Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-25


worthy gentleman who has made very
good thing personally out OF the war.
tariff. 1t has poured money into his
pockets. He can we'll afford to consider
il Q tariff for reysnus-that is, for the
revenue of Mr.. Miller. But il must have
embarrassed this gentleman to talk high.
taxed raw materials to the people of
Gloversyille. GloysrsviIle owes every
thing to ono free r%w material. Had IL
not been for free raw hides Glovsrsyilla
would have been to this day nothing but
stagnant little country village. But IN
1872, SIN one Of those lucid moments,n
as Congressman Breokinridee expressed
It, "that in the providence OF tod come
to eyerybody,"a Republican administra-
ton placed raw hides on the free list,
and Gloversyille is one OF the results.
Secretary Bsyard told his fellow towns
men something about this in his recent
speech at the Opera House.
There is place in New York." said
Mr.. Bayard, especially called Glovers-
Vile. One of the most experienced Of
these glove makers, In speaking OF that
stage Of the tariff called the Mills bill,
which is understood to pretty fairly repre-'
sent Mr. oieveisnd's views GA the subj
of the tariff, and Its effect, said that the
glove industry Is as good this year, not
withstaudirg this Is q campaign year, as
II ever was. 1T never was better he said.
The removal of the duty on raw hides
was the greatest pieos Of good fortune
for as. have seem the glove industry
increase from 100000 in year to
$4,000, GOO So, 900, 900 in year. have
seen an astonishing increase in popula-
lion due to the growth Of this industry.
ion't believe there were 500 persons here
when went into this industry, and now
Gloversyllle has II, 900 inhabitants
But this only illustrates what free raw
hides have done for q single community.
What have they done for the country at
argea MIR. Breckenridge told the story
In spesch in the Houas on July 18Th
est. 1t is little lengthy but very good,
imely and instructive reading Just now.
ne quote from the Congressional Record:
rssIr. Breekinridge OF X ntucky. Mr.,
Uaairman, | do not want to discuss the
Sool question now dlstncttvely as free
gJol, but to illustrate the Ell ct u what |
b!ievewili be the adoption Cf This schedule
NJ, ~ iome observations upon an exper ment
y - - we have tried and OF which We hAys
afssn,a lent account to understand its good
~ U.s. In 1872 Congress put raw hides on
dIetians n aSt. We bad then the same pre-
iis9 ~ as auaut placing raw hides on the free
M. ,s y ny distinguished friend from Ohio
Sar: Mllllams) makes, and which otner
20 80 ls aYso have made with reference
t a. Lee WOOL. IL was not quite so large an
tba S a' o9t lt was to be ruined utterly, as
No., vi ~ naestiy is to bs ruined by putting
1919 Zee l,st We hevs hSd fres
E'fea ROW .3r ia yssrt We have issa
conjecture or Of prophecy but OF history.
It stood related 70 American industries
6lmost precisely as fgse wool does to-day,
though somewhat less important. Every
industry connected with leather has pros.
pered under this experiment,
mold in my hand the tables prepared by
the customs office, which -how this result:
We have now ab ut % 0000D0 more popua.
ton than we had ia 1872 It was estimated
then that our population was about
90o0, o00. II Is now estimated at over
600O0,0 600.
Mr.. McMIllin. A little over 60, 400, opo,
Mr.. Breckenridge, So there has been an
increase OF consumers OF various Ranutac.
lures Of leather TO the extent OF over
20uU9,pOo persons. In 1879 We imported
VII ,eI9 O1l OF leather. Ia 1887 We imported
~l0,9s6,uuO worth; that is, the American
manufacturers OF leather goods supplied
the twenty-odd millions of ilerease al our
population, as well as those formerly sup
Piled. Every additional consumer OF every
form Of ieaihe Manufacture is PROVIDED for
py an American manufacturer. AS the
people Increase ia population the American
manuialturer OF lea her increases the
amount Of his product.
bat that IS oAl3 part OF the story, II
1872 we exported 50 eS4,o20 worth 81 tbs
manufactures OF leather ana st,445. IT'S ~
htiss and skins. We ao7 export : o 1856
J38 worth OF the manufactures 6rticls an,l
$3.50 Cos worth OF hides aud sgins- that Il,
We not only supplied the additional
,bU1 peopla bug W. have iueress aA our
ezportation nearly 3l0 per cant. Mt only
that, but We have Increased orr imporra
tons Of raw hides from ga 900 900 Ia 1872
10 S24,bOO,GGn IN lsS7-thar Is, we hive
ven that much moro work to American
Wotkipgmsn. We have not 0u!Y used avery
hlle ptodueed "a Auezica, except a75j. G0O
worth, but We have lpcrea sd oar tlOu5fta.
Hons Of raw hides nearly 100 ger cAdt
Which represents that much more labor
given 70 tho American ll1grar, tat much
more wage earned by the Amer cen wage.
woI Get, and that much more paoat BY the
american ma1u' ac-uter.
NOT only that, Mt Chairman. hut the i'm.
parati1ns OF leather are divided almost
equally into two elGssea. We have erased
" lnp5fG aiUosl al sorts 81 Ice thpr si.y,.
gloves, q which We import Il ~! s77 worth
out % the t'n MILTON dol r. worth and
ead OF importation --Eaatlv 50 pAr caGt. We
import p the other Si,l55 40 cas- selpe
nd i M.