The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-20

HhuAN1 AeAt pA " tOuiuVu HASSAA Ruu tli
corresponding number Of hoops aud heals
One year ago the shipments fell of to 500,
600 shocks, and the present year 1t is esti
mated the expectations Will be further de
creased to 10000.
TIE INDUSTRY ALNosT DESTROYED,
Intact, the industry isslmost destroyed
ssw'mills, stays machines, labor, ant
everything entsring into the manufacture
Of shocks arc idle, whilo q large amouu
OF mSteTiRl i on hand without market
Men who depend upon daily labor for tbs
support OF their families are without en-
ployment, Starvation, want and bsRgarJ
stare them In the face. The freight L
railroads, when this business was snGCess
fully carried on, Amounted to psrhap.
5000 900 per aHnum; now nearly oil thest
lreights arc lost to tue railroads, by reator
Of the prostralion.
"Ths reason OF all this ia apparent, and
there Ia an easy remedy, England and
Germany now furnish, and have for the
past three years, Inexpensive iute bags, In
which the sugar is carried to the United
States, Cuba, being Ia financial distresS
about three years ago, called upon its Gov
ernment Tor rahsl. -Spain granted the re'
lief by diminishing the export duty on
sugar when shipped in these bags to the
same rate as sugar shipped in American
hogeheads. Before that II had been higher
on the bag shipments. Now, the original
cost OF hogshead Ia 50, while five bEgs,
holding 1000 pOunds-Ihe same as IN
American hogshead-Cost but 81. So, you
zee, there was an advantage by shipping
Ia bags oil 81 to every 1909 pounds, there
was q discrimination agaiHGt tho hogs
head and our shook industry was de-
stroyed.
THE RRMEDY.-
"The remedy wO propose Is to Lessen
the duty on sugar one.tourth Of a cent per
pound when shipped in American hogs
heads, which would make up tho 81 dilIsr-
ence, and make tho cost Of sugar in bags
and hogsheads equal, to the Importer,
"ThIa can effect no one injuTiously,
The only party who c3uld complain
would be the Government, 1t would
lessen the revenues slightly, but the Gov
srnment can bear this, az there ia an ex.
cess OF revenues. This is q case where
the reduction OF tariH will furnish pro.
lection to American labor and industry."
"How would 1t affect the sugar interests
Of L0ulsiRnaW
"Not at all, for whether shipped in
hogsheadS or bags the sama amount OF
sugar will be imported, and We propose
that the sugarin bags and hossheads Ghsll
be furnished to tic importer at the same
price"
"Do you think Congress will give you
the relief asked for?"
~ hope 30. WeappeRl to Congress In
bshaIt Of labor to Hraut this relief as early
as possible, Tor, VIZ repeat, 1t can harm no
one, and yet result It great benefit to the
capitalist as we'll as well as the laborer
who tolls for his daily bread The cost Of
hogshead aud bag shipments mado equal
in this way, hogsheads will again be used
to the exclusion Of bags and the great
shook industly will be revived. While
England and Garmauy take advantage Of
this condition OF affairs TO make money,
and while Spaiu is giving her islands re-
lief by discriminating against our hogs.
heads, wo submit that the American Con.
gress should with equal care legiSlato for
american labor and industries"