The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-02-24

..|y E.I Hti ilu OF
10 tie Senate and Hoass Q + Rspres4ltaissi
ofhs, United States in Congress 4asSH-
JLed: ~
In the late report of Hon. David A.
Wells, Special Commissioner 6f the
Revenue, the following paragraph ap4
pears; .. .. 1901 owl
''Iu the valley of the Cumberland,
and in the anthracite districts of Pennn
sylyania, and at Scranton, the Commiss
sioner is informed by those conversant
with the business that the average coat
Of manufacture in tile case Of furnaces
tayorably situated. under good man
agement, aud with coal at ordinary
prices, is not ii excess of S24 to S26
per ten; and, in some instances, is much
less thar this figure. These estimates,
furthermore, it shOald-be observed, in
clnde n liberal interest on the capitaltn-
vested, which is turned on an average
iIom two to three times per annun.'
Your memolialists, represehting 81
furnaces in the Lebigh, Schuylkillr and
Susquebanna regions, producing SnF
pualiy in the aggregate over ZIG, ,0aa
tons Of pig iron, respectfully express
their belief, based upon personal knowl-
edge, that the above statement of the
Commissioner viii be found upon aEfie
ical examination erroneous, and, ifEc-
cepted by Congress, a most dangerous
guide to legislation Upon the, author
ity of our personal knowledge we beg
leave to state that the average cost per
ton at the furnaces we represent, exclaE
slyc Of any interest on capital andq the
expenses ofmoying product from1ths
furnaces, in the year 1868, was S29.l6
IA and in the FIRST six months Of 1869,
S29 SO, while we believe the cost for
the last six months will not materially
vary therefrom. These prisssr being
the average cost of the product, et1btae-
the three qualities ofiron, viz: Nos; 1,
and g. .HJ 5rs
We respectfully express the coHVie-
tion that the foregoing average cost Sf
the product Of the furnaces we repre-
sent is below the average cost Of the
product OF American furnaces colleoi-
lively; it being our belief that we rep
resent interests having important ecca
nomic advantages. ss.5.iI
In view Of the foregoing statements,
we respectfully ask, as an act OF Justice
to the Commissioner, to the producer
of American pig iron, to the public and
to its Representatives iu Congress, that
you will make special ard searching
inquiry for the data on which the Cornl
missioner has based his statements, and
into the accuracy of our statements 40
above, that the truth may be madepqb-
lie, and error, however strongly indOFs-
ed, be efectually confuted. 75,' loieass o,
Lehigh Crane Iron Company, Cataf,
qua, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. slali
Allentown Iron Company, AllentoRH, /,
Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. % o.
Saucon Iron Company, Hellert0kn !,
Lehigh county, Pennsylvania. a,oo .3'-''
Andoyer Iron Company, Pbillips-
burg, New Jersey. g7 1u.s ND
Montgomery Iron Company, Mont
gomery county, Pennsylvania. a5st Esi
j. B. Moorhead & Co Montgomery
county, Pennsylvania. a5i slss3
Roberts Iron Company, Allentownj
L4high county, Pennsylvania. l-1.,' ,..,
Repplier, Lanigan & Co., MontgoH-
cry county, Pennsylvania. yis-fslss4
Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Company
Columbia, Lancaster county, Pennsyl-
vauia. ''ly W, 20
E. HaldemaU & Co, Chickies Sta.
tion, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania
@. B. Grubb 65 Son, Columbia, Dana
caster county Pennsylvania. d,iIdra
O. S Kaufman, Columbia, Lanlai5
ter county Pennsylvania.
Atkins Bros, Pottsville, Montgoml
cry county, Pennsylvania. -l sT Lns
Carbon Iron Company, PsrryVilisg
Carbon county, Pennsylvania. .sv 81
HenryS. Eckert, Reading PennsyI.
vania.
G. Dawson Coleman, Lebanon,