New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-11
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there mills with capacity Of 1000 boxes a
week and at Enzabethport mills with capacity OF
ooOo boxes per week. II the Mckinley act is I'M
disturbed by The next Congress he will Increase the
capacity OF the ElzabethpOrt works to 10000 boxes
That Is what he told In the spring and suppose he
has no. changed his ideas since The machinery fer
these works will be brought here from England, when
st cannot be procured In the United States, but the
hands wv all be American wOrl.ingmen. II the Gas
CITY. Indiana, works prove success the concern VIII
put up another set of works a little further West and
another on the Pacific Coast. feel sure that tho
Mckinley act has been Of the greatest benefit to the
tin plate Industry OF the United States and believe
time goes on Its benefits will be till more Marked
Assemblyman George W. Ketcham. who lives In that
part VI Newark known rs Roseve. and represents
/, the With Assembly District OF Essex County In the
House OF Assembly OF New Jersey, Is enthusiastic
Republican and advocate OF the benefits OF tho
Mckinley net account OF the beneficial results OF
that act as In his business. He is the secrc
tary and treasurer Of the Central stamping Company.
which has extensive works In Newark. Brooklyn and
other parts OF Long Island, and In IT. Louis. The
Newark works Of the concern are at Fair and Liberty
sts. and In New-JeBey Railroad ave. They cover
fifteen city lots and give employment to $50 hands
The Brooklyn works III the Eastern District near
the Grand street Ferry and employ about 900 hands
The company also control another large factory on
Long Island and one in ST. Louis. and altogether gives
employment to 1000 hands. The concern man
ufsctures nware Of all descriptions and house furnish
Nj. Ketcham said to Tribune reporter yesterday :;
:" have been in The tlnwac business all my life aad
have long hoped for the time when should not be
dependent on any foreign country for an article mat
IS prime necessity In every household. nave s.
OF tnplae Industries In the United states one OF
these being + st louis and being cs'aillshCd I'm In
first in this stat. advocate the manufacture OF I'm
plato In the United states. A. result Of the pro
tccve policy inaugurated by the Repnbllcan party
act, say TO YOU without fear OF contradiction
that our people in st. Louis now turning out I'm
and terne' plate at the rate ~ 5000 boxes per week
employing in the tin plate department already 900
creased to c.ooc boxes week. giving employment
| ~ 600 operatives. cur CORRESPONDENT in b. Lou g.
| For the lest fifteen months every piece of goods
made by the Central Stamping Company In 81: Louis
has been made Of nplatcS OF our own nanuiac'nre
This eNectually dsposfs Of the Democratic cry that
tin plate cannot be successfully produced In Ame,ica.
Gloss than ton wears ago continued Mr.. kctchan,
evcry piece Of ordinary stovcp'pc Iron came from
| abroad, mainly from England. The Price 20 NcWarh
st rssraT factory was Supplied with English iron
| costing the wharf In Ncw-fork 10 IL cents pr
grade Of stoveppe iron costs hall the former
rate and every sheet Is rolled In American m
| iron Of the choicest texture costs at tle depot N
Newark about IL cents per pound so that W. shall
ncvermore he troubled about the duty on sheet.
iron it exists only dead letter on our statute
books. INQUIRE o. any m.ial dealer In newark ana
While never a high tariff man believe IN rro.
lection, and ! hope the campaign VIII hc In reanv
Nduca onal Were Il not Tor the ruin sure 10 follow
| and we're II not for the suffering which woud en-
evitably fall the poor, almost wish we could
have season of free trad", pure and simple where
| the fallacics Of lis promoters could be forever e1
| posed 10 view. In the sympathy OF common ns
witch our past prosperity has been hnlIt ana upon
which our future prospects are dependent -
There s 10 doubt whatever In nv Nina con
| timed Mr. Ke'cham that the Nc Kinlev act has
| heen or incstimale benefit 10 this country and %
pecarv 10 the lin industries. II has strengthened
| and developed them 70 a remarkable degree"