New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-15
CHEAP QUISIYE.

i CARD FROM ONE or THE MANUFACTURERS.
To the Edftor Of Ths TrtbHne
SIR: Your readers must have shared my
surprise at the editorial article IN yefieria' =
issue on quininc. The paper contained NJ
stones admirable OF the effect Of protection
his address Iron Masters Convention At CieVe
land and his argument complete ana Iuil feiuih
OF the faacies ard % the attack on the arh on
quinIne incl0se brief statement 81 facts made bY
one Of the 1ginine manufacturers OF this city that VIII
put You in possession OF Tho truth " the You are
IN error I'm your statement that Philadelphia has I"
monopoly OF the manufacture OF qunine anu INab "u7
person controls = There are two establishments mere
engaged in the business and they have been az WORK
for fy u securing Jhcir present reputation
for the excelence of their products. There are TWO
houses IN New-York engaged in the manufacture OF
quiuine the business is free 20 man anywhere
the conditions OF the In any other
branch business. THE TRIBUNE stated the real
reasons for a nrutective tlr TOO often 20 require any
reference them here; aGd Mr. stones facts ana argu
mcnts apply qunne just well IS % iron ana steei
should tue duty be taken or the American production
must cease ami that event the price tne quality and
the SUPPLY would depend tho fluctuations Of the fo
egn market and spectators abroad ana az nome. Al
iitue h'cilon Will eatSIf any cthild uiah 'pi.
made, with al the Influence ana Welghl 'ua
chaFagtstZa le editorial columns or Lhh Ali3C a.
nhset on errors, ana are Ihry 20 DC p.'.'''4s' ir
JUles none vital 20 the country tnan 10 the lhuN''
he snscess OF the American manufacturers Of qunine
Oeen .ncacuiab.e va.ue 20 tc Whole country II
hs secured a re.,1oe ..tc'ei 'yea,y rot have
o. great consumption WIe ,At 'i'lc ,,,,.s
been obtained II sc were dependent upon foreign aoe'
There are but two manufacturers IN England, and
only fifteen u all Europe, and, mentioned Oeiofe,
guujup requirts great skill ard large capital, and II
broken down here VIII prob DlF rot d. reF-Feo 1T
generation. Hoping Won VII. give tLs letter h4a
iuciusure due rsidrraton and VIII prevent he puni-
cation IN THE TRIBUNE in iuurC eucn incorrect st'-
uents ~ regard to The article Of q1nne ranaln very
No. So Balnut.st Philadelphia, M 9, 1879.
CThe "iucorrectness" OF The TRBUNEs state
meuts seems TO consist IN their doctrine
which Mr. RoSengarten naturally disapproyes.
The paper 10 which he refers Is simply a
circular of his firm, intended TO resist tie move
meut for aboishing the duty on quInlne. Tue two
substantial reasons which 10 gives are ll) that
American quinine must be manufactured with
alcohol on which the United states imposes tax
of about II 70 a gallon. while foreign quinine Is
manutacturcd with ntaxed alcohol on which the
import duty is but 20 per cent; and ~ that foreign
manufacturers have command of the East India
bark, from the plantations OF che cinchona tree
cultivated under Government announcement, while
American manufacturers can only get south Ameu-
can baras q discriminating duty OF ID per cent be-
ING imposed on the importation OK those from the
East Indies These points undoubtedly deserve
I careful consideration, and should have tneir que
influence I'D any action which Congress might take.
They DO not, however, in the least Affect the gem
e~ai opinion that qUilile ought TO be cheapened.
The point rs TO there being several manufac-
nrcrs of cuiu.ue is q small matter. The two IN
philadelphia are generally supposed % be prac-
itica.iv one AID the other two are so small
that ti.v hardly need 60 be taken into account.
Practically ir seems fair to say that the quinine