The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-01-08


consumption of cur manufactured arti~
cles fall off when the manufacture OF iron
languishes, and orders fail us when for-
eign iron ~ plenty and cheap"
The reason Cf this In given In the
letter OF Mr. John A. Wright, who
says:
The ayrrsge number Of men employ
ed az q charcoal furnace making 1000 tons
ct pig iron per year, is noe less than I'D,
making population Immediately de-
pendent Of NOT less than 300 The av-
craga number OF horses aud mules is not
less then a. The amount at grain used
will not vary much f,om 2. $40 bushels of
wheat, J 900 bushels Of corn, J 900 oi
oats, |, 900 rye, 50 tons of hay, aud D.
600 bundles of straw The an,eunt OF
merchandise sold near 900, and in ad-
dition there is large amount Of bacon
used, aud th. farmer finds 4 market for
all the vegetables aud feed he can raise,
his butter, eggs. veal, nOsstoes, DO, arti-
cles which vii not bear transportation to
market and what is no unimportant
item, saving large quantity Of ma
nure to be used at home to enrich the
soil. "
The same letter saws that tue effect of
the erection 1T inrnaces in that lands
which otherwise would not be worth taore
than from 81 to 50 per acre, sell from
$40 TO 500 per acre
We find treia the Seeretary's tables
that the production Of pig iron which,
in 1920 was but $4,000 tons, had Id
1885 risen to .0ao,o0o tons If We
apply tic data given bv sir Wright 10
the million Of tons, we find that If ,0oa
tons employ 20 men, them 900, 0oo
will require 10000 If a 900 tons
support 800 persons, then 10000 600
will support $4,000 If 1000 tons
employ 80 horses, one million will employ
~ 600 horses If ,0oo tous require
= 800 bushels of wheat, 900 600 witt
require :, 500 600 Of wheat = 0a0 900
of corn, j 600 GOO of oats. 100 nU0 rye.
$4,000 tons Of hay, 3,0on,000 bund'ss
Of straw, 81 GOO 0ao worth of rac~chan-
disc, and In the same proportion bacon.
beef, eggs, butter, vegetables, &c.
The advocates If low al t-.fiar"rr Din.
ties place their theory on the basis hat
the price il regulated by tile demand
| ask them to estimate what the relative
effect IN the price Of their great staples
of agrjeulturai produce would be-, il the
3a0, 600 persons eagagcd IN and danend.
emf on the manufactures of pig iron. in.
- a.
cultural products, were engaged in azrj-
culture. What would be the cFact on
the prise of agricultural products in the
interior and especially in the remote
parts Of the great West, If there were 80
railroads aud steamboats, builtz Are
they not the result Of the surplus profits,
and the credits resulti1g from the profit
able employment Of oar iaborr
low can the $50 persons, dependent
GA the manufacture Of I 900 tons Of Ply
iron, consume $1,000 worth of lorchan-
1sey i it not because the 70 men who
are employed in It's manufacture earn 1T
least 81 900 per anuum, part Of which
pays for the merchandise, ADD a part for
the agricultural products which they con
sumo Do Gentlemen who advocate q
mere revenue duty take into considera-
Jlon the facts that hv divyrsifvine labor
that bv employing - men in making
Ton, We give employment 30 many NON
m arrlculture, who. Nv the supply #
sIsese - men and heir families with
provisions, d>e., obtain tile means of con.
sumlng foreign imports aud thus coutri
QUITE their proportion To the ravouuey
upon ron lake INTO consideration lie
met that unless the duty be no increased
as - enable cur iron masters u eamnefa
with fareigu iron the 80 persons now
dependent on the iron manufacture must
become 8sricuiturIsts. and that he effect
must bo e redundant supply. aud That Tie
value ct the whole agricultural product.
will not br increased unless the quantity
without an increased consumption This
then, - the solution If the fact that the
consumers 0t iron find tAat their bus mesa
is less profitable when foreign ron il
abundant and cheap. L. is, however.
the Introduction Of cheap foreign iron At
q low ate Of duty rulus the home manu-
lacture, and ~ dorririnr the ttranar If 81
acme mrrket Or their surpins produce.
4eprivcs them Of he a6ility 10 aur.
chase
This memorial embraces other inpar-
tant facts, Va ind, tables given ON IA.
res 50 and 100, hat the price Of Dir
iron i'm Glasgow has vnried from e.3a -
to $40 "a, a8d that the price If aar
ron has varied sH9 - - 80; aud mat
the bast iron WAS CHARGED 1T from All -
TO - ID extra price. Can anv one #
The advocates ef Low al lafortgs dutv
explain the reason why the price Of ron
should flnetuate 20 much IA the British
aarker or can any one Justify n sratern
OF duties liable 10 50 much uncert4itv SO
system Of aa rah9Fe1,s On prices so I'll
Tlanieg but the uncertainty and #na-
tuatlon n prices i Bet he most Wild
objection ~ a system If ud rrfarstps ia
ties on British iron fl j. known faat
tie British manufacturers nraauaa
ehean article tor onr narket made At the
refuse materials which Is unht Tor use.
but being low priced and paving bat lit
tie dnty, Il introduced and placed On orr
railroads. and hv wear and brealyas.a { tho
cause Of most Of The accidents and laes af
lie by which the country Is So often So
founded. A moments reflection must
satisfy every intelligent person that how
ever applicable a system Of an rgioreD,
DUTIES may be III other articles. ii II
NEST nnw,se system for the duty N iron.
Ii Il premium for fraudulent uanntae-
lures and Tor fraudulent Invoices. And
who are benefited By III Not the GOV.
eminent, for ii dimini.hes the ravenne
Net the railroad companies, because it i
nav undarafpad that tha .,.,,,.. -