The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-01-12

containing "a acres, to Richard w. Brown, col
ored, for $3.50 lot 4, containing acres, TO
Solomon Giles, colorcd, for $3.50; lot 5, contain
ing II acres to Robert W. Brown, colored, for
$3.50. Total amount of sales 81, 555.
HARTFORD COUNTY GAMERS ASSOCIATION
An adjourned meeting of Hartford county can
ners was held in Ilavre de Grace, last Saturday,
at which permanent organization, to be known
as the Hartford County Gamers Association,
was effected Mr.. S. j. Seneca was elected Pre-
sdent W. S. McCombs Secretary and P. Leslie
Hopper Treasurer.
The membership fee was placed at 81 80 and
the annual dues 50, the meetings to be held
monthly at lIavre de Grace.
The committee Of six appointed at the former
meeting to proceed to Washington was enlarged
to ten, Messrs. X. c. Mackall, of Elkton :;
W. S. McCombs, Geo. V. Mitchell and II. A
Osborn being added.
On Tuesday the committee, with representa-
tives from Philadelphia and New York, visited
Washington. The Hartford committee included
Messrs S. j. Seneca, P, Leslie Hopper, Murray
Vandiycr, A. Cooley, DR.. r. G. Mackal, A. f..
Brown, H. A. Osborn and w 5. McCombs.-
The Philadelphia representatives were VIM.
HILBERT, MIR. Merchant, Mr.. Ingram John Nj.
Melloy, George Mclloy, and Mr. Graves, of New
York.
The Hartford County Gamers Association pre-.
pared an address and presented it TO the Mary
land delegation in Congress. 1t gives estate
ment of the grea, canning industry of the coun-
try, with reasons why the tariff on tin plates
should not be increased, and why the tariff
should be reduced to specific duty OF half a
cent per pound The address shows that l3O, 900
boxes of tin were consumed in the Hartford coun-
ty packing of 1882, the tariff on which was Sl.23
per box, or 100000 At the proposed increase
of tariff this sum will he raised to $500, 900, max
ing the cost of every dozen of No. cans, the
common size, ~ cents more than at present. -
The county levy for all expenses is only $50, 900,
while the proposed tariff will require an outlay
of more than three times that amount. Can
makers estimate the waste in every box oftin of
| 112 pounds at 90 pounds. Hartford now pays n
duty on this waste S32 O0O and al the increased
tariff it would be $4,000. The can is merely
| all envelope for the goods, and is the greatest
item of expense to the consumer. When the
| contents are removed the can is worthless
Hence when the government places a duty on
tin used in the manufacture of cans it places q
! tax on food. The canning industry is n boon ia
the Eastern farmer, while the West is produc-
| ing wheat and corn so abundantly and cheaply
The committee held consultation with Sena.
| ators Groome and German, on Tuesday. Messrs.
| Vandiver and Shriver, as spokesman OF the
committee. presented the views of the canning
| industry, as set forth in the petition above re.
| ferred to.
Senator Beck, a member of the finance com.
mittee was introduced to the delegation, and he
| together with the Maryland Senators, promised
| to use every means to prevent the present duty
| on tin plate from being increased At the same
| time Senator German informed them that he
| thought 1t hardly possible to secure Il further
reduction at this time.
| The committee r"-' ~ "s ga LOO t1r iieEaa
| side, where the mt. b.. ulr'ni'. TIC
| MARYLAND delega JON. r u.s3 5.
| Blackburn, of the q" NHt N"t"- .......'. ..-
| who informed thei .al 4'- ali.. 'tNv nGd s4tt
| decided by vote 81 - 'lYb & AZ
| present duty on tn. -H t.. 53ta Down
| the recommendation OF the tariff commission
| for an increase. The Senate finance committee
| having reached similar conclusion, the can
| ming industry are now at least relieved OF all
| anxiety as to prospective increase of duty.
The next meeting will be held at Hayre de
Grace, on Saturday, 10th instant.
| According to the report of the committee
| Hartford county has about 400 canning firms,
which use 130, 600 boxes of tin per annum and
employ more than 10000 persons during the
season. Over 1000 900 three-pound cans of to-
matoes and 100000 cans of corn were packed in
| Hartford last year. At 1.10-100 cents per box the
| tin used paid duty of $143, 900, and should the
| duty on tin be raised to2 cents, as proposed,
| the duty on the amount of tin used last year
would be S260,OOO.