Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-15
LAYING IN THE TIN.

dipped by Welshman at his toy fac
tory on Destrehan street, he has not
suffered politics to blind his business
sight. His enthusiasm over the future
of the tin-plate manufacture in the
United States in general and in the
Destrehan street lean-tO in particular
has not carried him away to such an
extent as to lead him to believe in the
promises of himself and others to sup
ply the American demand"
On the contrary, with a business
foresight, he has seen that the effect of
the Mckinley bill, for which he voted
in Congress, would be to raise the price
of tin from 10 to 20 per cent, and he
accordingly provided for the occasion.
While in his capacity as republican
politician declaring that the Mckinley
bill would speedily erect factories in
this country, Mr.. Neidringhaus in his
capacity as a business man has been
laying in an abundant supply of the
product Of Welsh pauper labor, which
he will sell at Mckinley prices in COM
petition with the alleged American
product.
Men in the same business with Mr..
Niedringhaus say that as result of
his business shrewdness he will have
reaped profit of $4,000 as a result of
the increase in the tariff on tin-plate
for which he voted. Mr.. Niedringhaus
has stored in the union warehouse a
vast quantity of Welsh tin-plate of the
brand known to the trade as Adelaide.
He has recently imported, having in
view the Mckinley tin-plate duty which
went into effect July l, fifty car loads,
about 2,500, 600 pounds, Of this tin plate.
1t is this plate which was stored in the
union warehouse.
With view of ascertaining the facts
regarding this Republic reporter Wis
tied the warehouse. The warehouse
company's property cover four blocks,
being in detached buildings. Huge
signs at every entrance inform the un-
wary that this is private property, and
to keep OUT Knowing from former
experience that warehouse clerks anC
employees are CUFF and would refuse tt
give requisite Information If asked, the
reporter began tour of investigation
on his own account. After considera
BILE time he located the Niedringhaus
tin stored in the building bounded BY
the Levee, Mullanphy, Florida anC
Main streets. The building is a one
story brick structure, divided in com
partments, huge doors giving entrance
to wagons. The Niedringhaus com
partment is about the centre Of TIT
building, being entered through tn,
third wagOn-way.
The reporter, on entering, found
stored here, on q rough estimate, abou
$1,000 boxes Of Welsh tin-plate. The,
were ranged in long rows, there beinl
from five to six rows, some having beer
partially removed. In each row Their,
were about thirty and in each pile from
seven to fifteen boxes of tin plate. Tn
number of boxes conveyed in each ca
range from $50 to 800, so that tn
amount of tin-plate found in storag
would almost confirm the statemen
that Neidrlnghaus had recently import
J ed fifty car loads of tin-plate.
A negro laborer was at work near b,
unloading car, and the reporter askeC
him to whom the tin-plate belonged.
'Nledringhaus,' was reply.
When did it come?' was asked.
ON, it's done been comm heah fo' d.
las muuf Dere's lot of it,
How many carloads are there?'
1 don't know. Pears like dere's
carload come cherry day durin' d.
NUM-
About this time two horse Wagon
bearing the sign on both sides The st
Louis Stamping company drove up
and with the assistance of several mel
a load of the tln-plate was taken from
the Nledringhaus compartment. Wher
the wagon drove away the reporter fol
lowed it until it reached NIedringhaus' Z
plant, where it was unloaded and tht
wagon returned for more.
Further pursuing the investigation
the reporter called upon gentleman
who has many business dealings with
with Mr.. Niedringhaus and who il
familiar with many details of the Lusi
ness. He said:
The st. Louis Stamping Company
uses about 5000 boxes of tin-plate {
year in their works. In addition to thit
they sell about 1900 boxes, making
their total requirements for bushes:
about 81 900 boxes. know Niedring
haus is we'll prepared for the increased
duty. He has already made $50, 600 out
of it. Last November, just after the
Mckinley law took effect, / met Tom
Niedringhauso one day, and 1 said:
Tom, how is your father fixed TO
tin-plate?'
oh, he's all right replied Tom. HI
expected the price to go up pretty bis
and placed an order for so, 900 boxes al
the old price,
The old price was about 81 50 box
and since then tin-plate has advanced
to 1918. Probably considerable of this
has already been disposed of by Eied
ringhaus and the remainder OF it Is II
the store. / know that since that time
Niedringhaus has placed several Other
orders, but just what amounts neyel
learned"