New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-10-17
RANGER.
The Cigar Manufacture.


To the Editor Of The Tribune:
Protesting to be an artist las we style our
selves although vulgerly called Cigar makers, 1
wish to submit, through the columns of your pa
per, few remarks founded on facts relative to
the old and the new Tariff, which | think Is
worthy of my brother artists notice and serious
consideration, if they have any regard to their
own interests. And, as they have all exPerlen-
ced what l intend to state, hope it may prove
and point out to them the course they ought to
pursue to protect their own interest and not heark
en- to a set of prowlng political demagogues who
have no interest in their welfare whatever. Now
for the facts wish TO recall! to your mind our
situation under the old Tariff when the duty on
all Foreign Cigars was 81 50 per cwt. which
protected till the year 1886, owing to the greater
part of our Foreign Cigars coming from tho
Spanish Islands, where labor for making Cigars
is as high as here; consequently 1t prevented
them from underselling US; but after that year,
and in the course of 1887 new article Il mean
German Cigars appeared in our market, and
continued to conc TILL the present Tariff was
passed in 1912 At first, for one or two years,
", owing to their being so much inferior to
ours: but after that--say in the years 1889, 40
they then had acquired sufficient skill! 10 COM
pete with US IN workmanship and completely
ruled our markets. as thei, prices were from 81
to 50 and even SO less than those made by us,
which prohibited the dealers from buying our
manufacture unless our employers would submit
tn The less lust mentioned. The consequence
dn.up and M
ment 10 be had whereby we could earn enough
to supply our wants. The only jobs to be had
were on Half Spanish at 81 per thousand, un
less the person was a crack hand, when he might
obtain Spanish job to make seed Cuba La
Normas q, Al a,ter Il week or two wait
inc. or take Job on Clear Seeds at s., by
which he was capable of making enough
to lust clear his way wien he had work, which
v.s inst about half his time. You must be
aware of the Germans buying our Eastern Seed
Leaf and shipping it to Germany TO have It mace
nto Cigars and returned directly back. ask
Won why was it done Could we not make
enough for the demand reply, yes; but that
was not the case. They could get 1t made into
Cigars 80 much cheaper abroad, for their labor
ers ob;ain scarcely one-third we do for our work
Then, ask the question: Is it your interest TO
90 for the destruction of the present Protective
Tariff. which pives YOU for making the lmlta-
ton Seed and Cuba Segsrs so instead OF 81
and for Clear Seeds 50 so and 81 instead ofS3,
and abundance of work, and can have seiec-
ton, and lose no time? Which, then, ask again,
is preferable, TO have Protection TO those
abroad or Protection to you yourselves /
think have said sufficient, and II would be IN
necessary to say more TO any candid, reason
able mind, ere they would discover their true Po-
si,iop, and 90 unanimously for the Protective
policy of 1912, which is threatened with total
destruction by James X. Polk and sustained oy
the champion of American Protection, H. CLAY.
Now word to the Consumer You may infer
from the above you are paying higher for Cigars
than you formerly did, Not so for let me ask
you how many Cigars did you obtain previous to
the Tariff for / shilling7 | answer, ). And how
many do you obtain now | answer, D. Then
ryheie IS the difference? Il did go into the For
eign Manufacturers and Importers pockets; 1t
no,c goes in good part into yours. -,,,,,,,r,
NJ SAMUEL G. WRIGHT of Monmouth Co. has
been nominated for Congress by the Wings of the
lid District, New-JeIsey. The, nominations
Throughout the State are as follows:
Wig.
7 J.ars G. HAMPTON, Cumberland.
II SAMUEL G. WRIGHT, Monmouth.
Uf.JoHS RUsK, Hurterden.
w.
V..WII1IAM WRIGHT, OF Essex.
L.Lrc,rs O C. ELSss. Cumberland
I.GYoR5E SYKES burlington.
III .isAAcG PAgLEE. OF Runterdon.
lV.JosEPE sALL, Sussex
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