The Republican journal., 1872-12-19

'-i >Nil>t PRODUCING lo,bol carriages or various
Nil amounting in value to 81, los, I41. In
$50 u had increased to 1922 establishments.
uPoym@ 1900 persons. and producing car
la2c> 10 the amount Of about twelve millions
'i dollars. From 1880 to 1860 the increase was
aiNd. showing in 1860 that the number of car
iaSe manufacturers mad increased from less
'han 1900 in 1880 to 1894 in 1860. employing
over 5000 persons. and producing carriages TO
A' amount of talrty-siX millions of dollars.
I rom 1850 10 1870 we still increased rapidly,
although we had LOST our valuable export trade.
ln l>dN there We're 11.9.A establishments. en-
p'A ing 6a,294 persons. paving S2l ,S33,335 for
III'Nr. and producing about 1000 carriages,
amounting 80 S61.406 SIS. 1t is now estimated
aa, We have built during the past season about
one million carriages. employing some 10000
persons and that the total amount of the produc-
Ilnn cannot he much short of one hundred mil
lions nj dollars. This makes one carriage to
thoul every 10 persons in the United States, TO
Az nothing a Sleighs OF various kin Is, of which
Z have no positive data; but it is safe to say
they ran he reGkoned by tens of thousands.
MS You Will bear in mind does not include the
extensive manufacture of aXles. springs, wheels.
naW>. Joints. bolts. clips, leather. cloth and the
thousand OF articles made in parts, that are
HON purchased in Il partly finished state by
many manufacturers, that must of course EN-
'oN many thousands of men. This shows ,on-
iu>NelN that We are entitled to be rated as one
'1 TN great manufacturing industries of the
country.
This wonderful mere use ofp0pulation is being
triouSlN lrlt bV most makers. New labor saw
ug machines Of all kinds have been introduced
mi every ant science and Ingenuity can invent
nr"hsht into requi>tIon. The labor of days is
1owded INTO hours; from early morn until late
II nigh We are busy producing. We are
llSo great consumers, but with this increase OF
'1plia AMI facilities we are certainly in danger
AT OVERRIDING the business; PRODUCING more
8 llsn we cin possibly consume. There are now
many Shor> that produce in or months all
hes can >rll ~ year. leaving men during four
90 nNr months out OF employment and out OF
money. This state of things cannot continue
inrs without serious disaster to the trade.
he question NOW comes up with great force
how ~nal We prevent it; or. in other words
what i the best course for the American
lrrIage manufacturers under the crcumStan-
Ht>f Well. ia my opinion, as poor as ii no
6ouht j., | would say to all those who do not
hNe ready market for all YOU produce. at a
tiile more At least than they cost. reduce your
huelnh>e "a the wants OF vonr customers at
hcr- twenty-five wears ago we had 4 large
-Nlo' jr3dr, 1llal constantly increased until
~Ho W. h-,d The entire Mexican trade. VERY
iFSt Australian trade, and competed success
lllN-tEeu against odds for the West India and
south American trade; while our trade with
n- t4najaS and Nova Scotia worked off large
Hruihrr> "t carriages. Nearly all this we have
H>i u" not ~uFposr in the one million car
'is'- 4'uii' ms wear. ~" Ntf" exported. ms
'h'fet ID serious loss TO our trade; one that
NJ Should look over carefully and see if we
tnno tina some remedy tor-some way to
i@ah open these foreign markets to American
us nulty and skill We often hear il said. we
anno' compete with the rauper labor Of
Europe. II j. sufficient answer tp this to say
lai we once did compete with il. From ten
to Twenty-Five wears ago we had a most -four
Sung export trade aS before stated. while nnr
lu'llll"~ then t"r producing were IN no way
-mElrd with what they are naW. The causes
# ON loss ut this export trad are several: The
ur>l, perhaps, on the list j. The decline in Amer
trAE >hlpping. When our shipping trade was
pru>ncI'u> our sea captains All became inter
'-tcd in The return cargoeS These sea CAPTAINS
'ioc.nne lr~iiiolI> for goods 10 load their ShipS
'tck, AMI n WIS quite common for these ahinS
'" take back +" these foreign parts full cal goes
2 American goods purchased by the enterprfs-
.uS captains for their friends and ac1llaintanceS
ue ncrea>t Of the taritf a This time on FOREIGN
Waoi cut down thp impor1ationS very LARGELY
md lutN rntcd much If our direct trade with
these countries. and other more favored nations
altered tho tjaje we oura nnsSessnd TN
resent high tariff is "a subject on which we
may MOI al agree hut 10 NV mind our nosj-
non is entirely clear and It should be one Of the
lf~t arl~ ui hi Convention 10 apnoint - com
potent committee "a investigate the bearing of
b. tariff on onr business and recommend some
course 10 the trad. in which We can ali act in
i1L itNiA H. 4 DbtN. ftnrPSt ming of the
Lreat American industries. should we he able
70 show Congress the necessity for reduction
ut The tariff On some of the material used bv ms
ny an increase "i tile tariff on finished carriages.
l}t lac tiouhl they would certainly inVrstl-
gale CIR case and act for what they believe ia
t, The l7.4t,SI Good of the Iar,ras+ NM, I, !,
- ..,,,,,.iit.i,- - ,.,,- nd ,It -o,,ti,;, III
De-. t,,t t l'ii'''i ~ 9c'iie'lliiS Siuui'l
-' ''N''" 'u' 90 "I NV lil9' ana llle cost
t HlH''ti'lN HNr'l III our carriages, or we can
h@N"l It'- WI our lO>t export trade.
some $40 oi The most prominent boot and
l.tit manufacturers Of Massachusetts tool- tl,,
lustt.r IN hama IN ISL NM ,,raso,,td ,, "a
i-s.. + -,,,,-,. $500, f,,.,i ~ ~ ~ i''i ~!
+.,.;t i''S t|i =" Hp'i!t vi iilf tNll
"'S" "a III VI tHt!l BUSINESS anu IL
f'FlN"' favorable consideration by that body.
var ll;"le Is NerS important. and favorable
atT'nn iN m"reS- should ht given upon any
reasonable request we should make of Them
~ hrh itr move was first made bY other manu-
featuring Interests (" rid themselves of the i've
ger reni. mt rna revenue tax, our trade was
Ni "ui carriages They sand were luxury and
iA"Nl l'AN nul few Of our carriage manu-
''''4rel> l'"k The matter IN hand, presented the
'srI~ U" lle proper committee in Congress, and
"@t request was granted
fHr reasons that must be- plain TO vou All, |
'"t ~ . "lilt@e builders National ASsocla-
''" ,'I' i9-llN' whose offceis should consist
l'i0iI'Hi. secretary, Treasurer. and one
'r-F '"~tifh' nom each State, and an eXecu-
-'' committee. Lei there he small initiation
'f- fhI Toy lNe Nl'e-Presldent ID each state en-
''rHN"F /" nave ai manufacturers Jon This organ