The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-27
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:=.::..;:ss -, y,., ~ aud ~ Fourteenth Strcct.
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w. T.ruer Hc.prrifuiiy Aoliciteti. Y

=. y,.. ~ aud ~ fourteenth Ntrcct.
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" ", Tarner Respectfully Solicited. J
Va have held that the question oi q
...F sas largely, II not chiefly, n question
w.. lr,,.s We remarked upon this point
'..,nl.y in some comments on All article
III T.. NJ, Turner, of Clarksburg. We
". - .ioce seen the iollowing.extract from
I.loplou Times, Of las, Saturday: q
u% 4rtr wonderful wealth producing power
:, hs United States delics and sets at
o. S uS thc crave drawbacks Of mischiev.
baGsm Gss1',rr,iye thrill: and has already oblit.
oasr1i''l o,rp1 ,lmu;, wholly the traces Of tho
Nass ",ss, r." nj modern civil wars. What Is
gta%SiN gaa";,Ny remarkable in the present
HlSyJ HiltJ"n,oput Of American energy md sue.
NrSs%I'i !! i, vide and equitable distribution
ttsS oss, tle .lors Of the Atlanticand Pacific,
%T %,'nst ch4in Of the great lakes, the val.
M.Dsr v = tbc Mississippi, the coasts OF the
rsN oi Mexico, where the creation Of
u .'s,b and Increase Of population Is sig
.s.Irr1hbted. With high wages Amcri.
s'r:bAye been able TO compete with us in
,t@ @ markets Of the world. Should wages
considerably m decline, the United States
viii become q formidable rival, not only OF
England but Of f;urope.'
Wehope, that the above extract will re-
ceiye the attention OF Mr.. Turner In his
next article. lie owes il to the men who
work for wages 10 clear up thispoint. In our
remarks upon the same subject yesterday
We said: tmi
AS 10 our finding market abroad for
our manufacturers that means, Of course,
that We would produce them us cheap here
S on the other side Of the ocean. And this
means d reduction Of wages here 10 corre-
spoad with the wages paid on the other
SIDE Mr. Turner cannot escape from this
conclusion. Indeed, we must produce
them cheaper, for our manufactures
would necessarily 30 abroad charged
with the cost OF transportation. AS we
invaded Europe with our mauufac.
tlrpd articles, M effort would be
made there to reduce the cost and drive US
ont Of that market. This would bring
about q greater reduction in the wages
paid in Europe, and every reduction there
would ,.ce&sitdtt corresponding reduction
hcI. We should thus see our citizens en-.
gagetl in furnishing Europe cheap bread
SUITS, and also engaged in trying TO furn-
ish them with cheap manufactures, all Of
which would mean low prices for what we
raise Out Of the ground and low wages for
what We attempt 10 manufacture.
Mr. Turner processes to be writing in the
interest Of the people asains. protected in.
tlrstries. The farmers OF this country and
the people who work for wages in the
various industrial establishment OF the
Land constitute large proportion OF the
people. Ii Mr.. Turner is really their
champion he will meet the point limited at
by the London Times. .5i. Z.
As throwing little more light on this
subject, We desire to call the attention OF
Mr. Turner TO the following extract from IN
article published last week by James N.
swank, Secretary OF the American Iron
and Steel Association. Says Mr. Swank:
at has been satisfactorily demonstrated
BY Mr. Carroll D. Wright, the eminent
labor statisiician OF Boston, aud others,
that the articles which an American work.
ingman regards as necessary for the sup.
port OF himself and family do not cost
above 70 per cent more in this country
than III Europe, so that it is only necessary
Tor an American workingman to receive 20
per cent more ior his labor than Europe.
an wOrkingman to place the two men OH
on equality, SO far as physical comforts for
themselves and families are concerned.
Now. that we may sec whether or not the
american puddier, rs q typical American
workman, has been benefited by protcc.
ton, let US inquire what relation the S. SO
Yer ton he has been receiving bears to the
wages OF the North Of England puddler
who is the bes,-paid putldler in Europe.
"ln the north OF England the wages oi
padllers have at no time during the past
two years exceeded Is. Cd. per ton, or
Sl.G. The minimum wages Of Pittsburgh
pUddlers were fixed in June, 1850, at $3.50
per ion, at which they remained until the
p,esent strike commenced. We have,
then, IN England Si,S2 and at Pittsburgh
S$'W Tor the same class Of labor difference
n iavor of Pittsburgh, S3GS per ton, this
difference alone being double the wages OF
lie English puddler. During these last
Two years an English putldler would
have had to work Il little more than
lhre days to earn the same amount OF
wages u Pittsburgh puddler would have
earned i'll one day. Admitting that the cost
o. living ut Pittsburgh bas been and Still is
Nper cent greater than in England, every
,tealer will see ut glance that the Pitts.
hHrgh puditer has in these two years Jared
more than twice rs well as his English
brother. Assuming that the English
ludI'1er paid out every cent OF his 81 50
iot the necessarics OF life, the Pittsburgh
puaaler could have afforded to buy the
Sne quantity OF necessaries, pay 20 per
cent more lor them than the Eugiishnlan
pald, am! still have moro money left in his
pocket than the Englishman had spent;
q ). with 20 per cent added becomes
= ~ which, when subtracted from IS so,
leaves s. ii unspent. EIis s'33E ~
There is another way OF looking at this
question, which metaphorically puts big
.saIher an in the hat OF every Pittsburgh
Mllowner. What percentage OF the price
SSo'aIne,s Tor his bar iron does the Pitts.
na'sA shis!owner pay to the puddler, when.
ue M price Tor pudding is IS so per ton, and
What Percentage does the north Of England
m!llowner pay to his puddler when the
Rrlee Ms Tor pudding is IS. Q. per ton, orSl So?
W. MSehaye cipEtred out the percentage for
Me M., past two years, and here they are: at
Z t;alsOnrsh ,;sl the price Of iron during the pc.
;SH aSs aa'ned has not averaged more than
~ y. . pound, or $50 per ton. At IS 50
,p r., Ioa for pudding, which was the bot
IA iSl' pHee, the Pittsburgh puddler received,
;,op ;ivpef cent OF the price obtained for the
nor,n mUa when It was sold. 81 In the
Tu,on Irnn 4, Of Eagland the average price OF
~ IRON ,ha WIRING HE past two years. according
Assoss,;os 4 se s,S;s'stsIy q the British Iron Trade
Of fFy.'oh' Fucias,' was GS 3s,, or S2o.0l, North
no 1'me during TIM, period e rece;ved v oycr M