The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-28
CRoCKERY.

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In discussing Russel's list Mr.. La
Roche said: 1.-THE governor seems TO
have forgotten that the Mckinley bill
was framed for the protection OF home
and not foreign industries. lie would
have US believe, assume, that the cost
OF the domestic article has increased.
At any rate he draws no distinction be-
tween the imported. and domestic
goods. Had he done so he would have
been inclined to admit that the home
product OF articles enumerated in his
list costs no more than it did year ago.
1t is just,as good as the foreign article.
and since the Mckinley bill! became op-
crative our sales Of glassware and crock
cry made at homo have increased cnor-
mously, while those OF imported stock
have apparently diminished. Domestic
manufactures OF the same quality We
sell at retail for from % per cent. to 40
per cent. less than the foreign. And
the American to-day is making Just as
good glassware and crockcry as his for
elgn competitor. Ii Governor Russell
does not believe it l will give him
practical demonstration OF it any time
he will visit our Barclay and vesey
street stores"
ANOTHER BIG FIRM VISITED.
\ representative OF the firm OF Rich
ards & Hartley. which is branch OF
the United States Glass Company, hay
ing fifteen factories in this country.
said: "We arc selling our goods at cx-
actly the same prices rs 4 year ago, ex-
cept in the case OF tumblers. On them
there is an advance OF one cent per
dozen. This isin no sense due to the
tariff. 1t is brought about by the trc-
mcndous demand for tumblers Tor can
ming purposes, due to the unprccedent-
ed fruit crop. We have great difficulty
in supplying tumblers fast enough. Ii
any one is selling domestic glassware at
an advance over last year VIC don't
know it."
sour prices remain the same as n
year ago." said q representative OF the
firm OF j. lloare q Co., next visited BY
the Pres reporter. "0ur trade has
been increased by the enactment OF the
Mckinley tariff law. 1t is all nonsense
to say that we cannot make as good an
article as the foreigner. We are doing
! it daily and undersellins him every.
where.
MORE IMPORTED" Prices.
Governor Russell declared TO his
Lawrence listeners that gloves cost at
retail from % to so cents pair more
than before the Mckinley bill became
law; common wool Astrakhan cloth n
dollar or more a yard; kersey, corduroy
and other cloths, 80 4-l0 to Al i.lO cents
more per yard WOODEN hosiery, from 81,
TO 50 cents more per pair; underwear,
from 10 10 % per cent more; neckties,
3S4 to 90 per cent; imported water.
proof cloths, from 81 70 to 81 % per
yard, etc.
John Raymond is tho manager OF the
big Fulton street establishment OF 4.
Raymond & Co. The firm deals in all
the articles named and its sales yearly
arc very large. 'tThcse statements are
simply ridiculous" said Mr.. Raymond.
1.-The Americans are making lust rs
good glove as the foreigner. The Me-
Kinley tariff law has increased our
sales Of the domestic product to such
an extent that we have difficulty in
5 filling orders. Our prices arc the same
for some goods and q triilo lower for
some others than year ago. Foreign
gloves have, OF course, gone up, but they
arc not so much bought. Americans
are cheaper and are driving tho i'm
ported goods out Of the market. In
stead ,of there being IN increase in the
price OF the foreign glove its manufac-
turer has been forced to dispose OF it