New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-08
RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.
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SHALL IT BE PUDIiTED?
I..Xs FOR AMERICAN M,NrFACTUREs1 TWENTY
MILLIONS FROM TWO TREATIES-TIE
ECONOMIC ElIANCIPATION OF
THE ISLAND.
rnoM srArr COMMENCEMENT or THE rRIDuNEl

ECONOMIC ENANCIPATIoN OF
THE ISLAND.
(rEov Asr,Fy CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRBUNE)
Inyano. Dec. During my voyage from New
York on the Yumnri very striking illustration
of TIE practical operation Of The Reciprocity
policy was brought 10 my attention. ON May
- one Of the largest sugar mills i'll Cuba, EllZ1dc.
on the railway from Maian'ds, was burned In"
frame structures were destroyed, bal the macilin-
CIV and plant inside not seriously da nag"d
is there was ground tor s'!spec.lng that MS
charged workman had set fire to the mill. tn"
owner. Albert Eroch. decided to erect an iron fire
proof Luildng, 50 "a TO incosr the plant and
machinery lie visited Fnglanl and Belgium TO
obtain plans and @s ,matcs for such building as
he desired, and subsequently went to New-lork
tor the came purpose The lowest bid was re-
ccved from Eclqinm house which offered to
supply the material for so 600. When the duties
and Transportation CHARGES added the cost
Of the material wonld hr increased more Than
onc-lalf Mcssrs Milirn Hrothers Of Ncw-lor
furni. he'd "A uniqhc dr>i1n for uniting three
structures under a sngl' roof, supported by lines
f columns TIE cost Of ma crial was estimated
AZ $50 900. exclusive Of the construction work on
the estate.
Foster Miikcn, who il now OF his way 70
Eli2al1e, where work is in progress on me iron
sugar mill, explained 10 me how II was pfac'ic!pi'
for the Ncw-Nork firm 10 obtain thS CONTRACT wiz"
the Belgian bid was 100000 lower man lis OWN
estimate Under the Reciprocity schedules tubes
pipcs beams and other iron pieces Tor tllc c'h-
.truciion Of buildings and in ordinary manu-
fac'ifre are on the free list WIN wv
duties removed The American contractor was ~"
ablcd 10 compete successfully Wl'h ~"
RclQian Designers whose material was ""'''"r
without Reciprocity the contract wcull nave y"
lost Tie new ,tructUI" when competel new
February will represent an outlay % ABOUT Slo',-
600 as a lorcr of about scVcnty-iiv" skill"l
American worimcn will be- employed on the
ground in erecting ii at the owners expense
y the frame sheds inclo,ing the costly machinery
Of sugar mills and boiling works are dry ana III
fammabc the superiority OF iron structures Is APP
parent.
Machinery and manufactures of iron and wood
bayc exceeded in value the exports Of bread
-tutIS from the United States during the last
nine months The remarkable increase In the pro-
duction of sugar since $50 is 10 be attributed
in a very large. degree 10 the operation OF the
Reciprocity treaty in such instances A. nave d"-
,cribed. The -nenrproducing resources ol tue
island have been increased 100000 tons during
that period throrgh the improvement oil thc me
cbanical appliances Tor grinding and boiling IN"
cane Nearly every incoming ste nner from New
York brings engines and machinery tor som" por-
tion of the island. ~ the sam" time there mas
been a uniform Development Of the export tfau'
IN nearly all the schedules In which duties wer,
heavily reduced or removed altogether. The iol-
lowing exhibit for nine months ending september
80. 1892, gives Il partial distribution OF the gains
for American trade from Reciprocity
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