The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-19

% the duty on Manufactured goods ~ sell
A. ON raw mnfsriaif
10 you believe inst American manu-
LECTURERS icneraliy would be- able ~eil many
more ~ DDS nj road Than NV 4 they had
free raw materials aud Il -. about what
per cntage more than no~f
somr of our New England manufacturers
favor free raw materials and some a 4, not l
am DESTROYS Of obtaining AZ mucu light upon
the subj CO ~ possibie ffom the 4 lfferrnt In
dustries IN am rent parts Of the country
You Will confer favor BY answering the
above questions 10 your earliest convsn
fence Yours truly.
ALREKT CLAEKE Secretary.
Now Mr.. Farquhar. although former
~ staunch protectionist. has learned
through his business experience that he
has no need whatever for protection.
and that the so-called protection Of
the American industry is but another
way Of saying higher prices 70 Ameri-
can consumers. Accordingly he sent
the following reply to Col. Clarke:
YORK. Pa. May -. 1891
Mr.. Albert Clarke. secretary Home Market
a. ub. Boston. Mass.
DEAR SIR Ia reply 10 your favor Of May -
Ihaseto acknowle lge Il - quite true that our
firm sells i'm piement- and mac hiner y through
Mexico, south America and Africa rat prices
from to 10 per cent. less than they are sold
for in this country" In adding that "the
manufacturer who II able 20 cx port his goods
can have use for protection except to en-
able him TO exfort more money from home
purchasers than he ~ able 10 get from those
abroad" ! was only stating fact that be-
lieved scif-evident. II Is Uncomfortable that
the same rival manufacturers with whom We
successfully compete on equal terms In for
eign markets can be- thought capable Of driv
ing ~ from the market At our own doors On
that point, among intelligent men, no argu-
mcnt il needed
Now. rs 10 your questions will answes
them ratim:
First We send upon an average about one
half OF our manufactures abroad; something
less just now. owing 10 the troubles IN Ar
gentine and Chill, where we usually md our
best market
second-ln both ways We sell 10 the for
rign houses directly and also through com
mis- on merchants in New York.
Third-The reason we do not get ne good
prices abroad n nj home Il that we have 20
compete with countries having the great ad
vantage OF free raw material In their man u
1 features and the further advantage o. better
| transportation facilities Great Britains In
pursuance OF her free trade policy. has for
years been extending her foreign commerce.
while we. pursuing an opposite policy. have
| left her In full possession The Clyde ship
yards are open 10 evcrv European investor
/ who Wishes 10 start line Of steamers, while
! we must satisfy ourselves with vessels built
/ at dozen disadvantages
4 Fourth-Ycs. we sell few goods In En-
/ gland. France and Germany. but they src
made especially for those markets. and e
would be rather hard to compare the prices
4 with the American. They undoubtedly
average lower for goods OF similar con-
| structIon.
! Fifth--The value OF the raw material In a
! pillow certainly averages more than half it,
.e...t .s.I4 1T
four-horsc plows. for instance. for the A.
/ rlcan III srkct. weigh ny. full t-immed with
| draft rod. wheel. cutter. two extra sharcs.''
boxed. about two hundred pou5ds each.
| THIS pillow Is delivered ON board vessels IN
1 New York for less than i've doilarS-.about
| the cost { the material in Il IL pure hAed IT
4 r. tail prices.
Handles anu beam ....fl- %
tcel and iron %
Boxing. freight, etc. s.
Total. a 5;
leaving about one dollar for cost Of labor
! and profit
sixth-The duty on our implements and
machinery Is not relatively hisher than mp
on other manufactures. Ineed not enIargs
! upon this. but NAV respectfully refer you %
the "tarIn scheduie % 1sDo"
seycnth-I would unhesltaslngIy favor Z
repeal Of the duty on all the manufactures
hoods wo make Since 10 can and DO -.
port. the duty can be Of no possible service;
and since Il tends 70 provoke retaliation. "
Ind u . serious oh tac.a Reciproc1ey
treaties covering our goods are acceptable
to ~.
Eighth do bell W that American mann-
facturers genera " would b. able 20 sell
many more goods abroad than now u they
had free raw material. The Importation 81
this material would of itself stimulate q de.
mand for American products abroad. IL Il
a fffcult 10 estimate the percentage. but
ould expect an increase Of ut least - per
cent
Very respectfnlly. A y. FARQrmAR.