New-York tribune., 1886-03-10
MANUFACTURERS AROUSED.
PROTESTING AGAINST LOWER DUTIES.
rAssMAKEGs AND OTHERS BEFORE THE WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
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WAsuINGTON. March 9.-The Ways ana
Means Committee to-day heard the reprcse tatves oil
the manufacturers plate and window glass; worstedS
and aDine dyes and the importers Of plate and window
glass In behalf OF the American pateglasS Industry
in which about -, ,OOOOOO OF capital is invested fre'
tient Hitchcock OF the Missouri Company said ihat
owing to Amei lean competition the cost OF plae-sass
TO the consumer has dee ned steadily from - % per
SQUARE foot in 1873 and 81 30 in 1873 to 90 cents In
1855. Whenever American manufacturers have sus-
pended production importers OF foreign plate have I'M
mediately advanced prices. The company OF whlch
Mr.. Hitchcock is president began operations ten
years ago has about 81 800 900 OF capital invested
CRYSTAL CITY, the works situated. IL town OF
800 inhabitants whose entire support derived from
their employment in this industry Mr. Hitchcock gave
cogent against any reduction In the present
OF duty the ground that 1t would inure wholly
benefit of foreign manufacturers and importers
Mr. Ray, an importer, cha, ,nged some Of Mr.. Hitch
cocks statements. lie aid that If American con-
sumers were wholly dependent upon the foreign market
prices would advance more than per cent and lie
denied that the present American production is an ele
ment of competition Mr.. Hitchcocks conclusive answer
that foreign manufacturers to-day will sell their
goods cheaper be shipped NewYOrk than they viii
sell ike goods be shipped San Francisco or Canada
in the former place they meet American compc
tition aud in the latter places they do not
duty beveed plate glass is the on that
which Is plain and j. r. Domnely, Of New-iork argued
favor OF discrimination especlAIly as AL
sizes below lOxl5 for the benefit OF American working
men engaged In the industry.
Mr. BOlins made "a strong statement in opposition TO
the proposed reduction on window glass Although ma
terIas cheaper than ever the manufacturers have
found IT impractcable yet adjust themselves 10
the reductions by the of 1883. and consequently
many furnaces idle. further reduction would de-
stroy the industry and throw 10000 out Of em
plOyment. There 126 glass furnaces
in fourteen states. The capacity OF the
furnaces is $500 600 boxes year. but last year only
2,9OO. 900 made, while 100000 boxes were
imported the rates OF duty In tho lrou"c-
ton window glass 50 per cent Of the cost consists Ol
labor and in the glass industry OF the tuiled
chief competing country. Tue prices of ~ndo" glass
now are much low than ever before, under the
revenue taril, -16 10 1850. After the tauH Of
enacted manufacturers tired 10 reduce tue
cost production order tu meet tho changed coudi-
tOn- the results the closing Oi many furnaces
immediate advance OF more than 100 pr cent IN
the cost OF widow glass 10 The American CONSUMER
Mr. Balch, OF New York. ImpOrt'r replied To
tins statement. rhe American mdEuidctufcrS,' he
sad, "have prOsprrcd under "a duty Of - per cent
al NaOfrn.'
AuintcrcstiuC and important ,atomeut was subm tied
showing under the present cAs,ncdtoI of wuTcd,
and woocus the former, although maie Of exactly the
latter are admitted, II valued at less thAh
eighty cents per pound al rate Oi duty
about 30 per cent lower Than the latter. Moreover
difficult for expert To tell the difference hr-
tween worstcd aud wupl ems The manufacturers ot
auilne dyes through Mcs~rS. Mrrz Hud Hudson snh'
mtcd "a statement a-kus that The duty on certain law
cu.ors bc abolished. Representative Of the ne" ''t
fields Wyoming County, y. Y, entered Its protest
against the proposition 10 place salt on th" ir'c -l
During the past years about ~2ubpopp ht, been
lpss b salt eDld az the warsaw
Works at cents per bushrL