New-York tribune., 1868-08-21
THE SALT INTERESTS.

To the Editor o. The Tribune.
SIR: ~ attention having been called to an
article under the editorial head The Euenig Post Of
Friday, July II, entitled about salt Once Nore"
induced without attempting ~ make tariff argument,
leaving 70 intelligent public their own conclusions Ot
the soundness OF views predeated upon false premises
FIRST The Post article states sat Is manufactured prin.
cipay near Syracuse, and al saginaw In Michigan"
manufactured ia large Quantities on the Kama
Wha and ONO Rivers, ana az saItVle IN SOuth-Hestern
Virginia, at Syracuse and Saginaw Is IN deposit In
pure state in Louisiana partially developed IN quantity
IneNhaustDle' without naming ouier locaHues Ia the
United States the works abOyensmed are capable for
long time Of an annual production more than
equal to the wants Of the whole nation The writer 0f
the article in The Post had better pos himself ON the re-
sources and industries OF his country and not have
his eye alone S''gic 10 the uiteTcS Ct {0feY,hdO
Again, he says that the Syracuse salt Comp2sy owna
a controlling interest in tue Saginaw Works. sc. The
Syracuse salt Company do now nor have they ever
owned dollars interest IN the Saginaw Works. neither
does any syraeusan, whether salt manufacturer not
own any interest In any saginaw salt property but on
the contrary, between the Saginaw hanawha, ono
and is to-day as Keen and sharp competition as cen Neil
be conceived or In al the markets common TO any two or
more Of these interests.
In reference to the assertion Of the writer that syra-
cuse coarse salt Is unit 20 use for the packing OF oeef
and pork and the loss Of immense quantities OF these
articles thus cured for the army during the war"
only that such fact has ever been stated by
merit OF the OnOndaga salt packing salt
determined by the United states Government by official
IN 1852 49, "a IN all the forts OF the south and SOUTH
West and It's ntness quality and curative powers tri-
umphantly sustained, aud the Government have ever
with Onondaga salt and with perfect success In
addition TO this the testimonials OF many Of the most
packers Of both the East and the West could bo
spread 10 show that prejudice sustained by tnte1ea
foreign salt the only objection 20 the use OF the do
nestle coarse salt; its acknowledged superiority for
packing and preserving fish Is SO well understood, that
The Post may find the evidence ar given 10 inquiry from
undisputed witnesses in it, Own city.
The only remaining startling fGct IN Ihe Post article is
the discrimination made IN the OF the salt used by
fishermen against the ordinary price OF the same In
market,
The Syracuse Company manufacture large excess Of
salt over the consumed In markets requiring no
extra sell at fair return for the OF pro-
ducOn This seeks Of course, market az some price.
That, and the only open, Is the seaDOard where
necessarily the imported salt and must be Sold
ALL prices equal 10 the offers or the foreign mauufac.
turers BY unwse provision Of law, obtained long
the OF the present Iarn BILL fishermen on
the Banks. G., in foreign terr1ory-were allowed 70
salt in bond 10 strike down their fish while at
and salt thus used they freed from the pay.
ment OF duty. While they acknowledge the great
superiority Of the domestic article, yet they cannot
foregO the Of eriOT foreign SAT- unless some ap-
proach made 10 equality in the price OF the two salts.
This salt did not pay but it was much an excess OF
which loss is chargeabe the discrimination by Cow
ernment favor Of the use by fishermen OF an inferior
foreign salt
Instead OF being IN the language Of The Post ga
opoly the hands OF few wealthy capitalists, the
syracuse Salt. Company is made up OF al the manufac-
tirers many them OF small means boiling tbeir
own works who have associated themselves together In
order the cost OF production necessary %
succesfu competition with home well foreign sals
makers and assert without fear OF successful conradc
tion that this Association, instead OF beng monopoly.
has saved vast amount OF money 10 the consumers OF
salt during existence By the very fact OF economy
Of manufacture impossible 10 the individual producer
July %, iS6S. A.