New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-25
VuI MANUFACTURING. AND MIN.
ING INTERF .sTs.
n.youes nj Brihieh'~l-Eudewmen'' Of
UsIisge and sch'-ol OF Mises-T"x'
..t.w Prstectien, nnd Education.


The Permanent Committee on Internal
Revenue Of which toe Hon. John Sherman is Chair
nan has recently made tour of observation through
ne mining regions Of Pennsylvania with view 10 col
netting such information viii enable them TO egsate
telrently on the great interest OF mines and iron
manufactures at the coming Session of Congress The
Committee finished its lahors Yesterday having
frayerspd the coal fields between Pittsburgh Scranton
and Maucb Chunk and after full and free conference
With those Interested In tho,e subjects returned to
Washington.
sasiou of quito large gathering of capitalists inter
ested init e iron mills and railroads which took the
form ~ con pmentaIy dinner rendered to the hon.
Asa Packer. OF the wealthiest aud most iufnetla
gentlemen In PENNSYLVANIA, Mr.. Packer has recently
with yey praiseyUTthy hbeTalty, contributed OF bis
means no less than $500 000 10 establish College oi
Literature and Ply ical Science 10 be located at Bet
Lheu and his friends testified their app eciatoD OF is
example by banquet az the sun Inn. probably the most
superb ever given in that Stare. w. II. GaZmer y
G. Fell. Lewis Audenried, John n, Hutchinson J.s'
b. Van Dasen, David Thomas and John Smyie, j.
were the committee of arrangements, aud MI GrideI
che caterer for the affiir
The affair passed off very harmoniousy, and from ~
Mmense mOneyed Interests represented II csnnol I u
have beneficial influence upon the future OF the conn
Try. Among the enests were the Hon. Morton NC
Michael of Philadelphia Henry c. Carey OF reop
yaDia Gov. Ramsey Of Wisconsin, Simon IaheITn'
Dougherty and John Welsh Of PenusyiVansa - ".
Forney Of Washington, Mr. W. H. Gszmsr', - Bor.
rance of the Camden and Amboy k,"1,u - rlsho
dell OF the Erie Road ID, NJ. Fox NJ DeN4n hI''. 49,
Parker James Il. Nauduscn n. = BehIIti ei'u W., t
Of New.York. Mayor MoMchael ~ ret'@unnit @ 'nC ~,
fhsnks of the honored guest alluded 10 to' The besi
acquiring wealth merely for us own SUM. I'm y
csc TO which man could pat hs money ai,sI p"!is
bis deb.s was 10 provide for the eduea"i Sne IH
and tie comfort OF those around ,ln % .ha ore ,ssy
Packer had done IN more lns'ahces 'n"" '"' WV w.
met To commemorate. . .. - . ,oos. of
Mr. Dryih of New-YOrk 10 response 10 'oas' ol
at STATE pointed out that Phadelphiins were quleiy
iIv turn
and mines while New York was most eng fOsseu Ia lu
portations and trade. lie had 10 confess mat our
course tended 10 help other countries at our own eN
pense aud urged upon all the duty OF making ever!
'thing we needed for our own use. -
Mr. H. C.CaIey said in reply to some remarks OF GoV
Ramsay, that the only importation We needed ron W
permanent tariff that would justify the erection o' t,
machinery we could excel Europe in tie quality ana
ehespness of our goods Between ef6 and le62 there
were hundreds If blast furnaces stopped beoause f tt
fuinous con petition of foreign iron. Here We hhu a
either end of the Lehgh alley mines OF coal iron and
xnc and all that was needed protection aud labor
The way build the National prosperity surely Was u
educate The people v no wonld then see to Their law
nakers. This judge Packer had commenced In q
practical way. His example should be followed.
Speeches were then uede by Messrs. Picard Gatz
ner Judge Strong, W. w. ketehum, DougheIti ane
AcLsn, when the meeting teruinsied IN good frehng
IL 10 astonishing that Oi OF the richest end mos
populous portions Of the country should be compare
&ve.y unknown 10 the reading public. The aggregate
product Of coal from three counties pouring their erea
mineral wealth through the Lehigh Valley was near
10 900 900 of iuns Beside this sum there
an iuexhaustbe field OF iron ore which but for the un
seftaintts and caprice of our legislation might b
pOuIishing our own labOrers instead OF those OF In
gland Already many iron works are bciu
erected in the Lehgh Valley. The largest zine work
IN tie now in fu operation here snd fror
abe proximity Of the best coal in the world the day
loi be far distant when the iron manufacture Of q,
Lehigh Valley alone will equal the present Fros
product. One rolling mill at Bethlehem Is now pr
euopg rails superior in quality TO the English, az IL
same prices with much work as they have caplelt
br. Measures viii be introduced into Congress th
Winter fof putting the IRON interest on a permanel
national basis