Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-23
MANUFACTURES IN M1ssouE1-1ssO.
Aggregate capital invested in man.
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Aggregate capital invested In man.
fractures. ....................$7 $72 ,601 ,s44
The very natural, and, therefore pro-
fitable, way in which the greater part
Of this money in all thses states has
been invested, is also very noticeable.
Missouri. though farming region, it
should be remembered, has mines of
iron, coal, lead and zinc, easily work.
ed, and of the richest quality. Atten-
ton is therefore directed toward them
as matter of course, and would be if
no tariff had ever been devised.
As, of the three, Kansas is most in
danger of being an call farmer" state,
its condition is worthy of special COM
ment.
NATURAL INVESTMENTS BEST.
As is true of nearly every young
commonwealth, this state has turned
almost exclusively to agriculture; and,
therefore, we are not surprised to learn
that little more than half the entire
amount in manufactures is in;four, feed
and grist mills. Amy man with ordi-
mary business capacity would say:
s'That Is just the thing for Kansans to
do-that is the direction in which they
will secure the best returns on their
money. 1t will pay them to make
-four, and to grind their own feed" So
they have done this. He would be con-
sidered very foolish who should say:
"Better tax yourselves heavily and take
half this money and put 1t into steel
mills. Diversified industry-that is
what you need" The wise Kansan re-
plies: "Boshl That means not only
the tax, but higher -four, and steel rails
at q late much higher than we can get
them elsewhere. No, sirl We will do
that which pays best. Seek first that
which you are fitted to do, and diversi-
ty of industries shall be added unto you
in due season." And this is evidently
just what they have done-and the di-
versity has come and is coming, natur-
ally, freely, without expense, without
wrangling, without legislative corrup-
ton.
MANY INDUSTRIES UNPROTECTED.
Farther, very few, if any, of these in
dustries have been aided by national
protection" AS has been said, the
home market fallacy is too foolish, and
has been too often torn to pieces,
to be worthy of any more energy or
argument. Setting that aside, a care
full examination of the Kansas list
shows that 8, 8, IA, Is are the only
items which even the most ardent pro-
tectionist would claim as the result OF
his theories and principles-nay rather
his practice, without theory or prin-
ciple! But as to 8, $780, 900 are in the
Argentine works, which, of course, are
not affected by the tariff; and most of
the balance is in coal-in which our
distance from the sea coast renders the
tariff almost, if not quite, void. Of
No. 9, it can be said, that straw lum-
Der is an American invention, and does
not need Or receive the attention Of the
national legislature; while the paper
mills only turn out wrapping paper in
in which no use is made of ''protected"
pulp. No. IA owes its existence, mot to the
tariff, but to the fact that under Amer
ican patents are manufactured the best
stoves in the world; and to the further
fact that the difference between the
freight on hollow iron ware and iron
pigs is in itself good margin for the
manufacturer-that is, all the protec-
ton he needs is furnished by distance
| and cost of carriage, which is protec-
ton enough for any industry in this
Unionl
WOOL MANUFACTURING IN IOWA.
As to item Is, let the experience Of
Iowa be cited. In 1870, before the
tariff had time to do its work and break
down the magnificent results of what
one misrepresentation in congress calls
'.the ten years of free trade rating un-
der the free trade party"-in 1870 Iowa
had 68 woolen mills, with $685., ,7S4
invested, employing l,OSs hands. Ten
years later, in 1880, Iowa had 81 WOOL
en- mills, with $553, 500 invested, en-
ploying 499 hands. Magnificent result
of "proteetion!" Ten years more of
the same policy would evidently wipe
out the whole thing, and "leave the
woolen goods industry in debt to God
and humanity for 40 men and S275, 1884. :"
Does any honest, intelligent man
think our woolen mills are due to the
policy which accomplishes such re-
suits! Does Kansas wish to go through
with the same experience? Let every
good citizen, at the polls and elsewhere,
say NO!
THE TARIFF A HEAVY LOAD.
Let US now analyze the statistical
tables somewhat more in detail. Care
ful inspection will show that while al
most none Of our manufactures are de-