New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-08
HEARINGS ON THE TARIFF.

The Tariff Commission yesterday concluded
It's pubic sessions in this city prior TO ts departure Tor
/ Philadelphia Wheeling and Pittsburg. A consdsraoie
part Of the Day occupied by John Roach the snip
builder with address la favor Of high protection Inc
fist manufacturing industry represented was that OF
/ Paris white and whiting, 4. Ii. Angel appearing !"
behalf Of a delegation OF Manufacturers. He said tiaI
great change in tariff foreign whiting Wond ue-
stroy the home industry the plant, being OF pseuar
nature voud then be useless In any other Manufacture
and capital invested in IL would be lost He a7heu
that IL the duty should be- changed 1t be made = OF
cent PER pound on both whtng and Paris WING
/ He also wished the duty whiting to be made 10
include all preparations OF chalk Professor /. J. Cox
formerly stare Geoodst OF Indiana, argued that the
repeal the duIy copper would nuTe no interest
industry United states, while it wou increase
the imports OF ore and stimulate the CROWN OF tho
smeing works OF the country. Morris Frank, manu-
facturer OF brar and wood pipes, asked that Guty OF
% per gross and IS Per cent ad valoren be imposed
/ on pipes that sell S2i gross or less. henry
A. Cram appeared to plead The removal OF the du!
foreign books. He asserted that it was virtually
tax enlightenment and learning such a. NOT even
auocrac RUSSIA would levy Even at present the Gov
ashamed Of its law on this subject tnat
the duty could evaicd by bringing IN foreign DOCKS IN
all except large quantities through the mails In oehiu
OF the manufacturers OF glycerne F. Raweue OF harA
Rawele recommended that duty be fixed OF cents
per pound on crude and OF cents on manufacturer
ylycerne; that no duty laid packages which have
already paid duty wnicn have been sent back to'
Europe and thence resAipped to this country
that no duty BE- levied on commissions ana
that II any nd vaiorem duty be lmPo''u
IL he based on the value OF the goods in Europe
The duty on common window glass was denounced oy >
J. Bach a TAX on poor mems liz y ana > A nage
4-ksd for a 9n 70 on AZ S per G pate ga
An Anti-Monopollst was next heard by tne cQmihis
he dealt in lamps burners. Il want the duty and
| the tax On matches removed ne remarked c,,
AuHr ma fgfR
"Wel, olen, take of the Matches" urged Mr.
I'VE nave nothing do vi tn that" nterposed Presi-
Iap1ear on behalf Of the citizens Of the United
states, went Nj. Preston. You control duties ana
the tariff and want the duties taken on 2ools lhe
brass and everything tnat tae people use Bu' permit
me 10 -it down. sentlemen you see am weak, a we
just come from SICK bed TO when was cohhhed ~
peursy resulting from cold taken at slra,oga |hsh
/ was attending the Autobiography Convention
Aftcr sealing mmsef the AntIA0hOpol7t Du'51 uu,
" Ar. 10 become nation of mil.ionAiTes aud pau
Please confue Yourself the tariff question" inter
posed Mr. tycs, as II fearing hOw Of glucose eIo-
/ duence. what do you want !" .
want the duties taken oil all manufactures" said
Mr. re'ton " and Kept OIL 50 long a. our H'idI'c'
| Mr.. Preston allowed TO 70, ~ he nad no moro
! John Roach teen addressed the commission He sid
| that ne employed Loo vOrHngmen In THIS CITY ana
1000 aud boys skilled aud unskilled labor IN
tne shpyards ana iron works at Chester Ms weekly
pay list 20 ais aoorer+ amounted to $1,000. Inc won
! tue condition Of his foreign worhnen since t1er
!
