Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-23

1884.
nearly all Of them are actually crubar-
rassed by it. That Is. for the iron and
steel used in machinery and repairs, for
extra interest (or freigh! r:ites) on iron,
steel and other materials used in and
about transportation either Of raw na-
terial to the factory or of the finished
product from il, or for the raw material
itself, they pay more than they would
if there was no tariff and great deal
more. Of cour>e this means that our
development is retarded by iut this
extra cost, whatever it may be. y few
of our industries are not Obliged to
carry this extra burden: some are only
taxed once; others sustain double
tax; while mauy are paving tribute
three times. The following table Will
explain this more fully, selection be-
ing made only of those on which the
burden is considerable:
Numbers l, 3, 3, G,7 s, 9. 10, Il. y,
13, Is. 10, %, 26, 30, 81, 50. 81, IS. SO
use iron and steel in machinery, etc ::
Numbers l. ?, ., 6, 8, 9, 10, IL, Il, l3,
II, 10, IS. 10, 2l, 20, 81, 30, 81, 81, 59-
pay for iron, steel, etc, in transp0rta-
ton; Numbers 3, 5, z, 8, IA, 10, 10, 90,
81, %, 26, 20. -, 81. 81, So, 39-pay
more for raw materials; Numbers 4.
l6. II, "a, %, 81. 90, 80, 33-are not
seriously hurt by the tariff; Numbers
2, Is, 20, %, %, S6-arc hit once Num-
bers l, 8, Z, 9, 10, II, -, 13, IA, 2l,
26, 90, 81, 81, 39-are hit twice; Mum
bers 3, 8, Is, 10, 81. 80, 38-are hit
three times.
HOW LUMBER IS MADE DEAR.
But there are other wars in which
the development OF the west is hinder
ed, and its people unnecessarily bur
dened. 1t goes without question that
the tariff OH lumber is absurd. because
it can not, by an" stretch OF language,
be said to build up an industry; i:Icon-
sistent. because it puts premium on
the destruction vi forests which We are
Offering bounties to preserve: danger
Gus, because the dciorcstation of our
country is bringing with it disease and
storm and ruin; expensive, because
lumber averages not less than - per
thousand more than it would bat for
the tariff. The Kansas legislature saw
this clearly, and by joint resolution,
at its last session, asked that lumber be
put on the free list. But the wealth OF
few lumberinen outweighed the wish
es of million sturdy and independent
peop'e-and Kansas paid, during 1888.
not less than $500 600 ia this tax alone.
Any man who has used even one board
during the last year can easily figure
out how much OF his money is in the
pockets of the lumber lords.
Again. one firm in Wisconsin, which
is engaged in the manufacture of agri,
cultural implements. with large trade
in Kansas. reports having used during
the year t, 100000 pounds of iron and
100000 pounds Of steel. This means
not less than $50, 900 increased cost IL
this one industry from the use of thcse
two materials only; of which the Kan
sas farmers paid large share.
EXTRA COST OF RAILROADS.
Once more: Until the present pat
| ent-compromlse- committee maGc-tarif
went into effect, the extra cost OF iroI
railway bars was Sl4 per ton, and o
steel rails S2S per ton. Kansas ha
about $500 miles Of railway. 1t take.
not far from 100 tons of metal to lay
mile of track. If we Use all iron. thei
our roads have cost S!,40D to the mil,
more than they need or ought; or
total OF S4,900,00O, or about So TO
every man, woman and child in TIL
state. II we use all steel, as we ough
J fnr fha Ia Of cofat,r nd ronl
then the extra cost is S9,3U0 900. q
50 81 per capita. In like manner, usln,
steel, the tariff has enhanced the eos
of the railroads of Nebraska some SS,
000,0O0: and OF Missouri rot less tha
$l5, 5,O00,OOO. The extra cost of stet
rails would go to the support of twenty
nine establishments, employing in a!
10,604 hands, pay ng each S43S per an
mum Gnciuding superintendents, b0 u;
keepers, ,toremen, might gangs, etc., an
realizing on their capital invested, b
their own official showing, an averag
of 10 per cent. per annum. LIE; IN
quote, in this connection, from ,h
morning kilograms of November 26.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. %.
The stockholders of the Scraito!
Steel Company unanimously agreed I,
increase their capital from S60U,0O0 4
81, 800, 900, for the purpose of buildln!
new blast furnaces.
TRENTON, n. j.. Nov. %.
A reduction OF ~ per cent. from th'
wages by the New Jersey Steel an,
Iron Works.
As the wages in the last industr!
were only S317 per annum, the pro
posed rate will be about $40.
From these figures you may deter
mine whether the extra cost of rail
goes into the pockets of the "protcctcC
American laborer," or into the purse
OF the corporations. Which are 20.
taxed for?
Don't it seem as though we coall
manage to stagger along without pro
| tection!" Can Kansas afford To have
representatives in the national asaemb
ly who strike hands with those lev
masters OF capital and labor who ar,
benefited by this system OF taxation lol
| the purpose OF maintaining Or increas
ing this taXI Look 10 your rights ans
your pOckets-aud then look 10 voul
ballots.
DIVERSITY OF EMPLOYMENT INEVITABLE.
Once more. 1t YOU will look owe
the table carefully You will see that i
contains a perfect rcfutation OF tn,
long since exploded cry, Take off tn,
tariff, or even lower it, and You ruiz
all manufactures. EcerVJOdg will be
turned ont on the flrns.' See TO wha
straits the advocates OF IL restricted
commerce have been reduced whel
they can revive this assertion, and hop,
to have it carry their cause ut the polls
Does any sensible man believe that i
every custom house was blown inc
mid ocean we would send abroad lu,
our flour and feed, or for our meats. al
that England would be deluged viii
manuscripts by American authors iol
publication, or that we would send ouI
magazines and books to Germany to bt
bonnd, OF import our carriages ant
wagons from France (Which i, hardl,
out Of the last century for convenience,
aud style), or ship our cane to Russi;
to be changed into syrup and sugar, o
ask Denmark to make our soap, or im
port onl gas in barrels from Belgium
or send onr measures for shirts ant
clothes to Norway, Or ship our brick
from Spain, or-Go anything else q
foolish as these one-eycd protrclignisf
would have us believe. The cry is .oe
foolish TO demand serious refutation.
TEN YEARS PROGRESS DOWN HILL.
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