New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-03
OPPOSED TO A TAX on RAW MATERIALS

OPPOSED TO A TAX On kAW MAlEhlALo
A meeting of merchants and manufacturers
was held In of the parlors OF the Windsor Hotel last
evening to consider the best means Of securing the abo
ton NJ all duties upon raw materials Among those pres
emf were Gustav schwab OF Oelrichs Co.; schoenho
OF Adler & schoenhof r II. Wolf, OF r. H. Won Co..
r. c. Browning Of the Metropolitan Manufacturing
COMPANY; J. b. Sargent Of Sargent Co.; H. T. fed-
der OF Arnold, Constable Co.. and Mark d. WILDER OF
Wiber. DeForrest Norman Mr.. Browning was
chosen president and Mr. SchOenhof secretary Tele-
grams EXPRESSING sympathy with the object OF the meet
inc were received from James Harmon, of the Cincinnati
Wire Fence Company, the Lockstiich Fence Company,
and H. b. Scott & Co, % Joliet, Illinois MT sch0enhoi
stated the purpose of the conference He SAID hat th
a,o. causes were at work to-day the commercial and
industrial affairs OF the country that produced the panic
OF 1873 He thought tnat it was necessary for mer-
chants and manufacturers combine 90 offset these
The Tariff Commission appeared to be designed
for the purpose furtherng the aim Of the protec
tive party, and a union 10 elect results oy
combined action at the approaching Congressional
cnnntry The removal % duties on raw materials I'M
y 80 necessarv 10 ronpee with the world. Goods
were now manufactured Berlin which understood the
same American goods that were protected by the hlgh
tariff On inpOred raw wool the American manufacur
- were compelled TO cOnne themselves 10 one line OF
gooas American woods were not adapted 20 many
tnds Of manufacture ana il impossible 10 Change
thtr noiIrv ttroupb legislation. What the country
Gained Inv the tariff on imported manufactured goods II
Iost through the duties imposed on materials ON
,'iotforn Of free importation Of materials, the
hu.iness future could be looked with confidence.
Mr. Wolf argued that American manufacturers could
nroduce steel rails cheaper than the Eng @ on account
~ their superior macni-ery and skill Ihls advantage
ot 10 tine manufacturer the ngl price paid here for
wages and left the SIS ton duty on foreign rails
nrecton enjoyed solely by the manufacturer instead or
hain0 shared with his wOrkmen. If raw materials were
naced ON the ree list the American NOTTINGHAM cOulo
support himself aud family at hair what II costs MN AT
the present time. -, 10. -. o-s....d
I'm Congress some years he had favored Mr. Hewltts
tariff scheme because he believed that, WINE
making raw materials free, IL would NOT
inferf, re with any established and settled
industrv The farmers OF the country were
NOT henftted to any appreciate extent by the duty on
mapufactureis wOOllen goods and would remove the
danger OF the violent fluctuations caused by the frequent
over stOcking of the home market. - -
WILDER said that the present thflH huiIhtleu Vi
reue far in excess the honest needs or the Govern
,,eHf aud furnsAed the basis the pension swiudes
rsioual legislation He asserted that the poorest PAID
men I'M the country those employed by the manu-
tacrers of articles that protected the most AID
cited the strikes at Pennsylvania steel works ana
mills "A proof OF his sttemeht. NO
afticle should be protected by high duties That
dId not need protection sworn testimony IN tine fehn
yIvana tax suits against Of the steel ana IRON
that state three years ago proved tat
their profits were 100 per cent. , -
briefly pointed out the necessary oi tdu
tous action in attempting 10 define what raw materials
shoud be relieved duties In order 10 avoid the nos
tity OF producers VINO might CLAIM tnat then III
dusfries needed to De foSIered .. .
lie following committee was appointed toSprepare
pan for AN organization to carry out tue OBJECTS OF INC
meeting Edward n MOen OF Carey MOen, GustaN
schwab r. H. WOLF g. ScnOenhOn, James NJ COnsGpie
Gnd X. Z. Browning.