American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-23

/ York. introduced bill into the House OF RsP
reSentatycs to repeal the duty on Rail hoat
! Iron in certain cases; and that statements vert
made by members from Pennsylvania, as tt
the ability of the Iron Works of that state &
supply iron Of equal quality with the English
and at low price These statements excited
some SURPRISE and their accuracy appeared tc
be doubted, The National Intelligcnccr o
Yesterday contains note fiom the Hon. Joseph
Burlington, inclcsng statement from 7. Ray
mond, Esq, manager Of Brady's Bond Iron
Works, on this subject, in which he Says:-''as
to the ability Of this country to manufacture
railroad iron, there can be no doubt. These
works alone are capable of turning out, OF
finished rail road iron, one hundred and twen-
ty FIVE tons per week. We are now manutac-
turing rails for several companies. That which
has been tried of our make is found to be supe-
rior to the best article imported from England.
The II and 7 rails, OF any other patterns in
use can be manufactured at these works as per-
tectly as in England Or any other country, and
it would be esteemed privilege TO receive an
order for the heavy rails. The III, T, and U
rails or any other patterns in use, can be made
for $50 per ton The expense of transporta-
ton to any POINT on the Ohio, Mississippi, the
Lakes, or east fthc Mountains, will be no more
from the works than from Pittsburg. Cost of
transportation from the works to Cincinnati a nd
Madison, Indiana, has been $3.50 per ton. 1t
can now be transported to the same points for
So. The II, T, and L rails can be made from
to | feet long, according to the weight per
foot. The works can be enlarged in short
time to capacity to make (of finished rail-
road iron fany pattern requred) two hundred
tons per week, if Il market can be found for the
iron--the ore and coal mines being extensive
carpenters and backsmiths' shops, market and
dwelling houses completed"
1t is thus seen, that Rail Road Iron, ''supe-
rior to the best article imported from England"
in qutntitcs Sufficient to meet all demands
It is evidently then the interest and the duty Of
this government to let the domestic manutac-
turer have the supply, by refusing to repeal the
present duty on the foreign article.
We extract from Mr.. Raymond's statement
the following correct and practical views of the
effects which would result from the repeal of
the duty on Rail Road and other iron:
''Should the duty be repealed or much re-
duced on railroad iron, the further manu!ac-
al IL, Dt,
cessily be discontinued, as the English at this
time have several hundred millions of dollars
invested in iron works, all in operation or ready
to 90 into operation whenever a market can be
found for their iron, together with an over
whelming capital to operate with at the low
rate of two per cent. per annum and labor but
half the price it is in this country. The effect
it will have on the country to repeal the duty
on railroad iron is obvious to all acquainted
with the history of the times, Railroad iron
will be sold by the English manufacturers at
reduced prices until the American manufactur-
ers are broken down; then they will put on the
tariff, and raise the price much above what it
is now made and sold for by the manufacturers
of this country. But if the duty is continued
as it now is, the result will be quite the
Large Investments will be made in the iron bu-
sincss rival establishments will rise up to con-
tend with others for the market, 4 gradual re-
ducton OF prices will follow, and as prices fall
oil, greater economy III machinery, labor, and
scientific improvements will be required and
effected, until the American establishments will
be IN condition to dispute the markets of the
world with the English or other highly favored
nations. Repeal the duty on railroad iron,
and soon after it will be required 10 take off the
daty on all other descriptions Of iron. Repeal
1 bn l,i ;rr,, anil millions nF dollars will
be lost. Thc numerous iron works now SPRING
ing into life, aud maturing under the happy in
Auencc of the tariff OF l8i2, will cease to be
operative and 90 TO ruin The prosperous and
industrious communities collected about them,
engaged in mining and manufacturing the raw
matesas into iron, will be dispersed and COM
PEELED to seek for employment and bread where
they may, If happily they can find it. Unac-
quainted with husbaudry or obtaining livell-
hood by cultivating the SOIL without trades or
skill other than in the business they are how
engaged, they will be reduced to poverty and
stimulated TO the commission OF crrncs.
Continue the tariff, and the business Of the
country vii. give employment to all, and over
come any financial embarrassments. Repeal
the tariff, and the country will be drained of
specie, business will decline, productive labor
in great measure cease, and be transferred to
tie English ana other transatlantic natlons'
STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT AND NARROW Es-
CAPE The Ylcksburg Wing OF the l 18th inst
says, the steamboat Frontier, on her downward
trip, struck snag near January's landing, near
Island Ono Hundred, which passed through
her cabin, just forward of her wheel house, car
rying away portion of her upper guard and
two state-rooms, besides doing considerable
damage to the wheel house. Mr.. Andrew
knox, of Washington, was asleep in one of the
state-rooms, which was literally torn into
atoms, and had most miraculous escape. He
was thrown out of his birth into the middle of
the cabin, and though the two state-rooms were
literally piled up in tho cabin, KNOX escaped