Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-31
An+a- Election Myths" Turns Out
to be Realities of a Most
Vivid Kind.
Tinplate Factories Starting up in
Many Parts of the Country.
Manufactures Express Great Con-
hdence in the Future Of the
New Industry.

Before tine late ERECTION every ueNlCb 10
deceive was adopted by the free-trade press
in 10 desperate efforts to create prejudice
AGAINST the bill and to win votes for the
fTee-trade democracy To this end free
trade papers constantly kept before their
readers elaborate demonstrations of the
utility of attempting to establish tin plate
Sorks in this country, and asserted with
out reservation that the reported projects
for such establishments were myth"
which would never materialize We sub
INIT the following extracts from the
Manufacturer Record of January 10 for
their consideration:
The letters below given are from firms
and corporations that have begun to make
6nplate or that are preparing to do so.
From Messrs. Somers Bros. of Brooklyn.
N. r.: I'VE have had the matter under
contemplation for some time, and have
decided to make tinplate used in our bust
ness, also surplus which we shall place
for sale on the market The published re-
ports which we have noticed in the papers
are in The main correct as we propose
erecting fourmill plant Of about 1900
boxes per week capacity. We have in
yestigated all the latest and recent pro-
cesses of mechanism for the purpose, both
in England and here, and propose to have
the best and most modern mill
From Norton Bros, manufactures of tin
cans and special machinery, Chicago, H.;
I'VE have commenced the manufacture of
tinplate on a commercial scale and intend
TO push the business unless the duty is re-
peaIed We are building and have nearly
completed Siemens steel furnace and
rolling mill for producing the sheets for
timing. Our engines, boilers and ma
Chinery are now on the ground and being
placed as rapidly as possible. We hope 10
have the rolling mill in operation within
a month. Last week we made our first
tinplste, and are pleased to say that they
are fully equal to the best we ever i'm
ported, so far as the timing is concern
ed.
From G.. r. Britton of the Britton
Rolling Mill company, of Cleveland, Ohio
in regard to our own works, we have two
mills about ready to start on making the
black sheets, and intend erecting more in
the early spring, aud hope to be ready to
put our own tinplate upon the market by
July LIST next. We have coal, iron, oil,
acids and tin ore. and scarcely no true
American will admit that we have not the
brains to bring these materials into tin
plate Of as good a quality as is made bv
our English friends Give the new tariff
law fair trial, and the United States viii
be the greatest producer of tin and tim
plate, as it is now the greatest consumer,
of any country in the whole world
From United States Iron and T.nplate
company Of Demmer, Pa, by w. c..
Cronemeyer chairman: We, here and Il
good many more manufacturers, are max
ing extensive arrangements to erect tin
plate plants, and have already expended
large sums of money in that direction; it
would therefore certainly be a great
wrong 10 US if the bill should be repealed
before it has gone into effect We expect
to bc manufacturing tin plates on a large
scale by the beginning Of the new year,
and will soon after put our American made
plates on the market. And from the sue
cess which we have had with the plates
which we have made in a small way, we
feel confident that American plates will
receive the preference of the imported
ones.
From Lewis Brothers & Co., builders of
Opan-hearth furnaces basic and siemens:
designers of tinpIate mills and galvenizing
plants at Pittsburg, Pa; I'VE are more
or less connected with concerns gong to
erect works for producing 5000 boxes per
week, that will in all probability be in
operation by the time the new duty comes
IN force, or very soon after We are of
the opinion the tinpate industry in the
United States can soon he made indepen-
neut of tariff, provided iG is protected for
a year or so and works are located in dis
trlcts where fuel and raw material can be
provided at low cost. y
From James B. Scott & Co., manufact-
lurers of tin plate, sheet iron, copper and
metals at Plttsburg, Pa; Prospective
manufacturers of tinplates in the United
states can count upon the duties remaining
AZ the new rates at least until the congress
OF 1891 demonstrates its disposition and
us abIhty to carry reduction against a
possible presidential veto 1t is fact that
the recent political results are being urged
10y mary, as the evidence of the feeling of
the country against the late tariff legisIa
ton, but the new tariff will certainly be
tried, and it remains to be seen whether
the comparatively short time between the
present moment and the session Of a pre-
sumably hostile congress will have been
continuing the new rates. or whether the
manufacturer will be relegated to an IN
certain future.
Mr. Edward B. Brown, New York
manager of the st. Louis Stamp Co., st.
Louis, Mo. forwarded an interview with
Mr.. I. g, Niedringbaus, president ofthat
company, from which the following is an
abstract: This company will construct
four miles of daily capacity of 500 boxes
IN 81. Louis. The machinery. costing
S-0O.D0O has been ordered, and VIC shall
be ready to operate next June. The COM
Pany is nov making few tinplates. but
not many, as it requires most of its black
plate, for other 1s,s, We have offered to
take stock in he United States Iron and
iinPlata Co., at Mckeesport, but none
can BE- had
"A large number Of foreign tin plate
makers recently visited Pittshurg and
6. her points south and north, with the
view OF locating here In considering our
scale Of wages, which is at from double to
three times that paid by them, they claim
81 that tin plates could be manufactured
~ the United States at less than cents
Per pound duty, hlt with natural gas.