Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-01-05
Meeting Ofthe Iron MGhn-
fact,,rers of the Hanging
ROcE IRON RegtOn.

Rock Iron Region, OF OHIO and
Kentucky, having been called
to consult upon matters OF IN
terest to this district, in view OF
the proposed reduction of the
tariff on pig iron, convened at
the office of Hon. Wells A.
Hutchins, and was called to or
der by Thomas W. Means, Esq,
president of the Hanging Rock
Branch of the American Iron
and Steel Association.
Representatives were pres
ent from the following manu-
featuring establishments:
Means, Kyle d Co., Pine Grove
Furnace and Ohio Furnace; Heclo
Iron and Mining Co., Hecla Fur
mace; Union Iron Co., Monroe Fur
mace and Washington Furnace;
Campbell, McGugin & Co., Olive
Furnace; Hiram Campbell, Mt. Yer
non Furnace; Means, Russell d.
Means, Bellefonte Furnace; E, B,
Greene d Co., Keystone Furnace;
L. P. N. Smith, Jackson Furnace;
Monitor Furnace Co., Monitor Fur.
mace; Charcoal Iron Co, Buckhorn
Furnace and Howard Furnace; W.
D. Kelly & Sons, Center Furnace
and Grant Furnace; Peters, Clare
& Co., Madison Furnace; Means &
Co., Buena Vista Furnace: Hooking
Valley Iron Co., Union Furnace; II.
S, Bundy, Latrobe Furnace; VIM.
McGhee, Lincoln Furnace; Zaleski
Furnace Co., Zaleski Furnace; JEFF.
ferson Co., Jefferson; Norton, Camp.
bell & Co., Galia Furnace; Star Fur.
mace Co, Star Furnace, o.; j. PAUL
& Co., Bloom Furnace Hampton,
Gro. & Co, Star Furnace, Ky; Full
ton Furnace Co., Fulton Furnace;
Portsmouth Iron Co., Portsmouth
Rolling Mills; Ashland Furnace Co.,
Ashland Furnace, KY Buckeye
Furnace Co., Buckeye Furnace,
A letter was read DR.. w. S.
Williams, expressing his regret
that his engagements were such
that he was unable to be pres
cnt, but assuring the meeting in
his hearty cooperation in the
objects of the association.
On motion Of Mr.. John
Campbell, it was resolved to re-
organize the association under
the name of the Hanging Rock
Iron Association, instead Of the
former name, American Iron
and Steel Association.
Some amendments were then
adopted to the constitution of
the Association, to conform to
the change of name, when Mr..
L. G. Damarin was elected
President; William M. Bollcs,
Secretary and Treasurer; and
H. S, Bundy, A. B. Waters,
A. S. Norton, Isaac Brown,
John Campbell and w. Gull
berSon, the Executive Commit
tee.
A Committee on Resolutions
was appointed, consisting of L.
p. n. Smith, Isaac Brown and
A. B. Waters, who reported
the following, which were unan-
imously adopted:
WHEREAS, There is an unprcce-
dented attempt on the part of For
cign Free Traders, to break down
the financial policy of tho United
States, in reference to the protect
ion of the laborer and producer, in
this country, to accomplish which,
large sums offoreign gold are being
d dsbursed to influence public opin-
ion in favor of the repeal of q part
of the revenue iaws, known as the
tariff, the principal or only effect of
which would be to oppress the la
borer and producer, as to make
their condition parallel, or inferior
to that ofthe subjects Of Monarch /.
las of Europe, and especially the
paupered labor Of England. There.
fore
RSSolued, That we, as manufact-
urers and laborers, residing in the
Hanging Rock iron region, while we
do not defend as a permanent meas
ure of financial policy, for the peo-
pie Of the United States, the tariff