Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-09

gag law had 10 De appHed 10 the DeinO-
Gratis to stop the exposure Of the great
est tariff fraud in history. But REEDS
gag does not apply TO the press, and We
quote the following very interesting
article on the subject from the New
York World
Mr.. Smyser, of Ohio, attempted TO make
a denial on the authority Of the Cleveland
Leader, but found himself in moment in
very deep hole, from which he was glad 10
crawl out. One Of his colleagues rushed 10
the telegraph room and sent dispatch 10 a
widely known protected manufacturer III
New York, asking him TO telegraph
prompt and ringing denial. Within twenty
minutes he received this reply from his cor
respondent;
"OF COURSE WE SELL CHEAPER TO FoR-
FfGNERS THAN TO AMERICANS. WHAT l.
PROTECTION FOR -
/ The sender Of the dispatch, protected
manufacturers who is not afraid OF telling
the truth. not only sent this reply, but at
tine same time telegraphed the inquiry ana
his reply 10 a prominent Democratic mem
Der Of the House 10 prevent any mistake
about the facts if he should be misrepre-
sented The Republicans found the poker
too hot To hold and dropped 1t. The gag
/ law and five-mnute rule was applied to the
| Democrats.
Every Republican newspaper that mas
touched this question has been AT great
deal Of pains TO miSrepresent II. The ma
ioritv deny the facts in toto. The minor
l itv assert that the World quoted trade
prices abroad and retail prices at nome.
I The latter was the Cleveland Leaders as
IA 1tsQ IA
contented themselves with repubishing the
Leaders article, making no comment OF
their own. The last number OF the Engl-
nsering aud Mining Journal disposes OF the
Lauder and the Leaders, statements IN a
manner 10 make the editor Of that Republl-
can newspaper long for a foreign Consul
/ ship
DISCOUNTS FOR EXPORT ONLY
In the House Of Representatives, on
the 10th inst, in the discussion Of the Tariff
bill. Mr.. Mansur, of Missouri, brought up
the question Of our manufacturers selling
their goods for export cheaper than they dor
To the home trade, and he cited the Export
Price List issued every month with the
E'i,gin,sy-in0 aud Mining Journal, in proof OF
the truth of his statement. Mr. Mansur,
knowing the standard Of this journal,
naturally felt assured that the statements
and figures published in our pages are alb
solutely correct and can be relied on; but
Congressman Smyser, of Ohio, with whose
views these facts clashed, replied, quoting
the Cleveland Leader, TO the effect that
American manufacturers make lower dlS-
counts 10 the home trade than 10 the Tor
eipn. Il statement irhich is 50 easily dtSpTOred
that the Cleveland LcddCr CANNOT BE IGNo-
RANT OF THE FACT.
1--WE recently received letter from the
head of the chief Protection organization III
this country asking in the most naive man
ner whether il is actually true that greater
discounts are given 10 the export trade
than TO our home buyers; and ii so the rea-
sons why. II would seem. therefore, that
among the ultra protectionists there
is a large and convenient amount
Of ignorance ON subject which
we had supposed was so well
known as 10 call for no special comment,
and which in fact is so well known that
the regular monthly publication of the fact,
and of the actual export prices OF our man
ufacturers, as given in the Engineering ana
Mining Journal. hare ncrer been questioned
or eontrorcrted, though we have had fire.
quent letters from some manufacturers 90
jecting 10 our letting the home trade know
the prices and discounts at which they sell
for export only
In order to confirm the confidence which
Mr.. Mansur has shown in our statements,
on receipt of the Congressional Record OF
2lst inst containing the report OF these
speeches, we had few Of the most i'm
portant manufacturing concerns, with OIL
ces i'm in this city, interviewed, and we
give here briefly the substance OF what
they say. The names are withheld, hOuW
ar, f,y,r1r,i them tO Mr. MdnsuT for his salts
faction. They are all firms Of high stand
Ing, the largest concerns of their classes,
and their statements are easily verified.
1.-The manager of very prominent iron
works said:
I'VE manufacture exclusively engines aud
boilers; We, OF course maxi discount lot eN
port A. an Illustration; ne -VhoIsy pow
engine on the urSt pAse q, our Va'a.Usu' -
listed al sin. Ou5 toMest prtce iIt ir ,h;s
cSSrS I s net, our cXport price for the en-
zine is $40 net. our export discount ranges
from q. TO a. per cent better than the home
trade, according 10 the Size OF the engine
lone OF the very largest exporting firms,
who manufacture sllver-piateu ware say
We allow an export discount Of 90, 10 and .
from our list. The best home discount We ever
give il "a. Is and 10 per cent This, however Is
only on large orders
Another Of our large silver-plate manu-
manufacturers, VINO does very large On
port business, says;
.o,r .yport discount i. % 10 and per cent.
Our home discount i 70 per cent We sometimes
sllo, AN extra = per cent. but only with few
firms
"A late manufacturing concern, doing a
very large business, says:
%, coprs. v,. have special export discounts
see .Eyport Discounts stamped ON outside Of
our catalogue
s.The catalogue shows these export dis
counts IN he nom 33il To 30 per cent and
on LARGO lois ! per cent more.
"One NJ the largest cutlery companies in
the country DOING GOOD export business.
saws.
W.. az course. make. "A considerable differ
.n,.,. in m. discount ON export trade We OBJ
loot how.,er to Giving YOU our home discounts
- they aurtuats7
-, -. H.. :. ~. 900, ma, ,
Inc export discounts III TINS CaSe Stc
per cent greater than those 10 the nome
trade. and the firm writes, "Prices are for
evnort only
Ior,,e farc,. hardware honse writes.
a i"A - '""'' N'-'
Certainly We make difference on export
trade. Our discounts, however nuctuate so
much that We will have To make list out ior
YOU
worry in,nortant hardware hOuse an
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Lowest price Al when We sen evNuN, ci ,n \
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