New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-29
CONCERNING MANUFACTURES.
HOMELY TRUTHS.

Tie Montreal Daily NewS says:

HOMEIl lhJ IIS'
Tie Montreal Daily Ne,rS says:
"H peddler to pass through the agricultural
parts Of Canada with fabrics Of the loom or fac
tory for SALE he would be in nine ont Of ten
with the statement: We cannot buy VIC have no money
But were he reply VIII take your cabbages at lOcents
head or potatoes at 2s Cd bees and carrots at 2s
or urnps at Is 3D. per bushe or lettuce or green peas
or beans, &c; IT, he to add, not expecting de-
mand for these articles you have none this year. Will
take them next year. the peddler would find ready
markets for exchange such products for manufactures
would be the cheapest for the farmer although too dear
for him II the purchase be In gold Now, let fac
tories with their thousand mouths 10 FILL take the place
OF the pedder the farm and create market for the
gardener and the agricuurst; these latter will then
have the power to buy in what TO them would be the
cheapest market although might gold be the dearest
"Our farmers must buy with what our country will
produce for this, must have homo markets our pro-
ducts being too heavy perishable to bear transit
abroad: What say the farmers around SherDrooke Os
ava Toronto, Hamilton Ottawa, or Almontei DO they
or do they not fud better markets rthe products OF the
garden and field since the establishment Of manufactures
in tLoso toVVns' ..-----@.
ar 10000 needlewomen, and taors and shoemakers,
and matters and furrers and backsmths and bakers,
were thrown out Of employment by our buying the pro-
ducts Of those artisans in foreign markets, because the
gold value sio~id nnd 'is. apnarently
cheap the dearest market in the end for we would be In
the condition England is to-day our market supplied by
foreign fabrics the price in gold cheaper our
workmen out Of emp!Oyment-more, We are told without
work than ever known before; and instead OF those
hundreds OF thousands creating wealth, they are con-
Stunning what was boarded up In more prosperous years
But SAYS the free trader who ever ready with his
nlaude let those millions Of displaced artisans turn 10
something else What will they dot Their habits qualify
them only for their own speciality besides every indus
fry is more or depressed and the operatives III them
also seeking work Let the theorst show one instance
where large population turned out OF one great indus
fry has been readily absorbed into another"
THE Sprinqtield Republican (Mass.) having as
serted that lone manufacturer III New-England
"bas declared that for years he needed no tariff
"to enable him to make Pig Iron at profit"
can Ironmaster' of Berkshire County writes to
the Editor as follows:
81 AIN running the only anthracite plgronlurnace Ill
Massachusetts, and had supposed the only one III new
England and you that am making iron OF the
hest ores and under the most favorable circumstances
s economically as be made in this section OF the
country but If you TO remove the duty VI ~ per
un on pig iron should be compelled TO 20 out OF Das''
and turn hundreds of workmen out Of employment
The Indianapolis Journal having undertaken
70 talk Free Trade while protesting to favor
DEVELOPMENT of our national resources for the
induction of Metals, &C., Mr.. p. 5. Kennedy
writes the Editor as follows:
1
demand for pg.iron supplied at reasonable rates, Is TO
encourage competitions the way to compel us 10 Duy OF
gigantic monopoly to break down all
and drive us to England for supply In spite OF our
duty OF 50 per tun have to go TO them LOT large
nortion OF our ron-with the duty of, we should GER
aiply have TO import far more extensively thah We no.
Breaking down furnaces does not strike me as being
inst the wav 10 cheaper iron The proper way would
seon IN be TO break down the monop0es and the way
10 break down monopoes is to encourage competition
"your next conclusion is, that monopoes have been
hut nd and existent companies and furnace corpora
tions enriched We all know that In the last Few years
tho number of furnaces in the United States has been
vastly increased that iron is produced In much larger
uanttv than ever before the history Of this country
How this rapid multiplication OF furnaces has resulted
In building up mOnopoes and enriching existent compa-
MES and furnace corporations Is wholly lncompreheh
mind believe ihe wo5s sp yc n Of
| manufaoturing' The mental operation by wmch you
% o po%er Of production to existent companies
would certainly be rare phenomenon lor menta pun
osophdds. ,aaIin9 them down and II the duty pig
ron was raised TO tl6 we should have such com,
b the pSoM" 10 the S' c%et living Se
facts that ground Is full Of ore COAL ec near na nro s
Sues enough iron 10 supply wants shows at once
true policy - no, 70 a S ye times tried the
plan of breaking down our own furnaces AZ te IN
Of English iron-masers and has uniformly sesun "a
large increase in the nrce OF iron and dlmlhisea
Consumption by the people. Ia not nye times often zen
enough TO repeat one fohy' "h0se ui'''''o"'
lyon say the mineral resources of the country nave
mn, been developed as largely they should have oeen
What Man do Won propose for developing them WI
,a trade or reduction OF the duty on iron 90 !,
mineral resources are developed as they should
Sa With dnty OF s. must not every one Know tat ,hey
viii he developed less when that duty u removed OF ~
VIZ a n, ue wish 10 have mineral resources never
oned as they should be, must Induce our 70
,nyest money In developing them ana cease our 1 AZ
,,s 10 kreak down and ruin all WHO engage IN ue-
SeIonipg them We must induce capitalists 10 soine iv
abroad and skilled workmch 10 como w navannsd bnf
49, ~. have our resources utNeIoItu pu'
mi soon be supplying all the demand Tor iron AZ ho''
WI, SUN ,,ng large quantities 10 other countries
hn ~ no interast i'm this question beyond mat OF any
ct,rep solcous for the welfare OF the country Du'
,taronghiv am convinced that departure from oui
,e,ye nnIiry must result IN disaster 70 the "hos
country aud especially TO Indiana Win s
idIs craving manufacturing Interest," cahnot -
t while so many shut their eyes 10 inc iaes W ~,
nv and Inc light OF reason. and seem READY 70 a S
,o' n,hrace of foreign foe that not ohy euNcs u'
nr prospery but lately took sides as ahs1 uS IN sS
,ta tr national existence"