Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-22
OUR BEAUTTFUL TARIFF SYSTEM.
Fort WORTH, TEX Oct. %, Isss.

OOR BEAUTIFUL TARIFF SYSTEM.
FORT WORTH, TEX Oct. %, 1Sss.
To the Gazette:
In Jour Issue of this day you make the state
ment that "plows, which cost tho American
farmer So 10 at the factory on the Ohio river,
are cold in interior Mexican towns for So 50
after paying s. 90 freight" VIII y'u kindly
| state the authority upon which this re narksble
| statement is being mada BY 80 doing yen
viii not only give emphasis to the free trace
| doctrines (Which are sound enough in them
| selves not to necessi.ate any misleading state
| ments, based on utter ignorance of specie
| matters used by unscrupuloue journals and
politicians to catch the vote of ignorants,) but
you will also oblige one who has sold pro b ably
as many plows during the past three years in
the Republic Of Mexico, as any one concern
| engaged In the business VERITts.
TIE GAZETTE has mislsid the paper
which, In commenting on the letter OF A.
j. Lxdner Bro. of Pledras Negras, Mex
leo, made the statement that "plows
which cost the American farmer So 10 at
the factory on the Ohio river are sold in
interior Mexican towns for IS 50 after
paying 50 freight" ThsE paper printed
and commented on the following letter
from A. J. Ladner G. Bro which was re-
produced IN Tug GAZETTE of Saturday:
DEAR sIh-Yours of the at hand. In reply
/ tase pleasure in giving you the figures ASKED
for as nearly as possible. First, in regard 10
shovels. Our shoveis bought for our Eagle
Pass store cost US about s. per Dozen, exclusive
of freight. Our shoyels of the same C. ass and
material cost US laid down In Piegrss Negras
e9l per dozen. Another item: Agate ircl ware
cannot be bought for delivery anywhere In the
United States for better than 81 per cent dis
count In PieJras Negras " can buy he same
article from the same houses at 60 par cent
discount. The list lie the same in both cases.
These are not the only articles. Dis.on's saws
can be bought with sn additional 20 per cent.
discount, showing that the manufacturers could
sell in home markets In competition with the
outside producers. These figures are only 8
partial list. Every article known TO the hard
ware trade can be bought for export cheaper
than they can for homo consumption. Hoping
this will answer your purpose. we remain, very
truly yours, a. j. LADSER & BRo.
With all due respect to the kno wledgs
Of It's esteemed cores pendent concerning
ploWs, TIE GAZETTE submits that Lid
ner & Bro. ought to know what they psy
for hardware shipped to their American
and Mexican stores, respectively. And
TIE GAZETTE submits further that II
So 60 plow is sold il Mexico for SLIGO 1t
is net more Of discrimination than to
sell Sc shovel to Mexicans for 50 81.
The discount in favor OF Mexico on
shovels, according to Mr.. Lsdner's state
man', Is Oh per cent. and the discount
on plows, IS stated by our mlslaid ex
change in commenting On L.dner's letter,
is 55 SO per cent. II Mr.. Ladner told
the truth about his own business in
shoyels 1t WIS Rot very difficult to be-
lieve the papsr's ststemen. about plows.
Newspapers are not IS INSCRIPTIONS SIS
our correspondents SO boldly charges. The
men who make newspapers ara perhaps
SO jealous OF their POPULATIONS for verscity
IS men in any other business, especially
since the pronunciation OF error or decep-
ton in newspaper is more Likely to be
detected than 1t would be in any other
vocation.