New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-04

oil Ca. iron, scd . crifer1nD Dor fne shoo VI VIC
de,crptions .,d proves thnt th. Indispensable suee
IKE nj other. obsys the IA ys OF demand aod supply
in AZ. citing the Profits of the producer AMI nanise
turer operating favorsbly or uniavofsoiy upVh TUG
auouut prepay, for general use
We bsxe in ,ha United States more iron ore ann more
coal with the usual huxes IN cOnvs niebt co ne,uon
ard Of cleaper arcsss, Than ali the o.her oshitS
,ati,rs of the world end have tho Necessary ct2i'h;
skll and labor ~ procure All 'he IIn 81 -. 80
orpf,c.ures Of jrn and steel required Tor our con-
.pmo,op or thu. may be required tof our cons
for r.,tpjes IA come and also TO cnocie US 70 supply
TIE markets Of olhef countTieS ia TAR c1mpettoh ~n
TIE non spd steel Of c'her n 81, 'ns $1,000.
H., mr. nr,nc,ion Of iron and steel anf nsnrtac'ues
~ iron ,nd steel w3s greater in proOorl IN 10 p1pua
,iop in 1850 than ID le4O AMI that u was s,eaei
in 1855 than Il was in 1850, giving us the r'nt 70 as
sume that il iuenced by The sane I VIZ 49,, -
r,,,r in $50 than il now H. aud in tpe VIII be su'-
fcient for our own consumption, aud t1en give us
.urnlus fer expCrt. Bnt takog into consideration our
pres.nt population ard aecunlu ated capi'ai WIN t
amount of capital annually drasn nom o'ner eoun'res
in The course If emil raisn and the great cost OF car
roe ~ The interior OF our coontry, with me late u
movements in II modes of production and &c
,nre e iron and steel it would not be- rash 10 expect
full supply our own consumption, oe1"es" ''' s-u
the return of the csnsas OF lS'o.
Tbatsx ucon iron and steel and the manu- &c 'ures
III. reI because OF their general use in al ana
in all industrial pursuits has been considered as 81 ~
able ana fair tax II was Pc sole - IMPOSE vpVu
the country Quent.y no uaietiti cns'se ms Go
pr,s.lt rates i is not supposed the sane amount 0,
revenue will continue 70 be derived rom " even slVu
the use Of u,n, az 10 Doubt II VIII Dc eAehl.u "
many other purposes, and be 1nsnhe1 10 ulucr 2'e"'
Quantities la CONNER al intercourse with other ma
tons based upon equivalent exchanges a. II must AZ
WAYS Sc ii profitable and runtiDu US We u! ""
lo forward TO the time when we sha produce N.'a
our own limits al srtclos that are essential o ea'onh
defense and the use ami comfort oil our own peoPe'
ard of these there is more ne e'sfry u tc ue
fenee of the country than iron snd steel ana tue u
fac,ures of iron aud steel Yet the produc'n sh 'uu
NOT 10 stipuat, by upsqTal and JUST ldNdl u, uOr
the pericd of an sbundan supply from our INNS ana
factories retarded BY impoluI legislation Inc nosiS
production of iron and macu'actuies o l'ou 1 ee-
/, OF the increase. The tables prove tue prouc ''ou
and MAJ ufaciue of these articles have INC case WIN
orr increased n pulation and that Import less 10
proportion TO our population and consumption 'nah
forn cry. - 80
Statement No. 10 gives the articles not grown or
srd in tho United Sties as called for Ia he rrso-
n,cIs Th.y are not all raw material used Tor manu-
foc,mirr rmIcses. Tie making such Of them ifee as
s1e 20 Il, ed would not accomplish the "pect auieu az
in the proposed reduction oil the tvSehue Z @ T.; 80.
