New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
CHICAGO H4NCF1CTrEING TIN PLA1E'
WORK ALREADY BTivN THE OPERATORS WELL
PA!D-wlIAT TIL. MANUFACTURERS BAY.


From The Chicago Grocer.
~Th, chicago Grocer has known for several months
hat the well known nrm ~ can utkcfr Mc-''-. NH'""
Irthcr'. IT m c', ""3II 'fn a. 'I %r,tcrr
wa, requested however, not {" mrii 10 tnc IA n''
IL h,, Lccn he'd in confidence uuiil the pf'thi uil'
A. tie fari that tin plate cl1 AMI VII h' maze ~ l'
country II properly protected ha' been proved thrre
40 longer any reason why -r'Ir'i .hnnr o. w'S T',n
aud Accordingly requested st''m'i'i ""'' -'"'''
Brothers, WHO "''' '''"''' Chcaso Dee. TO- I-oo.
n.,r sir. Ecplymg to your inquiry. would say
that hayo begun the Manufacture Oh ',h Pi w., Wv y
,'ln. thr duty l.. repealed. We intend 20 mako sni'
steel plates cXcu'.-..A mahint our own n,'v, ,,i
f1rp.rc and rolling mill for producing the sheets Tor
Timing our engines. boilers and machinery arc no."
ON tlr ground and being pl"cl - r'piN a. p9,sin,.
We hopo to have the rolling NM III operation "''"" d
month. ,, ,,,r,,, en-. INST summer
,c I,tr,t Improvement. used by makers 81 the lc-t
t,nod adjoining our can factory, on the line OF mo
e. ara y " Riil""ad, put mp the nrcc1NlrN h'''lls
ard M up the nnnS PAM icS 70 " .nS thar they
are fully equal 10 the best We over Imported >" lar
e., ihe timing is concerned, III "incr ,, ,cir.
snmc time To- huildl imported from England a
quantity Of the hlack sheets Thc9r We are M1iuu
aLont the country who had worked for years IN welsh
Tin Plate work., and gathered fore" enough IN ms wa,
| tn man onr plant with experienced help. since II
| became known that arc At work We have appl'l
tnr. from more nrl than we can employ ~ pIcrl,
and anticipate no dhculty ~ 3c''nH az ~. ,,'
| helm We shall REQUIRE. We have a fully equipped
machine shop and can readily duplicate tho imported
! mac hinery to Increase cur plant. ,
We embarked I'm this business from necessity anu
in the fullest confidence that tho settled policy OF l'H
| Govcrnm,rt H. encourage and protect home manu-
! features would continue. ~ hrg' consumers "'
| lin plate, We have numerous di'ddNhhti-''
! In getting stock from Europe That W.T.
! cannot cNDlan lp 4 letter We expect 10 overcome
these by making own plates, AND though thcN VIII
cost lis more at first than imported plates We hope
loon to the cost by Improvements ~ machinery
and processes less than the foreign plates haNc cost
| H.. at the time improving tn qualify. We e"o
| no reason why such mprpycmcnt, should not be-
made In tin plate manufacture ~ wei n IN otlrr me
If work. When We started the maniiactur' of frlli
| class Of could only be made by hthd We nave
I'm ten years reduced the labor co-t rpm - 10 81
| cont, That il. we doing to-day by oar improved
machinery for 80 cents that which IN ESQ could not
| Ice done for loss than - by the most economical
| methods IN use AT that time. Meantime our work
mon are earning better wages than was ever possible
under the old regime 81 making cans ny nand ana IN,
product ~ the chimes l. univc,7aiH arkno"ledScd
| IL he superior 10 that formerly made by hand
| To embark IN the business on cpnnerGn! scale r.
| Qurcs large Investment "f money, wHlinrne', Il
lty Of an ultimate brilliant success. and patienc
tn worl, ont the problem OF invcntins and adapting
labor. saving machinery u compel" WIN the poorly
| oajd hand labor Of England. The English can
! hot cornpete with them even with the new duty an'
nav ench wages as American worlm'n are accstD tome,
TO- We should not find II very prorlable II we adopted
| their methods cniirav. hut we shall roon hnd mean
| IA make one Of our WOrkncn do ~ much ~ hNr q
hcirs and n We pay him three four times the wage
| VIC .hall still have an advantage
| Tho rroposltlon reduce the duty again ~ ! cen
per pound seems to rs step hhcn nh fr S'oIn
| ma nanufnctiIrcr cnud any T. ~,hlllty uf mhkn'
nlacs prontablv under that protection II II Is de
sirablc that should make our own pllte'. tuc h1'