uses the Pitts
burg steel exclusively, and produces a first rate
article; so now we have files made in this city
from the crude iron. | have likewise obscrTcd
several new and extensive buildings going up or
already completed for loundcres &c. all OF which
argues for the increasing prosperity of the Iron
City. 1t is a fact, that when duties were lowest
we were threatened with having iron brought here
and sold at prices ruinous to our founders. But
thanks to the Tariff we arc well over that fright
1t is fresh in my memory how our mechanics
were down in the mouth at that time and it is
more vivid still, how we now rejoice in returning
prosperity Last year mon had Their stocks lying
on their hands a drug trading was the order of
the day, the order system of paying wages extern
sively introduced with all It's evils and inconve-
nicnccs, operatives discharged and unable to pro-
cure employment, the carrying trade greatly re-
duced, &c, &c. This year the warehouses are
generally swept clean of the old stock and have
little now, a cash business is done, cash paid for
wages, (tllanks to the factory girls,) mechanics
employed, numbers of new steamboats, contracted
for, 4 understand there are no less than seventeen
in Clncinnatti,) the carrying trade greater than
for some years, and general impetus given to
all collateral branches Of industry. All this dates
from the time the new Tariff began to exercise its
genial influence. | do not believe we arc wholly
indebted to tint for all, but | do for the greater
part Of what we enjoy over last year. No city
could feel the noxious influence of Free Trade
sooner, or more severely, than this; nor has any
one more largely participated in the benefits OF
wholesome discriminating system OF protection.
a reaction is taking place in the Ioco-toco
ranks. One example will suffice. In conversa
ton with laborng man the other day, was IN
formed by him of various individuals who hereto
fore voted the Loco-Foco ticket but who intend
hereafter supporting tina, Of the Wings and Anti
Masons. He nstanccd himself as one who had
got his eyes opened, and he assured me he knew
of fourteen or fifteen others with precisely the
same feelings and intentions.
The Santa Fc Traders have arrived, bringing
with them $50 tons OF dry goods and hardware
from the eastern cities In this city they bought
50 wagons at sSlS0 piece, and carriages at
various prices, with 100 sets Of mule harness. In
travelling they attach ! mules to each wagon
Various other purchases they made, altogether to
the amount Of 100000. One item was 500 for
glass ware another $500 for inwarc, &c. To-
day they were busy III shipping their goods to In
dependence, Mo-, 400 miles above st. LOUIS,
where they left their mules when they came on
From thence to Santa Fc is good thousand
miles, 800 of which is over wild country. with
out a single house and but very little water. 1t
is said that they break up and burn the wagons
when they arrive at Santa Fe for the IRON about
them which is worth more than their original cost
Their route home, if all accounts be Tue will be
dangerous, unless the Mexican Government takes
some measures to provide them military escort
Nevertheless to attack them will be tlcklish
piece of business; themselves and men will be a
little army, and being every night entrenched be-
hind their wagons, will give enemy warm
reception. These particulars | learn from
manuscript furnished by their interpreter.
Our leyee, this afternoon, was real show. a
sudden rise in the river, sent, according to the
boatmcn, specially for them, set every thing agog
Down went lots of freight, our own manufactures
composing the largest part lots of passengers
and lots of idlcrs-no | am wrong there were