The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-02

machinery and other goods from ten to thirty
per cent. cheaper in Europe than they will sell
them 10 be used at home is rather puZzling;
but any one curious can easily ina out that
they do this. II may be necessary TO cut prices
in order TO secure trade from abroad, bat 1t Is
likely to strike the American purchaser as being
little rough on him.-AnsTiedH HdchiHist.
So soon as an industry has attained the po-
sition where it can more than supply our home
market and has to send its goods abroad, where
they compete with those OF foreign manufaC-
turers. it is evident that they are either giving
the foreigners the benefit of lower rates than
they do our own people or that they are able to
get along at home without any protection from
foreign manufacturers. 1t is not far that cur
own people should be made to pay more than
foreigners for the products OF our own land
Engineering and Mining Journal.
The New York World published one of
the most complete exposures Of the fact
that our manufacturers sell cheaper
abroad than at home. and that the home
price as advanced by the tariff is simply so
much extra plumber extorted by them from
the domestic purchasers. This printed ex-
posture may be obtained for cents, we be-
lieve. Recently, 1.-THE Home Market
club Republican organization, ad-
dressed a note to one of the men who had
openly asserted that he in common with
other large manufacturers sold cheaper IN
the foreign than in the home market.
This note was addressed to A. Is. FARQU-
HAIR, of the A. b. T. & Co., Limited, York,
Pa, and inquired for information on these
points Portions of the reply (all of it is
in the same line) are as follows:
NJ a-i-a
CLUB, Boston, Mass:
DEAR SIR-I reply to your favor OF May i6. 1
have to acknowledge it quite true that our firm
sells implements and machinery through Mex
leo. South America and Africa at prices from
5 to 10per cent. less than they are sold for in
this country" In adding that the manufac-
turer who is able TO expor; his goods can have
no use for protection except TO enable him to
extort more money from home purchasers than
he is able to get from those abroad" was only
stating q fact that believed self evident II is
uncomfortable that the same rival manufactur-
ers with whom we successfully compete on
equal terms in foreign markets can be thought
capable of driving from the market at our
own doors. On that point among intelligent
men, no argument is needed
We send upon an average about one half OF
our manufactures abroad; something less just
now, owing TO the troubles in the Argentine and
Chill, where We usually find our best market.
The reason We do not get as good prices
abroad as at home is that We have to compete
with countries having the great advantage of
free raw material in their manufactures, and
the further advantage Of better transportation
facilities. Great Britain, in pursuance OF her
free trade policy, has for years been extending
her foreign commerce; while We pursuing
opposite policy, have left her in full possession.
The Clyde ship yards are open to every Euro
pean investor who wishes 10 start line OF
steamers, while we must satisfy ourselves with
vessels built at dozen disadvantages.
would unhesitatingly favor repeal of the
duty on all manufactured goods we make. Since
we can and do export, the duty can be of no
possible service; and since it tends to provoke
retaliation, we find IL a serious obstacle Re-
ciprocity treaties covering our goods are &C
ceptable TO US.
These are the words of a great manufac-
turer; they are full of meaning. 1t is con-
ceded to be somewhat remarkable that q
free people ever should have submitted to
so monstrous a wrong as that embodied in
the present scheme Of protective" taxa
ton.