The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-24
Fourth Quarterly Meeting.

Bethlehem Iron Co., Alfred Hunt.
Black Diamond Works, David E. Park.
Shoenberger & Co., T. 8. Blair.
Freedom Iron Co, ]. NJ. Kennedy.
Belmont Furnaces, Cyrus Mendenhsll.
Birmingham Iron Works, Mr.. Porter.
Chess, Smith Il Co., r. F. Wilson.
Kittsning Iron Works, Mr.. Brickell.
Superior Iron Co., James 1. Bennett.
Northwestern Iron Co., a. c. May.
McKeesport Iron Works, W. Devices.
Chicago Rolling Mill Co E B. Ward.
Middlesex Furnace, Mr.. futile.
Eliza Furnaces, 7, 8. Blair.
S~hoenberger Furnaces, Richard Hays.
Lawrence Iron Works, Mr.. Dithridge.
Cleveland Rolling Mill Co., A, B. Stone.
Globe Iron Works, j. Kinsey.
Union Iron Mills Co, T. Ii. Carnegie.
Fair Chance Iron Works, F. H. 0liphant.
Iron and Nail Works, Essex CO., N. Y, J..
Rogers.
Buffalo Union Iron Works, C. F. Wsds-
worth.
Pascal lion Works, H. G. Morris.
Lima Furnace, Cyrus Ellison.
Westernsn Iron Co., James WestermSn.
Vesuvius Furnace, 7. A. Dempsey.
Monroe Furnsce, VIM. NJ. Bolles.
Lawrence Furnace, John G. Culbertson.
Chicago Coal Co., @. W. Rockwell.
Hecla Furnace. A. Mccullough.
Lawrence Rolling Mill, s. G. Johnson.
Cleveland Iron and Nail Co., Geo. Worth
ingtoD.
Washington Furnace, ". NJ. Bolles.
Tuscarswas Coal and Iron Co., J.. F. Gard.
An opening Address WIS delivered by
the President. It il an able document,
plain and straightforward in style, clear,
vigorous and comprehensive. 1t slludes to
the work done and being done by the Asso-
citation in various parts of the country, and
considers the success of the efforts being
made fully assured. We make the follow
One of the fruits of our efforts was mani.
tested by the decisive vote in favor of the
resolutions affirming, in the strongest lam
gusge, the duty of the United States, to
foster and protect American manufactures,
by the great Board of Trade Convention at
Detroit. That Convention was composed of
about five hundred of the sblest, most &C.
tive, and practical business men, drawn
from almost every important commercial
city in the United States, including San
Francisco, Our resolutions passed that
body with but one feeble no. Since the
subject of home industry was first intro
duced as an element of political discussion
in this country, there has been SO mnOh
uuhululltl mhullC1No0 VA OK III DOI kduk
HosfUuH1 question. The fact that four hun
dred and ninety mine, out of five hundred
delegates scquiesced in our views, is an en-
dorsement of great Importance, and adirec.
encouragement to US to press forward our
good work until every schoolboy in the
land is indoctriuated with the patriotic
faith, that America should becommercislly,
as well as politically, free from European
dictatiOn.
Efforts are made by the Free Traders 70
create sectional enmity between the eastern
and western manufacturers. But I am
happy to inform you that q perfect unanim-
ity of se~ntimentand concert Of effort exists
between these two sections, and that there
IS no reason to spprehend a change that
weuld be adverse to the interests of all par
ties concerned.
The feeble muttering of a clique called
the Free Trade League, organized in this
country, New York City,) is sometimes
heard in the west, begging for proselytes to
their European policy, but their efforts fall
still born on the puOlic ear. The great
Northwest has proclaimed herself a i've
in this nation, and I believe that many of
the owners of the thousands of factories
now in the East, will in time find it their
interest TO move part of their capital to
points west of the lakes and the Mississippi,
WANAO hAoy IA AAu CAObDoI 1duua Cu6hD6T
food, cheaper operatives, and a more ready
market than they now have. The time is
not far distant when the Northwest will
count her manufacturers by the thousand,
and her farms hat are now declining in
fertility, will be recupersted by the msnures
at contiguous and numerous fac
tories, in the same manner that England
has raised the product of her farms, from
ten to thirty bushels of wheat per acre.
An auxiliary association was formed in
this city, soon after our last meeting at
Chicago, under the auspices of Nj. A. B.
Stone and his ~cO-lsborers, that promises to
spread its beniicent fruits over the whole
State of Ohio, enA NV
Virginia, Kentucky Tennessee and part OF
The Importance of these auxiliary ascot
atoms is manifest. They reach, through
local personal effort, many individuals who
otherwise would be left in ignorance ofour
and the necessity for action. Pitts
Cleveland, Plattsburg, and other
furnish examples by their co-opers-
i've unions, which it is exceedingly i'm
to have initiated in ali parts Of the
Union.
We have circulated over 500, 900 doc
and have had all the principal
'lGces and most of the Congressman visited
n the States of Indiana, Illinois, Wiseou
in, Minnesota and Michigan, and the work
Zill soon extend into Missouri, Iowa and
lansas.
We believe there are but few Congress-
len from the Northwest who will be favor
BILE to Free trade.
1mportstions from Europe have largely
during the past three months.
ut little gold has been exported, the large
alances due on foreign bills being paid by
le export of United States Bonds, 4
light improvement has recently taken
lace in the iron and stsel trace, but q gem
al depression still exists throughout the
Our national finances will float
ong easily so long as the government con-
nues disbursing largely, and our bonds
3 freely taken in payment of European
llances. Bat when both of these elements
sse to operate, as they surely must, all
'udent business men will see the propriety !
exercising more than ordinary cEution, !
the accumulation of q huge interest !
airing debt in Europe cannot fail TO pro-
ice ultimate stringency in money, and
in all kinds of business. q
our organization has kept itself free !.
IN all combinations aiming at increasing :
prices of any class of commodities, I I
LIST they will in future carefully avoid all {
IS in their associated capacity tending q
Yards that result. We ask Congress for .
} American market for American manu- Q
lures and while We are justly entitled 5
mai field, We ought to advocate and Il