, 1873-04-12

DroomH md brushes. CRecE.
poots and shoes. 'Sl,eclw45ghting, wl,col-
Cement mil stoncwarc. barrows, cnl ilnilcarts,
Mnrblo manufactures, Ealhcry. luruess and
Hss md Sa;ttora goods and oaecoS Si manufacturing.
furg. Leather and leather goods.
Vault lights, elevators OhurnB, washing machines
heating apparatuu, aud md clothes.wringers.
l1Yhtning-rods. Clothing matlo by tutors,
Lookng-glass mud picture mtllinorv, ami dress-
sewilg-nlsehlnes. Guns, gunHmlthing aud
photographs mud photo LocLa1nithlng, bcllhaug-
graphic goodo. ing, and sieaking-tubos
Patent medicines Household aud scllooi fur.
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This list might be e1toulod almost indea-
nitely. It embraces no limo Of manufacture
sayo those which aro subjected to heavy taxation
OIL their materials, and which aro in no substan-
tinl OR equivalent mnnner protected from tho
supposed competition Of foreign manufacturers.
It also embraces ninety-nino- -hundrodths Of all
tho manufactures in tho State. Thoro is not
ono Of these industries which would produce ono
dollars worth less Of their respective goods
woro the duty on tho foreign manufacture re-
poa1od, and there ia not ono Of. them which
could not produce ita manufacturers at q groatly-
reduced cost without any reduction in tho wages
of labor If tho tax on the n.nteriala was re-
poalcd. Tho valuo Of tho foroign-mado articles
Of these kinds, imported into tho whole United
States In o. year, will NOT oqual tho amount
of tax paid by tho manufacturers Of Illinois upon
tho single article Of iron consumed by thom iu
thoir busincH8.
Tho manufacture OF houses and bnrns, and Of
fences, and painting and repairing tho sano, llas
become m 1nu1cnHe and notwithstanding
production in tlis State. Tho tax on lumber
adds nothing to the profit Of tho manufacturer,
but it increases tho cost Of ha production ; 1t
adds 20 per cont to tho costof every DWELLING
house, barn, Or fence mado by thom, without
yielding ono cont of rcyonuo to tho Government.
The manufacture Of wagons, drays, and carta is
most extensive ono, not only In Illinois, but IN
all tho Northwest. Thoy nro Indispensable to
farmors. Tlloy transport moro productions than
all the HhipB owned In tho United States, and wo
suppose their aggregate value ia far III excoss Of
that of all tho merchant ships aud atonmcrs
beating tho American flag. They aro taxed
AFOA ll4S HOOut lt0A tAGHs uIOll' tll1 llukSt
bolts, and scrows they aro taxed upon tho cnn-
vas covering, and upon tho paint. This tux aoryos
only to increase their cost, protects no nauafao-,
turor In Illinois, and produces no revenue. II
tho tax wore rapoalod, tho manufacturer, having
Ills rlntcrialB from So to 10 pcr cont cheaper,
could mako hia wagon at tho Ba1no profit at
mucl, 1caB price, md, producing % to 80 por cont
moro wagons aud yohtclos would giyo that much
additional employment, and proportionately in
croaao his profits.
Tho manufacturers oiatovos, ranges, furnaces,
enginos, boilora, castings, machinery, brldgou,
plows, roapora, mowers. tlresllors, fannng-
mills, qnl all other utensils tho c!liof mator1a!
Of, which Ia iron or steol, pay a tax Of from 30
to 20 por cont on tho raw material.
II this taE wore removed, there would
not DO an engine, boiqr, stovo-plato, range
furnace. or any machinery imported tl.at will not
ho imported anyhow. In fuct, in those linoa of
goods, thqre Is no possibility Of foreign compo-
tltlon. Everything OF that kind must Of ,.ecos-
sity DO n,ado ut home Tllo tax has b,lt ono Of
feot, and that is. to discourage manufacture by
80 increasing tho coat OF the raw matorial anj
consequently, Of tho manufactured srtolo, as to
decrease tho doulana for consumption,
paokors Of boof, pork, lar'], taliow, and groaao
aro manufacturers. This Immense trado. am
ploylng p1any millions Of dollars Of capital, aud
giving employment to Thousands OF operatives
ia heavily taxed upon tue aalt for their paokod
meats and on all their machinery and lmplo-
usents. Wherein arc tlloy bonotltol by ,roteo-
tion2 Tho cast at ayarvthtn1 tlav nroaueo Ia