Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-29
y. & G.. TAYLOR co.
importers and Dealers in


phia:
y. < G.. TAYLOR co.
Importers and Dealers in
TIN PLATE, METALS, SHEET IRON, WIRE, &c.
PHILADELPHIA, May %, 1891.
Editor Of The Register Wheeling, w. Va:
DEAR SIR:-Our attention was called a
few DAYS since TO an article in a recent
issue OF your paper, on tin plate, and think
ing YOU might be anxious to see some of the
American Tin Plate made here in Philadel-
phia, we take pleasure in sending you by
mail this day a small sample Of the Genu-
inc Taylor OLD STYLE brand Of roofing tin,
which is the finest quality and heaviest
coated plate that can be made.
We have been handling this grade of tin
for many years, having it made IN Wales
according to our formula, and on account
of the advance in the duty, we felt that we
could make it in Philadelphia, which we
started 10 do some weeks ago and propose
TO continue.
You can readily appreciate our conf
dence in the article we are turning ouv
when we advise you that we a,e offering
under exactly the same guarantee that we
gave for the imported article, namely, to
give two perfect sheets, or the value of
same in cash for every sheet that
can be found showing the slightest imper-
lection. II such a sheet has been used, we
will in addition to the above, bear the ex-
pense OF having it removed from the roof
and replaced with ii perfect sheet.
Every sheet is stamped with the brand,
thickness. registered trade mark and our
name. We think TO thoroughly guarantee
"A plate il SHOULD bear the full name and ad-
dress of the guugart0fs
Our new industry is. OF course, the SUB
ject Uf i Lumber of attacks, evidently made
on account of political prejudice, but as it is
simply Il matter Of business Wih us, our only
desire is that we may soon be able TO sup
ply the demand, which at the present time
is very large and rapidly increasing.
Very respectfully,
n. X @. TAYLOR Co.
p. S.-If you DESIRE we will send full
sheet of either l4x2O or 2SX20 inches
This is the same firm from whom the
New York Ere1ing Post tried to buy
some tin plate, but without success.
1t is the same firm whose alleged works,
have been kept as secret as star cham
Der, but were finally entered by an
emSsary Of prominent Philadelphia
firm, who found said 'tin plate factory
to consist of two or three clipping
pots" several boxes of imported tim
plate, which were apparently there to
be redipped in the said pots and then to
pass as american tin plate" and the
working force of this american tin
plate factory" consisted of an old man
and boy or two"
The sample of their tin plate which
n. & G. TAYLOR Co. say they enclosed
with their letter failed to reach us.
This, however, we have no doubt was
an oversight, since this character Of tin
plate, called l. y. roofing tin, was made
in this country before the Mckinley bill
was thought of. 1t may be called Simp-
ly galvanized sheet iron, and to make
it all that is necessary is to dip the sheet
iron in melted lead or imported
tin. This is then labelled l. y.
tin plate. Since the Mckinley
tariff has raised the price of it
to the people it is possible that there
may be margin enough TO make il profit
able to \. x G.. TAYLOR Co. to import
their block tin, ,Chich is not tGred, and all
the remainder of the raw material,
put in a few dipping pots and go to
work to make American tin plate, "
which is no more American tin plate
than is the sheet iron made right here
In Wheeling. Furthermore, this |. y.
roofing tin is not what is generally call
ed tin plate, which is technically known
as u. c." and this n. & G. TAYLOR Co.
do not pretend to make. Unless they
have expended tens Of thousands of dol
lars in putting up complete rolling mill,
since the passage of the Mckinley bill,
which they have not done, and are get
ting their tin ore from these American
mines, which are alleged by
Republican politicians to be
producing tin in profitable quantities,
n. & G.. TAYLOR Co. are not making
American tin plate, even of the 81. y. ="
standard. As will be seen from their
letter-head above, they are simply i'm
porters of tin plate, or, else, ''manu-
facture" it by the process outlined, I'M
less they have erected rolling mill
within the past few weeks by the ALA
din'S lamp process.
The writer the other day had an in
terylew with 4 representative of q
prominent firm, the largest dealers in
tin plate in this section OF the United
States. He told Of meeting 4 roofng-tin