Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
WOW IocAreD IN HARIEM.


Again--Ile Instigates the Harlem Re-
publican Club to Send Out False and
Ridiculous Statement About "Ameri-
can rin-plate."
New York Times Febriarys.
The great American tin-plate liar is at
present doing business up in Harlem,
having established connection with
that beneficent institution known as the
Harlem Republican Club. At his instiga-
ton, along with the notices of the Feb
ruary meeting of Harlem Republican
Club, which were mailed last Thursday,
bits of tin-plate were inclosed, attached
to each of which was label upon which
appeared the following;
Sample of American Tin Plate.
Made from American ores, dug by Amer
lean miners, manufactured into tin plate
at the United States Iron and Tin Plate
Companys works at Demmler, Penn, by
American workmen who now make their
own dinner pals. Thus are American in
dustries protected. Compliments Of the
HARLEM REPUBLICAN, CLUB.
The influence of the great tin-piate
liar extended even further than was
necessary to secure the circulation of
these labeled pieces Of tin plate He
prevailed upon the president of the
Harlem Club, Mr. Washington Winsor,
TO append to the notices of the meeting
paragraph which reasserted the state
ments contained in the label and com
mented upon them in certain Ammi-
downish way. This paragraph was as
follows:
The inclosed piece of tin testities TO the
rapid advancement of the tin industry ms
fostered and strengthened by the Mckinley
bill, and is of itself an answer to the mis-
representations of this industry uttered by
the Democratic press
One of the notices containing the
paragraph just quoted and a piece of
the labeled tin plate was sent to the
Times office, and upon the following
morning Times reporter called upon
President Winsor and asked him what
he knew about the tin plate which he
had sent out to answer the misrepresen-
tations Of The Democratic press.
"Reallv," said Mr., Winsor, 81 don't
know verv much about it myself"
It seemed almost incredible that the
man who had made himself responsible
for the sharp, contentious, and trcmend-
ously sarcastic sentences appearing upon
the label and in the notice Of the meet
ing should make such an avowal of
ignorance.
"Well," said Mr. Winsor, when this
view of the case was suggested to him
II supposed that it was true. Mr.. Croft
Of our house committee came to me
with the matter for the label and asked
me what thought about it.
els it trueY | asked, and when
Croft said that il was true | told him to
60 ahead. The statements are made
upon the strength Of certain representa-
tions by Mr.. j. L. Miller, a member of
our club"
"Who's J, L. Miller?" asked the
Times reporter
81 can't tell YOU" said Mr. Winsor.
"All know about him is that he has
only recently come to New York from
New Jersey, where he was, | am told,
II member of the state legislature"
Can you give Mr.. Miller's address Z"
asked the reporter.
mo, cannot" said Mr.. Winsor. ~
think he is metal man, but I'm not
sure Of it, and | have no knowledge as
to where his place Of business is. Sup
pose you see Mr.. Croft, up at 1lSth
street and Third avenue, and ask him. :"
Mr.. Croft sent the reporter TO 349
West rwenty-sixth street to the shoe
backing factory Of Frank Miller &
Sons, and there Mr.. j. Il. Miller was
! found. The same interrogatory was
addressed to him which had been put to
President WinsOr "What do You know
of your own knowledge about this
Harlem Club tin plate ?"
Mr., Miller said he didn't know any
thing about il Of his own knowledge.
| He had obtained il from the New York
representatives of the United States
Iron and Tin Plate Company, Messrs
| Ely and Williams, and had understood
from them that it was an American
article throughout.
Having found out what Mr.. Miller
did not know, the reporter proceeded al
once to the office of Ely Il Williams
rs Park Row Neither member of the
firm was III the office, hut a representa-.
tive Of the firm kindly volunteered tc
furnish whatever information should hC
called for which it was in his power Il
give. He was asked to state if it wa,
true the tin plate which had been SEN
ont by the Harlem Club answered thu
description Of it given in the label
mo it does not" he said. "Wl
made the blacl; sheets and timed them
but we did not tin item with American
tin. The tin was imported from Eng
land"
The attention Of the gentleman wa
next called to the sta tement, implied il
the Harlem Club literature, that n
American factory was actually engaged
III manufacturing tin-plate iii a com
merchl way and Offering it for sale il
open market Then the question wa
asked, TO what extent are you manu-
featuring tn-plate?'
"Only 400 boxes week lust now
And how long have you been a
work y
"About fortnight. We expect to g
into the business more extensively late
on
"And the price ~
"Oh, We haven't fixed any price YET
but the presumption is that we shall no
sell at loss"
r "Can you sell in competition with tn
imported article and not sell at Il loss Z
Tho person Intercepted was unabl
TO answer this question catcgoricalll
The most that he could say was that Ii
! believed that il theduty should he kept d
fixed by the Mckinley bill the Demmle
> Company would have no difficulty i
: competing with the foreign article
1t appears that the demand for tn
Demmer tin plate comes largely frol
= sentimental tinmen and thinkers through
. out the country, who wish TO put shea,
and soldering iron in contact wit
American tin plate, just for the sake {
= saying that they have done it, 1t is n,
probable that IN order for any amour
exceeding box has been filled yet f,
! anybody. It Is possible that the con
pany proposes 10 engage extensively
:, The manufacture Of tin plate, but tt
in.linntil,t,. a rn INF Ii IL MT nj r,rn.r.,