The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-07-15
The Newspaper Tin Controversy.

A disinterested observer would saw after
reading some of the comments in certain
American newspapers that are at present
furnishing the public with opinions on
the prospects of the probable manufac-
ture of tin plate in the United States.
that they are hired and paid by foreign
manufacturers. The leading English
journals do not exhibit the same conf
dence aud earnestness in belittling the
American product. Why should an
American paper endeavOr to discourage
home enterprise, or what motive can it
have for so doing unless it be interested:
In this case the New York Post, which
has taken the initiative in furnishing the
ammunition which other organs have used
in fighting the proposed manufacturers
of tin plate in the United States, acts as
a paid attorney of the Welsh mannfac-
turers. Day by day it studiously seeks
to present reasons why Americans can not
make tin plate. How can it tell whether
they can or not? There is no secret about
the process and the operation is SO simple
that Welsh manufacturers use children
in making the stuff that has been import.
ed into the United States, and which
statistics prove is three.fourth of their
entire product. Against the editorial
frOth that is daily issued from the mouth
of the Post comes the statement of host
OF our most reputable American manu-
facturers, that, not only can they make
tin plate as good as that we have been
importing for years, hut that as rapidly
as they possible can, they are erecting
plants and putting in machinery to make
better goods than the Welsh n,anufac-
turers have been making, and that this is
believed across the water. is evidenced
in the statements of the British metal
paper. /ronmonger. II would be foolish
to think that the British manufacturer
was not posted in regard to the exact
status of the tin plate industry in the
United States. This is echoed in every
line in the Ioumovgc, which advises
British manufacturers to replace their old
machinery with the same patterns the
Americans will use and seek new fields.
1t realizes, and like an honest advisor
says that the American product will
come into competition with them all over
the world and recognizing the fact that
unless the British manufacturers follow
the example of their energetic American
cousins they will find themselves shut
out. How differently this sounds to the
prattling of the champions of British
manufacturers on this side. They may
hoodwink the people for while but the
mask is too thin and will be seen through
before long. If An American newspaper
can not encourage American enterprise,
dencency should dictate that it keep a
digniffed silence. Referring to an arti-
Gle 10 recent issue of the New York
Post the London Lonmongcy saws In its
issue of May %:
If all that the Post says is true, which
we are not in position to guarantee, it
Is obvious that American tin plate
however it may be carried on.
Is very good business for those who yet
hold of the right end of the stick 1.-THE
N. & G. Taylor Company has been mis-
represented by the Post then the infer
ence clearly must be different. In any
case. it may be as well to bear in mind
that even if the Taylor Company are not
actual makers some of the other concerns
may be in due course of time. ''-Indian-
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