The morning call., 1891-09-28
TIN MANUFACTURE.
San Francisco viii Benefit by the
Mckinley Act.
A Large Mandatory Soon to Be Established
in This City-Employment for One Thou
sand Mechanics Promised.

One of the most prominent and wealthy
manufacturers of this city is soon to en-
gage in the manufacture of tin plate ON
large scale. For the present be wishes his
name withheld from the public. because. he
says, he is soon to purchase site for the
factory and does not wish to be best eyed by
real estate agents or TO have the price of
property which he desires to secure in
creased.
The gentleman alluded to discussed his
plans and prospects with CALL reporter
yesterday. He said that four weeks ago he
returned from Wales, where he found the
tin-making industry stagnant, on account of
the Mckinley act
MOTIONLESs WHEELS.
I'm Swansea, the chief tin-making city of
the werld, lie said. there were about sixty
factories turning out tin plate when the
new tariff act was passed. These factories
now stand with motiOnless wheels and
empty furnaces, with the exception of few
that are turning out orders for the local
trade.
IL went to Wales with a view to obtain
information on the subject of tin manu-
facture, for saw promising field for it in
San Francisco. | managed to gain knowl-
edge of the latest impro vements in the art,
aud purchased some of the new machines
invented by 7. S. Edwards, which can be
operated by laborer. and by the use of
which there is great saving in time and
material. The pate ntee will send me-
chanics to this city to put up these machines.
and give Instructions TO the hands employed
in the factory.
WAGES TO BE EARNED.
'In Wales the tin-maker earns SIS per
week and works but eight house per day.
aud as our WorkInen are more intelligent
81, Con IN Coz yyaah
We intend to employ about 200 hands as
soon as our building is erected, and hope to
have from 500 to 1000 at work before the
end of the first year"
Where will you obtain your material?"
From Australia, San BernardinO or the
Black Hills. Most Of the tin used in Wales
now comes from Australia. 1t will cost
much less to bring 1t here, and in
spite of the tariff we can manufacture
to advantage, for we save the cost Of trans
portation over the continent, the cost OF
boxing cur product in air-tight cases to pre-
vent it from rustlng, and the Insurance
Then the manufactured tin from abroad
often comes in bad condition, for which the
Government makes no allowance, and is
taxed at the rate OF 81 so per box. All this
Is in our favor.
A VAST MARKET.
Remember that tin forms not small
part of what is known as tin-plate, that is
sheet-iron, or steel casted with tin, and IL
we are compelled 10 import ore
from Australia and pay the duty
upon II we Will still be able
to realize good profit l believe, how
ever, that we will be able to obtain all the
ore we want within the United States and
will thus be able TO reap the benefit of the
duty imposed on imported tin by the
Mckinley act.
Our market is right here. Fully 1,000,-
600 boxes of tin are annually Consumed in
California and our tin would be preferred
because it would be bright and could be
made to suit the wants of our purchasers.
A near relative will be associated with me
in the business, and when we have demon
strated that it will pay we will form eom-
panY with large capital"