The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-08-19
EVEN DEMOCRATS FAVOR II.

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A Common. sense View OF the sstuatios
from . Mig I3ustnAfss House Com pesed Of
DemOsEats-We ShoSld Not be ~ the
Mercy Of Foreign Ming.
OrSIcE OF SoMegs Bros,
THIRD AVENUE AND TMKD STREET.,
BROOKLYN. N, Y, June 80.
We may say, at the very beginning
that we are democrats. and Is such not
In favor Of protective tariffs. Conse~
quently there is no politics in our tin
plate business We had long ago come
to the conclusion that the time had
come in the development of American
industrial conditions when our supply
of tinplate should be made here. We,
as people, have been gradually COM
ing to this condition, aud we are bound,
in time, to make all the tinplate needed
here.
Why, just look at the situation for q
moment. Here we are at the mercy Of
foreign makers Of tinplate, with all
that that means in the way of heavy
freights, expenses OF insurance, ex-
change and commissions Not only so,
but we have been for years at the mer-
cy, also, of spectators who have kept
the price of tinplate constantly varying
to suit their own fancy and greed,
sqeezing the consumers and the import
ers as well. Now this aspect of the
case has been prominently before US
for some years past, and we have been
gathering information and making
plans to take forward step along this
| line in the advancement Of our own
business. For, as is probably well
known, our firm are large consumers
of tinplate. In our factory are made
great quantities Of decorated tinplate
packages for holding all sorts Of mer.
chandise, and these packages are sold
all over the world Now suppose, by
some means or other, our supply Of for
eign tinplate should be.out al, where
shcald we be?
Such a contingency cannot DO looked
upon with any degree Of equanimity.
and the result is that to-day we are
erecting, on a lot adjoiningour Brook.
lyn factory, building to be 3Os feet
long and rs feet wide, to be constructed
Of iron. brick, stone and glass; with
slate roofing. The rolling mill part of
the building will be two stories and 81
feet in extreme height, and the other
section SO feet high. This building alone
will cost $50, 900, and will be occupied
as tinplate works. In addition to the
building, there are now on the way to
our factory large quantities Of heavy
machinery, such as Corliss 600-Aorse
power engine, to supply power; rollers
for producing steel sheets and much
other improved machinery.
Our plans embrace many new features
in the work Of rolling sheets, and so
simplifying the process Of timing as to
eliminate as far as possible the use Of
manual labor. We are thus, it will be
seen, aiming at important economies in
the production Of tinplate, which will
be Of advantage to US in supplying both
our own wants and those Of the general
market, for we confidently expect, when
our works are completed, which will be
some time within the year, to manu-
facture not only enough for our own
use, but in addition we shall turn out
about two thousand boxes q week for
sale.
We have already in our employ an
experienced man, who has been twelve
years in Wales as superintendent Of one
Of their large tinplate works. This
will enable us to go directly to the bot
tom of this matter, and SO carry on the
whole industry of making plates on oul
own premises under our own supervis'
ion, though we do not expect to make
tinplate bars
The chief advantage Of doing thisworl
right here in the city of Brooklynistha'
our source of production will be very
close TO- the source OF demand, and Their
wc shall save heavy charges in freight
Just think of the difference Of shipping
, tinplate from Brooklyn to New Yorl
/ and from Wales to the same place!
, But ours is not the only large estat
: lishment for the purpose ofprosecutin
this new industry. Norton Brothers
; Of Chicago are erecting a,largs built
= ing for the purpose. So. also IL Nj
Neidringhaus in st. Louis, and thor
will be others ON the Pacific coast, a
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, o., and at add
v tional points, where large quantities Q
tinpl ate will be in demand. We ar
!. looking at this thing froma bushes
u point Of view, and are going into tn
:, manufacture of tinplate' TO- max
= money, but it Is one of those thing
q which can not be done in q hurry, 8
r some people seem to think 1t require
is time, and there is one point which need
" to be emphasized.
"a This industry has been. somewh,
affected by the political aspect {
affairs. If capitalists could be- assure
=, that changes in administration or
N Congress would not Affect this promi
II ing industry, as we do not believe
al should, though we are democrats, the
be would be even more ready to 90 into
be than they are now. We believe tn
on subject is one which. ought to be CO.
on sidered entirely apart froa polite
10 Il il an industry which has EVIDENT
come to stay, and our own firm wou
at attempt to manufacture tinplates eve
- without the increase In duty.
al But the questions which arc now
N the minds and Thoughts Of those int
20 ested in the subject as brought out
Or the May convention Of the Tin Pla
Manufacturers Association. are tho
4. which pertain to the costs Of plants,
materials and labor. The result Of tn
convention, however, has, we believ
already been to advance the prospec
Or of the industry in this country, for v
w have all the materials here. Nothin
therefore, now remains to the peop
he who are 30 equipped that they can Q
w gage in this industry but to make
,ts beginning, and thus benefit themselv