The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-04-25
TARIFF HEARINGS.
THE WAiLlNGs or TIMED PLATE
AND ANVIL MEN.

49, 49, = -
Statistics from MIR. william G. Croncn-
meycr-iiow 1t Would Tnko "a opui:.
tlon Nearly MS Large ~ Now York. to DO
nv Much rs II 900 Welshmcn.
Tho scene is The committee room of tho
ways and means committee. Tho time
is Dec. 81. Enter Mr.. William G. Gro
nenncycr, Of Pittsburg. IIc states his
views to Tho committee on ways and
means. The desire of his soul is to see
the United States manufacture their
W timed plate. Tho cost of manufact.
uring timed plate in this country, nc
cording to Mr.. Croncnmcycr, would be
50. so per box of 1l2 pounds. III England
the same quantity couldb be delivered free
on board ship at Liverpool at $3.25. AR.
Cronenmcyer motlcstly stated that he
wanted only enough protection to equal
izc tho difference in the cost of labor he
tween the two countries. III the timed
plate industry" concluded Mr.. Croncn
meyer, could be built up in this
country, it would support Il number Of
people nearly equal 70 the population Of
New York city"
Accepting Mr.. Croncnncycr's figures
as correct, tho following facts arc also
pertinent to Tho matter. Nearly half
tho cost Of tinllol plato III for sluet steel
which makes up % per cont. Of finished
timed plate. At no timc has Tho cost of
Il sheet Of Steel OF the Same size and
weight been less than four cents in this
country. This AMOUNT is for Tic raw
material alone. a finished sheet Of
timed plate Of the same sizo is put free
on board ut Liverpool for three cents.
The duty is one cent pound. AS each
sheet weighs II pound, tho cost OF Il sheet
of timed plato landed in this country is,
therefore, fur cents. But Er. Croncn-
meyer proposes to manufacture timed
plate i'll this country Will, 4 protective
tariff of two cents u pound. Therefore,
Tor one cent 4 pound lie proposes to pay
the cost Of tin, sulphuric acid, palm oil
and wages; or, in other words, he pro
poses to do the whole process OF timing
steel plates at a less cost than the Welsh
do il ut present.
Air. Croncnincycr's next point is even
moro delicious. lie says that an in
dustry might be built up giving en-
ployment to n number Ofi le0Dtc uUnrtv
equal to the populatioo ot Stew A'oii
city. From The rcIart tf GtHlls0j
Jones on the ''Tin Plat fIi4,dc 0r Siot.tll
Wales" it may easily be Jalpcpd. t~itttc
total number of hands ea.anca. in tGt
timed plate industry ouss HWY eNcc,
d. 900. Accordin~ to tho same report
tho average annual product Of these is
20, 73G, 900 boxes. or these we import
about %onc-fourth. Query If 1900
Wclshmcn are able to supply the timed
plate tradeof tho United States at an
average rate Of wages of $3.50 per week
what will it cost to employ u population
nearly equal to New York city at double
that ratio of wages, and how many single
timed plates will each employee make in
five yearsi
In proposing to double the tariff on
timed plate, Mr.. Croncnmcycr will have
to take account with several powcrfulin.
dustries. Almost every utcnsil used IN
iairyfnrrninr; Is inado FROM timed llt|e.
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