Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-07-06
One Result of the Tariff.

Our readers remember that during the
discussion OF the tariff policy prior to the
adoption of the Mckinley bill, the
English papers and statesmen sym
pathized strongly with the Democrats.
The Republicans said that the Democrats
were working in the interest OF English
manufacturers, and the result shows that
the Republicans were right.
The Mckinley bill became law. 1t
soon proved to be great barrier to the
sale of English manufacturers in the
United States. This had long been q
profitable market for English goods, and
the English manufacturers felt the loss OF
it very severely. Unwilling to give it up,
they began to consider projects for the
establishment of factories in the United
States, and already a number OF them
have adopted and acted upon this policy
A few examples may be instructive to
those Democrats who believe in "making
war upon protected industries OF this
country" ~,
The Mckinley bill provided for a tariff
on tin plate, which it was expected would
| lead to the establishment of tin-plate fac
tories in this country. Some time ago
the Western Packers association held a
convention which was addressed by Mr..
Stanford the manager of the American
Tin Plate company, of Elwood, Indiana
In the course OF his remarks Mr..
Stanford said that until short time
before he had been zone OF the
tin-plate monopoly of South Wales, d"
having spent about twenty years
in that trade. He came to this country
to engage in the tin plate industry here
and that he represented the American
Tin Plate company, which was erecting at
EIwood, Indiana, plant to cost $2O0, OOO.
He stated that his company would soon
be producing $500 boxes OF tin-plates
weekly and that inside of two years 1t
would be manufacturing 1900 boxes
weekly. "In my opinion" he said, 1.-THE
Western Packers association, Congregated
here to-day, can do nothing better than
countenance the American tin-plate in
dustry, and they will soon be rewarded
with cheap plate for that canning pur-
pose"
Another illustration is seen in the es'
Enlistment of silk plush factory al
Clark's Mills, Oneida county, N. 7. Ii
does not appear that this was done by an
English company, but it was the direct
result of the Mckinley bill Clark's Mills
was dead town until this factory wa;
established. Now it is prosperous com
munity. Ghe Utica Herald says: "a
moribund town has received new life
Deserted homes are reopened, the long
silent mill is humming new song
Eighty people are already employed anC
in due time 400 will be busy earning
good American wages and turning cu
) silk plush equal to the best made any
where"
When, during the last congress, the Nc
Kinley bill was under discussion, Edward
T. Steel 4 Co., of Bristol, Pa, represent
ed to the ways and means committee tha
the enactment of the Mckinley law would
greatly increase the cost of wooden goods
to the American people. This firm wal
at the time manufacturing worsted good
in Bradford, England. The Mckinley
bill became a law, and Immediately Stee
& Co. transferred their entire plant, EN-
ploying many hundred operators, from
England to Bristol, Pa. Recently thi;
firm issued circular declaring that itwa
factory in Pennsylvania and that it woulc
: guarantee these goods to be up to thei
, former standard of weight, width AM
quality, without any advance in pric
over former rates for the same class O
goods"
These are illustrations Of the good result
of the Mckinley law. The case Of Stee
4 Go. is a notable one, showing as it doe
that the price of goods is not necessarl
increased by tariff-Denver Republ
can.