Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
rnE PROJECTION MoLocH.

i The PROJECTION MOLOCH.
| High Tariff a Great Blessing to Manu-
featuring Kings, but a Curse to Those
/ Who Have to Depend Upon Their Labor
for Support.
Below we present our worklng-men
readers with list of all the industries
protected by the present tariff laws,
together with the 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 Capital, $3.50, 971,-
1894; wages paid, $55. 476,785; cost of
materials, $191, 271, $50; value of prod
ucts, 1926, 557, 685. Profit, $40. 800, $50.
| Per cent. profit, 21.7.
| Boots and Shoes-Capital, s54.359,-
SOL; wages paid, $50, 995, IA; cost OF
materials, $114, $50; value of prod
ucts, $196. 800, 481. Profit, $50, $685.
762. Per cent. profit, 80.
Mems Clothing-Capital,$ $40, 1861. 500;
wages paid, s4y940,95S; cost of mate
rails, s131, 1868, 2S2; value of products,
/ 5000, 549, 461 Profit, $50, PA, S26. Per
cent. profit, Al.
Woman's Clothing-Capital, So, 207,-
273; wages paid, s6,6s1, O05; cost of
material, SIS, $3.50 27; value of prod
ucts, So, OO4, 1874. Profit, S., 764, 562.
! Per cent. profit, II.
Cotton Goods-Capital, $219, 504, 1914;
wages paid, $40, ,419; cost of mate
rials, S113. 765, 537; value of products,
$21O, $50, 3S3. Profit, s51, $40, 427. Per
cent profit, %.
Foundry and Machine Works-Cap-
ital, $154,519, 4S4; wages paid, 500, $780,
1888; cost OF materials, $1O3, 345, 083;
value of products, s214, 1873, 1853. Profit,
! $45. O51, 252. Per cent profit, 80.
Tanned Leather-Capital. $50, 49,
| O54; wages paid, So. 2O4, 243; cost of
materials, $50, $40, 2O7; value of prod
ucts, s113, 1856. Profit, $18. 1884,
8S6. Per cent. profit, Sc.
Sawed Lumber-Capital, $1S1, 1885,
1872; wages paid, $31, 845, 974; cost of
materials, $146, 155, 585; value of prod
ucts, $233, 26S, 729. Profit, $50, 267, 800
Per cent profit, 81.
Mixed Textiles-Capital,$3 7, 996, O57;
wages paid, s13,316, 1853; cost of mate
rails, $37, 227, al; value of products,
1921, 7c3. Profit, $15,677, 209. Per
cent. profit, 80.
Paper-Capital, 1921, POP; wages
paid, $685., 355; cost of materials,
$33, 951 ,297; value of products, $55, 1O9,-
GA. Profit, S12, 633, 1852. Per cent.
profit, IS.
Silk and Silk Goods Capital, $19,-
125, 300; wages paid, 50, 146, 705; cost
of materials, $22, 467, FOL; value of
products, 1,O33,O45 Profit, 50, 49,
$50. Per cent. profit, 16.
Sugar and Molasses-Capital, ST.
1872, $780, wages paid, s2.S75,032 cost
of materials, $114, $685. 99; value Of
products, $155, S48, 915. Profit, $685.
275. 1884. Per cent. profit, 50.
Wooden Goods = Capital, 500, O95,
564; wages paid, $25, 1886, 1872; cost OF
materials, 500. S45, GIL; value of prod
ucts, $3.50, COG, 1928. Profit, $50, 1924, z2O.
Per cent profit, 35.
Sash, Doors and Blinds-Capital,
$40, 457 $40; wages paid, s., $50;
cost of materials, 500, $50, 919. Profit,
81, 1889, 476; Per cent. profit, 40.
Marble and Stone Work Capital,
SIG, 1913, 221; wages paid, $40, 23S, 085;
cost of materials, $12,743, 345; value
of products, $31, 415, $50. Profits, $8,-
433. 720. Per cent. profit, So
Curried Leather-Capital, SIG.
500; wages paid, $4,S45, Alb; cost Of
materials, $50, 306, 500; value of prod
ucts, 81. 1851, 297. Profit, $7,199, 375
Per cent profit, 50.
Planned Lumber-Capital, $17,612,
923; wages paid, $500, 724; cost O
materials, $24, AT, 543; value of prod
ucts, $40, SO3, 800. Profit, Sc, 435, o89
Per cent. profit, 35.
Ship Building-Capital, $50, o79,S
wages paid. s12.713,S13; cost of ma
terials, $40, 736. 1858; value of products
$50, 800, 327.' Profit, 81, $50, 1856. Pei
cent profit, 20.
Linseed Oil - Capital, 1892, $50
wages paid, 1851 ,697, cost of materials
S12, S74, 294; value of products, $15,.
1888 Profit, 1887, S21; per cent
profit. 81.
Glass-Capital, $40, 500; wages
paid, 50, IA. 100; cost of material. 49,
OPS, CPL; value of products, $21, 154,571
Profit, So, 9Sl, $50. Per cent. profit. 1915.
Hosiery and Knit Goods-Capital
S15,573,591; wages paid, $6, 7O1, 40
cost CT materials. $15,210,951; value O
products, s29. 167, 227. Profit. 1924,
sol. Per cent. profit, As.
The per cent. profit on the protected
industries enumerated above is OBJ
tanned after deducting the amounts pait
for wages and raw material from tn.
value of the manufactured articles, thu
wholesale value alone being given.
It requires no politician, no part.
organ, to tell the average working-mar
where the protection comes in and WHIT
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 ths
above figures show that the average
wages of the employees in these pro.
tected industries is ga cents per day.
The politicians of both parties. whs
hope to humbug the working men thi'
year with the protection hocuspocus
msy as well understand at the begin
ming of the campaign that this, will b
bad year in which to mistake john,
> TSiler for a fool. He has learned hes