The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-26

@. Archie benefits Of protection confined
10 laboring men alone?
A. No. It benefits women rs. we'll, in
that it affords them employment in differ
ent factories, and thereby renders them
independent. In the manufacture OF silk,
which is getting 10 be m important indus
try in this country, over two-thirds Of the
employees are females. E,5 s.,.tz
G. Ofthe different articles manufacture
ed in this country, what per cent is material
and what labor? n
A. Ninety per cent is labor and 10 per
cent material. mean to say, il ship
costs 500, 900, only $4,000 OF this amount
was paid out for original material, while
500, 900 OF it went for labor? s.5ss j.
Q. Why is it that ships cannot be built
in the United States as cheap as in Eng
land? :
"a. ! will answer this question in the
language Of Mr.. John Roach, OF Philadel.
phia, the most extensive ship builder in
the United States. lie says Because 90
per cent Of the ship is labor, and American
labor costs more than English labor. Be.
cause our working men cannot be ground
down rs European working men are. Two
things confront us: to reduce the wages OF
labor to what they are in Europe, or 10
leave our forests and mines with their
wealth 1undeveloped and thousands OF
workmen without employment. Have we
not in our own country most convincing
evidences Of the effect Of such policy
Look at the South, with her forests, her
coal and iron beds, and every advantage;
yet she refused to adopt o policy Of home
development snch az other sections pur.
sued, and is only now awakening TO the
consequences Of such course" ~ -
Q. Name some Of the advantages which
a country derives from manufacturing?
A. The population is increased by d class
OF skilled mechanics; the value OF real es.
tate is enhanpedI by tue erection OF large
buildings; the consumption n OF all
necessary articles is increased; the wages
earned by the aborers are spent in the CON.
Inunity; and money is made plentiful; The
tax.paying power OF the: community is
greatly increased; the increase OF children
will afford demand for better schools;
more newspapers are read and higher
crude pf Intelligence prevails; when one
factory succeeds another ia most certain TO
| slA(t up duu tdi Llelo ueal Ny Huu u ready
'aS ils Rf I'll PIsds ss! tSsi IL create, he
number Of manufacturing establishments in
town or city, the more wealth and mos.
perIly there Il ta be found in such places I
4. Yes. Wares produced in q manuiac.
turing establishment are shipped abroad
and are exchanged Tor money. This money
is then paid out for labor, which is after.
wards expended by the lahoIefs In The
towns Or cities where thu manulactorisis are
aitnated, and bNsinf:s Of all kinda i
epliyened and encouraged. /. 4 town
that sends abroad for everything
i consumes and produces nolhiDo
/ ..se.i, Va, very soon uecome bankrupted
Its true, the world oyer, that the riches
towns and cities are those that have tht
most extensive manufacturing interests. Il,
so Has any other government thar
England ever tried the experiment o
practical free trade J.?
| E$A.pYes. France, Canada and Russi,
gave It thorough test, and returned Il
protection as the only means Of preyentin,