New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-02

not have saved millions 20 che Govsrnsnrh; du, hEtle
war, and finally could not have given employ nsnt 10
thousands and permanently reduced the cost 10 W. cn
sumer The American people made iron before the pro-
tectvo tariff OF 6 but will any one deny tnat inc uu
sion Of that branch OF manufacture over the nd ana s
progress under all the burdens OF the war until The
production advanced In ten years from about ttoNo'
10 the GROWING triumph of 100000 tuns was alone po
sble under Protection in fact the direct result OF
that bonehcent pohoyi .,o,,or.
Of The United upon aims the public expense
IL beneath contempt and therefore dismiss It as I'M
worthy reply Iou refer 10 great inventions aud I'M
provements In the art Of steeuaking cheapemns tue
cost &c youo the public have any saen pat1e
than we do. One thing do know, tua since We o9ii u,
meDced making steel our English cou srt ~ mapnr
steel direct from iron in the crucibe ana mus
ms with the use OF the converting furnace aose0i'
THE VALUATION or FOREIGN STEEL.
Respectng my stale insnuatons about undervalua-
tiops" and your quotations of Mr.. Boutwelps opinion
in that regard happen TO be In possession OF an ca
tract from letter. the original OF which on file In the
Treasury Department, from the large and very re-
spectacle Sheffield steel makers, Thomas Firth sons TO
our Consul at sEe1eld the Hon. George D. ABBOTT ua'cu
July TO- 1869, which reads "a follows VIZ: ~,
1--WE have clearly invOiced goods below the whole
Wholesale market value to all tAe world, exelsye OF
the United states. We now take the liberty to draw
your attention 10 the present unsatisfactory oue OF
ievying duties steel adopted by your Government
a mode which gives oyery facility and temptation 10 M
scrupnous people TO commit fraud. which We eandidly
tell you can I've committed without the possibility OF ue
tcctOn in spite Of the vigilance OF all your oiicefs
~
tered COR duty at our Castomhoues sall be he whole
sale price at tie port whence exported; ana eaVe you
and others TO fc2m your own eGnesISnS IN
my former letter t hf6 t nye'T dfea saes
essemer rails excepted entered for duty at an ave
faSo cost OF % cents per pound come now 70 yong
last inerIOgatOry "Were Sandcrson Brothers q 20, OF
Sheffield 81 my seIpents and did they send fraudulent
invoices of steel this country 10 DO entered by YOU as
their agent, when you acted az such agent Tor hein
few wears snccf / am almost tempted, from loelng
pity TO let you off this time bat az you make mo
inquiry oTrns yey viii ropy. that It so haprencd
when acted as agent for SandersCn Brothers ~ 20,
was resident. and doing business at Pittsburgh Ihey
entered their goods themselves ut the ports OF NeW1O
ana philadelphia and 1t was not possible for me 10
kpow whether the entries fraudulent or not III
is about 20 years acted agent for sanderson
I;rOfbcr q Co.. but IL was not much of an agency aitcr
an for actually purchased their steel, most u tle
time in large lots, condition that should nave mo
e4 elusive sale in Pittsburgh The next ume please m
uuire OF these gentlemen II did not always pay them
rUnctualy ami, 50, whether am under any oblga-
lions them. except those resulting from very pleasant
and friendly business intercourse of many years stand
ing Aud now Sir. Atkinson, have endcdVOred TO take
your advice, to plain English that PLAN man
ike myself can understand In RETURN allow me once
more to remind You Nj GadstOne's advice 70 those
who assnme 20 instruct others! pray You do try ana
be more accurate. JAMES VI. CooILi''
PtuSbUgh, April q, 1872.