The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-06
CITY INTELLIGENC CE
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THE RAILROAD CoNVENTIoN-REMoN
STRANGE AGAINST A HIGH TARIFF ON RAILROAD
IRoN.-In another column Will be found the pro-
ceedinqs OF the convention OF railroad men who met
yesterday in this city. The following is a correct
copy OF the iemonstrance adopted by them against
an increase IN the tariff on railroad iron =
To the Honorable the and Hosse Of Representa-
tyes Of the United States In Congress assembled
ents and Chief Engineers OF R9roads assembled at Phi
there be- no of pI9S b to inc
tar on railroad iron and other required
therefor among many Others that might be presented
l. Because it is mamie interest of the Govern
ment that every should be given to the
yeloD ne resources OF the country instead OF dscour
added to the cost Of t6elr railroads " 10
Because 1t is maai estly mpolltlc and unjust to
the resources OF the conntry
en- posi- ion of Annually making large appropriations
10 improve rivers an0 mo harS9s Of donating the public
to accommodate commerce and deveope the resources
tariff, enormous burdens indep railroad COM
Ranes that ask nothing from the Government further
veloping the resources of the country, ,, ,-.,
any more employees engaged with them than
Because every dollar OF additional tarln laid upon
IRON or other materials required in bni ding railroads
se S he S n The e oas Woyu too
resort to norgages whereby often they lose the whole
Because by discouraglng the building OF railroads
extent lessen the ability Of the people to eet the taxes
required Tor the support OF the Government.
Because 1t burdens the agricultural inter Its of the
country or the benefit OF interest ia lee Important
than the agricultural and railroad interests which
one and the same.
Because by Increasing the of railroads you in
crease the emoun 10 be raised by stockholders
and the of alton to the FOR all he
has to sell buy lessons the yeary profits OF his
farm 10 this extent
g. Because, ii we are correctly informed the iron
Interests o. tie country at this time making enOr
nous dividends and could wei afford to have the tariff
per dividends the capital invested while very
large number of railroads are unable to pay dv
dends.
no. Because the cost of iron rails the most expensive
Item In railroad construction and is the
present tariff, enormous that IL may well be ques-
toned whether there not existing railroads of
small pub ic value which must he discontinued for
want OF sucent earnings TO purchase rails to replace
those now fast wearing out
H. Because in addition to the cost OF transpora-
ton, freight commissions, etc of opinion that
duty of lower than the present per ton on iron
rails viii afford all the pro econ that American rolling
mills, iudciousy located and managed, reasonably
ask, aD0 yielo the Government much larger
than existing or proposed rates of duty that
fixed will by its probabilities OF stabll-
ity do for the permanent iron interests of the
country than any higher tarlt
In conc usion-Because the increase of duties pro-
posed In the Congress railroad iron would
be unjust and oppressive in the extreme to the railroad
interests OF the country and that the interests the
domestic manufacturer as well as the industrial puT
suits OF the whole country. would not be promoted by
from engaging in The manufacture of lron in conse-
quence of the want of stability and the danger of
on TO the other extreme, occasoned by unreasona
bly, high tariff.