Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-16
RICH MON ID, VA.
Friday Morning, November le. is4'.
rur ADMINISTRATION POLICY"

W. ,earn from the Washington correspoh>
a.rce of the reliable organs Of tre hesen'5'
that. q few days since, prolrac'ea aau 'a.v
r;o,s session Of the cabinet was ne'o' ~ ""oN
The chief subject of discussion ano eon',ue,a' -,
100, tho detail Of tho several reports, tna' VIII
o.oomnsnv the Presidents Message, and Inc
d.s;nna,;on of the line of policy, domes'ic anu
fo,eipp. that will characterize ms aohln''"a-
t;on The only specific proposition wh'cn ms
,,.l,od ont il tha, The Secretary of The Treasury
iii rsc,mmend the emasculation Of the presen'
TIFF ouo the institution of the unjust, dscep'
,;vs and corrupting system OF mlu'mom' a"u
snec;6c duties, for the present fair anu equa'
.vs,sm Of al palnrsm duties Inc Dem'''AH
in Congress will be fully prepared S''li 'a'''
.ns arguments, ,o'ovsrthrow the Protee'loH''''
and preyen, such q radical and mI'cneSou'
change Of the present wise ana beneficial 49,.
go ens,em Among other striking facis which
wnl he adduced in resisting any chanse " NV
Tariff OF 1916, will be such as are furhisheo Wy
pennsylvania Iron Master To The Union, as gwen
below. He places the operation oil Inc ia''h
u,on The iron interest in that great S'a'e IN
clear and comprehensive lieht-so as ~ coH''
.,a tho sanction oil the whole people:
''''l0 VIZ OcToRrR 20, 1879.
c.n,,,m,u. Enclosed you will lind circular
u :.om'maslers OF Pennsylvania. An IRON.
~ 'as mrsslt have long been sasfed maj my
s,cr,n ,inousn brethren have nlislaken .ns euus'
Of ,heiP allged troubles und canno. &c. 'n,s
norIuniy PASS, without recofo,nS my Pc,
nlt
against their present efforts 10 alsei Viz 'a''A "
1916. ,,,;n s,,tcmen, O;
facts which tiey know I" DC ras, aLu ..'e ~ ~, '
Pennsylvania iron. master W oPPo'. ""'
The eos, Of manufacturing pig iron WIN an
,hr.c;,c coal varies from SIP 10 Sl5 per TON
To oet j, 10 the Philadelphia maket te!aoin cus.s
arer - and large quantities are daily lh'oSn
;n,o PHILADELPHIA Tor 81 per tor; making Tue
Whole cost TO The irun-mas!er from Sl3 10 $40.
The mig iron made from charcoal west oil lac
mountains costs The furnace men, oeh'c'eu !;
Pi,sburg, from SlS 10 SZo, accetuins W 'ue'
facilities Tor manufacturing and gelling 10 mar
ket. 10 Inol;sh-
nan bas over us in our markets OF fH!soufg
and Philatelohia. The Liverpool Times, now
helnre mo states the cost OF making pig iron III
GreaI Britain 10 be from Sll TO Sl2 III mus
he remembered, TOO, that English pig IRON - H.
ferior to ours for many Tn'7osssJ ,n;u
TIE following statement AIN sal'sneu, WIZ
he acknowledged fair one by all familiar win
the subject: p.,or.
The cost OF melai 8, the furnaces IN 1fea' M
| Britain say,
| Transportation 10 Liverpool OF uiasso~ : IN
Storage, commission, &C., &c-say w
Th;r,v Der cent ad valorum duty upon Si3, ~
! Pfeishl 10 New York or Philadelphia ser m
| dora rnder 50 per ION, a.
| Charges TOR unloading, storage, @e.i ~sr M
| 10 cur ports, say,
Actual cost of a ton oil Englisn iron III ~ "a, az
| York or Philadelphia, GO
| gicknelps Philadelphia Reporter gu oies antnia'
c,c iron in Philadelphia al $50 TO S23; Engiish
ard Scotch pigs, per ton, S2l to S24. The Com
mercial Journa and other P.usbafg papers qu o.'
charcoal pig metal in that market al 30 ~ 10.
English pig metal in Prsburg, zone IL eo''' a.
least 40 per ton 10 gel II there.
