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And the duty about ST so per tonnot one-half of that
enjoyed in 1896 Our establishments Of course during
this depression earned every year loss but the largest Of
them kept in operation knowing that the low figure
which iron had fallen caused by surplus product
and not by any improvement economy in the trade
They knew that iron could not be manufactured in Eng
land at any such price, although the manufacturers did re-
sort to their cndcr heaps and sell the most uortes
article upon EARTH Does not any OF common sense
know-who knows what constitutes the material and
labor Of ton of ron-that it cannot be furnished in
any country for $24 36 per ton? But what Mr. Vim
ton and Mr. Ashmun and the other presidents Of these rail-
roads, about the quality of the iron They will make mo-
ney enough for even the poorest of them by the repeal of
the duties and then they will retire they have done from
Congress- only to be despsed by their stockholders as
they by the manufacturers.
A SUBSCRIBER
From New Evening Post
THE PLOT FOR THE REPEAL OF THE DUTY ON
RAILROAD IRON.
The BoRERs' CIncuLAR.-Thc following is the circular
sent by the borers Washington to the different railway
corporations in the United States supposed to be most in
erested in the removal of the duty railroad iron 1t
unfods their plans and fixes their We hear that ii
was not thought expedien to send it to all the railway
companies. Annexed to the circular is the resolution
which the borers require be adopted by several
anies as the condition OF securing the passage Of the de-
sired law.
The circular it will be scen refers to certain meeting
at which the persons whose names signed to that paper
were appointed committee to operate Congress AT
that meeting the minutes of which have SEEM Azarah
Boody principal officer He chosen member Of
Congress at the last election bat resigned to give himself
leisure build the Wabash Valley railroad for which, as
we are informed on credible authority he has contract
the amount of seven eight millions of dollars. If we
should have been enormously informed shall be happy
to make the correction In the time Mr. Boody stands
in the light of employing agents to the
bers Of Congress pass law for his especial emoument
law which, by lowering the price of materials he is
employ will put thousands in his pocket
New YoRK, March 2l, 1854.
Of meeting companies in this city, the pro-
ceedngs Of which duly forwarded your address
find necessary in the of proceedings
pond with all the railroad companies of the United States
supposed to be interested for the purpose of obtaining
and reliable information Of ascertaning whether
they win cooperate with us in order that may know
what may incur obligations make expenditures
in furtherance of objects.
To make provisions for the expenses unavoidaby incident
TO the prosecution of the agreed the meet
ing that each company coming into the arrangement should
for this purpose the Of hundred dollars and
that in osuccc there should be paid by each company
to the committee for the further expenses that may be
CURED, and compensation for their time and services
Tin addition to the above adyance five cent the
pany railroad iron heretofore imported by it, which it
may import contract for prior to July 1885, by the pas
sage OF the law laws repeating remtng OF suspendng
for limited time, the duty such iron.
sufficient Bumber Of companies should not be found TO
come the cSpedicnt the opinion
the committee for them to undertake carry into effect
then the hundred dollars advanced to be returned by them to
such companies ms shall have paid the same.
We enclose copy Of resolution which we send to all
the railroad companies in this interest with the request that
it be offered for consideration your board other proper
authority at earliest convenience and that be adj
yised result and if adopted that we be furnished with
a certified copy of the same.
Will also please furnish with information the fol-
lowing points, The length of road the number Of
miles In operation the number of miles for which iron is
be provided the weight OF rail be used the number of
upon which duties will be refunded If retroactive law
obtained to take effect from July 1885, also January
1858, so from July l. 1859 list of the directors upern-
tendens and engineers Of your company and the post
Office address Of each the committee may wish to
pond with each of them the subject
As the session Of Congress already far advanced IL is i'm
portant that should take immediate action
and advise Of the result the 10 this communica
tion must necessarily be the basis of our action
Please enclose communication to Henry " Poor, esq
| No. Spruce street, New York.
Very respectfully, your obcdient servants,
s. r. YINTON,
NOAH s. WILSON,
JOHN STRYKER,
GEO. ASHMUN,
II. " POOR,
| Committee.
Rcoircd That h, company will cooperate with the
mtee appointed by the meeting of railroad companies held
in the city Of New York. the 25b day Of February 1854,
consisting Of Samuel r. Vnton, Noah 5. Wilson, John Stry
kerr George Ashmun and Henry " Poor in their efforts To
obtain remission and repeal Of the duty railroad iron
heretofore 10 be imported, suspension for limited
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