New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-01
THE PROPOSED DUTY ON TEMPLATE.
SHOULD NOT AN INCREASE ON THE RAW MA
TERIAL BE FOLLOWED By ONE ON
THE MANURAorUR

THE MANUFACTURED ARTlCLEf
The proposed increase of duty on tn-plate, en-
braced In the Senate Tariff bill, has disturbed tho
manufacturers of goods from this form OF raw ma
tera and they are seeking to secure an increase IN
the duty on imported finished goods, 10 counterfeit
tho higher price the homo manufacturer win have TO
pay for the raw material IN the bill becomes a
law. The increased protection IS desired solely to
equaiiEe the additional cost until the Industry OF man
ufacturng tin plato in America has reached stage
where It can supply homo consumption
Tho Central Stamping Company is the largest as
sociaon Of manufacturers Of Tin goods In the United
states II is composed of the Arms of James, Ak
man q Co, f. Kotchum 4 Co, +. Habeman, and tho
Lalance a Grosiean Manufacturing and tine st. Louis
Stamping companies. Tho factories are in Newark,
Brooklyn, woodhaven, l. l., and ST. Louis More
than onehah Of the business OF tho country In tin
goods is transacted by this company. IL turns out
TIN, japanned and ensmelled ware, OF an endless
variety, from tn-pas, tn-pans, coa[scutues' bath
tubs, ouspldors and toacaddies, to eggrators,
toy-banks TEASPOONS and every sort OF useful domestic
utonsil David IL James, president Of the Genital
stamping Company, is an ardent Republican and Pro
teotlonlst and he talked with Tribune reporter on
the subject OF the Senate bill followsi
If there Is 10 be an advance In duties on tin
plato aud sheetiron, ve maintain thai with the adj
vance In raw material q corresponding advance IN
manufactured products should DO made, as otherwise
the protection would be transferred 10 the Old World,
10 the dctrment OF thousands interested here IN making
useful household articles OF TN and sheetiron. The
present duty on tinpato 10 one cent per pound.
Taking as the best example common 4. c. tin II
comes in boxes OF los pounds each, valued in the
market At about sS box Tho rate Of duty Is there
fore aboat 60 per cent The present duty on I'm
ported tin goods Is As per cent
The Senate bill proposes 10 increase
tho duty on un.plaio from one cent per
pound TO IA cents an advance Of 1I5 per cent, or
say from 81 os TO &c 80 per box II this Is done wc
think It would only be Just TO industry already
Established % advance the duty on manufactured
ticles having tin and sheetron the basis from
45 TO OF per cent Tho tinplaie industry here Is
hardly In existence The tin goods manufac t1rcn
have been IN existence fifty years. The Central
Stamping Company, which does moro than half the
business Of tho country has invested in It's factories
and tools alone over 90 900 600, and Il furnishes en-.
ployment % several Thousand penena- inc cost o.
labor IN the English Histories BY means Of tho ex-
port rebate provided By law We arc able 10 export
about cent Of the product of our factories 10
the West indies and South America
We Cannot reach Australia by reason Of the cheap
ness Of labor and raw material Ia England 90 not
believe that our machinery Is any better than thai
used Ia England. Tho business here Is conducted on
extremely narrow margin o. profit and tho growth
OF homo competition has resulted In steady decline
IN the cost 81 goods to ts eSn,Ime S n recent Jsa
American un-plato mannfactures. IL The Senate In
creasos tho duty imported tinplate as Is pro-
unless we have a CORES ponding advance In the duty
on tho foreign manufactured articles OF tin In fact
is doubtful 4 We could hep our goup s even viii with
proposed action and hope hat he Protection pross
'wil throw The light on The subject NEEDED TO prevent
Like the manufacture Of tin goods