New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-01
NO FREE TRADE FOR THEM.
NEWARK HATTERS WE'LL PLEASED.
WHOLESOME EFFECrS OF THE NKINLEY TARIFF
ACT UPON III ElR INDIsIRY.

ACT UPON TIL Tx INDUSTRY
one of the leading industries of Newark and the
Oranges Is the manufacture Of soft felt hats Them
arc over fifty firms engaged in The hat trade IN these
two cities aud their suburbs and over 1900 hands
are employed in the various factories The majority
Of the hat manufacturers Republicans. rs are the
larger number Of the hanls, and many Of The manu-
factur'r> and iourncvmcn oht poken In their Ell
thTsiastic support ~ Harrison and Red on account
Of the benefit the hating trade has enjoyed from The
operations # the Mckinley act which. by increasing
the duty on imported hato, IA, practically driven
foreign felt hats out Of the market 1t Is stated by
several Of the leading hAttcrs Of Grange aud Newark
that, except in the cvc Of Of the higher priced
goods, which are by men who think 1t the cor
rect thns to wear articles of English make only, and
who would not American hat under any
circumstances. the foreign made hat have disappeared
from the American market. A. consequence Of this
Tire factories in Newark and oransa are busy now,
while this IS usually dull and wages are at
II good figure.
The haltcrS Of the two cities mentioned are n
D. OtperOns and intelligent class Of mechanics. Many
Of them own the hou Is in which they live, and
a rule they who think and read great deal.
Books papers and magazines are to bc found IN The
houses of almost all Of them Their wives well
dr'~,rd and their children arr sent TO good schools.
Tn, majority of these men are Republicans. and can
give gcod reason for being ~. They say tlat IN
addition The driving out OF foreign competition The
Mckinley Nrln bin by H. increased G1~ ~ articles
used In the Manufacture of hTs, has caused the
establishment of industries in til, country, and
thus larger number Of people have received ON
ployment. and the communities in which they Hive
have been benefited. as these employees spend their
money where they get their wages Then, TOO they
say that the manufacture OF these arji' les i'll tie
United States has chcapcned The cost Of making
hats, and the grade Of lead gear can he bought
today much more cheaply than it could have been
three years ago.
All felt hats are made Of the fur OF the coney,
rabbit or beaver. Before the OF these animals IS
ready De sent to the forming min 70 b. made into
bat bodies, the hair mu., y" plucked away from the
fur. Formerly TIL, was all done abroad. but now. as
one Of the effects of the duty imposed on imported
fur prepared for the forming mill several factories
have been established in this country where the
pluchins Of the hair !, done. Up 20 three Years ago
there Wa, hardly hat trimming, band or sweat
leather that not imported. To-day owing TO the
duties imposed on the" articles by the Mckinney
act, there are several establishments IN Nc"->o rf,
Philadelphia and other cities Of the Union who're these
articles ar, mad, reporter ,onvcrStd with several
OF the leading hat manufacturers Of Newark and The
Oranges on saturday and found ueIu almost TO mnll
in favor of Harrison and Reid and enthusiastic sup
porters Of the Mckinley act.
william j. McGall, one Of the leading bat manu-.
facturer, Of Oranse Valley, said am for Harrison
and Reid because l am Il Republican, bat above aud
The Mckinley act has been excellent thing FOR
rs. There are hardly any English made hats I'm.
ported into this country to-day. mean l'i mt
o. course. Business Is good with us and was">
are about rs good as they were Tire" years ago
There has been considerable competition among u"
manufacturers this has caused an ovcrproducnon
which has kept wages down somewhat Hat are
chcanor to-day than they three years ago, III
.,itc Of the Increased duties many articles when
". llsn Fur to-day f. lower. although u" uuN
on II has been increased by the Mckinley a't. Inc
reason for this I, that the greater part oi inc I"r
now used hy the hatcrs Is being cut IN ms c"nnH
Some >iy or eight new firms have established
fur emitting establishments ia New York. brooklyn ana
pbfYd.Iph,a and give employment to large number
~ hands Then, too, fvv- years ago there were
no American hat-hards or trimmings usod ny '"'
haiter, The Increased duies ON bahOs UIhii'hs,
and feathers created by the Mckinley act has caused
The establishment In this country Of factories "h're
these article, are turned out. and today better ana
ch.on.r goods In the line OF trimmings, bands ana
wont feathers are made In this country Than We
could obtain abroad aud the result Is that We can
.oIl our manufactured hats cheaper than We oo"iu
Before the Mckinley act was passed
The superintendent Of the factory OF H. v ION,
,e., 4 CO. I'm south JcncrSOn-St., Oriug" sali' -
am in favor Of the Nc Kinloy act, because believe
# IS good Thing for the hating trade IL mas ""7'u
more Ante to De made FL this country than were over
made before. and there are fewer ha'S l"p''''"'
..l-l call-r ed
oouurrv for the manufacture II bands, trimmings ana
,, laathers md at Ia. same umc manufactured mas
,. -old cheaper today than they we're three years
ago o.
4 member Of the firm Of l. Berg & Co., Of Orange
valley said: am heartily In favor 81 the M'hi"'S
act for believe II has been good tihS ior our 'Hu''
rvr since nat bill was passed there have been moro
American hat, made than ever before ana the IN
,sti,r If foreign hats has steadily decreased me
mon arc earning Just ~ good wages ~ ever A'tou-"
Al present We are making cheaper ei''o' u '.'
II X moi true that the Mckinley act has lh'fe""l U''
.o,, Of the Manufacture Of bats although the ou'S Oh
many article. that we use has been Increased bn'
NAT trlumina, bands and sweat lathcre are 40 cheap
~ ever IN fact do not kno" but th'y Hie ''Ap'r'
r, ircr.ed duty on these articles has cau-el the
establishment IN this country Of factories ir un'ir
manufactured m
.Yof,re the passage of the Mckinley act, we
hardly ever used domestic hat Dan lm in' r'"So"
hat very few N these could be had ~ the manu-
fac,ur,r, Of bands and trimmings could not compete
tt- forcn manufacturers, owing 10 The difference III
rog.s between this country and foreign countries.
NOW With the increased dGle- On ties" "rtIces' ANU
lean manufacturers able TO turn out JUST d. no
,ooas and sell them cheaper than they can be IN
ported and the result Is that American gods of t"'
description have taken the place OF Imported"
A. U.,,r,op Of The firm u Yates Wharton a CO.,
- Cnpmerce-st Nrvurk Of the leading hat
manufacturers Of that hty. said "Ih" kinney
Tarin Act has indeed been benefit 10 the hat manu-
facturcrs Under the tariff N 1883 hats could be iIn
ported into this country at duty 81 80 pr cent "h"e
the duty on fur trimmings, binding and sweat I''nc'
wa, 80 high That II cost the Manufacturers III 'mS
c,uutry mare Tor the hats than II would have done 10
bove imported them already made from the other slHc'
TIL, Mckinley Tariff Act raised The duty on hhlsheu
has imported into this country from abroad ana hats
TODAY are no longer imported from k9gland ana
Helum TO tie extent that they were three years ago
In fact the importation u lais from England ana
belgium has almost ceaaed.
d" II the Mckinley act had not been passed, many
., tho nat factories in Newark and vicinity would have
Jo, Compelled 10 close their doors trade con