New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-02
THE MACARONI TRADE.
PROTECTION BENEFITS II HERE.
AMERICAN woRKINGMEN EMPLOYED IN THE
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MANUFACTURE OF 4 SUPERB OR ARTICLE.
In their frantic efforts TO find fault with the In
aus rio, built up under the Republican administration
and by Misrepresentation to dscrcdit the Mckinney
thrift the Democrats have been doing great deal "i
f,lsifvnc about macarUnl. The factories which
have sprung UP here have been made subjects Of
ridlrulo and a few days ago a Democratic newspaper
ouo,jnC boardin g-houSe keeper. said: Il have 10
give > cents more a package for macaroni than ever
did before
Wishing TO know the truth about his. a Tribune
reportcr called at the Office Of the Columbia Macarol
and Manufacturing Company. at No. % BFoad-S anu
asked for information from a. j. Toomcy. the Secre
tarv and treasurer Of the company. NJ. Io"mrS MAJ
always been Democrat ana says that with IN" ok
cent.oa Of voting for few personal friends ne mover
cast ballot for a Republican candidate.
alt is moi true" said Mr.. 1Oomey. THAT mi'aTohi
has gone I'D Two year, ago imported macaroni III
packages sold wholesale for . IL cents pound
II can be bought to-day AT IL cents. The Mchin"H
bill levied a duty OF cents pound on macdf"m'
As result factories for the manuiactur" OF tn" p'S'
grade, have sprung up in different par, of the country
All the domestic macaronl before WAS mad" 81 h'T
paste and WAS of inferior quality. manufacturer ae1N
In cellars and sold 10 Italian labr'i> Now ho"''"'
there EAR. American factories In New Orleans. Mime
apoais san Francisco. Cincinnati. and III l""h al"
Illinois There are also factories in NeW-,"H in''o
arc 800 to 1000 people employed in maRng
macarOni IN New 1Orh ana DIV"hS"' ~"
several PERSONS who are trying to organize companies
with capital aggrecating hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars 10 make macaroni. One man Is trying 10
calItalizc at 100000. We have been in bisin' -
one wear and making 100000 pounds oi ma'"T"hi
wear We expect double the output next NFl'
We have a hundred girls who earn :" week "on'
In Italy girls get cents week for tho same WORK
There are about 200 macaunl factories oil AL Nhus'
large and small in this country. and even The Italian
factories are paving better wages than they dbl %roFe
the duty was laid.
About 30 per cent Of the cost OF macarom l. hbor'
The raw material for the hes; paste. coarse gran
uEtcd arinoa. or semOla they call II III frah'"'
costs here y / = cents pound. W" pay ah"u' -
cent, n pound labor and sell wholesale I'm bulk nj
Il cents. thus making profit. Now. In France "h'r'
the best macaroni brought here from abroad Is inndc'
tho senola cost, the here plus the freight.
They pay a = duty, about Ii If cent r'isht ana
sell here at cents IN bulk. That leave IA cents
for Labor not counting any profit for the manufacturer
20 YOU see the duty enables to pay considerably
more than II OF a cent pound more for LABOR IMAM
they do. They used to laugh at the idea Of making
good macaroni here and said it not possible to
get the right kind OF wheat They say that the wheat
used for semola Il the hard Tagnnrok wheat OF Russia
The manufacturers pretend that II Is. but you '6lo"
there hasn't been any wheat exported from k"N'in To-
Gently because OF the famine lhr fact /, that mot
Of the senola Is made here and sent To France our
hard Western wheat granulaes splendid'.
We expert semola IN large quantities Ia Italy and
France have lust received n sample of s.inola from
Copenhagen with the request to duplicate H. can
do IT, for | haven't any that lsnt better thhh III"
sample.
our material 10 make past" T. her" ana "" are
furnishing IL Ia Europe, and II We have name" There
Is no reason why tn industry Shoum NJ" n u' arNe
proportions here. / think making bette.
article this country than are the ir"n'h. put ~
course. II /, thing and IN" preludr" lu favor ~
the imp ,rt.d article makes II command "a higher rl'r
The duty. though ha- cnu-"i no advance. II would
ruin IN" business 10 rcinoN" u.
have been q Democrat bat Was convinced that Ia
support that party longer WIS 10 work a-hirs my own
hu-ineS> Interest. and about Ia r'lgn from IN"
Democratic Campaign Club. but my friend hav" urged
me- not to- and vet have not. Do not car" I" say
what viii do. don't think any body ], Interested 1"
know how shall vw". You uny l. surc Of one
thing though. ! hall not march IN any Cleveland
prttsa an