, 1869-08-24
The CoAL AND IRON MoNoPo11rs

II AaTancs in the Wholesale price of
., In Il $40 TO = per ton has brought
y" IL the country the knowledge that
Il :'e;: Z snay amount tn monopoly. The
:: ;-'-i:''.@rers OF the United States need
-; il Is -" Of the elements of their
:;'~E. !: ..oal employed for this p1,r-
i g |, 80, i = the Allegheny range, par
5-.ss!E II. !: nbylyania. 1t is also found
=. S'''A :. ia in unlimited quantities
T." S'~ Eis .aad and other manufacturers
-" 10 uehase from Nova Scotia
"ra:tsr Pennsylvania. The coal
VI: :'=ta L: Pennsylvania have
IA med IL the iron interests,
49, 'ehH q '!.': I *9per ton is placed on
: !:"n, I2@ u! .l...5 on this coal, Tho
~ LIZ tlLt IT, s-lole manufacturing in
s''' IT'S outs. !: Pennsylvania, especially
- iron est;.L.s1 a"ots, have to submit to
- 1os =. II o. the coal they obtain from
= 'vn Scotia. ~! ~ the same tax to the coal
lHranles Of Pennsylvania. The alarming
-";Lb1nat1tLh lr.rpY the miners Of Penn
.s!vA1sia, to permit no coal to be sold ercent
II rrlces d1cd themselves, and to pre-
fttt any n,-e, ling mined than is pur-
t''A!fd lit sutL "l!o has startled the coun-
ny. hnd has t:"..,I i universal demand TO,
-: repeal II tAe u.ty.
f.Las not et-,.. ii aIeltion that the New
A"1k 7riIune. vLicL puts itself forward Ms
IT, especial-:t moi the only competent
Y.Aupion c1 Protection, joins iu the CRY for
: :.i'cal OF IT,. ~.,:y. It is true the editor
Il sl:ht paper as~=-1ts that the zepeal cf the
's': viii no: ;..duoo importation Of coal, !
s""c.su5e non'' vii be imported, but there
L. Le1ettheles=, more in the concession !
t-'sn appean oa the surface. A ton of
e''t'tS;n pig iSo1 cannot be imported and
s..u IN New ~. for less than 74n cn,.
rf:cy. Atcn q tie same character Of
80: can be lro":csd in Pennsylvania md
'-:.f1 Ut a lherAl q: Il ;ss2G. The exclu-
l'."u u foscigl ::.~ 1y ,La enormous duty
'':.@ i1t'ghts. ts.:. ir.n-1nakers OF
.:":ESy1vaaia . 49, :: - iron for cash Mt
;: ~" IL Per s"7,. u lie production of
!s:s uoa coal s1lr.e. a considerable
u''A' Atom a'. :. A-ee .: csl- is, perhaps,
'''' ''''saee .: 4 :rrsrt needed to pro-
: :s' Il ten q! -. I. S"peal the duty
! : .:-d :;s::ult =. tor! will, Of course.
i;s.k the ces. l.. 2"i oily, md max. tic
! ses cf the fe: cad the Limit ut the
t'"icH Q! Tie :s:re Of the PENNSYLVANIA
e'-'s. The :, 81. viii be the reduction NJ
'1r Price ot cea! :, ~Le iron mills, and q
<>L-tIEent IT i, :.ca Of from Sl.50 to
s-.t' L tie c.s: .. producing q ton of pig
r. t::a. Of CO r. .let much will be added
q t::c a.se4ls e. s:-.us profit Of the iron-
e.: .:"rs.
-" FTodue:ia:. :: pig iron in Pennsylra-
IA ;~ probably w. 900 tons, xhich cost.
|.' .::.Iroat rcl1ll. 5oG per ton, and
sL..i, sold fo: s4lGa2 per ton. The
irD.:e: @i1c:+l; ."- ton is not regarded
# -'S1;ent, AZ! r. esl the duty on coal
1.a itayt tlat ~. i-on unchanged
w.. Lave Il" - OF increasing
'i1l :zaat f.: -. .5O@l7 per ton.
i1eS ','' We !o' *, these iron men !
,AS5 =. ~ 'o'>s'.-- ~4-ro is comparative
y I o 'o;e'sh F. g Imported, except to
'1lsir lie def -, l. .he home prodnc.
I; II. Iae Hovt-i -':.t, therefore, gets none
Il In proceeds ): ne enormous duty ~
:" l~'-- soa in 6 >, y: it all goes to the
u
crl ,<.1i=ts wEo = Il furnaces. Isnot
lie 1i:7Tiiy vii :. ca the New York or
gaL g: tie lroL ..--t.cst advocates repca,
oI s':> duty on. ally understood, when
tic rsrcAl u 1 =: on coal odds two
eo!.rs peE 'o- = already inora;natcly
l;.tat l.7e6. CT. IN:
Tue irol l. --o;'oly is E greater oppr es-
si's,. .ELn even l. 4 the coal, erea. Is
lie Liter IS. = 1!'inution in the prico
(! c$-, uoogl LAS ana unjusti6able
s;EA-s any Irs.s:', :s, nt least, for great
Part. n the i J. o. the laborers who
ain.' t:-c ccsl; :. the case Of the iron
tAI. NJ lGl'or,- =Aar& in no way. Els
was. :.1e e:t.,- led Upon the basis Of pro- !
tac::e to-. Il .sa ct sac. The difference
s,tv c@,E TIN: - sio goes exclusively to
tic ;4Si,.tust- ,~.!ling down the coal
tnt t:n,:~!y, tLe,:: let Us not overlook
liz ct.t- md +, ~ oppressive ono which
rt-c:se. 'i;rect.. evey nan in the country;
wig: ta.ts tc, he mere benefit Of capital
every srtie's I'd implement Of industry, :