The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-09

tIon Of months until the output of our
mines will lead the world, so that we can
get better ore here and get it cheaper than
English and Welsh capitalists were shrewd
the Democrats saw what q death
blow to free trade the tin-plate
M manu- iacsnre mere would necome: accord
tai and began to invest In our mines. until
now tho Harney Peak company, in the
BLACK hills, represents moro capital than
can be found backing any Trimming com
pssny ppsy In any other cline. This fact
sure the ultimate success of tin
plate manufacture in the United States.
Outside of California. whore they are al
ready turning out quantities OF tin ore. the
mining of TIN has hardly begun. The time
gigantic proportions AS the mining of tin IL
sure to become cannot be started In day
nor year.
POSSIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
''The same may be said of tin-pIate-
works Never until the passage of the Nc
Kinley ball was either industry possible
here. 1t is the very fact that the McKin-
ley law has created this possibility that
Democrats have become so bitter against
it. Because within few days after the
law went into effect a tin.plate-mill did
not spring up in every hamlet in the coun-
try like merry-go-rounds or lemonade
booths in summer. they have m ade
bold to decry the benefits of
tho law. How unfair! How insulting
to the intelligence of educated America.
mislead and misinform by cut-throat
antagonisrn Of an industry whlch perforce
within the next few years at most IN ust be-
come ono of the most extensive in tho
United states. giving employme Mt. and
upon thousands. both in the mills and in
the mines
II fear am making q political talk to
you and that is something l try to AVOID.
know nothing OF politicsIwouidn't touch
but that one little word 'politios' explains
the whole subject. started the Anderson
Tin Plate Company, bringing my money into
the business. expecting fair treatment from
the city. But find that the Demo,
the works from the start. The
Anderson Tin-plate Company. being the
first to start in this country served to
advertise Anderson not only throughout
the United States; but in ENGLAND. Wales,
facture tin-plate In our humble way.
selling the product in Chicago. lndianapO-
lis Louisville and other places faster than
we could make 1t.
m6eoI6. DIi20b auQ OWoQS, TWO UlB I'LL"
plate men of Wales, heard of our work and
came to investigate: l took Mr.. Owens
through the plant and showed him some of
the plate as it came out. and in astonish-
ment he held ND his hands. saying: It's .
better finish than we> have ever been able
to produce in our old-esta blished plants In
Wales. How do you do itP
FATAL DEMOCRATIC ERROR.
"At that very time the Anderson Demo-
ohsr ith
not being able to make tin-plate. while
Democrats oil over this county were crying
from the stump that tin-plate could not be
made under the Mckinley law. have
repeatedly invited the Democrat editor
who was giving circulation to such false
hoods to visit our plant when in operation
and see tor himself how tin plate was
made. so that he would know something of
the business and be able to write intelli-
gently on the subject but he has always
excused himself.
1.-The fight has continued against the An
derron Tin-plate Company with as much
lnAlignisy As II We had brought q pestilence
TO the city. and were turning out cholera or
yellow fever microbes, instead of finished
tin-plate. The average business man would
think that we should be encouraged instead
of harassedj and 80 would /, had l
not learned the secret of the attack.
w
telling the public such arms about the
business. and asked him what he meant.
Its politics. he said. The Democratic
party has determined that tip-plate can't
be man ufactured in the United States. and
that's all there 10 to It.
well. if that is all, say the Demo
CRITIC party is drawback to civilization,
and can no more stop the manufacture OF
tin-platc than it can make water flow up
hill have got my money in the Ander.
son Tin plate Company. and Pm going to
make tin-plate In spite of the Democratic
party"
Mr.. Orvis said also that the company
was no way embarrassed by the executions
issued against it, as he had full year in
which to pay them. He sald the com pany
should 90 right ahead as if nothing had
happened, opening mp with q full force
this month, as stated In the interview, and
ere long would be able to snap it's fingers,
as 1t woro, in the face of any aud all who
might decry its right to live In fact
1t is we'll known here that fresh
capital Ia coming into the concern and that
before snow flies Anderson will have inst
cause to be prOuder than over of tho in
dustry whioh selected this favored city as
it's cradle In the United States. The Ca
pacity of the works is 1000 boxes per week,
and Will shortly be increased.
Every quarter report 10 made to the
Treasury Department. at Washington. So
far these reports show that $50, 900 pounds
of plates have been turned out, equally
distributed between bright tin and terne
plates. IL represents 800 boxes; S7,7S4. 06
in labor alone. and proceeds OF about s15,-
600.