Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-31
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Tin-plato swindIcrs Would Like Another
Cent of Tax.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. ga great deal of
| interest is Just now centred in the con
| ference Of tin-plate manufacturers that
meets here some time next month. This
meeting was originally set for Decem-
Der 9th, but ut meeting held recently
in Pittsburg the date was changed to
day in January not yet named. II has
been reported that this postponement
was TO await the result of the Speaker
ship contest, as there is scheme on
foot to have the tariff on tin-plate in
creased cent pound. Ex-Congress-
man Niedringhaus is now in Washing
ton. In his absence his son, Thomas X,
Niedringhaus, did little talking. He
said:
at is to be social meeting, In which
we will exchange our experiences in
the manufacture of tin-plate as a means
of helping each other, SO we will be
able to get the industry permanently on
foot In this country and turn out the
100, 900 tons of tin-piate in six years, as
was agreed should be DONE"
"What about introducing o bill in
Congress for an increase of 1 cent in the
duty on tin-platep"
SWELL | know that has been talked
would we get to introduce the billf
What chance would 1t stand In this
Congress, any way 7"
"Does not the fact that New York inn
porters aret alking options on the prod
ucts of the Welsh factories indicate that
there Is ground 10 believe that. such q
bill is to be introduced ?"
1.-THE foreigners are only 'bluffing,'
haR th.xr AZ
manufacture of tin-plate is ever firmly
established in this country their business
is gone, and 1t is TO their interest TO
work against the tin-plate industry in
this country. OF course such an argu-
ment reads plausibly, but it is absurd to
think such measure would stand any
chance in this Congress"
A call was then made on Mr.. Charles
Knight, eastern buyer for the Excelsior
Manufacturing Company, and the ques-
ton was asked whether any options
were being taken on any Welsh tin, and
for what purpose.
That is not easily answered." he
said. zone reason is undoubtedly that
they anticipate rise in the Welsh
prices, which were put down to meet
the Mckinley tariff, but which, since ID
has been discovered that tin-plate can.
not be manufactured in marketable
quantities in this country, will I'M
doubleday go up again. Another reason
may be that they anticipate an increase
OF one cent per pound in the duty on
tin-plate, and want to get the benefit Of
II. But this would seem to be exploded
by the fact that those same large inn
porters have agents all through tho
country trying to induce jobbers to
place orders for plate"
why cannot tin-plate be. made In
this country in marketable quantities ~
why, there is not enough tariff al
present to keep the outside product
from being laid down in New York
cheaper than it can be made here at a
fair profit l say this as buyer, and I
know what we get, and we do not get
American tin-plate, not because VIC will
not use it, but because it is not on the
market think if the matter were
thoroughly sifted you would find the
sheet-iron manufacturers at the bottom
Of II. You see, sheet-iron in the various
forms in which it is prepared can be
made to take the place of tin in a great
many instances, and if tin is put away
up by tariff duty IRON will be used in
stead, giving it a wider market Just as
there is decreased use of tin. And not
only will there be increased sales in tho
iron market, but the price of the iron
will be increased as we'll"