Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-11-24
HARDWARE FOR THE WORLD.
Costly Raw Material Does Net Prevent
Our Sales Abroad


ware, after enumerating all the leading
kinds and the different countries which
we supply with each kind because they
are manufactured cheaper here than
anywhere else, says that ''in almost
everything made in this country the ex-
pert price IL less than the home price.
The export price must be sufficiently
low to meet foreign competition in for
eign countries. In competing with free
trade England, having free trade ma
tsrials, the export profit IL often small
10 the American manufactures, whose
goods are made of high priced iron,
steel, zinc, lead, etc. But with free
trade In everything we could and should
hold our home market, and immensely
increase our foreign business. Protec-
ton IL an internal swindls on labor, but
it helps producers Of raw materials won
dsrfully to get rich.
II suppose you will be surprised when
tell you that under conditions OF se-
solute free trade, and not a custom house
or customs effics in the United States,
there il not an article in the long list
that covers seven sheets that Connecti-
cut manufacturers could not sell all over
England, Germany and France, and all
Europe, unless prohibited by customs
duties or other laws there. There is not
a single article on the whole seven sheets
the manufacture Of which does not cost
less in the United States than in any
other country. The cost Of the labor in
the article il less, but tho cost of the ms
terials il more in this country.
"As an illustration Of the fact that oiir
labor IL the cheapest in the world, we
select from long list Of articles men
toned by this manufacturer what ne
has to say Of three different classes OF
hardware, axes, handsaws and bolts.
"Axes, hatchets and sledge hammers
American manufacturers knock all
, Nursps higher than the moon ON axes.
Ne Australian woodcutter or lumber
man will take European RI as gift
! when he can buy an American Ak, and
the same remark holds good almost az
universally in the hatchets. Same on
axes and hatchets in South America and
Central America and West Indies.
American manufacturers pay much
!, hishsr fer the iron and steel in axes aAd
!. hstshsss but they make or buy tho han
: dies for less thaa the European manu-
T factursrs. On the whole, the EuropaaE
, has the balance in his favor in the ma
: terials of iron, steel and wood, but w
: bsat them ito death on the cost Of labol
. IN forging, grinding, polishing ane
. handling the axes and hatchets, and be
: sides there never lived an Enghshmar
. in England nor German in German.
y who could or did fashion an ak SO tina
4 it would hang right
!, "Handsaws-The steel material 1s q
=. per cent. more or less higher here thai
b in England. Therefore we cannot OK
: port the lower grade of handsaws, be
d cause in the lower grades the steel is tn
: ekisf element OF the cost. But we d
expert the high grades in which tn
!. 'iiniah' forms large part OF tho cost
a because wO get the labor at less cost TO
!. the same result than the English cost.
:, Bolts, agricultural, carriage, etc.
Il The cost Of the labor in the m&nufactrr
d Of belts is lower in the United State
es than anywhere else. The cost of labo
is the same on short bolt as on lou
bolt. A s-inoh bolt has head, scrs'
IS thread on the other end and tappe
ir screw nut. SO that in the manufactEr
'r Of short bolts, as three to six inches
(. length, the labor Is tho same az on tn
Dr. longer bolts, as seven to eighteen inche
u, Bat tho iron Of which tho bolts al
"a made costs, soy, one cent per poun
more in the United States than in En-.
land. Therefore, as you will see frol
the above, the English manufacture
70 has tho advantage on raw material CO.
8, and the American manufacturer has tt
a. advantage on labor cost.
ID "On bolts Of six inches in length ar
larger than three-sixteenths of an inc
I'd in diameter the advantages balance eae
i other. In shorter bolts than six inch
ct the Americans labor vanquishes tt
w English manufacturer. In longer boil
II, than six inches the English cheaper irt
Is vanouishes the American manufacture
ed The consequence Is that the Amel
rd cans export bolts any length-of thre
sixteonths Of an inch in diameter and Il
nd der, and any diameter Of bolts that a
N, under six inches long. The Engli
'ss manufactures exports all the bolts mo
en- than three-sixteenths of an inch in dial
As etsr and over six inches in length. T
on average demand favors the English. T
at, American home price Is governed by t
lin combination and varies but little, exec
occasionally when there is quarrel
the usually harmonious family. t
lie price for export is to meet English goo
We on six inches and under.
ng "A change in the tariff of 10 to 20 +
be- cent would not be noticed by the as'
let citation. The price has formerly be
!, a very much under the present prices, b
lie those times of low prices were VIII
5u- there was no association to control pric
ler my observation has taught me I'll
the greatest obstacle to American Co
The petition in foreign markets-to neal
He every class of goods-is the high pr
md of our raw material. Take off the DIT
ew and we will send our goods everywher
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Ar. IMMIGRATION.
ew New York's Board of Trade Wants
ner Stopped for Three Years.