, 1873-04-21

because thoy adhere to tho principles Of law,
which they wcro olooted to uphold md maintain.
THE TAXES ON CORN.
In the Boston Commercial Bulletin thcro aro
published aovoral columns wookly Of noteH con-
corning manufacturers Many Of these notes
hnvo d special interest for thoao who produce
corn at Ii to 20 centB buelol. Tho following, |
takon together, horye for a text:
Tho morocco factory Of Darius Barry. 1t Wyoms, |
Anas, Is being enlarged tho increase Of tho b"tlosa
rendering 1t necessary 10 mafo additions to tho buia-
ings.
Tho shoc buaneas Ia quito active in ayerhi, Mssa'
g. ". h J. A. Griffin making 600 pairs VI wo1ncna
fne Bewcd goods day.
In 1909, Congross loalt heavy blow to tho
shoo trado by lovylng n Tux on tho nrtlolo known
Us aorgo or lasting, which uas used for tho
uppera Of women'a Bhoos. It was dono at tho
Instance OF single ostabllBhment III Now Eng
1and which lad undertaken to mako this lasting,
aided by tho manufacturers OF morocco. lilo
insting shoes made in tho United States were
lighter, cheaper, moro elastic and durable than
those made Of leather. Being especially adapsod
to warm olinates they wero largely exported to
South Amorioa and tho Wost 1ndieH The tax
lowed on the sergo amounted, upon tho quantity
used In tAis country, to ono million .of
dollnrs yoar, thereby nccosaitating al
increase In tho cost Of producing those ahoea hy
that amount. Tie inability to produce tho
shoes as ohoap'y as bofore reduced tho demand
for them, aud finally tito whole export trade was
abandoned. Subsequently, Mr. David A, Wells,
IN ono Of his reports, called tho attention Of
Congress- to tho effoet Of this tax upon tito Bhoo
trade ana upon the public, and recommended ita
repeal. Whoreupon tic manufacturers Of mo-
rocco got up protest against the repeal Of tho
| tax OH hastings, and Mr.. kelley, to whom tho
protost WAS sont, road tho following lottor In
! CongroBB:
DEAR g1n inclose you herewith romonstrauce,
sgnod by tho manufacturera ngatnst tile re-
mova Of the duty eergo goods, ns recommended "
Uommtshioner Wells. 1t ia only necessary for mo to
call your attention to the fact thAt ser8cs arc no"
selling at S20 per yard that ak and thrcoquarters
feet Of morocco is cona1dorod equal to ono yard Of
sorgo and TINT tho morocco which would bo ,aca to
con,1,oo with It NO cannot afford to sell for lcss tfan
20 ccnta por foot that With tho present duty e2o
| " serge .eiiI 90 ua fur as $l.7b af 4aorotoo.
Tho "N1orocco Manufucturers' Exchange" hhvo
read your review Of Com1Hatoner Wets' report with
the greatest pleasure and In connection With the nobe
stand takun by YOU favor Of protection to Aor-
cn lnGustryn hayo considered that 1t was but neccs-
sary lay this matter before you to secure your in-
terest and thus prevent tho contamination OF tha
great outrage upon ono Of The largest branchea OF
American industry. Truly youra,
| EDWARD 8. DEanMEH,
Secretary Of tho Morocco Manufacturer Exchange.
It will be seen That these morocco manufac-
turers admit that $l.20 OF serge or lasting would
mako as meuy ahoes as 51.75 of morocco, and
they pray that tho tax on gorge DO not taken OIL,
because it will onabo Brch shoes to DO mado
cheaper than those Of morocco. Tho continu-
anco Of this tux was demanded because its re-
moyal would bo an outrage upon "ono OF tho
largest branches Of American industry" This
letter was dated in 1870. The cenaus returns ol
1870 dlsclose eomo interesting facts upon thsa
largo branch OF American industry. They show:
That there wero in tho United States liz o.
tab]ishmonts, largo and small engagca In making
morocco, employing 48 ateam.enginoa and II
watcr-whoos tho whole number Of hands ON
ploycd wore 5000, OF whom 1872 woro females and
81 wers children; thoy Ind OIL aggregate capita
u So,oo43ufAi phAa oue FoioNotooS AoA AE~SAA'AA
Of al1 kinds; paid 81 o78, 226 for wages, and aolt
thoir products for so,997,46 These figurei
, show that "Amorcan industry" as embodied il
labor is represented to the cxtent of 1G conta OF
, tho dollar OF oil the morocco produced; thu
. capital invested in machinery receives profit o
81, COG, 1853, on total Of ss,a54,o72, or ovor A
! per cent, while the average wagoH OF th
0 "Amorican labor" employed was 5558.29 yea
, to oacl, hand, or 91.77 per day for each workin
L day In the year.
1 It will DO eoon that tho tax on tho raw ma
d terials Of which shoes arc mado, levied to bono
o American lnbor, and enable tho workmen to bt
" come consumers Of farm-products, gives omplo,
It mont to 8, 900 persons Of Ill ages, paya thes
1t people s55s2o each for yeara work, while t1
u capital invested in machinery, which docs nj
!, eat corn, pockets noarly a per cent profit. I'll
o explains why new buildings are needed for NAL
l. ing morocco and explains why 1T takes
u bushols Of corn to purchase shoea which migl
d 10 purchased, in tho abaence Of tho tax. for
III buahels.
or s=-..[..---.--
oa AN INFAMOUS CRIME.