The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-04
TIE NrEpRINauAus PLANT.

a month ago the agent of the United
States Tin Plate Company was here and
talked in glowing terms of what they
were going to do. He asked for an
order for tin plate and | gave it to him.
That was four weeks ago, and have
not seen any of the tin plate yet. I do
not know whether they are manufac-
turing it yet Mr.. Niedringhaus is not
selling any of his plate. What he has
not sent about the United States as
samples of domestic manufacture he
has used in his own works."
"What has been the effect of the Nc
Kinley tariff on tin plateP"
'Since the passage of the bill the
price of tin plate has advanced from
$3.50 a box TO $3.50 and 1878. / think,
however, there will be a slight reac-
tion from these prices, but not a great
one"
What does 1t cost box to manufac-
ture tin plate?"
81 could not answer in all the details,
but can make rough estimate. The
sheet iron, or black Sheets cost about
81 cents a pound and tho labor and
material used in dipping these sheets
adds about cents. You see that Is
why don't think the Mckinley law, as
far as it is directed towards tin plate,
will have any influence. If there was
really n desire to build up new indus
try in this country the tariff should be
made fully . cents n pound higher. I'M
less this is done l believe the duty on
tin plate should be taken off entirely"
CANNOT BE MADE PRoFITABLY.
Mr.. Charles Knight, of the Excelsior
Manufacturing Company, who Is an au-
thority on tin plate, was seen. THE
personally know regarding the alleged
deception by eastern tin plato manu-
facturers, but Mr.. Niedringhaus is
making tin at his works in this city.
The quantity, however is small, only
twenty-five boxes a day, l was told.
Most of this he uses in his stamping
works The agent of the United States
Tin Plate Company was here q month
ago and told me that under tho new
tariff they were able to make a good
profit on tin plate. l have seen none
of their plate, however"
"What do you figure the cost of tin
olate at in, America %
"The black sheets would cost be-
tween 81 cents and 81 cents pound.
l think that labor, wastage and tin
metal would add 8 cents for the dipping.
That would make 6H cents for the
manufacture without the expense of
placing on the market The present
market price of tin plate of the grade
calculated upon is about 81 cents a
pound"
SOME STATISTICS.
The New York Tribune recently
tried to make its readers believe that
American tin plate was rapidly driving
the foreign article out of our markets.
This statement the New York Times
easily refutes by showing that, accord
ing to the reports of the treasury de-
rartAent concerning imports of mer-
chandise, there has been an enormous
and unprecedented increase in the inn
ports of tin plate. The figures are con-
vincing:
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
1889. 1890.
Tin plates, terne plates
and taggers' tin impor-
ted IN the calendar year,
POUNDS '''''. 'fS, Ioo,ooo 'ob'oofo-s
Average quantity per
month. OloifOfO ol'4TiSS
FIRST THREE MONTHS or 1890 AND 1891.
1890 1891.
Imports in January. ...... H,s0S,779 607se,o@
Imports In February. b4,Oo5,EI 6H76i, 500
Imports in March. ........ 4Soo94ss lol1746o7
Three months. ......., ,l57, ,474 b04 2l872l, ,037
From 50,OOo,oOO pounds in January
there has been an increase to 66,0oo, 900
in February and 101, 100000 In March.
The quantity imported in March was
more than twice as great as the i'm
ports of the corresponding month last
year, and greater by 90 per cent. than
the average quantity per month in the
calendar years 1889 and 1890. The
quantity brought into the country in
the first three months of this year ex-
ceeded by 89per cent the imports of tho
corresponding quarter of 1899.
One of the significant signs of the
times is the frequency with which tel
egrams like the following appear in the
papers:
DEs MONIES, Ia, May ga Washington spe-
cial says that the executive committee of the
Iowa republican association has made arrange
ments with Niedringhaus of 81. Louis to fur
nish 10000 tin cups made OF American tin for
use In the coming campaign.
Nothing is left undonc TO persuade
American voters that enormous tin
plate factories are now at work turning
out American tinware.
There are vague, indefinite announce
ments in republican papers OF the pro-
posed-it is always proposed-estab-
lishment OF gigantic tin plate plants,
now at Philadelphia, now at Anderson,
Ind, now at st. Louis.
1t is entirely safe to predict that
these schemes are of the stuff that
dreams are made of, and will vanish
from sight after the heat of the next
national election shall have passed
nWay.