The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

Foreigners'
p',nsvivania nail manufacturer n
aa,.r;,x for the statement that our
mills have capacity Of 0,oo0. 900
49, annnm. but that our home con-
.,n,ion 4. only <,000,O 900 kegs. Not
-;.hstanding the great development Of
.asn.;l industry. Il Is still treated by
~ h;gb tariff McKinleyites a. nm Fin
$40 industry" and prohibitory duty Of
one cent per pound, which \ now equal
n about so per cent ad valorem, Is
levied on nails.
This looks like wanton piece ~ tar
a. x,llx when IL Is remembered that we
ssnorted last year 10, 100000 pounds Of
..ils and spikes tincluding cut nails,
-. nails. horseshoe and wrought
r.ils,. and this year ls.4oo.000 pounds.
The largest buyers Of these nails are
wexico. Chilli and Cuba. II Il thus seen
.hat our nails are able 70 meet the COM
EDITION Of the world in neutral mar
kets.
When the various industries were pre-
ssnting their claims before Mckinley
last winter there was something said
.hont nails, which is Of no little interest
q connection with the above facts At
ne very first sitting Of the committee on
December 20. 1859. Mr.. Horace p. Tobey.
n BOSTON, made speech in behalf Of
cheaper raw materials, such as coal,
coke. iron ore. pig and scrap iron. lie
presented the petition for free raw ma
terials from the New England manu-
facturers. a petition signed by more than
10 firms. including many Of the leading
establishments Of New England lie
tola how the high frcights on coke and
coal from Pennsylvania had made il
necessary for the New England manu-
faeturers to have free access to other
sources Of supply. and how the hard
conditions imposed by the tariff were
crowding the New England manufact-
urers 10 the wall.
Mr.. Tobey is a manufacturer Of nails
and steel billcts which are used in maxi
ing nails. During the hearing the fol-
lowing dialogue took place:
Mr. Gear Your production is in bill
lets. Are you in favor Of reduc-
ton
Mr. Tobey Yes, sir. might answer
The question BY saying favor a reduc-
ton on nails, which is my chief article
Of production.
Mr. Gear Why?
Nh Tobey Because think the duty
could be reduced and could still make
nails
The Chairman suppose we had free
coal and free ore?
Mr. Tobey-l should be willing 70 sub
nit n as much reduction in nails and
then double II.
Nj. Nckenna Suppose we gave you
free raw material; would You make
nail, frec2
MI Tobcy Il think | would rather
have the duty on them.
Mr. Gear How much reduction would l
YOU favprs
Mr. Iobey-I could not tell that The
duty upon them is large. SO we do not (
import any at all; and they cost SO much I
for transportation. mean nail plates. I
AT present they are not imported.
NJ. Carlisle-It Is a prohibitory duty \
nov?
Mr.. Tobcy-Yes. sir; practically 50.
After Nr. Tobcy had been heard, Mr..
William III. Morris, Of Pottstown, Pa,
. manufacturer Of 'sbillets, ship and
tank plates and cut nails" was heard /
By ne committee. The following dia-
lcgue reflects the high tariff Pennsylva-
MA opinion:
NJ breckenridge Would you expect
= rid up an export trade for plates?
Mr. Morris Not at the present time,
although we may come 70 that later on.
The same thing applies 70 cut nails,
which have been at very low cbb for
some two years. must differ from mr.
friend Mr.. Toby in thinking we could
stand reduction in duty. There arc
some nails made in Canada. Certainly
any thing that would make the nail
business worse at present would be
deplorable state Of affairs.
Mrl Grar-What are you getting for
iron nails?
Mr.. Morris They bring about 81
Mr. Gear Has there not been an adj
vance in the last ninety days?
Mr.. Norris Yes, sir: there has been.
Mr.. Gear About Is 70 20 cents
NJ. Morris Yes. sir.
The result Of II all was that McKin-
icy made slight reduction ON cut nails
q iron or steel. but left the duty the
sane on all wrought iron and horse
shoe nails which is cents a pound.
ne duty q cent pound on cut nails
sstill prohibitory.
II IS seen from the above dialogue
that Mr.. Morris confesscs TO a s.dcplor~
able state Of affairs" in the nail bust
ness Considering the figures Of ex-
portation already given. the lesson for
NE nail makers is obvious: Let them
WIDEN their foreign market. Instead Of
iearing that some nails made in Cana
"a let our lawmakers fcarlcssly
throw open our ports 70 free coal. ores
ana pig iron, in order that the nail mills
70 me sea coast may enjoy their natu-
~ advantages for the export trade.
without being made 20 pay tribute 20
pennsylvania and the rich minc-owners
o. Northern Michigan.
hut that the nail makers are offering
ezra Inducements TO the export trade
may be seen from the export dis
s"un's' which they make 70 foreigners.
ne recent discussion Of this whole sub
:ect % export discounts" was called
'or'h by the exhaustive study Of the