The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-01


tom $2 90 higher than in Liverpool If he then sells
10 cent profit the price Of the iron Is S3s TO- or SIG
higher than the English consumer pays The ron-masers
here then complain that they are not protected and
make iron at that rate. When that imported iron arrives
At Psburg 1t will cost go per ton, S2s than the
English maker sells his for IL iron entered In New
York for nohing would much when 1t arrives In
Ohio a. II be made for there But that Is not difference
enough, fhey want specific tariff make the expense Of
the article to the American pay least $50 per
cent than the English consumer pays-say S66 in
stead of $22 per The Ptsburg convention resolved
that they require duty Of $40 per pig ron and Of
$40 per ton common bar The average In England
of the common bar imported this port for the last six
months being f5 l6s lld (ay S2s 2) the duty 30 per
cent amounts 70 % A. which. with the charges makes
the $40 90 In New York specific duty Of $40 such
as these people ask for would raise the In New York
70 862 a. Makers Of cutlery OF hollow ware of ploughs
Of tools, well Of railroads and locomotives are ali to
pay this and still compete with the makers of the
articles abroad, who being subject the tax got their
raw material for 90 per cent ess and yet there
wealher persons in the country than the iron masters
The pretence of the proecons for the imposition Of these
taxes IL to encourage 'home industry" Where there is
one person employed in producing ron there 30
poyed In working II and using IL In the manufacture Of
other articles The encouragement to all these inter-
Is 10 give them iron cheap England encouraged her
manufactures by abolishing all duties on raw materials
cotton wool IRON and everything that enters into the
manufactured articles. because the ess paid for these
articles the be afforded TO labor Ia working them
mp. When all restrictions and spscia bounties such
these demanded by the removed, the
ufacurng Interests In the oss hourishing condition.
because the elements of their productions then obtained
with the greatest facility and at the cheapest rates. larger
quantity Of the products Of their industry consumed, and
the demand for and reward OF labor higher than
This Is peculiarly the this year. during which the
ufacturen of New England have experienced great difficult
v In procuring hands, much that more than oneh
Of sPndes have remained idle because the companies
harfHg osrsd p hfghes wages mar woud leave es per
divideds, could obfai. operatives would com.
mend this fact the attention of Mr. Cary and the Amer
Review. they want the authority IL be furnished.
The general prosperity has given better employment than
factory servifude and consequence the pon Of
farm produce in New England has been greater than ever
That 10 say. the 'homs Market" under low tariff as
evnced the imports into Boston, coaswise and per rail-
road, far greater than under high tariff Take, for
instance corn; the imports into Boston from Virginia.
Maryland, and Pennsylvania for the year ending
September 1919, 1857 96s bushels, against 154o 95S
bushels In ls4s This enhanced consumption Of farm
produce indicates the improvement Of business generally
independent Interpretations which afford wages suf
acenty high to tempt adequate number from other
employments.
may be remarked that Mr. Dodge of New York. one of
the leading iron merchants introduced the convention
resolution the effect that adj vaorem duties "ae In
furious the interests Of the country, by kmg the
higher priced, and consequently the best irons and flood
ing the country with the lowest priced and poorer quail
Ties" This argument, even IL based fact would be
lame Ifths tariff sleeps out' the higher qualities, why,
then, surely the iron-masters have monopoly Of the
make Of that description, and can their theories
have Of complaint However although Mr..
Dodge il ofihe largest dealers in the city, he does not
know, least does the truth The mpoations
this for the last six months (he latest
most In point because Is of the prent state of the
ket that the masters compained) have been foows
Tons e O. d.
Common bar iron. ,eSsa average COS: in England ls Il
Now the higher qualities are not kept out ]" nor Is the
country "hooded with the lowest priced" On the other
hand the good qualities Of iron, which Mr. Dodge admits
adequately protected by the present tariff the
present moment, those largely imported and as
Of the wasteul, INDECENT, and inefficient
Of making iron, any other article which neces
sary results from dependence upon government bounty,
Is fatal to the Of the article In the market Why
were the mackerel cstche conessedy the miserable
Of American employees until years since Simply
because In the whole Union IL the only employment
sustained by direct government bounties The moment
that bounty was Withdrawn they began TO flourish.
The mpoaons at the port continue fair for the season,
and have been thus far In November folowsi
Imports port Of Nag York.
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