The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21
Workings Of the Tariff.

ferrng to the almost certain prosperity
which the farmer is about to enjoy,
says: "And then we shall have our pro.
tectionist friends pointing to the pros
perity granted to US by the bounty of the
sun and soil, and saying: See what our
tariff has done.'" Assuming that the
protectionists will make such q claim,
would it be less logical or reasonable
than the absurd assertion made by the
free-traders that the depression which
our agricultural interests have suffered
from during the past few years was due
to the protective tariff ?-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
TIN CANS CHEAPER UNDER THE
NEW TARIFF will read a letter that
l have received from Norton Bros, tin
plate makers of Chicago: eve have
shipped during the past ten days more
than one hundred carloads of No. 2
and No. 3 cans, such as are used in
canning factories. The No. 2 are for
corn, the No. for tomatoes. The
prices have in no cases exceeded so Is
per hundred for No. 2, and SO 90 for
No. 3. In September, 1890, we sold
the same cans exactly-or rather, ex-
ac;ly the same size, kind and quality
at SO 10 to SO 25 for No. 2 and 81 90 to
81 25 for No. 3, and these were the
regular market prices both here and in
the East year o."-Mqjor McKin-
ley, at DelphoS, Ohio.
Wool. GROWING EXPANDING UN.
DER THE MCKINLEY LAw.-Increase
in the flocks in Ohio has been noted by
the return of the personal property
assessors of that state, and ii is shown
that whereas from 1885 to 1890, both
inclusive, substantial loss was yearly
sustained, yet thus far in 1891 an in
crease is shown of 302 ,24l sheep. 1t is
claimed that this gain is owing TO the
increased duty upon wool in the new
tariff, and that the increase in sheep
means 1918 ,446 pounds more wool t,
market in Ohio, or about 1876 900
worth in excess of that sold in 1890.
If the same gain has been made in
other Western states then there are
, now 2,426,S 1892 more sheep in the coun-
try, capable of yielding 12,134,0O0
more pounds of wool than last year;
this means as well gain to the grow
ers in the value of their sheen OF not
, far from Sc ,000, 000.-Ihs Boston Com
mercial Bulletin.
How SUGAR BOUNTIES BENEFIT THE
NATIoN.-In the first place, if We pro-
duce our own sugar we buy from our
own people and not from aliens, which
is distinctly a benefit, since it does
A what is commonly called keeping the
. money in the country" meaning not a
retention of so much money or cur
rency, but the increase of domestic
I traffic and exchange. Secondly, the
+. manufacture of so much sugar must
furnish employment to thousands of
our own people directly and to hun
dreds of thousands indirectly, and this
e opens vista which it would require a
S volume to discuss. The proposition
must be so plain as to need no discus
sion. Thirdly, the transportation and
distribution of all this enormous pro-
duct would neces arily be a great in
dustry in itself. AS it has been here
tofore, we have paid for bringing sugar
: to this country, but we have paid
!, strangers for it. With the product a
! domestic one it would be moved by our
p selves, and our own steamboats, and
g railways and canals would get the
u benefit of it.-San Francisco Chronicle.
y CLEVELAND AND MILLS IN THE
LIGHT OF "THE SUN. This we'll
y satisfied and thriving country, the Cor
J. undertaken to persuade that it has been
II ruined and still is being ruined by the
|. protective tariff. These two singular
q compounds of mountebank and crank
\ want the democratic party to shut its
- eyes, stand on it's head, and say to the
~ farmers, whose barns are bullying with
" grain, "Y our granaries are empty on
II account of the tariff" to the jobbers
u and country store keepers, whose stocks
10 are being sold as fast as they are
IS ordered, "You are prevented from
1t doing business by the tariff" to the
IN laborers, whose services are in greater
a demand than ever. "You can find no
IN work, on account of the tariff" to the
IN well dressed, "You are naked on ac-
IN count of the tariff" to the well-to-do
IN "You are paupers on account of the
.g TARIFF to nation digesting its dinner
1T with enjoyment and peace of mind
IF on are starving on account of the
" tariff" If the democratic party were
~ sufficiently far gone with paresis to be
: scared by the croaking of these
" ridiculous crows, it would be laughed
8 out of sight in 1892. Hired weepers
10 are not in demand at wedding feast
i and crows are hunted with shot-guns.-
e. The Sun
., VISIBLE AND PALPABLE PROOF OF
81 ., AMERICAN MADE TIN PLATE.-If any
VI man now doubts the ability of oul
~ manufacturers to produce tin plate, il
as commercial quantities, of best quality
IN altogether from homemade materials
oil he must surrender his doubt before tn,
a abundant proof at hand, else arbitrarily
III obstinately, preposterously hold to ant
n maintain his unfounded doubt, and thu
IS make foolish exhibition of his owl
as stubbornness and lack of judgment
a. Messrs. Johnston & Co., 231 LAX
n street, this city, received, on 9TH instant
an upwards of carload of tin plate o
various sizes, the cases being specia
shipment from the Apollo Iron au'
81 Steel Company, at Pittsburgh, Pa
D. This consignment was corded up oil
ia the sidewalk, in front of the LAX
otraat nrap,ioao Whora IL praaapta