New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-23
MANUFACTURE OF QUININE.
,,pu,RIAI, TO CONGRESS.

w,cu,NcroN. Feb 21.-The American n'an-
..a,r,e. q, ou,pine have united in On application 70
Congress to be heard in regard to the present
NJ their industry. Their memorial Is Us ioNo"s o.
crxrtEyEN: We respectfully ask your "''e"''' "
The foiowipg statements .,x obem,cals for
on In siness is that OF lnu acturng ebeas ,S
use ~ and NewYork. Among the preRara1s
made bv us suiphate, ana o'hei td In huiidncs
INV M Crude materials and manufactured proones
and give employment to larse nuinpo co huudnSs ma
,,ie The wages paid by US. the cost OF ouiuss, -
p Ii annaratus crude materials etc,-0r ID o'nEa
Words the expenses Of conducting O1sinessnsI ,
w. es anpiy 10 manufacturers engaged III otneI pun
Inc action Of Congress at the late extra session oS
6i"i fore,gn suphate of quina was made Tree, Hnste
ont one article SPECIAL and discrimlnatlng en-
and applied to one branch OF lnaay IT, Of his coun
sry IL was doubtless intended that me .i ,,,o
sys,en, shonld afford an equal and just eelslat''p
lection to ali the great interests OF the e%9n,r ouIS an
impsrtial IL has embraced all ,.n..a % ouin,ai
exeeption Ue nsssrt duiy is always tax, added 70
M ao, o1 an article and paid by the consumer: tnen
do We pay NOR Of ompia only hut for our sugar
end bread and rice, our building iha"i i"lSi go, be
ana and bonsed and fed (no the sick alone ent
both sick and well, and Inc wen; ~ 80 ,ronoriant
Constitute large majority then II Is more lpo S
nat we should have cheap food cloihns, houses ana
utensils than cheap medicine " II is 4esie" ~
the greatest good TO the greatest number a Inv
The duty upon suphate OF qunla was remover ~, -!
the House of Representatives. ~ lhe 'ao 800 Cbe
upder suspension OF the rules wiheu, any sue md
action of the confirmed nv 1ne oei , he
lie bin as soon signed went into ehect, 10 m
ing given manufacturers on 10 t we have
selves for the change in the law We rec. M " tbo
just Of complaint ana We and recommend
;be restoration OF duty on foreign quDla. suipHd'e
and all salts of Quinia for the iolo"l'S ie'soUS'
THE DUTIES on RAW MATERIALS.
Tho Government levies taxes and duties upon num-
,r Of the crude materials employed IN the manufacture
., r,nbate OF auinil and the duty but little more
,tan counteryang one to Offset these taxes ana dI'
ties on the raw materials and addtona cotoi
teriais n is customary to thus impose countervnDg
dutes This not regarded as protective po,c!i onr
sinnly as an act of justice, irrespective or Tree TRUE Vi
nrotection Thus III England, alcobOlc bItpai
remain dutiable and by reference 10 the brIl,sh Irn
,Sa foliowng countervaing duties are iOund saw on
cIIoroorm Sc per pound; choral hydraie is. ga. pr
pound collodlon, 81 Is per eaIon esnei y
n-n containing any quantity OF alcoho OF spirit U.s.
