New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-28

THE MKIYLEY ELL HAS FREED THE TRADE
FROM FOREIGN COMPETITIONS.

| FROM = IIl'FN NOhi'+li Il'N'
| Locl,por Y. y. oct. - Speclan.-Pulp and paper
manufacturers are all for Protection and against Free
Trade. They are. therefore, for Harrison as against
Cleveland The latest convert to Republican ideas l.
| AgiietIs IT. WINS II this city president OF thrre
large pulp companies Of the Jackson Lumber TOM
pant, the IOcLport Felt Company ana large stock
holder In other companies identified with the paper ana
pulp trade. Mr. WINS. Ike his brother Of New forK
OK CITY Chamberlain WINS. * a Democrat. lie has
had his training within the protecting and absorbing
arms Of Tammany IIau. but when poll les comes TO
touch his pOckctbODh when he ruin staring nm
I'm the face and all his industries for which he mas
.aborcd toticIng and about to be undermined by the
prospective Free Tfadism Of Cleveland, he palses ana
announces that he Is protective Democrat ana VIII
vote for Harrison. Mr.. Wins gave convincing ana
conclusive reasons for his position a pro'ectionst.
Tile pulp industry" said he. under the protective
policy OF the Republican party has practically raised
he pulp Industry from tenth place Ia that OF second
by the tariff imposed upon pulp imported into this
| country. NORWAY and sweden found this country a
splendid market for their immense pulp mills. The
spruce used I'm making pulp ~ their doors. and
the wages Of pulp employees nothing compared with
what pay men. The Mckinley tariff on pulp
closed that market and produced revival Of IN" pup
Industry In this country. Pulp mills grew up. Why,
here in Iockport two new mills virtually We're
created. The demand for pulp + greater. and the
papcr-makag Industry has also taken new impetus
pulp
MI WINS says the state Rcscrv alton Commits sonor
John Hodge. Of this city, makes secret Of his con
version from Democratic fre-trade dogmas. and fnr
'hrrmorc on the authority Of Mr. Ilodcc the convert
IS doing all lee FOR thc Republican cause. Figures
do l". and statistics regarding the pulp trade and
the incr,asr ia wages afforded American pulp employees
have been fr cly circulated among the pulp employs
OF Lockpou, and from recent private Information
CLEANED by yOur CORE pendent the cmplOve, 81
an the mills numbering several hundred men. will
vote TIE Republican national ticket This same con
dron Of affairs Is tuc At Niagara Fall. where there
ar" large paper md pulp mills.
g. r. RAYMOND IN" general manager Of 81
Nj Ivinss pulp mill, said IN regard thc Increase
~ waec-: since thc passage % the Mckinley bill
the pulp grinders have been In Ieas'd II per cent
lu wages aud The wet machine tenders - per cent.
Wmle WAGES hav" increased ilo price o.. the product
has not gone up. The number o.: new mill, set to
work In the l,t year has been nry-nvc. Th,
:, something unhoard If before. Why Canada ranked
ahead OF s. o., did Norway IN The production % wood
pulp. HE tar.f ha, changed al that The impora-
lion, from Norway have entirely ceased and manu-.
facfurcrs There have formed combination and agreed
10 run on half tme account Of the loss Of the
American market. Then. again. W. have lad order,
from ncgily pors Hike cuba for pulp for export bnt
not being able 10 I'll he demand f1r home con.
sumption have had - refuse them. II {, ouly a
question 81 tine when W. shalt bee exporting wood
pulp. Jwo yraIs AGO papcrHak"rs ver" bnNlhF
pulp which Imported. H. According to tc
Democratic free trade idea ought to return 10 frc'
pulp then tie wcahcr mil, would 20 - the wall ard
strong ono, coHd only exist ly rcasuc tn wage
u The employees. We would 20 bach To Tho old system
OF importing pulp from Canada md Norway. Our
mill would oio-r down. Will" those lar,e
on.s at Ouoboc. II. GATHERINGS aud 1horold Canada.
would thrive through 0ur Democratic friends catering
20 Eu-laud'- province"
VIII, H. Howe, president Of tie Niagara Paper
Mi-. laid -T The average Increase II wages ~
our men f. II = per cent since 1890. Our prodnrt
na~ practically doubled Thu Increase ~ vuco, dv.,
not represent the gross incr~ ~ payroll but the
average Increase Of each man, wage. Beside W.
have Increased our fore. 1;,h" example con
unucd Nj liovr,. some II our mon VINO wcr
getting - 30 pr day ar now receiving -. We
made during one month Of 100 l~J.l52 pounds ol
paper. An average month In l-92 show, tnat
Tor oar product i, 10 per cent Jess than In
1850. The data from which Ne obtain these hlurr
Here Is II nttlc matter TO which would Ike to
call Your attention About tll'" or four weeks ago
asked me- concerning IN" number oi men rhip"t'E
the wages received b"iorr and after ~" Mckinley bill
and the profit, 81 the buoirc>>. answered all hi,
questions In ar"pIdnhcc Wlih the n@lrr' gwen above
understand that Ia" visited thr Holly Manufacturing
Company and other loadne manufacturers Of h" city
ard fr,,IN,d carefully compiled an-Wri~ 10 his Qr"-
ton. have lool..d I'm q nr World the results
90 tll, Inquiry but have failed tn ANY reference
q. b. what /, The natter "a looks me- though
rho Woih' ln- been sadly d appointed bl the result
ui H. uV,.titlon. Thu, far have failed 10 any
thing in any paper di,povng IN any .Pciuc case the
CORRECTNESS of Labor Commissioner Peck, report.
The paper and pulp indi-tli", In THIS country are
no mail affair re-, are now being '9~icnr and
Journll" ihc lcadn- authority On paper and pulp
trade. give, the following figure ~ tho" indu- tie, Tor
uct So oopooo: WAGES paid out. s2o.oOoo"o; tons
II paper made, 2ooOoO0. number Of employs,