The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-26
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Tide last volume Of consular reports con.
taipu some discoveries Of interest. Consul
Van Ripper, ct Moscow, who has underts.
ken the task Of doing his utmost to intro.
duce American goods into the Market
found numerous difficulties in his way.
He received several CAGES Of tools Ofall de-
scripions aud Of splendid workmanship
wihtheee tools in hand he visited all Of
the magazines and shops engaged in the
trade, and almost without exception be
encountereda go.called American article"
of German fabrication, with American
trademarks on them, but not the zane OF
/ 9 American manufacturer.
IN Ills report he says: "rhe tool was, Of
cenrse, u very interior article, and is otrer.
ed at about 40 per cent less than | could
sell the American tool; and as the chief
characteristic OF the Russian Is to buy
where he eau buy cheapest, regardless Of
quality, it shns mo out entirely, and, as a
last resort in order 10 have my superior
tools introduced, l sold my tools 10 II or
more OF the leading dealers, thinking
thereby that once in stock, and il by hfzlrd
some sensible person would buy them, it
would ultimately lead to gradual intro.
ductiop; | saw no other course open 10 me,
and / have some confidence that it will be
fruitful OF results in time. Bot, Is there no
remedy for this piracy Of American trade
marks? The Germans are the worst cul.
prits in this respect; they are ashamed, with
their miserable substitute, to place their
name on their goods, but seem to have but
one desire, to discredit the good American
article.
ConsullK King writing from Birgmingham,
England, ~reportstrade decidedly dull there.
The mostsanguine people who hope for 8
betLarment ara those who bslieve that 80
large a reduction in the American tariff
is sure TO come in the immediate future as
to allow English manufacturers to raise
their prices while largely increasing the
amount oftheir sales.
In regard to the condition Of the laborin1
classes, Mr. King fully %subs.sntistes the
truth Of Mr.. Porter's letters to the New
York Tribune in describing the "blsck
country where nail making by. hand is
carried on. Mr.. Kings report on this sub.
jecs is quite interesting and We quote him
as follows:
One man, a good workman, told me that
by working very hard and long he could
1asnsl. a day, but he could oply get four
dsys' work each week. A woman could
probably earn a shilling a day, four days each
week. Children could earn about the same.
Isaw in ono place u mother, daughter and
granddaughter working at the same forge.
The three together could hardly earu more
than 12.. q week, md out of that they would
have to pay 2lI+ per week for rent OF house
nndtorRe. TAs man who told ME he earned
o. q week and lived alone, He paid 2la+.
for rent, thus had 313L for food, fuel and
clothing.
When / tsked why the young people did
not emigrate instead VI going into a trade
already oyeroFowdsd, lie laughed atme and
saskedAh how long l thought It would take to
save enough from his earnings TO pay the az
penses Of emigradng. This man Was eatiug
one day when I saw him, and his dinner con.
sisted OF bfeid and silt aud a mug OF water.
He SAID that he sometimes had potatoes, and
now andlthen. on Sundays, a bit Of bacon.
He rarely tasted fresh meat. Some OF tie
people manage TO keep a pig, and most Of
them keep pigeons