T,c United states Government imposes on fusel oil
antv of - per gallon; distilled spirits TAX Oh w
Cents Der gallon on soda ash duty OF q cent per
nonpd: and on East bark, when bought In Europe
discriminating GUY OF 10 per cent IneSe arc aI uSeU
s,,r nn,niS free of duty although foreign manuac
turers have free solvents barks OF all KINDS ana
AIes1icsS manufacturers. This is not free trade
There Is hrt ono article'free OF duy, used ny us III
,oEinp oujna. VIZ, South American clnchona Dark
ha amy on lusel oil practically cuts off the foreign
markets and restricts to the home product and ior
fhe domestic article We have been pay ,nE Uonoe tnc
nrice asked for IL prior TO The taxing OF distilled spirits
The hgn tax distilled spirits has forced US 10 use
other solvents than alcohol TO great extent INC hieh
nrice Of alcohol tdue tina taxi would have ODGcd us
to discontinue manufacturing guinia years ago naa we
and usel oil III measure taken the place OF aicoho
for tins purpose Alcohol we SUI use anu on 'nis INC
The dnty on East India barks almost excludes them
from this market and e9mpT Us 10 have not
been ape TO import East India baIks direct Out cOud
only buy them in the London MAJ ket ahH nencT mfe
duty The tax upon East India barks during me nSeal
year d , n" fSe removal Of the duty ON supato
OF quinia. stce, as has been stated by the news
pagers ott,,,v ask therefore va duty NAV be i'm
posed upon foreign suipnate oil qnina 10 onset t.e
eompete with foreigners. whose governments have
guarded interests most carefully ana VINO nave
wages are oT5 G aiGSsa @ ShTEi
with wood spirits does Dot pay uI 10
England wages are higher than IN Germany but
lower than here Cinchona barks OF an Gnds are iee
methyated rtsl is exempt from TAX ana nas oeeD 90
since 1855 la addition. the Britlsh Govethmenl at
oughy established the cultivation OF the cncoona sTee
in The East Indies so that Enslsn quna nd I
IN time be quite Independent Of South america REFER
ence to the tariff shows that suiphate OF qnlna
yema,ned duliabe in England long after many varieties
OF manufactured goods had been MADE !rce mus we
find in 1859: Cotton manufactures Of many Kinds
glass. couper in bricks, pigs, bars. rods or ingots
etc: IRON pig bars unwrongh cast wire, hoop, etc.
lin blocks ngots bars or slabs; WOOL NOotus o GER
,sninres Tree Of duty Yet suphae Of Qua remained
oulaole although methyated spirits ana oaiAs Oh all
KINDS had been free OF tax for several years -,..
The contrast between the policy of our own country
and that of Great Britain is SO marked as 10 be worthy
IN France suiphate OF qulna dutiabe per cent
when imported from countries having commercial
freatles-such as England. Germany aud ltaiy-Dlt IL
prohbited when shipped from any county not having
n commercial treaty-for example the united states.
on,pine was discovered France by Pelleer about the
Wear 1920 and the article has been manufactured there
from thai time the present and although The French
msnufaeturers have free barks OF all kinds and cheap
labor vet md by reference TO tne rrencn tsn 't
fhe inportatiOn of ouinine In some Instances 10 re
strlcted and in others absolutely prohibited as above
The INDUSTRY IN AMERICA.
Tn REGARD 10 the quality OF American sulphate OF
u,p,a we can safely assert II 20 be equal 70 the best
manufactured in Europe "a TO the quantity produced
4, has been about equal 60 the wants OF the country
price we have TO HgeP as
rpop favorable terms with the wholesale deaer'
throughout the entire county 2r tn h nam of con
tracing we met the demand at lower ngues tbaI
oeteney ISL English sulphate OF Qulua was ~ 90
rer ounce; French sulptatc OF qunia was Is 81 per
aimee Tnc duty was as per cent; the gold rate lZi2
ssx cos, 10 import SO per ounce. American nanu!ac
tuners contracted In the early part OF 1871 Tor Iaigt
pndced amost ali of their contracts made this
prce Later In the year foreign qnuia advanced as
vrscy Ia lie wholesale dealers SOnth West aud else
where. 80 ounce, when tae cost TO import Tor
cgn would have been about 10 per ounce 10 Sige ots
(Ihs example is but one Of very many VIC eonid siye
THIS plan OF conraetnr o, cepso ~,, bnI
we had Tor many years i0r large ptI OF our
giving the wholesale dc.ls thc bVhtHt W any
acine IN our price a. the time Of delivery and In no
case adyancng bey Ond tue agreed prc" Thus dealers
vcrywhcre were enabled 10 depend upOn IA for thell
anil mon terms far Ia, Orshe than would
- Itrcn nv foreign manufacturers OF American iin
rorters These facts are well known 10 tue urus u"u'
~ the country aud 10 thein We refer.
The following action, which was taken al meeting o.
the Wesiern Druggists Association composed OF INC
most trominent dealers the West and representing
Toe most extensive sellers Of duns ia this conrI nero
in Milwaukee November 10. 1879. Indicates IKE views
of the whole sale drug trad OF the West respecting me
recent peal OF the duty on qunia; Tie z IN
inc hill passed Ia violation OF All SOUND pfDci
le ana there hcnld he delay IN passing at the open
INC session OF Congress- supplementary law giving u
American ot this important article the
rei,ef and protection imperatyely demanded
iiy crushing out this industry, which IS la,ge AND
tanorant one no one ia Judgment Will he hene TED
excepf The foreign manufacturers ANA Few American
Importers Al, ,..sve nm ,.vcune