Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-04-06
The n nnea Plate Industry.

In opposition to the wise policy Of 50
shaping the protective thrift Is to en-
courage the opening NJ OF new indus
triae, and thereby lessen the evil Of
overproiuction, the effect IL not the in
eent Of tartn legislation duriag the Last
few years has been to s.rangle several
new and promising indus;ries, some OF
which, with the capital, machinery and
appliances employed, have been tx
ported to other countries.
The effect Of this has been not only Q
loss to the episal invested in those in
dustries. but TO drive the workmen en-
gagged in them into other pars ats, to
increase the producing capacity OF older
industries, which Was already greater
than needed, and of course causing
d ecline Of wages IS the supply of labor
increased. Then the millions Of dollars
Of which this country is annually drain.
ed 10 pay for the ar;i les Of foreign
manufacture, which with fair protec-
tion 10 compensate for the difference in
the price Of labor, could be made at
home, would invigorate general bust
ness, and tie greater portion being paid
out In wages IL would create demand
for the products Of other occupations.
Among those so destroyed was the
timed plate industry, which has strug-
gled manfully for several years, against
nd verse treasury rulings and hostile
tariff legislation. Looking over q cir
culAr of the American Timed Plate
Association, whose faithful and intelli-
gent secretary is John Jarrett, Esq, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, and noting the enor-
nous amount Of material necessary and
the extent to which contributory in
dustries would be fed, the value to this
country OF the acquisition of such an
industry is 80 apparent that the only
wonder is that anybody can be found
opposed to the increase of the tariff,
Asked for, because the compensating
benefits would completely wipe out the
small temporary increase Of prices tc
manufacturers and consumers of tin
ware.
1t appears from the circular tina, w
imported from Great Britain in 1882
4s0, $50, $50 ms, lover 100000 tons) o
tin and terne plates, valued in England
at SIS, 0oo. 900, which with g., 900, 900 O.
freights paid to English vessels to carry
1t FOR us, involves in amount loss to thi.
country of SO, 900, 900. Suppose they
had been manufactured in this country
itwould have required about the fol
lowing amounts of material $50, 0Ot
tons OF iron ore 800, 900 tons OF lime
stone I; ], 800, 0o0 tons of coal 800, OOC
tons of pig iron 5000, 900 bushels oil
charcoal 5000 900 lbs of lead /; %, 900,
900 MS of tin 10000, 900 fbs of tallow
10000, 900 feet Of lumber for boxes
$50, 0O0,0 900 for sulphurous acid, and
81, 900, 900 for labor.
Besides all that there would be the
interest on $50, DOC, 900 of capital invest
ed in plants necessary for tin plat.
making, 81 200, 900 for oils and lubri
cants, Sl00, 900 for insurance and taxes
and the necessaries Of life for 800, 90,
people, who would be directly supported
by the business. These figures ough
70 convince any reasonable men ins.ea \,
for fear great number of industrie
would Ia hAnsfittAd IL the America,
tin plates was secured by fair protec
tive tariff. Why should nos the Ill
plates, which are simply squares Of shee
iron, coated with tin, receive as mucl
protection as plain shee. iron But i
does not, and less than one half a
much.
The successful development OF thi
industry would promote a vas. iuterus
transportation, calling for the proi,a
BILE investment OF capital, im proyin. t
railroad interests, and ID producers an
consumers in general. There is reasoi
TO believe that the terne or rco6ag pia.
I'm al n ornlI IN,
much more than the 5000 00o rs OF Ia
per year, and thus create god narke,
for the produces Of our lead mines III
additional require ment of % 000, 900 4
OF block tin annually would mako
creditable increase % the carrying I'D
OF ihe Aus-rali.n s.samers OF theAper
Can Psc.h Nail Steamship Company
Then, again, the in 1reased consunl
ton ot pig iron Of 800, 900 tons annual
would consume the surplus OF Amer
car u As. furnaces, caused by the su
pAns.on Of railroad building among til
graf iron AMI steel lnd1stries of III
co1ntry, and result, in Il. general pros
perity which doxs from their activity
Therefore, with such considerations a
these, the pstty, narroS-minded arg,
mens that the increase of duty on ii
plates would be a tax on the Who'll
American People for the benefit OF fe
tin plate In anufacturerS. sinks into i
significance It is an idea wholly uni
for broad, intelligent discussion
politics, and much better adapted TO Il
contracted local comprehension Of
obscure cross roads wrangle.
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