The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-08-01

ABOUT 20 per tons anC tn6 0ermen synoicAte soil
it delivered on cars In New York for $50 per ton.
The Mills bill proposed to repeal the duty. The
factory at Muncie will have q capacity equal to
three Of the German mills, and under the
protective duty of 10 per cent could furnish
the p~eper-makers of the United States with
pulp fully equal in equality to the imported
article. delivered at the mills, at a less price
than they can buy German pulp for on board
the cars at New York. Il would make q home
market for wheat straw. distributing at least
SIS. 900 TO $500 0 a year among the farmers Of
Delaware county for . product which now has
no commercial value. 1t would also require the
constant services OF at least thirty-fve double
teams, with drivers, for which they would pay
So per day. Wages Of workmen, railroad
freights, ETC.. would be additional. The Muncie
Herald, like other Democratic papers, has been
advocating progressive free trade" and scouting
the idea that the Mills bill would iniure Am6ri-
can industries. In order to present the other
side of the case Mr.. Tacy, secretary Of the COM
pauy, addressed q letter to the Herald. giving
the facts and the effect which the passage Of the
Mills bill would have on this particular In
dustry. The Herald declined to publish the
letter, ard it is published in the Muncie Times.
Mr.. Tacy says:
ministration was carried outfit the Mills bill
as originally introduced WAS to become a nw,
and il the crusade which You are making
against the existing protective tariff system Yrs
TO be successful. that so far a. the Mup2e
Pulp Company is concerned, the effect would re
most injurlous-I will not say disastrous in a3ne
full sense that the mill would be closed up en-
tirely, but it would be disastrous to such an ex-
tent, that had the Mills bill been introduced in
Congress before we commenced the work Of
building these works, / doubt very much IL q
brick would be laid where now stands this ire
establishment. But at the time Of the intro
duction of the Mills bill we had already made
contracts for thousands Of dollars worth Of ma
chinery and building material, and actual work
had already commenced, and ever since that
time 1t has been a matter OF deep concern to us
whether it would become a law or not. and q
matter OF great surprise to US that one or tho
leading papers of Muncie should, in its local
columns, display such a feeling OF pride and sat
isfaction that We had located in your enterpris-
ing city, and on the opposite page should sdvo-
cate the adoption of a system that would be dis
astrous to the same enterprise. 1t has been an
inconsistent policy thar we cannot comprehend.
We will only emphasize this one point,
and that is that by the grace OF an American
tariff system, for every ton OF German straw
pulp that tho Muncie pulp.works dispiaces by
one or it's own, the United States will be $oO
tno IiOuoI, LIN IL SIchtcI pOEtion Va phio Wv
will add to the wealth of Delaware county. lndi-
ana. Now. suppose you had your way. Suppose
President Clevelands message was carried out,
and the Mills bill as offered originally should go
into effect Then the 10 per cent. duty on Ger
man pulp would be stricken of, and if the
Muncie Pulp Company desired 20 continue
in operation it would have to reduce
the price Of its product So per ton, or on its out
put of twenty tons per day, $l60 per day or
$48. 600 per year. Now. 10 the name of common
sense. can you tell me who would have to stand
this reduction2 Do You suppose for one instant
that the Mnncie Pulp Company couldl Certainly
not; a portion of it would have to be borne by
the farmer. mechanic, laborer, teamster and
railroad company. The farmer would have to
take less for his straw. the mechanics, latorers
and teamsters less wages. or tho works would
have to close up, or at any rate be run at such Q
close figure that it is doubtful IL It would be ex-
tended or enlarged beyond its present size"
This goes right homo. 1t shows what effect
progressive free trade" would have and is al
ready having on Indiana industries. The Mum
Gle Pulp Company represents over 1000. 900.
They have already invested about $500, 600 at
Muncie, snd would have doubled it but for tho
agitation OF the tariff question and the menace
OF the Mills bill. This is but ono instance out
Of thousands. The threatened passage of the
Mills bill has already inflicted i~ncalculsble in
jury on the industries Of the State ana Nation.