The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-21
SPRINGER'O SPEECH
In Reply TO One Delivered by
Tin Plate Mckinley.
INFANT INDUSTRY PUNCTURED.
Concise Statement OF the Condition Of thu
American Tin Plate Manufacture Large
Annual Tar is Levied to supply Ii.

MAROON, ILL.,, Sept. 90 Hon. William NJ.
Springer addressed large audience here
today His speech was principally in re-
ply to that delivered by Mckinley st Ell
wood last week. lie said that during an
interval OF nine months before starting the
Increased rate provided IN the MCKINLEY
bill. there was an enormous increase Of
importation Of plates to get them into the
country at old rates and sell them at in
creased rates. If the Mckinley bill had
taken effect on tin plates immediately on
its passage, as it should have done, the
government would have received over 3d.
00O,O0O more revenue thar it did from these
importations. People were compelled
to buy at a supposed increased
price, however, and this $4,000. 600
was net profit to tin-plste importers and
ioDbers- After working TO their utmost
capacity for time to meet the enormous
demand from the United States, the Welsh
mills after June. 1891, were obliged to shut
down for time in order for the eonsumo-
ton 10 catch up with the production The
Republicans Immediately set up the claim
that the Mckinley bill had caused the
Welsh mills to smut down snd the industry
be transferred to this country. Thus his
tory and facts were perverted to deceive
our people.
Congressman Springer further said that
the manufacture of tin plates in this coun-
try was conceded by all to be an unprodt-
able industry which cannot exist without
government bounty or g high protecti-
I've tariff. Either the government
or the consumers OF tin plate
must pay Sl6.000.0O0 every year more than
otherwise required in order 20 have Our
annual supply of tin plates made here The
report of the government. agent for the
fiscal year ended June last shows the out
put Of tin and terne plates Of this country
for that year to be II, 240, $50 pounds This
is less than 2 per cent of the amount con
sumed in the same period. We were told
when the Mckinley Dill was pending that
within one year from its passage NE would
make here ali tbs plates we could consume
According to the official report only about
quarter Of the amount produced here was
tin plates The other three-fOurthg were
terne plates, which were coated with lead
and Tin ana used for roofing purposes only.
and even this meagre output OF less than
per cent. was not altogether an American
production.
Springer went on TO state that the impor-
tation Of steel sheets or s'black plates -
used in the manufacture Of tin plates. since
the passage of the Mckinley bill, began to
increase almost corresp0ndingiy with the
increased production of tin and terne
plates. An agent Of the treasury depart
ment claimed that for the last Quarter Of
the last fiscal year ), 600, 900 pounds of black
plates were made in the United States, but
where it was made and whether used in
the manufacture of tin plates DOESN'T ap-
pear. But it does appear that the importa-
lions for that quarter were over four
million pounds, and from this it is appar-
ent that the greater amount of tin and
terne plates produced in the United
States was made by using imported
black plates. The part performed
in America, in q large measure was q mere
dipping process of the metals mostly i'm
ported. Il was stated in circular recently
issued by the Taylor company Of Philadel-
phia that by using the latest improved
Welsh dipping pot, two boys can dip
seventy boxes of tin daily. III this is true,
twelve boys, by working the entire year,
could have dipped the entire American
production of the fiscal year, and az the
same ratio il would only require 642 boys
to dip the entire amount required in the
United States Neither Dipping boys nor
men who box plates are skilled
laborers, and are hired at the low
est prices for unskilIed labor,
but no matter how many persons engaged
in the industry here the past year. il is
evident that the American people, who are
subjected to tax OF sixteen millions year
for building up a tin plate industry, paid
very dear for the luxury.
Springer asserted that it was not in
tended to build up bona fde tin plate in
dustry in the country The increased rate
was largely lobbied through BY the Amer
lean Corrugated Roofing company which
wished to drive tin roofers out of The field
and has succeeded
The Democratic party, If clothed with
power by the people, will speedily put an
end to this political partnership with
private enterprise AID restore the duty on
free list.