Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-01
TALKS ON THE TARIFF.
The Protective Policy Encourages the In
vention OF Machinery.

The Protective Policy Encourages the In.
/ vention OF Machinery.
W. Scott Hammond of Lewisberrv
iork "ouh.y, "a, manufacturer OF
window sash springs gives the New YorB
rress an interesting tariff talk on the
sniue % projection as stimulus to the
Invention Of improved machinery:
"A practical review Of the benefits If :
/ protective tariff includes not onIy ~,
growth of our many manufactYr;n 4,
dustries, but must include the bnnd, -
OF tools, machines, apparatus and inn,,,a
cradle articles that we're invonted 80
manufactured solely or mainly on acconn4
OF the existence of Industries establish
by the enactment of protective tariff
llws va ~
The establishment of n number =,
industries created demand for snecial
tools and apparatus, and to supply these
there were, of course, Improvement in
many machine tools, as well as an IN
crease OF their number This gave more
facilities for the manufacture Of new and
improved machines used in the ,nro.
tected industries Special machines
were made, as there were facilities
TO make them, and new articles were
invented because of facilities for
getting tools and machines to manufac.
ture them. This again resulted in i'm
proved tools Tor machines). with wider
range Of application to the manufactures
OF various articles The improvement in
standard machine tools las lathes
planers, drills, drop presses, forge ham
mers, plnchlng presses, etc) gave facilis
Ties Tor making large number of arti
cles that would not have been invented
mad It not been for the adaptation Of
these tools to their manufacture
The history of invention in the
stamped ware and hardware lines for "a.
stance IS full of examples illustrating
this point Articles were invented b9
workmen and others who saw the adapta
blllty Of these tools to the production Of
articles not yet invented. Without ready
facilities to manufacture the drawbacks
would have been so great, in a large num-
Der OF cases, as to stop all improvements
and inventions.
The manufacture of malleable iron
and spring steel is another case in point
lnnumerable articles are made of these
metals, single and combined which would
certainly not have been invented had II
not been for the facilities for their mann
facture In all branches of manufac-
turing industry there are numerous in
stances showing improvements and
inventions that were the result Of
increased facilities for production. In
fact, almost the whole Industrial growth
of the country has been dependent on
this principle, for from it resulted the
great diversity of industries, a condition
OF prosperity foretold by all early advo
Gates of the principles Of protective
tariff.
The free traders take no account Of
this truth, and seem to be entirely OBJ.
llvious to the fact that there has been
anything added to the manufactured pro
duct Of the country Their position is
based on the assumption that there are
only certain definite number of articles
made and to be made continually in the
same way, without alteration or improve
ment in methods Of manufacture. and
that the country having the best natural
advantages for their manufacture should
have monopoly Of their production.