The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-31

the cashier of knowles, TAYLOR & Knowles; had full
charge of the payroll, and the payment of all whose
names were entered thereon; that the foregoing state
ment of the number of hands. and the amount in
wages received by each, is just and true to the oest of
his knowledge and belief. JOHN {. TAYLOR,
lie in and for the county of Columbiana and State of
Ohio. this ed day of October. A. D.. 1885.
(Notarial Seal.l II. r. HILL, Notary Public.
State of Ohio, Columbiana county, IS:
Elder d. Moore, being first duly sworn according TO
law, doth depose and say that he is now, and for
more than FIVE years has been, the cashier of the firm
of Knowles. Taylor e. Knowles; had full charge of the
Lay-roll and the payment OF all whose names were
entered thereon; that the foregoing statement OF the
number of hands, and the amount in wages received
by each, is just and true to the best OF his knowledge
and belief. ELDER ID. MOORE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, q notary public
in and for the county of Columbiana and State of
Ohio. this I'D day of October. A. D., 1888.
lNotarial Seal III. Il. HILL, Notary Public.
There never was q time at which goods. such
"a are manufactured at East Liverpool, were
sold at so low a price Is now. Notwithstanding
this, the average earning power OF the employees
has been maintained. But, should the Mills
bill become q law, q very severe reduction in
the prices paid to labor will be the inevitable re-
sult, as the following viii show:
PLAIN WHITE WARE.
Present Law: Mills Bill:
Basis-Ware 81, 100000 Basis-Ware.. 81, 600. 90
De cent 90 p" $4,000 Duty So pr c't. "'
90 packages 1000 on 81 ,07O... 374.50
Total.--.-.-.Sl $4,000 To:al.--.-..$l, 444. SO
Reduction by Mills biil-$l75.5O {.
DEcoRATED-oNE COLOR.
Prints, gold band. lustre band and sprig, and all
others.
Basis-ware.-- 81, 10000 Basis-ware 81 ,OOO.0 90
Duty, 60 per 10 PACKAGES $500
sent;-.--. 10000 Duty 80 g,rct- 90, o.
- --
Totd......Sl .635.oO Totl.......-SI, 1925
Reduction by Mills bill-$237.75.
1t may be stated that the duty on crockery is
not sufficient to make I'D for she difference be-
tween the amounts paid for wages here and in
the Staffordshire potteries in England. AZ 10
clearly SHOWN by the report Of the tarif COM
mission, the wages are l26 per cent. greater
here than there. Were the wages even, there
would be no necessity for protective dpties; con-
sequently protection is for labor alone
The consumer does not pay this duty, Is u
shown by the following figures:
In ls64 = given quantity OF iron on, ss s,Ss s Snii 10
1877, sll0. 10; in 1882, s57. 30. or a bare fraction
more than half what it sold for five years previ-
Gus: and now, six years later, IN 1888, the iosnt-
| ically same goods sell for $3.50. To show the
| very great reduction in the price OF goods, IL
| may be stated. and any one can figure il out for
l himself, that in forme years goods were higher
| shan now, as follows:
S64-2S7 per cent
l872-l90 per cent.
| 1S75-l26 per cent
1925 per cent
Or take a tea-sst, for example. that sold Ia
1854 for s7.13; in 1882, s23l. now sells for SIS
Consequently, as these figures prove, under q
protective tariff, goods which can be and are
manufactured in America, are sole at loves
prices than ever in the history of the country,
and at the same time, the price Of labor is sub
stsutially maintained
For thrift. prosperity and intelligence the
workmsn employed in the East Liverpool pot
teries are not excelled By those OF any manu-
featuring town anywhere. About ons-hslf OWE