New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-11
The Profits and Io flnences of I1npor'"t'oii
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We find the following most important and per
tinent questions and answers in the Journal 9i
Commerce, in which they sppear at The request
Of Mr.. Bruen. VIII not American Fteemen
read and heed them
1ara.e -Nsr.ie4. "a. 7rey: y ", ,..,i7s j, WOOD
hF;.e HGsA hErenUs Ia he stated. aoS me rGs oi hsd
iin-' tha yel liofssG h.n ias 90 ~. 60 20 much 50 that
the tcbenu.e aoSe, you the sNpo'HiiGn hy tHe ,.
Government had amounted, N one yea 10 ne ~
That you r had as:,e property the amount Of Ore
Million DoafS-aGd thai you Ken i5fnet ca. p,,,ss
manuiccure the a:;lc!es IN this county,
He .arhe5 stated tna aer some twenty years OF i-Esile
you asrs-tafrsf recently that you mad mace Hoine
r N-1nflcturn. 4s bat Irsny persons IN youi en-
poynIen; during the pa, years had accunnaied
handsome pTopsty-and that property N the nei-hpoi
H11i both rra and perona had been greatly acsa'ed N
Many honest persons Win IN aFSrmea; against
- % m TT lied by The Manufacturers. which
they .ay o the pockets oi me celsunel> ,b
IL fhai Is pejudciai 10 me mofas anu @eo' - ''''
il You NH give me any information on this sntl'e e.ine'
conf:nia: or denying .r ketchuu statements ana yost
o,en experience a. the profits anu morality OF sse e'ao'
,hmenis | mall esteem J; q ,iTcf. ., ~ ,, .
veracy. aud vii bel.ve your PERSONA Ou'
Pee t,. xe :e !y now take III troubling you My
Only nnoIo.y for have interest directly l3 ,n.iiee Ia y.
nresn, Ee-ton beiieyIrg s do iaa Tariff sr Projections
absolutely necessary 70 save Agriculture om en'iFe
pgnstFaiOn a. Country iIun constant Ie'ui'lois
l aa' 's'S '''pS''''''' HERMAN BRuEN.
y, Byye. lsoy. August %, 1874.
SIG: Your favor OF the 2sth instant comes
this morning 10 hand. advising of the statement
made by lr. Kctchum respecting the conduct
ing and results of our Manufacturing business,
ard also our Importing and Shipping, which are
entirely correct.
commenced importing Goods in 1863, and
sold some Of my first inportations to your father
and ur lesSe bilcwin; and during the twenty
two years al-esward imported and shipped more
Cotton Goods tran any other individual IN the
,rade. and, with my fiends +. Thompson and
Isaac Wright, started the first Pockets out Of
New YORK 10 Liverpool, during which time Il
appeared lie most prominent interest OF the
country 10 encourage Foreign Trade, as we then
mixed the cow whist john Ctapo held the bull
ny the horns But peace in Europe changed
the position Of the American trade, and led re-
fecling men 10 see that change in our trade
was absolutely necessary; and our own Govern
mcnt directed Their attention 10 the encourage
inent of American Manufactures, by laying heavy
duties on The articles He imported. And as have
ever thought il the interest and duty Of every clii-
zen 81 90 v.,h Ms Government, vent 10 England
N lc2i ana 1875, and engaged my brother 10 give
up Importing, and 10 commence Manufacturing
in this country, which enabled To Go with
many advantages Others did not possess, as We
were ACQUAINTED with tnc Manufactu-ers i'll Eng.
land, with their operations, and with every de-
scrption of Cotton Goods tnen made, and with
BUSINESS habits favorable TO the Undertaking.
The results Of when have been, tnat for the
first twenty-five years. as importers, We made
neafiy One Million Dollars; and during the last
nineteen years is manufacturers with most steady
| attention. We are pn!y rewarded ny the results of
having made more people happy than any other
two individuals IN the United States, as We have
eiaployed one thousand 10 twelve hundred per-
sons steadily durng the whole time and think
| am safe IN SAYING that at least two hundred o
those hands are now settled on good farms
ana are the most independent citizens III this
country; and as many more have gone into
different branches of business on their own nc
count. 1t is not becoming in NE 10 say how TAR
we have promoted the spiritual interests OF our
Operatives; but this can say, that It has been
one of the prominent objects with ourselves and
our associates, fully believing The success OF every
undertaking depends upon a Divine blessing, and
that without that eli our labor is in vain.
Your ob't servrnt, BENJAMIN MARSHALL.
II. y. Respecting the bounty from the British
Government, we were allowed Sd. per yard on all
our Printed and Stamped Goods imported Into
this Country during the years lS03alSl2, and
III consequence frequently sold Prints for less IN
New. ork than we purchased them in Manches
Ter. The bounty ON our Imports amounted to
530c50,OO0 per annum.