The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-08-18
THE PROTECTION MoLocH.

who Havc to Depend Upon Their Labor
for support.
Below we present our working-men
readers with list OF oil the industries
protected by the present tariff laws,
together with tho amounts Of capital
employed in each, paid out in wages,
paid out for raw materials, the value
OF the man ufactured products, the
profit OF sales over and above the cost
OF wages and material, and the per
centage Of profit on the capital invested
by each firm or corporation.
Iron and, Steel--Capital, $3.50, ,971,-
S94; wages paid, $55, 476, 785; cost of
materials, $191, 271, ,l5O; value of prod
ucts, $206, 6,557, 1886. Profit, $49, 9,S09, $50.
Per cent. profit, PIT.
Boots and Shoes--Capital, $54,
3o1; wages paid, $50, 1885, ,144; cost of
materials, $114, ,966,575; value Of prod
ucts, $l96,92O, ,4S1. Profit, $50, $685.
1852. Per cent. profit. 80.
Mems Clothing-Capital $79, 1861 ,696;
wages paid, $45, 940, 1853; cost of mate
rials, $131, ,363,2s2; value of products,
$209,54S,46l. Profit, $32, ,244, 1926. Per
cent. profit, IL.
Woman's Clothing-Capital, $8. 2O7,-
273; wages paid, $6,6S1, ,O05; cost of
material, $19, $50, ,227; value of prod
ucts, $32,O04,794. Profit, $5,764, 1862.
Per cent. profit, II.
Cotton Goods-Capital, $219, 9,5O4, 794;
wages paid, $45,614,419 cost of mate
rials, $113, 765, ,537; value of products,
$21O, ,95O,3S3. Profit, $51, $40, ,427. Per
cent profit, 20.
Foundry and Machine Works-Cap-
ital, S154,519, ,4S4; wages paid, $65, 9s2,-
1873; cost of materials, $103,345, 1888;
value of products, $214,378, ,46S. Profit,
$45, ,051, ,252. Per cent. profit, 80.
Tanned Leather-Capital, $50, ,222,-
054; wages paid, $9,2O4, 243; cost of
materials, $85, $40, ,2O7; value OF prod
ucts, $113,34S,336. Profit, $18,194,-
1856. Per cent. profit, SO.
Sawed Lumber-Capital, $1S1, 1885,
1872; wages paid, $31 ,S45, ,974; cost of
materials, $146, 155. 1856; value of prod
ucts, $233, 1858, ,729. Profit, $55, 1857 $40.
Per cent profit, 81.
Mixed Textiles Capital, ,$37, ,y96, O57;
wages paid, $13,316,753; cost of mate
rials, $37, 227, 741; value of products,
$66, ,221, ,7O3 Profit, $15,677, ,2O9. Per
cent. profit, 80.
Paper-Capital, $46,241,2 ,2o2; wages
paid, $S,525, 1855; cost of materials,
$3S, ,951, ,297; value of products, $55, 1O9,-
ola. Profit, $12, 1882 Per cent.
profit, 45.
Silk and Silk Goods Capital, S19,-
125,3O0; wages paid, 50, 146,70 cost
of materials, $22, FOL; value of
products, Sal, ,O33,O ,O45. Profit, SO, 41s,-
$50. Per cent. profit, Is.
Sugar and Molasses-Capital, $27,-
432,5OO; wages paid, $2,s75, ,O32; cost
of materials, $114, ,499; value of
products, $155, 5,S48,915. Profit, $685.
275,3S4. Per cent. profit, so.
Wooden Goods = Capital, S96, ,095,-
564; wages paid, 1926, 1856, ,392; cost of
materials, $1OO,S45,611; value of prod
ucts, $3.50, ,606,723. Profit, $33, 1924, 720.
Per cent. profit, 35.
Netoil, DOOIo tIuO DilAeS--Sdplbttl,
500, ,457 $40; wages paid, $3.50, $50;
cost of materials, 500, ,7JO,919. Profit,
81, ,2S9, ,476; Per cent. profit, 40.
Marble and Stone Work y Capital,
SIG, 498, 221; wages paid, $40, ,23S, ,O85;
cost of materials, $12,743,345; value
of products, $31 ,415, $50. Profits, $S,-
435,720. Per cent. profit, so.
Curried Leather-Capital, $685.
500; wages paid, $4,845, 413; cost of
materials, $50, 500; value of prod
ucts, $71,351, ,297. Profit, $7,199,375.
Per cent. profit, so.
Planed Lumber-Capital, $17,612,-
923; wages paid, $500, 724; cost of
materials, S24, All, ,543; value of prod
ucts, 36,S03,356. Profit, $6,435, ,OS9.
Per cent. profit, 35.
Ship Building-Capital, 800, 979, ,S74;
wages paid, $12,71S,s13; cost of ma
terials, $19, ,7S6, 1853; value of products,
S36, 6,SOO.327. Profit, $4,35O,156. Per
cent. profit, 20
Linseed Oil Capital, $5.S72, $50;
wages paid, S6S1 ,697, cost of materials,
$12,S74, 294; value OF products, $15,-
39S,812. Profit, $1,S37, 1921; per cent.
profit, 81.
Glass-Capital, $19,s44,6o9; wages
paid, 50, IA, 100; cost of material, $s,-
O28,62l; value of products, $2l, 154, 4,571.
Profit, $3, ,9Sl, $50. Per cent. profit, 1875.
Hosiery and Knit Goods-Capitai,
$15,579,591; wages paid, $6,701, ,475;
cost OF materials, $15, ,2l0,951; value of
products, 500, 167,227. Profit, $7,254,-
801. Per cent. profit, 46.
The per cent. profit on the protected
industries enumerated above is OBJ
tanned after deducting the amounts paid
for wages and raw material from the
value of the manufactured articles, the
wholesale value alone being given.
It requires no politician, no party
organ, to tell the average working-man
where the protection comes in and who
is benefited by it. He can see with
half an eye that he is not the one bene-
flied. Furthermore, the Government
statistics from which we obtained the
above figures show that the average
wages OF the employees in these pro-
tected industries is "a cents per day.
The politicians OF both parties who
hope to humbug the working men this
year with the protection hocuspocus,
may as we'll understand at the begin
ming of the campaign that this will be
a bad year in which to mistake Johnny