Thai our profits are fully equal 10 those Of any
o,hc, h.Snch Ct manufacturers, the above stale
menl will clearly sanw-rartIculsrly II proper a'-
,cn,ion and economy are observed by the iron"
/ nas'er. ,o,o so,,n,
,prally inflated The iron business 10 this Stale
The product OF upwards Of seventy furnaces De'ns
almost Immediately aided ic the yearly supply
--,ha, The demand has 10 this cay no. even overs
taken IT, Now give another unnatural 'lhPe'us
10 he business BY ausnen'ing Inc present uh'y
Of 80 per cent, ami vho can tell no" many more
iron works would Immediately spring up, and
uhen the demand would oyeflaKe inc supply -
| THE fact is. the bushes. is even now orerdone. -
There are now 100 many rolling mills and tur,
naces for the consumption Of iron. The demand
ia however. gradually growing upon The supply
ard il The tariff is let alone, the business VIII, IN
another year, be heaii!ful and prosperous. Eng
| lind cannot now successfully compete with US 10
our iron markets Tor any length oil time. ihe
iron.mastefs Of England are too shfewd 10 pay
| The game they have ben much longer. lneiI
losses oy tie shipments Of iron TO ms country
| for the past year or TWO mus. nave o.'e CIV
nous. The disturbed stale o! Europe, u Is uue,
CONNECT them 10 fore their ulatlng STOCKS
| into IN. only market they considered sale. We
have compelled them 10 sell al sac'if:e, ana
| dou5t no, they are tired Of the expert men.
Il appca!u 10 me, Mcssrs. Editors, taal the truth
is perfectly clear, an5 lies in nutshell. Inc
iron,musiers of Pennsylvania have more 10 lear
from domestie Than foreign comp:tttior. Lei
A pENNsYLVANIA IRoN-MAsTER.
That under the influence Of the present tariff.
the South has taken remarkable bound iow ward
in manufacturing and other enterprises, is
phenomenon that is now attracting mach atteh.
lion. Tic Railway Times, Boston weekly,
| gives The following resume of The MANUFACTURE
inc establishments and railways the Southern
| States:
4 :, ~ IN IL rarn nj
| already greater number oil manufacturing es-
,ablishmenls, in proportion 10 her population,
! Than any other stale OF The Onion. NJ ry!and
ba. invested over S45 ,O00U00 IL RAILROADS, ca
| mails and manufactures, and is sill actively en-
| ployed in farther enlarsiDg her undertakings Tor
! internal Improvements and Industry. She has
within her borders six hundred and sixty miles
OF railroad. Virginia has over to,ly cotton fac.
tories, and has about $50 0O00 600 lnves.cd in rail-
roads, canals AMI manufactures; her railroads,
| either in operation or in diEeren; stages Of con-
| suucion, amount 10 about 1900 lies. North Caro-
lima has over 500 miles OF railroad in conslruc-
| ton, and about five cotton factories in operation
| In Soulh Carolina ,hsre are about iorty>five
cotton factories ic progress, or in successful op-
ration, and over 500 milc3 OF railroad; the peo-
pie are looking forward 10 more extensive rail-
| road operations, ami have already some cGnst-
! cradle canal accommodation. florida has al
ready invested over $4,000, QUO in railroads aud
manufactures. Georgia has over six hundred
miles of railroad, upwardo OF seventy cotton
manufactures, and has invested in lheee matters
over SIS 600 G00 Alabama has sixy>scsen
miles OF railroad, and over twenty cotton tacio-
ries. Missouri has invested in in eTnal imp ove-
men,s, mines. and manufactures, over SS5,0C0.-
| 600; Q: her railroads We have no account. Ken
trcEy aud Tennessee have each small rum CT
OF miles OF railroad and they are likewise pro.
ceeding rapidly forward in other enterprises, cal
culaled TO develope their real natural resources.
and attract 10 these States The enterprise and cap
ial OF The mierain people OF the Lonh and cast
Other States, which we have mol enumerated,
are likewise proceeding with spiriI in the great
work of internal improvement, and from what
We can now see, We are justified 10 believing thai
The next ten years OF The history Of this country
will witness an ex,raofdiaarv revolution, with
regard ~ lie .onIsc ot is in,cinal uade."
The success .. s:,c,hc'n manufactures is