Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-09-28
one to come to the front is Mr.. T. A.
Scott, of the "Tariff Committed" Of the
National Iron and Roof Association. He

one to come to the front IS Mr. L. "A.
Scott, of the tariff Committee" of the
National Iron and Roof Association. He
writes to the N. Y. Press:
'eFree tin-plates will transfer the manufac-
ture of all sheet iron and steel products to
Europe, and stop our mills in their present
annual production in excess of $50, 900 tons
sheet iron and steel; so 900 tons for roofing
purposes, $4,000 tons for galvanizing and
over $4,000 tons that enter consumption as
stove pipes, coal hods, bread pans and all the
higher grades of sheet iron and sheet steel
coated with the thinnest film of tin or terne
dead and tiny will food our markets and dis
place the domestic article of sheet iron and
sheet steel. Neither will the consumer receive
the benefit of the reduction, as the friction
will be too great to ever reach him."
Our contemporary, the Valley Virginian,
who doubtless failed to turn to the Sec
tion of the Mills Bill touching that sub
subject, takes this cunning High Tariff
attorney at his word, and gives list of
eight or nine industries connected with
sheet iron production that will be ''de-
stroyed" by the free admission OF tin.
plate, remarking that
'It is this vast interest that the Democratic
papers would make light of and seek to min
mize in the estimation of the people. Su oh
trifling with great industry is in harmony
with the spirit of the Mills bill and those who
support it, and ought to be condemned by
every true citizen of the nation"
Now read the section of the Mills Bill
protecting the manufacture of all sheet
iron and steel in this country:
Sheet iron, common or black, thinner than
one inch and not thinner than number twenty
wire gauge, one cent per pound; thinner than
number twenty wire gauge and not thinner
than number twenty-five wire gauge, one and
one-tenth of one per cent. per pound; thinner
than number twenty-five wire gauge and not
thinner than number twenty-nine wire gauge,
one and oue-fourth of one per cent. per
pound; thinner than number twenty nine wire
gauge and all iron commercially known as
common or black taggers iron, whether put
up in boxes or bundles or not, thirty per
centum ad valorem: Provided, That ON all
such iron and steel sheets or plates aforesaid,
excepting on qo1tat are kn0aon commercially as
tin plates, terne plates, and taggers tin, } when
galvanized or coated with zinc or speter, or
other metals, or any alloy of those metals,
one-fourth of one cent per pound additional
when not thinner than number twenty wire
gauge; thinner than number twenty wire
gauge and not thinner than number twenty
five wire gauge, one-half cant per pound addi-
tional, and when thinner than twenty five
wire gauge, three-fourths of one cent per
pound additional.
Wherein is there any chance that the
manufacture of ''sheet iron and steel
plates" can be transferred to Europe IN
der such ample protection as that section
gives We are not surprised that the
highly protected manufacturers of this
country fight desperately to retain the
enormous profits the present Tariff guar
antees them. but the country should only
listen to their protests with the same feel
ing they would regard any other tradesman
who is trying to drive a good bargain
for himself at it's expense.