Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-22
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AMERICAN PLATE GLASS. - Danger
hdt This nsio An,srtcdH Industry is 10 be
Crushed out by Congregational LegisLatioH.-
The subject of "American Plate Glass" is
again being discussed among our business
men, The superior quality Of the glass
manufactured by the establishment which
was few years ago operating in our midst
is conclusive proof that excellent facili-
ties are at hand for its manufacture.
Messrs. j. B. and 4. Ford, representing
the Ford Plate Glass works at Jefferson
Vile, Indiana, were in town last week in
consultation with our citizens upon the
subject. The amount of capital invested
in these establishments is immense, the
number of employees large and the wages
paid to and expended by them must great
ly benefit all the business of a town. Hence
It's advantages are apparent. We republish
the following from the columns Of the
Pittsburg Commercial as pertinent at this
time:
NEw ALBANY, January l5.-The man
-
States il vet an experiment, 80 far a. the
| financial results of the business are con-
cerned. The pioneer mAnufactory in this
! line Of productive industry Is located at
| New Albany, and is al immense establish
ment, covering about twenty acres Of
ground and employing 81 100000 capital.
| These works are known a. "tbe DE Pauw
| American Plate Glass Works" Added
to them at present are the Louisville Plate
| Glass Works, owned BY Mr.. W G. DE
| Pauw, and in which capital Of $3.50. 900
| has been invested Add this 10 the capital
Of the works at New Albany, and il will
| give an aggregate Of 81 $50, 900 capital in
vcst.d in the manufacture of plate glass
by one New Albany capitalist. At the
| New Albany works $3.50 900 are spent an
nually for raw material, 100000 for
wages, and $1,000 for other factory cx-
penses Seven large steam engines are
used of 1000 horse power, and 200 men,
women and boys, are employed. The
| Ford Plate Glass Works at Jcifersonville
employ capital Of 5000 600, and the ex.
/ penditures for raw material, wages and
/ other expenses, as we'll as the number of
/ cmployes, correspond with this large capi-
| tai. The Crystal City Plate Works at
| Crystal City, near st. Louis, employ cap
iinl of about $50, 600, and are on q scale
Of equal magnitude in raw material, wages
and employcs.
These are the only plate glass manufac.
/ tories in America Since their establish
ment they have had To contend against
combination Of all the plate glass manu-
| factories Of Europe and no occasion has
been omitted by this foreign combination
to crush out this great industry on the
American continent. Efforts have been
made by this combination to purchase the
American factories that they might be
torn down, 90 that the plate glass monopoly
might remain in the hands Of the English,
| French, Belgian and German manufactu-
rers These sailing, Congress has been
beseiged at every session of late years, for
repeal of all tariff protection 10 the
American manufacturers. these foreign
monopolists well knowing that the Ameri-
can factories can only compete with the
| Europeans by the incidental protection the
| present tariff affords. The reasons for this
are plain enough. Labor, raw material,
and everything else entering into the
/ manufacture Of plate glass are much cheap.
er In Europe than In America. Labor, In
particular, is down to pauper rates, and the
! operatives in the European factories are
about the same as slaves 10 the proprietors.
/ just nov these foreign monopolists have
all the cnginery OF their combination at
work TO induce Congress TO largely reduce
the tariff on foreign plate glass. They are
using all the specious arguments character
istic Of the foreign opponents of our Amer
Jean system Of manufacturing, and II i
said are spending large sums Of money to
accomplish their purpose, and have
strong lobby at Congress pushing their
work with energy. OF course, American
citizens are used Tor these corrupt purposes,
but the people Of the West have right to
expect that their Representatives and Sem
ators In Congress will not yield TO the
Establishments Of these corrupt foreign mo-
nopolists, whose only aim is TO destroy a
branch Of productive industry In this
country that bids fair TO rapidly increase
In capital and establishments until, like
the cotton and iron industries, Il can take
care Of itself, and send its products into
Europe, as our cotton goods and hardware
nov 90 there Cor Q market. All these
great plate glass works are In tho West.
There is double significance In this fact 10
western Congressman. Continue the pro-
lection Of this great industry, say TIE peo.
pie of the great West
The attention OF the public Is directed