Sharp County record., 1891-10-15
PROTECTING BRlTlSHERS.

How McKlnley's Tin Tax VIII Nork-our
Tin Mines Owned by Rich English Conn
pauies-One Expects to Make Sa,0OO,o0O
Year.
McKinley's duty of four cents apound
On tin mot tin plate) does not take eff
feet till July, 1893. This duty was, of
course, imposed to protect and encour-
age American industry;" but it turns
but now, amusingly enough, that the
people to be benefited by McKi1ley's
lin tax are Eng,iShmen.
There are only two places in the
United States where there is any pros
pect that tin will be mined protitably.
These are the Black Hills Of South Da-
kota, and the San Jacinto mine in Cali
fornia, The first of these has not yet
put any tin upon the market but the
ngent of the company reports that "the
mines are among the richest in the
world" and he is reported by the re-
publican organs as talking enthusias-
tically."
But this company is owned principal
II by Englishmen. Two years ago it
was stated by the New York Press, a
well known protcctionist organ, that
'thc English are going to put So, 800, 900
into the development of Black Hills
ores before there is protective duty
on tin plate and an American industry
Of making tin plate" Last May Mr..
Samuel Witermyer, of New York,
Through whom the English capitalists
seem to be operating, came from Lon
don, bringing 1000 900 of English cap
ital, backed by S3, 100000 more in Sc
curitics for the Harney Peak tin mines
In the Black Hills.
The San Jacinto mines in California
seem to be still moro promising ven
ture, and have actually sold a few tons
Of tin. But these mines, too, are
owned by British capitalists. Here is
. list of officers of this company:
Chairman and direct ,rs-Licut.- Gen.
Sir John Stokes, x, C. B., vice-presi-
dent Of the Sucz canal company, chair
man; J. r. Francis, Esq, of Mcssrs.
Richardson & Co., Swansea; +. IIarring-
ton, ESQ, CT Mcssrs Harrington & Co.,
metal merchants, Liverpool; Col. c. f.
Surtees, director of the Southeastern
Railway Co.; N. J. West, Esq, of
Messrs, Harvey & Co., limiicd, llayle,
& Cornwall.
Consulting dircctors-Thc Hon. Hal
lyburton G. Campbell, director of the
Law Life and Law Fire Assurance
societies; Herman Gwinncr Esq,
director of the International Bank of
london, limited
Trustees for the debcnture holders
The Hon. IIallyburton G. Campbell,
Hermann Gwinner, Esq, Col. c. +.
SurtecS.
Bankcrs-Mcssrs. Barclay, Bevan,
Triton, Ransom, Bouveric g. Co., "a
lombard street, E. c. and Pail Mall,
east, $. W.
Solicitors-Mcssrs, johnson, Budd e.
johnson, "a Austinfriars, Z. c.
Auditors-Messrs. Monkhousc, God
dard & Co., 30 St. Swithin's lane, L, C.
Secretary-D. L. Schonbcrg, Esq, Of
4tC - n uotllllIl ldI'S "a Y.
This is the complete list, as published
by the company itself, The Mckinley
ties will see that it has an English lcoll.
In fact, there is no American in it. All
the officers are residents of London, of
OF Wales, of Liverpool, or of Cornwall;
the bankers, solicitors, trustees and
nuditors are Englishmen residing in
london, and the office is in that city.
these gentlemen doubtless regard with
\ much satisfaction the efforts of our
Nigh tariff cranks to prove that they
cannot get along without duty that
will enable them by and by to exact
from the people of this country for
their tin u price considerably higher
Than the price Of tin imported from
Cornwall or the British East Indies.
These tariff cranks are indulging in
much patriotic gush about the pros
pccts of these tin mines yielding hun
dreds of tons weekly before congress
meets" And this, they claim, is build
ing up american industry" McKin-
ley put duty of four cents pound on
tin, and this will enable the rich Eng
lish company to sell us our own tin four
cents pound higher than they can get
Tor it in their markets. Mckinley
clnimed that his tariff measure was an
American bill, not European bill;"
Dut his protected Britishcrs are figur-
Ing on yearly net profit OF $1,000, 900,
all of which sum, it is needless to state,
VIII be taken to England to be spent.
The English abolished protection"
for themselves long ago. But now the
good Mckinley gives some of them
good slice out Of American pockets.
Iherc is nothing mean about Mckinley.
He Is SO accustomed TO voting awav
othcr peoples money to our protected
manufacturers that he does not stop
mort of giving some of 1t to rich
british capitalists.