The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-28
AMERICAN TIN
VIII bo Used AltogSther by n Well Known
Canning Company-Somo Facts for Free
Tradsrl-What a Cleveland Victory WIN
Mean

TrRdefl-What CloVelunu NACIOFy WIZ
Mean.
Special Dt,pdteh 10 he IntslIaeaesr
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, SEPT. T.-This
city's local Democratic organ last night
contained column interview, alleged
to have been had with an employe OF
the firm Of George Dana's Sons, the
fruit and vegetable Gamers, OF Bolpre,
Ohio, just across the river from hore.
Mr.. viii Dana, member OF the firm,
stated to the INTELLIGENCER to-day that
no figures had been given out to any
body, and that the alleged interview
was tissue OF falsehood from begin
ming TO end. American made tin, MIR.
Dana said, would soon be used in the
factory exclusively. Some has already
been used and it is Just as good If not
better than the foreign article. The
foreign tin the firm is now using was
bought six months ago and aome OF it
year ago. They buy in large quantities
and at that time not much tin was
made in America But it ia being made
now, and Dana's Sons next purchase
will be made from American manufac-
turers. Now as to prices. French d
Co.. foreign importers, sell tin at
81 90 per box of 81 pounds. The Amer
lean tin works quote it at s. so per box
OF 1l2 pounds, even at this early stage
of home manufacture, and just as good
tin as is made anywhere in the world.
In this year OF grace and Ben Harrison
the Dana factory is employing three
hundred persons more than ever before
in its history and they will lsoon be using
American made tin in all departments,
about seventy-fve boxes per day. Tho
American Tin Plate Company Of Elwood
guarantee that their tin is equal to any
in the world and say: "The steel enter
ing into our plate is soft American bes-
semer, made by King, Gilbert and War
ner Co., Middleport, Ohio, under our
special specification and is OF very
superior quality. 1t is an acknowl-
edged fact that American skill and
knowledge in the manufacture OF Bes-
semer steel is enabling the tin plate
manufacturers OF America to
make steel sheet equal in
quality to tho general run OF the
Siemens. Martin steel sheets imported
into this country from England. To-
day tin plate is cheaper than ever he
fore; and why? Because OF the enact
ment OF the Mckinley tariff law Eng.
lish and Welsh manufacturers are even
now putting down tho price of tin
plate, when, according to the Demo-
cratic organs, no plate is made in this
country and consequently no competi-
ton. II the fear OF competition does
this much for US what will the actual
existence OF American tin plate works
do?"
Dana's sons say that the importers
are perfectly willing now to ship all the
plate the firm will buy direct to the
doors OF their factory in Belpre for the
same and less than the plate sold for
before in New York City. They want
to unload. We are making tin our
selves, they know it and it wont be
long that the foreigner can sell at all in
the American market. Norton Bros,
Of Chicago, the largest tin can making
firm in America, with whom Dana
Brothers, OF Belpre. nre in almost daily
correspondence, tell the Danas that all
of their cans are now made from Amer
ican tin and advise the Belpre firm to
use ", Delllg pelttE Iuu GuSupCl Llui
the foreign article. Importer French,
however, writes to the Danas to be care
full about buying tin just now: that a
Democratic victory means n strengthen
ing in prices and that the low prices
prevailing now should be taken advan-
tage OF.
How does this strike the average
voter, any how? The Democratic or
gans bowling for free trade as means
OF lowering prices, citing the Danas as
an instance, where eleven-thirtieths OF
the money paid out for tin plate goes
into the pockets OF the manufacturer rs
tariff, when at the same time the DEM
ocratic importer says Democratic vic
tory means strengthening in prices.
The Danas are enthusiastic protection
lists, and arc in favor Of employing
American labor in tin plate making as
we'll as all other industries. Mr.. Dana
says he has catalogues from iifty-two
firms in this county who are now max
ing tin plate, and good tin plate. Ac-
cording to the alleged interview re-
ferred to above, American tin plate is a
fraud, none OF it is in use, etc. Mr..
Dana says il isn't fraud. 1t has been
used in his factory, is lust as good as
any tin ever made, and that he will buy
it exclusively as soon as his present
stock is used up.