The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-14


s the last remnant Of hope OF future support from the
Dsople, mighty camor has been raised about the de-
dressed condition Of the iron interest in that State caused
a the organs Of federalism allege entirely by the tariff of
ls46, which perm its the importation Of cheap foreign
railroad iron, and thus inteferes with the interests Of
the iron. masters And for the purpose Of aiding the ad
mnistraon in the achievement Of its political objects
with regard to the Pennsylvania election. and also to in
duce possible, Congress to increase the duty iron
thus adding the taxes OF the American farmer and
chanc the ironpasters OF Pennsylvania have stopped
zone Of their works, discharged their hands, and now
ioin in the camor against the tariff
Thus are the political fortunes OF the administration
and the sord private interests of the iron. pro-
noted by the "joint and several" hue and cry which
they are now raising about the tariff of ls46 II is
periodical camor, and always takes place upon the eve
OF an important election.
We have noticed, however, that there is but one de-
scipton Of iron which the opposers of the present tariff
aege that materially affects, which is railroad iron
andtha kind OF iron they say is imported at very
low rate To show the manner in which this iron argu-
ment used by the wing press copy the following
PARAGRAPH from the Baltimore American:
IMPORTATION IRoS.The importation Of iron into the
port Of Baltimore Saturday about fifteen hundred
TONS including nine hundred and railroad bars
from Wales said in Baltimore, including freight
and duty, the low price of hiryfve dollars per In
der the tariff of 1872 all this iron would have been
faciured in Maryland.
The New York Express says that the which the
Hudson River Railroad Company had with Peter Cooper
ESQ., for supplying part OF the rails from Poughkeepsie
Albany has been cancelled the company giving Mr. Cooper
bonss o$b4OOO The company Tor hfs iron
SOL SO ton, (he price which they have paid the
from New York PoughkeepsieD but that iron has
IN mar ton fbQ haua
good bargain with Mr.. Cooper in being let Off with the
$4,000.
contract for parcel Of British railroad iron has been
made at Ss7 30 per ton. delivered at New Orleans.
The whole story, however is not told by the Ameri-
and the wing press generally who press this iron
argument upon their readers They do not inform them
that this foreign iron is Of uey inferior quality and
not fit to be used for the purpose for which it is intended
Such, however, is the fact, according to wing au-
thority We copy the following article from the Cincin-
natl Gazette Of the leading wing papers OF the west
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
RAILWAY IRoN.-Many lives have been lost and much
property destroyed in consequence OF the bad iron
for railways 1t has been furnished cheap in England
drive Of market the American article the great
difficulty in railway construction being the of means.
cheap rails have been sought Tor enable panies
open roads the possible expense and leave to
future the supply Of better rails of profits or
Otherwise StafordshIe iron-master, in letter the
London Mining Journal of July 18th, explains this
full We give below. Can there be any doubt
the advantage American railway companies If they
would procure good rail- made at home fair price, in
preference to the cheap trash bought in England which
dangers life and property and has 10 be replaced in very
short time The ironnaster after explaining the early
above the best bar iron, asks
"What is the now Why, the very worst iron tina,
railway bars Hotbast cinder iron, made into white
pigs Is now sought alter 10 be used for this purpose and
good best ron is reduced to as ow and in
some instances, lower, than the bariron thai
trash and yet Of the purchasers will have yoa be-
eve hey get the best lron white the fact Is rails cannot
pound. per above what they ae now selling at i'll
reminds me Of order. being sent for gold watch seals ~
the with rails; and the consequences is they
no sooner laid down than IN few weeks months they
taken up and replaced as they are found give way and
thus the railway is continually endangering the lives oil
ny. Many are now putting the Handicapped rail- which
puts of the evil day little but this destroys the tyres
fast again, and thus increases the loss.
"T6s state OF things has been brought about by un.
natural Of the trade. Since the demand for railway
been formed; make iron millions OF ptal have
been brought together, and large works built and put in
nothing about making iron, and having connection 70
lake their on have TO force sales by lower prices than
moneys and 70 follow these common desirnctives he l.
obliged TO resort TO the Of inferior material go
the very best pigon that could be made using very
and cheapest that could be got and this accounts for
the deteroraed quality OF the rails. How this
hes, iron price for H. and plenty Of men can be found
reduced price, worth 81 per ton at the works
At San 81 @ and y. s a@ yo OF s ana a%
ing ssld Is undertaking low lower than the
yerest trash that be found In the bariron market
he pric. silver good copper Inc price Of co%mo"
brass good best IRON for the price Of the rubbish
that be made To abolish this rotten system give fair
price 70 the maker this wil enable him @ do you Justice
changing every rail that splits lamnates crushe for
five years after they laid down upon the permanent
way This viii put stop to selling base metal Tor sterling
wasting last possible, the money of those who
been foolish 70 advance II TO build castles In the air
In further cooboraton OF the fact that the iron now
brought to this country is OF mseraby inferior de.
scpton, and that the prices Of good iron have not ma
eraly fallen, copy the following paragraph from the
Baltimore Sun, "neutral" paper:
EseLIsH VS.. AMsRicAN RAILROAD noS.-Our own infori
nation on the subject confatoy Of the following
the Philadelphia Ledger Of yesterday,
The English iron, we have understood that Is afforded
ound SO inferior in quality, be desrer than the do
nestle manufacture at $50 per the probs
nthat trial or two Of The foreign low priced article will
our cheaper. though higher priced article Those who
nave been asking Of the tariff order 10 shut
ou, foreign mpeton, viii from this that the diff
cannot now, under the present duty Of thirty per
cent, put into this equal quality, n price
lower than u can be made hero with profit Il de-
aIsoe mat the duties iron should he high
The price on consumer merely add fortunes TO those in
m oomesuc production. All unnecessary taxing should
be avoided as far as possible"