, 1875-02-02

TAXATION By TARIFF.
A few dnya ago we published some facts
relating to the present condition of the iron
trade, from which it appeared that in Docena-
ber tho price Of foreign rails WAS :9aB2 per ton,
while American rai!s were selling at $40. We
further called attention to thu fact that our
American manufacturers were ab1o to 30 un-
dcrse1l tho British TINT they exported large
quantities Of iron and steel to Canada that
there was no British bar-iron imported to
this country in 1874. and no pig.iron except
sn,all quantities Of Scotch pig used to mix
with tho American pig. Upon this state of
facts the Rockford Rtytsttr comments thus
Now, fading theRo etatemenss to be facts. snd ~o
laye no doubt they aro such. why should TGE TR1u-
UxE, or anybody care what the tariff 10 on iron II
10 foreign iron Is brought into tne country. for tho
that American iron can be sold hero cheaper,
what difference docs 1t make to the producer whether
the lu.y on tho foreign artcls is $40 100000 ton
And why waso t'.uo In aghtng tax which nobody II
callol on to pay2
The Register very evidently means we'll,
but fails to understand tho objects and opera
tions of protective tariff. When tho Amcri-
can manufacturer, protected by tho cost of
5000 to 1000 miles Of transportation. 1,y tho
presence hero Of on iuexlaustible supply Of
cheap food, cl,eap fuel. md Cheap raw mate-
rja,. can sell his productions in Couatla at :.
less prico tl,an tie foreigner, the object Of n
tariff or 1ax on the FOREIGN articIe Is unncces-
sorv far o,,v honest nurnose. The nresont
i1utv m r,ic.;rou ia 81. gf mr. ton, in po]d
.sa,,,n;uo tint thu fnreion art;c1e and fin
American ara produced Mt the furnace at tito
saroo coet. tha foreit,n artic1e cannot la
so]1 in t1;s co,,ntrv withont odd;no
+hcroto TIN cost of trans,ortat;on
tho cvnenaes ~ hand];no, ,xoreho,s;n,
insurance onfl nrnn,;n,n an oold Tho Amer.
;cor, ,nonnfnctprer tI,aroforo hos t],a co,,tro1
of thu ,,or,-ot v;th;,, the ,oarnin otforf1o1 hv
+hia o,7d;t;ona1 cboroo. Tn nd;]it;on IN th;s
I'm Covor,mont 1ov;ea Inv of ~, N, nor ton
IN oo11 m tho fore;on iron making a totol
od1;tton In fin foroi,o nr;co Of tha foreion
;ron oo,, If an ner Ton Tbo American
,nonnfoctrror t,,orrfore hns a n,aroin ovar
and o,,ova tho coat of 1roduc;,o b;a ;ron ~
eto mn. ton Tr;a ia corta;n,v 1aroo enon oh
n aro1,,f1a tbo foro;o,, iran fran tho roorkot
on1 won1d do "a il tic American ,nauufoo.
tnrer f,;f1 not odvonco t1,o cost of nie iron In
tba anna nr;co at v];c, t,o foro;on can In
| .o1,l hero NJ n nro1t, Tin nr;cea Of tho two
articlos being thua made tim soue. no foreign
iron is imported md sold here, but the Amer.
;cnn consumer pava a tax Of. pay. $40 DER ton,
not ma cent Of which goes into the rrens,,.
~. Tn tbe mcanwhilo tho manufactures,
s}ina his m,rnlns rails to Canodo md so1ls
them ot Al or SO ner ton ]owor nrico than hr
demanaa in the ..protectca" hons market
Docs tho Remste,. $40 yrhero tho ioke comes
in now2
Two years oco. the :. 1ono stike u of thf
collierH in Enolnn1 bot1 the effect of adyanc
;np thu cost of nroaucine, iran to snc, m er
tc,,t thot # commanded n vorv ,,ic1 nr;ce
INSTANTLY thu mira Of irnn IN thia conntr,
]yas oi,yoncca f. Tho 1owest ,oaroir NJ vr;cf
1,r;t;o,, ;ron cou15 In ha eo11 Soro vii, o.,
,oxao md o+,,cr c1,oroaa cddad 1,h. couso,