Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-16
A DUTY ON BORAX.

We feel ourselves gradually being sew
cred from cid time Wing convictions o
the need and justice Of protective tariff
The Republic has got ont of its swadd
ling clothes and cut Its leading strings
and somehow We feel As il the industries
Of the country should be left to shift fol
themselves and no longer be dependent
on . duty whose avoved purpose it is to
keep ont foreign competition. Still the
magnitude of the Question is 90 vast
and its sides so many and 50 puzzling
that none but the most careful students
Of the facts and workings-the science
Of the Tariff have any right to an M
qualified opinion pro and con in the mat
ter. We have noticed ors peculiar fact
in relation to this Tariff Question, how
ever, which seems to be inseparable
from local interests. namely, That those
Who want the Tariff kept up or newly
applied. have an AZ to grind. and rice
c.Tsa with the advocates of Free Trade.
This Question no longer divides the two
great parties. Democrats in Pennsylva-
MIA and Connecticut are high protective
tariff men; Republicans in Illinois and
Iowa are Free Traders. In its way, the
B0rur Hiaer illustrates this irresistible
impulse Of self-interest. The Proprietor
Of that paper is . Democrat. All his
life long he has fought the Tariff as an
iniguitous measure The subjoined arti-
Gle shows his present attitude. We
quote from late number Of that paper:
One Of the great interests Of this
ve might say Of the State and
Nation, il that of the boraX mines Of
Esmeralda county. The larger portion
Of American borax is manufactured
from mineral within a radius Of twenty
Eve miles Of Columbus. Nevada. 1t Is
an interest In its first. or experimental
stage, or comparatively SO. Scarcely
three years have elapsed since the first
crystals we're made and the manufactured
article began to be shipped. Consider
able amounts Of crude material we're
shipped in the earlier stage Of this en-
of borate Of lime and bo-
rate OF soda. Nov the borate Of soda
the principal part OF the
Grade material used, and that is ooncen-
trated or manufactured in close proxim-
i:y 10 the deposits. One great drawback
to the operators In borax has been the |
sominal tariff on boracic acid imported |
f.on other countries. This acid manu. !
gacs1red into borax at . small expense.
has come into competition with our
home products. and materially affected
he markets. More particularly was this
he case when operators abroad found
hat they had formidable rival in our
markets from our home production.
What the iron interests are TO Pennsyl-
'anis. or manufacturing to New England
'ur borax interests may become in some
lsgree to Nevada As the iron interests
Z Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Mis-
ouri have been protected by tariffs, rs
lso the manufacturing interests Of the
Eastern States, so shouli this borax
mining resource Of Nevada. We need
his-and il the attention of Congress
e properly directed 10 the matter. an
Important benefit may be conferred upon
his great branch Of industry. Tie men
rho venture large sums in branch Of
'usinsss so erninently legitimate rs
hanging the borates OF soda and lime
0 crystals for our home trade and ths
narts Of commerce in foreign countries.
re deserving Of such protection. Pro-
uc;ive labor is what adds prosperity TO
country. riches to q people. supper,
nd prosperity to our institutions. Let
his branch Of industry be fostered and
viii be ours in the Grooming :
Sture. 1
I; strikes us that this presents q case 1
here the equities come in II it is fair ,
D protect the iron, lumber and cotton ]
-tsres;s u the country, interests which 8
&c fairly on their own fset-or as fully
D IS they ever will be-this borax inter
Il, yet in its infancy. should be pro- |
.c.ei. Indeed if Is far from Just that
Re lion worker Who uses bora1 in his
sljin.s should 10 efieies,ly protected ;
,ainss European labor and capital.
lille st the same time, the borax pro- 1
aeer is forced to compete under the $
Insy guard Of an inadequate aud mere f
nominal tariff sith the shippers and n
aporters Of boracic acid. 1t would '