Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-21
william NJ. Springer Addresses a
w. Large Congregation at
NATION, I'll.
~ ABOUT TIE TIN PLATE
BUsinCs5.
unlIon Dollars Nct Prof, 10 I'M
pcrlcrs and Johbors'-The
Welsh Mills.
rrntnuntions offered by Hon
tfW Ntffinm springer.

nv Ntiiinm springer.
y.-roos. ILL.,, Sept. 20.-Hon. VIII
,sw. sfrluger addrossed n large
~ ,,re here today. His speech
I'insily was a reply to That DE.
...,,i by Mckinley Mt Elwood pit
w. n,.,ra the interval OF nino
~ ieioro starting the Increased
,,,srtovided Ia the Mckinley VII,
- WA an enormous increase IN mo
''.as,talion OF plaies 70 get them into
eleonutry at the old rates and cell
MI incr eaaed rates. IL the Me-
v,slev bilI had taken effect on tin
s..nsimmedintely on itH pstsnge ns II
aid have done the government
Ia have received over ten millions
- IN revenue than IL did for these
rpeflations. The people were com.
go 10 buy NJ n supposed Increased
10. however, anu this ten million
'Jais was net profit to tin plate ini-
,ogcrs and Jobbefs.
Amer working 10 their utmost ca
,,fl,y for the time 10 meet tho enOrm'
q, demand from the United States,
In Welsh millp, after June, 1901, wero
5lleci 10 shut down for timo In
sdsf that consumption catch up with
-,duciion. The Republicans im-
sediately set up the claim that the
Mckinley bill caused the Welsh mills
4 shut down and the induetriea to be
s,ns,efTvd 10 this c0untry. Thus his-
s,y and facts were perverted 10 de-
dive our people.
The manufacture Of tin plato in this
cuptfy was conceded ny all 10 be
spptoitable and nn industry which
tanrot cxih. without u government
county or high protective tnrii,. and
,lher tue government or the con-
,umer Of tin plates must pay $4,000,
tgl every year more thnn otherwise
,quirol In order 10 have our annual
npply OF tin plales mako here. The
ftpol. OF the government agent for the
a,cal year ended June last shows the
oitput Of tin and terne plates OF this
toantry for that year 10 be 10, gao, $50
,cundp. This Is less lhnD per cent
\ the amount consumed IN thu, antue
gfol.We were iOldlwhen the MEX in-
~ bnl was pondina TINT within one
yhf from q, passage VIC would make
ap,b all the plates We ciuld consumed
40 ofdlng to the official report, only,
a.0ul quarter OF thoamount produce
ss.e weiu lin plates. Tho other tnree.
quarters were terne plates, which were
ctsied with lead ani tia nu1 used Tor
fidng purposes only, and even this
m.ager output OF losH than pur cent
sts not altogether American produc'
lon.
springer went on 10 state that IN,
Importation OF steel sheets or "blpct
patesp used IN the manufacture OF TN
pIile since the Mckinley bill Logan Ia
acioato almost c0rrespOndingly Will
ne incrca5ed production Of tin and
tms plates.
TITO agent OF the treasury depart
ntnt claimed that for the last quarter
u The last fiscal year 5000, 900 pouni II
y black plntes were made ia th,
United States but whore made ant
stelher used la the manufacture o
hl plate does not appear. But 1t doe
spear that the lmportaiiOns for { a
quarter was over 1000, 900 pounds all.
'lun thk lhe greater apparent amour
ln and teIne plates produced In th'
United States was made by using i'm
ported black plates. The part perform
"a 10 America In large measure wa
Tue mere dipping process OF metal
m'slly Imported. IL was stated In d
Circular recently Issued by the Taylo
Smpany, OF Philadelphia, that by
usins the latest improved Welsh zip
dng pot two boys can dip sev
tLS boxes OF tin daily. I
ihls ~ true twelve boys, b,
Working he entire year, could bav,
dipped the en..!re American production
ltr tho fiscal yei.r. and at the SAINT
iiio II would only have required 81
Nys 10 dip the entirJNcmount required
10 The United states.
Neither dipping boys nor men VIII
MxpIalos aro skilled labofors, and ar'
alled at tho lowest prices for unskllle'
heors but no matter how many per
Gus were engaged In the iudustr.
stle The past year II Is evident thu
Ie American people, who were sui
seledt to a tax OF SIG, 010,O 900 year 70
uullaiug up n tin plate Industry, pal
,,iy dear Tor tho luxury. Springer ~
sshed that II was not intended 10 bull
,Paoora ide tin plate industry II
VOC country. Tho Increased rate wa
aisely loobiod through by tho Ameri
w Corrugated RoUhng Company
.nIch wiahed to drive tn To1iers ou
n lhu Held ard has succeeded. Tn
'osmocratic party, II clothed wit
,,"Nsrby the people, will speedily pa
mehu 20 this political partnershi
n private enterprise, aud reBtor
wy uuty on tin plato TO one cent
~unu or put iton tho ireo list.