, 1881-11-11
TARIFF ON STEEL.
an Immense Tax oU American Con.
HftHtcrK.

an Immense Tax oN American Cons
sinners.
al". David A. Wells, Of Connecticut, has
!as1 finished writing serlcs Ut articles Oil
me subject Ut our high protective tariff, for
pMap''ratlon III tho Des Alolnes Louder fDenL).
ne make I'LL extract ffom Ills lust arttcle:
Ill III ny lttnry l1cssenier, IN RnKttshMnn. dis
s.lGsea NV Esoctss fnr mallt.lE steel. As fAr
mnn ~ psouuet Wua c0neGrnul tlorG was not
p..ned. !or lust Us gotd. md evu butter, sleul
~ mas nladt, aud wnlo Rhuiltlnntly, before. Int
tSs, Ss gteat y nett of 1lcasciuers dlscosery WINS
ns. ~" progrssso ct uiviIxntial., which us 6ct0ro
srM trnF' And tho whole wnrll rcIuiccl III tho ru-
lie nsu;uHf H. nnS ef tho Rrcat aehleveinchta 9r
Sat aa sss snSsu Mo sAS thu tue uStoS Mpol
fases Tas apparently did mt retolco;
w ssItEna MI, p%f1!on ot T. pyopIo. atter.
uee,s sa s o rev discovery bad oson proye,t
ssIusI' l9 sa!F!lso tfMt Is n!Ways tluIdent 10 an
ueutn.iise m tl'al'tthGtures, won't to wTk t0
eosrrs eixe i,s 1le benefit of Dir. nessc.ncrs dis
fr..' 1ts ts,.ea .saeat,nssa And they succeeded IN u
Tin s,,;1naRr ssRrsa n N, iony " Inducing Congrcss
upot,v nS s nnMty nt nenrly l por cont on tho
III ~ sau Ihen aurDloHt!ng tho prtcu Of all steel
@.hsts @ saua 9ssl sx'cnt r q uso tu bo noted III
sv,s .na n,agut anl Obtained from Congress ilc
E,sa mJs 10 ta1 tn such MI enormous 0xtunt tho
tu,e The M .esss s " tso S,antry wao .oa!tod
sssee sse ID Il. shu t'rss instnuee, and thon n'l
sSss ;!ss' b. ~ pras's&siy s ass
Ut.ssSSac U"S coItIvl Ut thu patellt xrtIniol 10 Mr.
ibtn a1sl " tho United flutes; Knd TINT they.
III pn.I.ss !ISs beuk thus tlauiiy fortified ngauat
snpn"v s;pS!or ns no qr 1,n fron aIfoa
I'M ~ aad rctsiscl to allow uny othor ncr-
irtl sfsxasg sf%xnse u! tho manufacture OF tho ,lcw
AurHeaa awue1. on eeIston g, o.! a. paying ta tho
u Nj Gturaet!cal!y st rurt!y4 ut ull nrollt
H',Sa SSats1du partles.
tese,, y''s,sss ontslao Of tho opcrauons ot
ttea ID sns Ssstcl!a1es hos nut uutll very lately
tme ~ ,any degrees extended liut now that
yltsr pa, ~ orxna! patenls hnyo OK plre,t, lew
t4slneas, ~ a9G ueKinn,i!9 III en4aEe IN, tho
ttiu" w. ths at!!I, arc IaytuK ni tho sa,,,o a.
ths prt n,Is ,aes easulnur steel. Or abo,lt double
,hei sutss.n ill., nS tio res'rln Of othor counsrus,
And hop sts ,sI u Tunlt h anl civilization.
ipa.nusItr such ttoes tho tux ut present RniOIint
1asuono Of .,o, 1et " SEQ. The Gnuuustlu plu-
tdhrt tSns: s re- ra!ls for The yuar lBl Was 6il,
" Liz :nu aaoneHtin consumption for tho y1ar
American r,,',,1a .a,na Tho ayurlxo prlc0 Ut THO
Tht asesatns' s''ct Tor tho yoar 1885, wns to7.60.
md o dot tho sA,u porl"si wora '",s hstwesn IA
that lis t,'l !'1lo, sa,to t it H. ,harvfare, coar
,as @ tari aInw"a ,a'i'i ct oall-&2a per to.,-whIuh
x ihs ssat ;ad usv IL the unitesi 5tates 1ur.
pflrp. n it's , N.Y. an1 ttat th!s lnorVttsont Ut
ss1ess.tla csa.,la:,a csa.s,lna:S,nec-walch was = INK OIL
a4lnss.! :" Sll.ias,:kI. Yniytt.ot.s mi,iiou. ~ ~
teal ths aisn!y ttx t.,ml h su,n 10 lasEu
SssS ss's y esitsuni,'1 e 1"h'a to takults easuro -
sa ts kuo n,1tnGsr ~ ;ttist. "I XSii Inv NV
I'M ~ w. Fs'VInln0.littrH.
lear .ho'', s,s hlates ule cuse strongly, but wa
's y an error iu the conclusion at