The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-09

The Tinplate BuKaboo.
zone thing is obnoxious Eng
ligh tin mills are being closed by the
Mckinley tariff, because we are i'm
porting about as much English timed
plate as we ever did"
SO says the Every Evening Of last
evening. II what our neighbor says
is true, what difference does 1t make?
Tin plate is as cheap now as at any
time within the last ten years, II the
Mckinley tariff has not decreased the
of timed plates and tbs
quantity imported is as great as ever,
1t is doing something else. 1t is build
ing upthe tin plate industry In this
country, and that is q great benefit
Ira Aver, special agent for the Treas
Eury Department, reports to Secretary
Foster as follows:
In reply TO your verbal inquiry 1
beg to report that the sworn state
ments of manufacturers show pro
duetion during the quarter ending
June 3oth, 1892, of over s. 900, 900 pounds
of tin and terne plates, as against
8 004. 0sT pounds during the previous
quarter. The production of the year
BY quarters is as follows:
Quarter ending Sept. so, 1891, SEQ, 9o2
Quarter ending Dec 81, 1891. /, 400, S2I
Quarter ending March3 81, 1893 8, 0o4, 0ST
Quarter ending June 80, 1892. 5000, 900
Total production for year.. is. 24o. $50
If England is sending over as much
tin plate as ever, 1t would appear from
the foregoing that the United states is
making considerable Roadway also,
which was never done before the Me
kinley law was passed. The increased
production in one year indicates a
very healthy growth for the new in
dustry. Even if the Mckinley tariff
has not checked Importation it seems
to be building up o wonderfully
healthy business in this country with
only one year as an experiment An
Industry that commenced with only
S26, 922 pounds of tin plate for the first
quarter and increases to 100000 the
last quarter will make itself felt in
time English imports Of tin plate to
this country amount to about $50, 000,.
600 pounds. that Is 1t takes about that
, much to meet the needs of this coun.
try.
|, The Mckinley law requires the
, United States to produce one-iifth of
this amount by June 80, 1895 and II ii
| fails then the law Is to be repealed
| The figures OF the fiscal year ending
: June 80. 1892, show that with the pres
ent ratio of increase of the mahufao
ture OF tin plate one year more Of
iagainst June 30, 1893 the one,fitth limit
5. %, 100000 pounds provided for in 1895
y will be reached and il the ratio con
y tinues BY 1895 we vii! be manufaclur
: using annually. If all this wilt mai,
:. no difference in the Importation of til
a plate then we will be using twice al
o much ns we are now using and one
!. llalt Of it will bs manufactured in Thu
Q country.
1t This will certainly he some beneii
e TO the country, S51.00J,0o1 pounds o
) tin plate. only think OF the capital an
/ laHor it will employ. .Een if BIRTHS
inportations continue. which on
e ucigiibor no doubt desires, som
II good will lie done under the Mckinie
+ tariff. But there Is 10 occasion fo
;, taking this view OF the tin industry /
:, this country. There Is nothing prom
+. ises a brighter outlook. There Is no
/ the spcck Of a cloud in its clear sky q
:. pronounce prosperity. BY the on
10 Of the year 1895, il the present ratios o
y Increased manufactures AFRO kept vi
le the output of American tin plate wi
e. be sufficient to supply the needs o. tt
III nation.