There are several srtioes partially produced IN Ins
country but not in sufficient 4 lanny to supply VIC
demand WI ich might be al tied to tree entry WIN
out pre- udicc 20 any home interest an at'c .,e,
a,e wool silk h Icp &c. Statements Nos bi, IT, %
and Ct give all the information upon me suolA1' oi
hides skihs and leather, and the manufactures oil 'ihet
within tie coutr,l OF the Depart nent. Ire de mana
ard sutpv of hides skins and leather anu manu- &c
tr,s Of leather are matters of great and growing IN,
go, % 10 comfy. Statements Nos 6j 66 e. aui
| ~ civ, the annual importation of glass procealn ana
81, pevare for the last seventies years. Inc celsus
pturts of 1880 give account as 10 ine produc ION
and manufacture of those a,cles in The United Stt'es
in qucnce Of which the Department Is not aoe 10
furnish tie adjiioDsl Information called Tor IN relston
to them Ii is known, however mat teSe e'c - -
manufactured in the counry-glass AMI stoneware %
very cpI Siderable amount-aLd toe Manufacture Is
being pidly extended, more and more 10 meet
the home c,r sumption. The manufacture az proecia,
| .al
he exlece to be among the last that will fully supply
the homo demand. Statements Nos. % aud 40 IN CIV
ing the growth and manufacture OF hemp aud max "a
the United Staes and the luporta'loas vi heuP an
| fax and the manufactures of hemp and max,
| show the home demand aud hoole supply, and the
foreign supply and prove that the home supply Is po1
| adequate TO the wants of the )untry. SSatements
Nos H. ~ and - give the importation OF these articles
| for 1910 and 1850 with al estimate for 1880 The
| cepsls Of le50 docs not give the homo proddcuon OF
coal cad and copper, and The Depaitmon' ~iuoai
the of giving tho residue oil the information csoi
for vet IL s known that the country contains coal lead
ano copper than adequate to supply all tho wants
of the country, ana that the home euppy on the M
creasc. Statements Nos. 90 and 81 give inc CROWN
and mar uac'ure of silk in the United states The DE.
part nent Las not the Of giving the number OF
establishments engaged in the mAuuisctire OF ak nor
the character Of the articles NAL uac ufed; yet IL is
known III, re are numerous estabs engaged In
the anufactrre of elk niod,a'e tc,Ie, ana tha'
sewing -sb, ribbons al various articles are maputac-
tured TIE statement also exshiis the importations
OF silk and the manufactures Of silk Tor the last seven
teen years. The nded and increased consumption
OF the msnufac ures oftk Induces large and increasing
mportatioDs, bile TIE growth Of SILK when compared
ih population IL on the dec'iIe, aud the home manu-
factuTe the il crease. The tax Oh foreign manu'ac
lures of silk from the general and EXTENDED use hereo
il nsijeIed expedieLt snd as just and eqna as can
be imposed any importati, aud pc 'uiry proper,
taken in connection with our commerce wih the conn'
| tries from which we obtain our principal supplies.
The admission of raw silk free of Cuty would inure NO
home interest migh in time 20 Increase our msnu'
fcture of the article TO reduce foreign Inport4lons
The manufacture of glass pore nm sone ware, the
mining Of coal and productions of lead aud "copper"
and the manufacture of silk may be expected ~ be
increased and extended TO take OF the
home market in less time IN il taken the produc
ton al manufactures of cotton to gain their PRESENT
prosptrs US possession of the home market.
IL will be seen by reference to statement No. IL,
hblDg the United States tunnage engaged in the for
eign and coastDg trade from 7ey TO the Both of June
lc56 that the tunnage the Seth OF june, 1851, is
3O,3i9 ess than shown by the statement for the 10
OF June, 1888. The has ilsen in part from suicer
examination Of the returns of former years, and
rectien by striking out vessels formerly cold without
the United States ost by marine and other casual
ties. This statement exhibits the sail and steam tun
mage separately, and shows there hiss been a regular
progressive increase with our increasing population aud
CONN although retarded at times by the accidents
of war, the Casualties of trade and commercial difficult
tee. Ii aeo exhibits tie registered tunnage which is
alone authorized 10 engage in the foreign trade sepa-
rately from the enrolled and licensed unnsge which
only authorized 10 engage In coastiDg ira TO- with
partial exec options, on the northern lakes, and Of
els in the coasDg trade authorized - touch at Cuba;
and statement No. IL exhibits the States and ports 10
which The sail ard steam tunnage IL registered or en-
rolled and licensed, and consequently where it il
owned
The use of steam tupnage in the commerce between
the United States and ether American nations and
Great Britain, france and other commercial nations,
may ard il Is thought By some will, considerably To
Juce the sail tufinage used in commerce, ana that
cheaper capital IN Great Britain will give 10 that
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