The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-01-13
JACKSON STANDARD.


esS eCahe Hanging Rock IrOr
Region, G t3I 34
ieA meeting of the iron manufacturers
aflsthe Hanging Rock Iron Region, 0
Ohio and Kentucky, having been calico
10 consult upon matters of interest tt
this district, in view Of the proposed
reduction Of The tariff on pig iron, con
yened At Tie office Of Hon. Wells A.
1Iuicbns, and was called to order by
Thomas w Means, Esq. President oi
siie hanging Rock Balnch Of the Ame'-
ican Iron aud Slct Association,
Representatives were present from
1he following manufacturing establish
menls:
Means, Kyle & Co Pine Grove Fur-
mace and Ohio Furnace Hecla Iron
aud Mining Co ,lIecIa FarDace; Union
Iron Co., Monroe Fdrnqce and Wash
ington Furnace; Campbell, McGugin
& Co, Olive Furnmp Hiram Camp
bell, Mt Nernop Furnace Means,
Russell-( & Means, BrIefonte Fnrnac"
h. R Greene e Co.. Keystone Fur
SAGE; l.. p. ~ Smith, Jackson Fur
mace; Monitor Furnace; Charcoal Iron
Co, Buckhorn Furnace and Howard
Furnace, WpI ID Kelly & Sons, Cen.
ter Furnace aud Grant Furnace; Pc
ters, Clare E Co, Madison Furnace;
Means d Co., Buena Vista Furnace;
Hooking Valley Iron Co, Union Fur
naee; II. s. Bundy Latrobe Furnace
WIN. McGhec, Lincoln Furnace Ia
leski Furnace Co., Zaleski Furnace;
Jefferson Furnace Co., Jefferson Fur
pacr Norton, Campbell & Co Gallia
Furnace; Star Furnace Co., Star Fur
mace, o. J PAUL & Co., Bloom Fur
llaoe; Hampton, Bro & Co., Star Fur
mace, KY Fulton Furnace Co. Fulton
Furnace Portsmouth, Iron Co., Ports
mouth Rolling Mills; Ashland Fur
mace, Ky; Buckeye Furnace Co., Buck
eye Furnace.
A letter was read from DR.. w. s
Williams, expressing his regret that
lls engagements were such that he was
unable to be present, but assuring the
meeting in his hearty cooperation in
the objects Of the association
On motion Of Mr.. John Campbell, it
was resolved to leorganize the assoca-
tion under the name of the Hanging
Rock Iron Association, instead of the
former name, American Iron aud Steel
Association.
Some amendments were then adopted
to tue constitution Of the Association
10 conform to the change of name, when
Mr.. L. G. Damarin was elected Presi-
dent; VIM. NJ Bolles, Secretary and
Treasurer; and II. S. Bundy, A. B.
Walters, A. S. Norton, Isaac Brown,
Johu Campbell and W. Culbertson, the
Executive Committee.
A Committee on Resolutions was ap.
pointed, consisting of Messrs. L. p. N
Smith, Isaac Brown and A. B. Walters,
who reported the following which were
unanimously adopted;
WHEREAS, There is an unprece-
dented attempt on the part of Foreign
Free Traders, to break down the f.
nancal policy of the United States, in
reference to the protection of the Ia
hOrer and producer in this country, to
accomplish which, large sums of for
eign gold are being disbursed to inhu-
ence public opinion in favor of the re.
peal Of part OF the revenue laws,
known as the tariff, the principal or
only effect Of which would be to oppress
the laborer and producer, as TO make
their condition parallel, or inferior to
that Of the subjects of Monarchies of
Europe, and especially the paupered
labor of England. Therefore
"ResolUed, That we, as manufacturer,
and laborers, residing in the Hanging
Rock iron region, while we do not de-
fend as a permanent measure of finan.
cial policy, for the people of the United
States, the tariff of 1869 in all its de-
tails, yet we do most solemnEy protest
against any material change in the
general principle OF that act, looking to
the revenues and protection it yields
and affords to the Government and peo-
pie of the United States.
D"Resolred, That We hereby accept the
issue rendered by the Free Traders OF
the Old World and their satellites Of
the New, and pledged our constant and
uhyielding efforts to prevent the adop-
ton of measures that shall affect, IN
iuriously, the interests Of the laboring
and producing industries
"Eesolued, That il labor aud money
were as cheap in the United States as
in Europe, pig iron and its products
could be manufactured as cheaply here
as there, and we do, therefore, depr ecate
any system which will tend to depress
the wages Of the laborer and manutac
tufer, in its produelion--nine-ten -tenths of
the cost Of which being labor
"Resolred, That by reason of the pro-
lection of this branch of American in
dustry, giving promise of permanency,
the manufacture of pig iron in the
United States has increased more than
one hundred per cent, in the last four
years, and II capitalists shall have hope
Of the same stability, the year 1871 will
show an increase In the production, OF
abont three hundred per cent. since
1865, aud which, il allowed to remain
until the natural resources in this
branch Of our industry be fairly and
fully developed. full supply for all