New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15

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"TaIr yeaFs ago tae trce tel 70 a-tC ton, ana
three OF fou, ont OF tho ten American works were
cl.onile to cieSa aud e o." price hoLid ne forced
dom aga!n thc .a,uo result void oacUr It costs
more than tnat 20 make the raiG mere, while English
rails nnva been mada AMI sold for so ton An
clcr wac ,uadr iasr ycar il Congress TO reduce me
duty. bot the Ways and Means Committee Vas
pet.ionsd 10y the railroad interests generally
not to disturb the present. rafa. ~
was evidently saen that the steel
Qorlc in th. country were being Enlarged so rapid
r. that they would soon De able 20 supply Gu ne
raiis ne led aud me oval uaT az" 81 70 seaport
homo in Iustrcs There i. HOVE anotb'G T"a-
son ~Ly this hil! MAS iooaed upon WIN 'Nii'oi'
These rail uoDSlu'is saw ,hHt II 'hfy ;'",.a on
rrts. to disturb home manufactures IN TIER Iir@'l'
extensions they Wouidbt icOHpelled tc compete "l'I
the world in short tiWe Dy buying % i"T"!gnh$
tons while i the American WORKS were ;At'hGto'
home competition would be secured DountirS'
those railroad managers dndcrstOoI the 'Goiect
mic "A well "a Nix Wells and others Of our free
"friIy ar, English RAILS chcGpe, ;aan those made
tn,,eactrre isInercly question of labor.
Cod rouore and line arc necessary In .''7 MA tlnE
cf steel rails. Ii England thcee substances are near
together while here ono Of The three has 10 be car
r,d from 500 20 geo miles. Again common l2oor
IN e. nj.nl ~ unr-t Grd less thSu - IS here al"
skilled anor il not more than nat as expensive
there as here These two tacis--tEe increased ""Ht
81 labor and extensive Interpretations OF tle OF" on
English manufacturers ser" 'iri' hol "I,'''''' u.s.
tauH. Il or manufacturers a:@ not frightened ~
disturbances Of tie present protective system. ~
,caT shall tr a"Ie oh-iplF III 'lV +''''
needed IN ti,is country
How abJ1t tic 4 .Glity Of the American rails "
Tnay are both better pgd Torso t1an those naH"
in EagaGd. Nr. Vanderbilt has bcCu vigorously
assaiied pTefeTring 20 import steel ra!s TOT M
roaue aut We haFe On ouO.- to-day ordcTs from
am lor nearly 2G,0qQ tons Pa Sl'"s as prrent
thorough test for arvaTal Ycars. As soon as VT.
Taunerht was satisfied. THAI me BEST aIlIc!e was
pIocur8na a. nome ar stood anxious Fl" "eicoaie II
and reel,,y anon II the ft3D,p cl lis approx al rold
cred az the YaiIat.e tToli hls previous irn'
stand against he inferior article There is posi-
bic reason why our steel ahoid Dt inferior 10 uli
ot Ecgland, and some o! IT IS rot. m
p9p- AperiCa nOw export any raliSF
"Ecne u; ALL ;or the American manuaCtnrers are
- tisteC in supplying own needs ana all trey
ask is 10 ho Jet alone. Il will be bad day for thls
country when it is reduced to the necessity OF com
petiug with Europe III the manufacture 90 steel ara
iron But tins iomcutabie condition VIII not occur
until America has lost its present vigorous ACTIVITY
ana is moving on at the SLOW pace OF European
countries The demand for this article has been 20
treat however that English rails nave Oeeh III
rorted somewhat. Last year the importation was
500 900 tons. We're the dlty lower this quantity
woild have been largely Increased, though there IS
this significant fact that the duty on steel rail- Is
lover than that upon any other manufactured steel
product. ItIs now only one ard quarter cents
pound 49,. ...4
aud which IS the largest
Twelve IN r1.p.ing order and two more in pro-
cess of erection. Those twelve are all enlarcing
tLeir works. in many cases doubling tbolU working
rapactv believe that oar firm has Inadc more
rails than any ether in the United States Tor several
years The United States though engaged IN II
only fourteen years has c,recdy taken the foremost
TloSe in this manufacture, leading even England
winch boasts OF anulacturing foT the world" 49,
Are all nav railroads nov laid with steel rails 7"
-" NOT in the extreme West. Last year 100000
tona OF iron rails were laid. Iley axe made prIno-
pay by rerolling old ror rails, aud are pooc in
yestInent for any road
10 YOU shink it likely that an effort will he
made this year in Congress TO have tha Eaten tariff
bill or u similar ore passed ~
~ do not think that Congress will pass any bill
AGAINST the wishes If the very men whom the bill
nTofcsses to aid but believe that the Eaton bill is
and if general reduction Of all duties is desired,
Tbv our product must stand its average proportion"
''Is the steel. rail manufacture mOEOpOlyT'
Yes "A tremendous monopoly Why, IL will cost
any nIrty fty cents ton for the privilege of using
thS Bessemcr patents, for the purpose Of manutac-
turing these rails IN the beginning the American
manufacturers pald million collars lDr Vie use OF
these same patents"
Have YOU seen MT Bcccher's recent lecture on
~ happened to meet him the morning that il wss
Published. lie expressed Il wish to see this steel
manufacture ana has promised 20 visit our works.
No doubt We can convert him 20 the belief tnat we
must make our own steel. He advocates the right
platform for free trade, namely, the Christian idea
of the brotherhood Of man. dont suppose that
i'm tie Millennium there will be custom
house III all the world nor amy standing armies
war-shiys, nor even ponceTndn but until that
day comes | am not afraid America will reduce
duties far enough 20 cripple her supply of steel She
has a destiny 10 fulfil, and Is doing IT,"