The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-15
TROUBLE In OIL ARD PAINT.
Tho Paint and Co,or Manufacturers' Association
Protest Against the Proposed Alteration in
the Tarif-Free List Condemned
Ruination Of tho Manufacturers
Staring Them in the Face.

Yesterday afternoon at half-past two o. clock, O
meeting composed OF some of the leading color and
paint manufacturers Of this city, Philadelphia BOs
ton, Baltimore and Washington, met at room 81
AstOr House, for the purpose OF completing the
formation OF an organization protect interests
OF the trade ana to take measures to oppose the
passing OF the present bill before Congress Tor plac-
Ing paints and co0rs on the free list
The meeting was large, and the proceedings were
carried on with much spirit and enthusiasm.
The meeting was called to order and presided
over by J. W. Tiemann, who called on the chairman
OF the committee which had been appointed to go
and confer with the Committee Of the House OF
Congress.
Mr. JOHN LUCAS said that according to instruc-
tons OF O preliminary meeting, he mad. with COM
mittee, paid visit to the committee on the bill at
Washington, when they informed the committee
that the manufacturers OF paints and colors in
United states respectfully protested against the pro.
posed alteration in the present tariff whereby Berlin
and Chinese blue, mineral green, putty, sienna and
other paints and colors to be put on the Tree
list 1t evidently been at all times the policy OF
the government to encourage home industry, and in
our own trade this Is apparent In the projection
which Is AFFORDED to the linseed Gil crushers the
white lead ana chemical manufacturers, for, In the
proposed new tariff, the duty similar articles OF
foreign make Is retained. Foreign chemicals now
pay an average duty Of 33n per cent, which en-
ables the manufacturers Of chemicals in this
country to compete against the cheaper labor, rent
&C., OF the foreign manufacturers. We are there
FORE at o loss to understand why our manufactures
which are simply the product OF chemicals, should
be admitted Free Practically the government would
be the loser OF revenue since bchromite OF potash
and prussiate OF potash would be admitted free
in the shape Of chrome yellow and Prussian
blue. The difficulties which we now labor under
IN the MANAGEMENT or our business are
average duty Of 33h per cent OIL chemicals which
compose our colors, the foreign colors admitted
at an average duty OF twenty-five per cent anu The
cost OF building material, machinery iuel, &c., Is
more than double that OF Europe; while LABOR
averages So to SO 25 per day OF eight hours against
cost OF freight on chemicals Is more than three
times the cost OF freight on the manufactured
rUe use s: bounds Of CHEMICALS I to MAKE s
100 Of coor so that we assure you, were 1t not Tor
he e era OF the Wants Of our peope we
would scarcely be able to compete against the for
eign manufacturer, and any reduction that may be
profit In our business; while, should the present
duty be wholly taken on, 1t would result not alone
In stopping the manufacture Oh coOrs In The Uned
States but 1t would involve the loss OF q large
amount Of capital now invested III machinery, &C,
paints and colors. Allow us to Illustrate our
position. 1t Is proposed TO make Berlin and Chinese
blues Tree. These articles are made from pruSsate
potash, now paving duty OF five cents per pound;
| cOpperas, one-haf cent per pound, and acid, one
fens be e mSSe free Also IS made Of blue
paying duty OF five cents per pounds sal soda. one
hall cent; acetic acid, twenty-five Genus per pound:
are component part would be admitted,
in our trade would be thrown entirely into foreign
hands. These greens are made from bl chromate Of
potash, duty per pound three cents sugar Of lead.
twenty cents; alum, TO ten cents; sal soda half
cent? prussIate, five cents Putty Is also promised
10 be made 1reels made solely OF ilnseed OIL, duty
|
pound. Thousands OF tons OF TINS are manuiac 2,
s By sass ana large o Is
| employed IN its making. The result to them
Mould s total oss 0ppase trade ss o Se mo
sands Of tons Of .ner material a ana 1Gss inc
West. sienna, dry In oil, also Is In the list. Tne
llnseed oil IN which II Is found paws duty 81 thirty
cents per gallon. Result-the practical aumlsslon
sG bos aes New w
IN ' the 's Eastern States. New York Pennsylvania
and tennessee. Wood lake Tree, which Is made Of
C cdaS native ana artncla-in respect 70
native clnnebar QUICKSILVER ore) we nave
the V cost OF regntlng on the large amount Of i'm.
purities It contains making IL impractlcable. we
arc aware that ''artificial cInnabarn admits quick
| silver vermion both from emma and Europe
ns Haes sn Soaa be- %ey
while, ID addition, 1t would rum the trade for tine
| cheaper article OF American vermluon or cnrOne
reds. Al present this article OF quicksilver
veron pays dSs Of 9weny which PET
| Is made pays fifteen per cent, leaving q mar.
gin OF ten per cent 10 the manufacturer. To place
il on the Tree list and retain duty on quicksilver
OF fifteen per cent renders the manufacture OF 1t
here utterly impossible and not only this result,
but dlvers the trade OF some SIX thousand masks OF
| quicksilver, now purchased by US from California
miners, INTO the hands OF spain, Tor the European
manufacturers draw every pound OF their supply
from that country. We believe 1t Is oplv necessary
to point this plainly out TO the members OF Congress
| and a good result wilt be obtained. Very many
years have been devoted TO research and labor II
| building this branch OF the trade up, cmpoytnS
L therein milllnna OF iulla.A hnnt