OF protection He hllnSeu wa ehgdEeI ia Io'r Oh &c
principal infere- ts affected b. tie tdrin-farmng. iron
manufacturing, shipbulidng and shipOwring Not Tor
single IN uaJIy' Onl Tor an u, CO IA tic 20
| II protection. Mr.. Roach gave n=t 81 tue
| working teams, cattle ana tDOH That he H~el
On his farm Of LOO acres, costing SL2O{
OF that list II TIE tariR were entirely ab0isarl
on the hand, the factories about his farm ave
! increased the value OF MS land AID Iurnshed MN a
home market lie could pay FOR his imported outdt
"In T,' ncIive Gnfis was for The benefit Of nr
I rtp.lIf
would found tbat % per cenL benefited al 0ther IN
Iastres ana that fully IS per cent indirectly bench ell
fleet, too. what would have been his condition. IA
the Whole burden 81 the Ma ional debt ocen throw
upon al H. must hIy. been hidnot tne ma 1diteur-
ing Interest been developed under protective ta1h
stance: The nation that makes no Use OF ron Is a
Darbarous nation must forever he weak and depeI-
dent Ihdt interest," Jolly SlVs einplo5 hTut 10 S
sixth of our actual working population Ii mas Deen
called the rather OF monopohes. In 1851 we imported
| $50 1880 u Steel ana Why not CAPT
found supply this from cur -" mis- and Iuaccs
has ore, cOI and limestone OF which iron -
made IN greater ABUNDANCE within smaller
a of qIg iron 81 England to the seaDOlrd Tor snip
lheht Is - Le cog, % Ill IN W a ~ -nn
iittsDurg New-York In the United states u c'-t'
al 80 to get ton Uf pig iron the nine TO marNe-
q ference against Vi - 81. The difference "a Tue
maui alone IN tie two countries II more tah Int - per
ton duty now given ny protection 20 pig ron Bu. Ingr
alsO 90 per cent Iced IL England, France ana G1rI1V
tIan IL is mere. Tne ore rock and cay, before loSf
u put INTO IL, II not even D pr en- -, 'n M
cost of furnace mere. iac remainder OF
/ ; "a
terc-f. In the developed sections OF tne IN td 7ac
the cost OF capital VII average per cent, whe anrOlJ
exis, against mills and all other factories IA this
! cO4n.ry. From 1870 20 1850. un Ter high tariff the
IRON products tns country Increased ABOUT lOO per
cent Yet although were nign-r by 20 cent be-
tween 1870 and l-.O htn between 800 and loo5 Iue
price OF IUu reduced under our hsh arlH " 20 pr
f Tsalsemer steel rails produced Il, the
Tn tet' states amounted to F2ij,56l235, 80 per
ccnt which SUN paid tn American labor before
teel rails we're made Ia A nerici pdrcuase1 by ~
IN IN a
tney sOui Tor nov IN Am RIGA moreover lty
years ago We imported locomotive en-lhe IIoin La
uuo a. a sample the locomotives am Jars Dllit tlI
rebuilt America since 1880 cost elI+d,o 'JOOO men
Il more thIn l. gland has ih'Tsted IA SIPS IN ]
/ We nave exported since 1870 lOcJmb'lVes worm
10000 900 and double tnat amount of cars we nave
taken Eugldlds locomotive Ous ness a"ly run III, "a
coon-s Tnis IS wnat the arh mas done III Ie7aiu u
iii reserve most Of what say the snip
ping durs Ol," continued MI Roach. for YOU hearing
in Philadelphia Free ships would 40 nothing % lGNNe
America sIlrO Wning, they wOuI be serious oo%
TO an our varied industries called on IL sup-ouiing ana
I'm IT, h &c coas1,c ION OF an iron s.p would De 32
ems y r pound IN America. Tails was worh III TIE o-e
coal in tine mine not over per cen. OF tIs G1''.
he cost OF tAe iron hua 10 tue Sl ou net's
Der pound for hs L.Dor 30 complete the SIP Inc
itDor from the miner 10 the who made the plates
ryets ana bars was by cent pound than Jhc
labor expended by the snlpbuidcr. anu Tue sup wac
more than half bult before he touched ner Yet GIVE
me fire. trade cries -upbuIder, all the maze
RAJ brought up the point wnere II sIs my use, anu
let all the Otner branches OF industry tial nave c"o
aud laDOf engaged IN building more OF Lhe snip ina
tle battie Of Tree trade Win ulen uO
cnrnper capital and labor Aud tben IN al
ddIlon 10 ali tns the snipbullder demands
PROJECTION for himself the hnlsned snip l. tiis
ju,t IL il sensible. For tile snlpJuldcf souI1
see at ne cannot pay reight, the commission anu
insurance on this material besides paying the adVaAco
40 Der for labor part OF the WOrh tA
ne performs, cOpatc VITA the man % Duld, .lo
-nin n IA tYng MS snpyurI aoI gde lho l's
Then II his policy of sups he closes up oui il"n
wOrks, guarantee has ne that Inc 6nslsH s
faturer Will not out up cue price him fnc NJ res
SOW hat the amount OF iron produced by tins couAIy
and required by this market mas tetIlitSSu
It's price ia England as closely the mercury Ia Tue
thermometer follows the changes III the teulpeIt
In conclusion, Mr. Roach argued mat arin loI lc,
enGe only wOud ample pro tecJon Tor Ailer,o