The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-29

Tin Industry Facts.
Now that tin plate is actually ac-
knowledged to be made in this coun.
try, the argument Of tile free trade
papers that it never was, nor never
could be manufactured here has very
much weakened. 1t is now generally
ndmitted that some kind OF Il plate Is
manufactured here that protection
lists call tin plato but which is only an
imitation article and That real tin
plate can only he manufactured in
England. They call tho plate manu-
featured here something to take tho
place of tin and is only calculated for
roofing purposes something like
fluted and galvanized iron, and is only
calculated to enrich the Carnagies of
the country.
Then they tell us that no tin exists
In this country in quantities that will
pay for the mining; and that
there is no suitable ore for making
sheet iron plates to be covered with
tin. In short they tell us we have to
import the ore to make the plate, i'm
port the tin to cover it and import the
skilled woIkmen to manufacture it,
OF course these things are not ad-
mitted but IL they really were true
what difference does it maker 1t es.
tablishes new industry in the country
Suppose everything is imported which
no sane person will admit. how is this
c. untry to be the loser2 1t increases
the population by adding to it thrifty
workmen; it keeps ships employed
bringing in this fabulous ore and tin
and we might say immigrants too. 1t
gives labor employment in building
mills and houses for these immigrants
and as these immigrants cannot live
on air and water exclusively it adds to
the home market and benefits the far
ners. Where then do we loose any
thing?
We do not believe the ore for these
sheet iron plates OF which tin is manu-
featured is imported. 1t may be that
u few skilled workmen have been
brought over from Wales to show
American workmen tho process of
making tin plates, but they will re-
main here and become a part Of our
best citizens. Importing skilled labor
is no new thing in this country. Skill
ed iron workers were brought over
nom England, when this country de-
termlned to make its own iron, but
arc there not American workmen as
skilled now in that business as English.
men2
The truth ls these imported English
workmen remained here and became a
part of our best citizen population
Many OF the people Of Wilmington will
remember that the secret of match
making was brought to this country
by the late Mr. Courtney and he kept
the secret until he died. But the
match industry goes on. Why do not
our Democratic friends tear up this
industry because its Introduction in
this country depended upon the skill
and labor OF an Englishmun who after
wards became an American million
aire2
From present appearances, this greaf
country will SOON be dotted over witt
tin plato manufactures, giving en-
ployment to not 10000 hands as oui
esteemed contemporary, the Every
Evening intimates, but to tens o
thousands. II the tin mines of thi!
country do not produce enough OF til
for the industry, We do not see that i
would be very great crime to impor
what is needed from Australia, Nhpr,
England imports her tin from Thcl
II tin plates are furnished from Amer
lean mills, as good an article of whicl
we have not the least doubt, and Il
cheap an article also undoubted, wha
is there to complain about and VIII,
this everlasting racket ON starting u
this new Industry