The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-16
A SUBSIDY NEEDED.


duced in this country admitted duty
free, until its production at home has
been crushed out; and then it would
impose a tariff upon il until the ar
ticle again began to be produced
here, when it would crush it out
again." and thss its great fear is that
''some American should be benefited
at home," if its idea that all Ameri-
cans should not be assessed for the
benefit of q few, is adopted by the
community.
Such ara the doctrines that the
Tribune supposes were maintained by
the inhuman William Cullen Bryant
and are supported by tbs ignorant
Carl 6churz whois now conducting the
Evening Post. But the Tribune is
just now unusually stirred up by the
refusal of Congress to subsidize the
Brazilian steamship line of Mr.. John
Roach, Influenced as it undoubtedly
was by arguments the New York
journal has brought to bear upon the
iniquity of tina: scheme. It repro.
duces the stale misrepresentation OF
Mr.. Rosch's pamphlets that the
American carrying trade was de-
stroyed by the depredations OF con-
iedsrate cruisers, and that England
has established her carrying trade by
liberal subsidies. Both statements
have been frequently disproved.
Those cruisers destroyed wooden chips
for which We have no further use,
but the destruction of our carrying
trade was our own act in main
tanning q tariff that rendered
it impossible for as to build
iron steamships at price equivalent
to that of English builders, and
BY the maintenance OF the navigation
law which prohibits US from purchas-
ing the ships that We need. AS to
The subsidies granted by England,
hey we're allowed for postal convent
snces TO countries with which her
subjects had commerce, and not for
oading ships with letters until suen
might be developed. Nor,
vas it ever a condition of subsidy
hat the ships carrying the mails
bOuld be built at home. In short,
ubsidies we're never granted to pre-
note the industry of ship-building.
It is possible that this newborn
Grdor of the Tribune in favor of sub. (
idies may arise from its having pur-
'hased some of the stock of the Gen.
rat Garfield, although We have NOT
lesrd of any such transaction. It
Vill be remembered that this steam
'oat was built for the purpose OF Car
ying merchandise and passengers !
cross the Great Salt Lake from Lake !
Point to Oorinue. After the estab- I
ishment OF the railroad whioh de-
rived her Of this business, she nss s
'een hauled up at the wharf with !
My occasional demands for her use
q excursions. She has become as
as Mr.. Roach's Brazil !
but unfortunately, like S
hem, she cannot be sold to the Pa
ific Mail Company. as the lake has
10 outlet though which she can find
er way to the sea. Her only I
nance then lies in a demand !
pom Congress for q subsidy.
let us suppose for the sake Of making t.
ne application more opposite that i
tab is America and that the railroad {
ompany is conducting the carrying
rade of q foreign power, precisely :
g the cheaper and more econo-
1ical steamships Of England are
endering competition on ou-
art impossible. Now, let the
,gislature OF Utah subsidies the ,
1eneraI Garfield. The money will
ONE out of the pockets Of the people !
course, but what of that? It will :
clip to build up the Utah carrying {
-ade, net only between Lake Point S
nd Corinne, but if We adopt the
sasoning of Mr.. Roach and others. :
bsurd as it is, it would build up the i
artying trade to every point on the {
treat Salt Lake. A subsidized line {
} Corinne would start independent !;
mes to Black Rock. Garfield landing, S
AXE Shore. Dunnstein, Church 7
sland and Egg Island. There are r
wv people living at any OF these @
laoes it is true; on Church Island t
here is only horse ranch and on =
Igg Island there is nothing to export S