New-York tribune., 1872-12-13
THE PAINT AND cOLOR TRADE.

A SUCCESSFUL MOVEMENT FOR PROJECTION
DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY.
The Color Manufacturers Association of the
United States which had its annual dinner at Phiadel-
pha Wednesday, organized last year for the pur-
pose protecting the color industry OF the country
against Injurious legislation, and in other ways to pro-
mote its general interests 1t originated in combined
opposition to the bill before the last Congress- which
placed on the free list large number Of paints and
eolors, in the manufacture Of which large
amounts OF money invested few man.
uacturers Of this city realizing that the passage Of the
bill would destroy branch Of trade 70 the building up
Of which many years of research and labor had been
devoted and in which millions OF dollars were invested,
communicated at once with leading color manufacturers
In this and other cities and measures concerted for
presenting the matter to Congress in its true light.
Tn the protest presented to Congress by the Assoca
ton it was announced that the encouragement OF nome
industry was the settled policy Of the Government
This was shown in the proposed tariff in which pro-
lection was afforded 70 lnseed Oil makers and white
lead and chemical manufacturers, the duties
having been retained on similar articles OF foregn
make 1t was shown that paints and colors needed the
protection Of the Government to fully as great an ex-
tent as the excepted articles and that even under the
old Tariff American manufacturers with dhculty COM
peted with foreign. While foreign chemicals paid an
average duty OF 3 per cent paints which are the pro-
ducts of chemicals paid duty OF only % per
cent and the cost Of building materials, machinery iue
6o s more than double that OF Europe whle apor is
from four to six times as high Again, the cost S oi
treight ON chemicals Is than three uHles Tue
cost of freight on the manufactured color, 2Aeo
pounds of chemicals being e9eens, y, tbSsa en-
gaeed i'm tho business and the improvements mace ~
them in the quality t dmnete OF 1er th the foTn
turer Any reduction, therefore, IN the tain wouu %
nave nasS asn off the result wond that the manufac
tare would be stopped in the United states ana a. Ifs
amount Of machinery especa ally constructed TOT to
OF paints coors would be totai ioSs'
or would have to be removed 70 Canada; ,.,o,o ,,o
nnronrjate Committees Of both Houses Of Congress- ana
fortified by many interesting details IN re@O Ionosed az 70
place ON the free list. The injustice when made manu- Az
urers would have was cSbabSr or y veron This
is composed largely Of qnieksE&er, & Tapnfacfmred
duty Of Is per csnt duty 9 of only " IS per, cent;
The imporaons last year we're sogyJ pD1nSh noo hass
a. "%icSsysr the product OF the California mines; III
yerrnion were made duty free the markeG %Oup .9o
wdna he ruined aud in addition, the California quick
silver used at home would ne tha. one Item
in the free list might be made TO include al PAM, C,ors
colors moist wateT and mixing the various
horicais thns forming chemical combination anu pr pIe
cpatDg the product INTO Sst resdy o for market II
,9 ~ wafer coors" should be mado free, European
,stETe and send them TO the United states
free of duty and they would only need d W W
put m made Congress by the AssCGa Snc
ton received due consideration ana .in -
the strenuous efforts OF the Free Jne tha
their demands acknowledged by % siknS Srt Sanea
free-st the articles named by them Inns posd dksnive
the Color Manufacturers Association qua not Sndv
bnt organized itself into peInaheann In Steiee
wi,h a President a Vice-Presdent from each . o.sSo
in the Association aCorrespOnGns Il
ana Recording Secretary, VINO s hso 80 Least
nnce month the Association itself meetnR bor amt
yaaT-oD the second Wednesdays OF June anu ,sness
The Iaff meeting OF festive rather na Sa go
cbaracter though there are matters III No aon
ciation take deep interest winch nave po' 1o' O'
\ tied satisfactorily. - ...o r, rooent and com
narst,yelv rapid growth IN this country rye yog y
zoo there were only three OF four rns eu -,
nanufacturug; there are now 20, ana ts o,pses
~ nuhlic taste In regard 10 decorative ~,
sfeady increase OF the business The Iot ySay yo,er
sumntion OF paint In thus country "a N%Auy, k,o In
man man s,o,es re9uire more material for heuse
5aintin0 than liz used for that purpose IN y. 81
Rri,sin" Ths arises from the large piOPoI..ou y.
Wooden houses the general use OF sOIt WOOL a & hrIht
WI nassion for hlypainted apartments, anu DIN
eii hac,I eIteriors Tie constant tearing down anu
eh eheer nn very materially increases the consumption
~ nanT as we'll as the atmospheric lhnuonvos 1
are more active In Fastening the decay Oh paino I'LL 40
ms than in countries which are not haDo W nss m
sxfrsmes of and cold, OF Or ncha anu LII 90.
me- consumption paints in TINS count ih lood wa, %
smsted az I26OO0OO0 pounds, and OF mnSoy ,h ~.
e=s.h = ,hs game wear I25OOO0 gallons, though OF me
ist,sr nrobaby 500 OGO gallons were used ny t
| ,askers and In the 1nanufacturc u ~ ~
sS The Weight OF this quantity OF OIL andeu :" ~"
,oht ~ the Iaints gives the total OF more tnan
nc 90 ,ounas of mixed paint consumed In slbeie yo,'
Tue amount has largely Increased since tno an is1i
we're siss sls o7 and from hpsced OIL ou'pk ''' ''
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