Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-23
Duty ON SALT.


MEssRs. Ep,ross Amongst the arti-
Giles on which our Representatives in
The las, Congress thought proper TO levy
heavy tax is that Of salt. but for what
recial purpose | am not aware =
Wh ether was for tho cheapness of
that article, or for raising revenue
and in. 'dsntaliy projecting few salt
manuiactL rers in the States Of Massa-
chuse,,s, New York, kentucky and Hi
nos, Il friends OF the measure have not
informed US. in the absence of any
ether good reason may we not suppose
hat sou.e Of the representatives had a
direct interest in this matter, IN view OF
their future location at the had OF Salt
River. where probably they intend gong
into the manufacture of the article ssen-
selves. Be this as it may,l think no dis
interested man, can after examining this
subject IN ali its bearings. he in favor Of
continuing the present high duty on salt.
any more Than he can be in favor Of pro
,ecing the domestic manufacture Of rain
on Professor Espy's plan, against The
cheap article tina, falls from the clouds,
though judging from the arguments used
by the tariff advocates, III relation 10
other matters, there would be to them no
absurdity even in this.
The nomina! duty on salt is Sc. per
bush, but the real duty paid on any for
ejgn coarse salt far exceeds this, as Sc
I lbs. is deemed and taken to be- bushes
while the salt really weighs from 10 to
80 lbs. to the measured bushei: by which
[ it is invariably bought and sold. The
cost Of the heaviest and best article oil
foreign sal; at the place where obtained
does 40, exceed 10 cents per bushel, and
is often bought for less. I hus instead oil
paying 8 cents, it really pays IA cents
or nearly $50 per cent.-and the ligh,col
aud poores, article. surprising it TO cos'
the same price abroad as the best, pays
at least 100 per cent.
], is estimated that not less than fltcer
million oil hogs were slaughtered III the
4 United States In 1913. Oi this number
probably twelve millions were suited
requiring on an average hall bushcl o
saIl--making all aggregate of six mi!
! lions Of bushels. o. the quantity of bee
sIaug hlersd for packing in the same year
i, may be safely assumed that at leas
!, Two millions oil bushels were used 10
curing bee!--,aking the total qaantu,
S .. sal, used for curing beef and pork il
one year, eight million bushels. In ,hi
ci y during the last three years Their
: have been inspected and packed wit
d foreign salt over 100000 barrels Of bee
+ aud pork, and il is lair estimate tina
there have come to this city during tn
same period at least 10000 bbIs. OF bee
! ana pork inspected in The river coun,ie
: Of this State and packed with the sam
y kind Of salt.
II is known that no salt has yet bee
/; manufactured in this countryside q
It extent worth ment;oning) which can
I compar red with the mos, ordinary kind |
i freight salt for curing provisions--au
if that provisions packed with ordinar
q domestic salt suffer depreciation
= value not only in foreign but in our ON
- markets. Is it not astonishing then tn
20 men can be fouad, who will advocate
lie policy SO directly injurious to enc u Il
most important branches Of the industl
i Of the county, and 10 fact to all interes,
!, From the Chillicothe (Ohio) Advertiser.
$, Thomas HI. Benton and willial
ed Alien.
ne
he We find the following paragraph
ID relation 10 the above named distinguish
as members Of the Uniicd States Senaie,
- the Washington corrcspnndrncc Of IL
: number Of The New York Herald:
IN "Thomas IL. Benton is great a
ny strony man; his industry is unliring,
mi perseverance irresistible, and his apr
lcatian to business intense. lie is fiite
in wears in advance OF al! other pubic I'M
u. as the grsa. leader Of the Oregon mo,