Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-07


Congressman Bunting. prominent
Gamer. In his recent speech IN congress
depicted the burden imposed upon agri-
culture by the tin plate duty as follows;
The canning industry, which consumes
over oue-half of all the tin plate i'm
ported. becomes the principal victim,
because il has no alternative but 70 pay
the increased tax OF go out a ne boeA-
ness. This wonderful tnd1s1v @e
mates from the farm. and ~ pDc0 = =
preserving perishable faEm pcodDsn -
the surplus Of glutted masks>A
There are 1900 canning eoae@a n
the United States. scattssed ~ -
productive fields of twenty - -
ent states. Adding To these - nhsst.
fish and oyster packers. ws hsve - -
dustry Of 1900 concerns s0ecSed hV
this legistion. of growers. pichsEs. stock,
raisers, ranchmen, oysternm. 0aAO-
men, Gamers, packers. laborers, bU snd
label manufacturers, cahmahsrs snA
shippers. which stands tor - suppoEt
and sustenanceo Of 2, 2,000. Of oue penQ1A
On basis Of tin consumed b. oanao
during the season Of 1901 thaus -
1,260, 200, 900 cans used. CompnA1R4 -
amount, to be safe. at Q round loo11oo, :
600. and assuming that two-0h1P0 vsss
2-pound cans and onethisd tpo0d.
which is the usual proportion, - ~
duty cost In the cans used Of ~ So. .Oo.
At the prices ruling In 1891 this vase
sum represents the cost to consumess of
3,500,000 cases Of corn. To pack this
amount Of corn would require the prod
uct of from 10000 TO 10000 acres d
land, and would pay the farmer and his
laborers s2.5O0,0O0. The total Labor en-
ployed in growing, picking. oaunEaS.
packing. eaninaking, Labelling snd hop-
ing this amount Of canned eoq6 wDA
not fall short Of $1,000 peopas 0uAng
the canning season. or half u ~ -
Der during the whole yeas. Hnp Aap
is tariff tax which would psu<1Dn -
10000 ON living wages now depytvsd q
a chance to earn their living.
A bushel Of tomatoes In New YcRk
will fill on an average fifteen cana. A
ton Of tomatoes therefore flls 10 oAnA
Five tons of tomatoes 10 the acre y q
good average. The duty cost n sans
per ton therefore is eI.0, sn4 pr sors
1t is $22.5c. The price paid the iAsnss
in most states Ii Ex dollaQ pR tnaj
hence the farmer has thls sut1ine -
mary Of proteotiou presented - -
practical consideration. In ths &.pes
Of any duty on plates tho esan~ sssdA
pay him e52. 90 instead Of ttAuiV Aoel.
per acre for his tomatoes, 40 tps1qenp q
10 per cent. This Is a loss 10 the AnaA9
Of 1816 cents per bushel. We hspe knD&2
farmers, irrespective Of politics, 10 cntsr
into justifiable combination and strife
for an advance of 21x cents per buAhA.
The average yield OF corn per anpe \
three tons, which. at six dollars pr ton.
nets the farmer eighteen dollass; Ne
duty cost on the cans 10 put mp - acrs
Of corn is &11.ol. In the shssnos q Q
tariff on tin plates tho farmer oouN -
ceive 64 per cent. more tog IL 80 -
the Gamer still be able 10 seu ~ rod
at the same price.
With free tin plates business psFo-
luton among the cannegtes would tAAs
place; the farmer would get % per sw&
Of this tariff tax added 10 the proo ok
his tomatoes and other products; tho -
borer could get 25 per cent. Of this tariff
tax added TO his labor; oousnmers would
get so per cent. Of tho tax throsGh -
duction in the cost II canned bod.
This reduction In prices would h0eeaas
their consumption - per osnA, wA&sh
means a larger home nasksa - noss
acreage Of products Tor ths AaapA
Again, the senate commztAssS sspasl
ON their measure says. 'Tlao kanAmn
have not hesitated 10 sSess q nssu1n
defensive barriers which Win sasxy Con-
fidence and comfort into American
homes" Yet we have here 10 PsoAa-
Gle presented Of the value Of 10000 cas-
loads of canned tomatoes or 1000 car
loads Of canned corn thus added by law
to the cost Of the cana. which would
only go to swell the dump heap wfsss
the. goods are served. While msn b. hcu-
sands ask in vain for . dnVt wa, Qna
while mothers, tostused b. - pa,o1t
Of starving ohdldssn. 40 ~ ssl