Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-06-19
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IL IL Paid ~ the Fishermen, but IL
"PrOtects', Nobody,

The PeslnSgTops Record asserts that The Mo-
Rinley bill II passed, will make tho gilling
twine in sllpd net cost from s. 10 ~ more than
at present, aud, had IL been in operation AZ tho
opening OF the knitting season, would have
taken $500 more out Of the pockets of fisher
men On the DO aware for the hcuetlt OF single
iirm Di deal u Ia glllng twiue. Won tcr II
TINT tlrm fried out any "lnt' FOR The Harrison
camruign2-GAzETTE AND JOURNAL
EditOr 9axette: ses by tina above you
have received u wrong understanding OF
the article IN The Penusgrovs Record OF a
recent dare, and are CHASING the dealers Ia
Rilling twine as benehglaries Of the tariff.
Such Il not the enss. The Pennsgrove firm,
John Aummstll h Bro) which soils nine.
tenths OF all the Rilllng twine the fisher
men uee In the Delaware river aud bay,
also In Chesapeake bay, and TO hshsrmen
as far south ms Florida, have trade mark
on their brands OF twluO which gives them
a monopoly. The twins IL made In Ireland
10 their order and II Is OF no benefit to
them whether there be a tariff or not. In
| fact they prefer no tariH, as hey could
make the came profits with no tariff.
The amount OF fax gllling thread they
| sell can Only ba manufactured In Iceland.
| This country can not grow fax, nor could
II Manufacture u Il II had free hax as It
has not tine machinery nor skilled work
men. But II you'd give tho manufacturing
| industry better chance TO have tree n4S
straw aud ton.
| The tariff on the best linen thread, used
| by shAd fishermen, IL Az per cent ad
| valorem, and tho total amount GU oysr
| 80 ,OO0 mounds OF giiling twine used will he
| over SO 500, which shad fishermen pay the
government. THIS does not include this
percentages for brokerage and wholesalers
Rnd retailers pro1tS on capital Invested
which will make tho amount reach about
| $4,000.
the Mckinley bill lowers the ad valorem
| Ar, ~ tNnr lH1f nfa mn "a a
duty Of Is cents per pound which makes a
net Increase to 10 into the DATED States
treasury OF about u cents per pound. This
| will make the increase in the tariff for the
treasury about $4,000 and, with The per-
cautages for brokerage and profits for capt
tai invested about 81 600 which the fisher
men Will have TO pay more than now TO
protect an industry In this country that
cannot exist because II has not suitable free
raw materials, for the country cannot grow
them.
The Garden and Forest says; "a few
mills are engaged IN the manufacture OF
Irvine and thread from the fiber, but the
fax IL chiefy grown in this country for the
seed. The fact that flax Is not grown here
for Its iiher Is laid down by some TO the
account OF our climate as being too dry an 4
not for It's best development hut by Others
to the great cost OF cultivating the plant
with such an end In view. Even were Out
cillalb pTOpltlOuHt AuoEIHhu lAEtllNEb WOuit
be slow TO engage In such a time and labor
absorbing industry"
Instsad OF trying to encourage the manu-
facturer by granting frees raw material tn
Mckinley bill Increases the tariff on iiaS
straw <uow per cent? between and II
cents per pound and on dressed flax abou
l6 cents.
For whose benefit this fat is fried It Il
hard to tell. The flcm who imports thu
Irvine Rni has It knit into netting gets nc
more than the percentage on money in
vested.
Mr.. Editor, II you had read over the lis
OF delegates to the 81, Louis oonvsn Ion
which reconstructed Cleveland and been a
tine polls IN Pennagr0ve on election day
1883, you wouil NOT be very deeply i'm
pressed that Foster, Quay nor WAnamake
fried mucn fat out OF that firm. That iirn
would have about as much intipeuca to FRY
them fat rs from Old Hickory himself. The
firm would prefer TO have no tariff a. this,
could then make az much with loss capital
Why this tariff Is Increased " on3 Of th,
anomalies of the Mckinley bill. Pfo6nbl!
It Is done with the 6umo offset as the ad
/ vance on tin plate. IA nature abhors
i vacuum It may bs thought that when tn
, scarcity is created nature will change tn
climate and Industrial habits OF men Il
order 10 I'LL the dsmand OF the article.
/ The shHa fishermen OF the Dslawar
r mRie ar extra good season this year. Flo
! fear they may get too rich the McKinls
T bill proposes to fry some of the fat IN ~ go
from the abundance OF shad, The il,neE
men pay the tariff and rot tbs importers o
dealers. W. A. suMMEGGLL,
Eiitor Record.
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