Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-16
SOMETHING OFFICIAL ABOUT
TRUSTS.

Mr.. BLAINE says trusts are hugely
private afsirs with which neither Presi-
dent CLEVELAND nor any private citizfn
has any particular right to interfe7e."
Pres dent CLEVELAND, on the other hand,
thinks that trusts are just as much public
affairs and rs amenable to the laws CT the
land IS the ordinary pick-pocket. He
furher thinks that ,hsy are mostly due to
the high tariff, which, by keeping ont all
competition, allows them to form in this
country and regulate prices rs they please.
The AZ per cent tariff allows them to put
up the price to home consumers just to
chat extent because no other goo1s GIN
come in to compete with them and they
have q complete monopoly.
While the tsriff-bred trrst1 thus charge
American consumers tie full price
with the tariff added, they sell to
CONSUMERS abroad, whe:ethsy have no taiiH
TO protect" them from competition, at
about half the price charged in the United
State, which is imprisoned by q high
tariff wall, showing c~orclusiye'y that in
ne,rly all cases they can uaderssH the for
eign product in foreign markets, and conse-
quently actually do not need a CENTS
worth of protection.
This is not q suppasition but o fact, and
one that is easily verified It is, in fact,
not disputed, eyea by the most daring de-
tenders of trusts and the high tariff tax.
We invite our rsalers to glance over the
following interesting and highly iupor-
tsnt official document, issued by the De-
partment Of State. 1t is from the United
States Consul Reports, Issue No. 4S, dated
October 6, 1888, urdsr the heed: Amer
lean Agricultural Implements in Cara3a +"
II il, in full, as follows and is worth care.
fol reading
find that plows of American manure
.ure are amoag the most prominent Of the
imports in this line. TIE Oliver chilled
plow made at South Berd, Ind, and the
| enc. l an told, that ha'iha largest sale in
the United States, the Syracuse pillow, aad
| the South Bend pillow seem TO be most IN
demand and to have the largest slle. !
have before me on my desk an offer from
An Oatario dealer in the Oliver ploEs TO
.ell sane I. o. b. at his city in Cara1a for
$40 elcb in quantities. The retail price
here is SI2, ard numerous Transactions
take PLACE at that figure. The same p.oss.
[ understand, are sold in Quantities at the
| factory not for export az $ll each, and
cost the American farmer at retail SIG
The Syracuse pillow retsils at $ll or SIP
here, and, l am informed, sells for from
S14 TO SIC in the United States at ret0ll,
and the South Bend at Sl1 here, and Sl4 At
home.
It's pleasing to observe bow chsaply cur
manufacturers must &c able to turn out
| these goods, from the fact that the Can
| adam du'y on this class of goods is 30 le'
can't. ad vaio7sm. Even admitting tina,
The manufacturer makes no profit on his
sa,e,in Canada, these figures are OF interest:
Price at which pillow is sold in Caua1a,.~-sl00O
DuIv atS5 per cent. ad valoIem and
Profit 10 Canadian dealer, pio6a5iy~~-i.5 j
SEQ
Leaving actual cos. 10 msnufac:ure pillow. 500
Re;ailed 10 Anne lean farmer Gt................ 10 "
Profit t. maRufact lrer on all home sales,
per t"V0
II would thus seem h Il the CAnedlso
farmer has an advantage over his Amen
can ntiShbor in the purchase of necessary
Implements produced in his " country,
and the latter before purchasing his p!ows
might well figure rs follows:
Price of pillow at retail in United S!ate,"...Sl6.CV
Price of Same in Canada. .............sl2VO