The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-01-16
How the IAN Indu,,rs L. Growing.

much about the tin Industry Of this
country, except for the tact that Demo
cratic papers are constantly making the
statement that tin can't be made in The
| United States for general use. The
Democratic leaders We're opposed TO the
duty on tin plate, and ever since :he
Mckinley bill passed they have con
tinued their attack on the tin industry
of this country. Tha niteI States has
annually sent to England S24 600, 900 for
tin plate, and if this vast amount can be
saved why not save it? Let us see how
this tin plate industry is getting along
under the Influence of the ncw tariff
law. Here are some items:
SOmerS Bros. Of Brooklyn, are getting
ahead with their new tin plate factory.
The plant viii have six mills and three cold
rolls, supplied by the y. Garrison foun-
dry Company, and five Timing stacks.
Capacity, 5000 boxes per week. Capital
mNeS.cd. s-.'t iWO.
The y. x G.. Taylor Company. Of phla-
delphia, which has been operating as a tin
plate factory. has completed arrangements
for the erection of a factory IN that city.
which, when completed. Will he the 'aIg
est establishment of its kind in the nit"G
States. The factory Will have Il capacity
Of tWenty-fOur stacks. with complete
picking department attached. As each
stack VIII turn out about fifty boxes Of tin
be u daily capacity nf Loo boxes. HI"
company will he able 10 begin operations
with twelve stacks. capable Of an output
Of Goa boxes day. b. the beginning ut
April. " hen completed the nrW industry
VIII give employmc mt to .5o men.
1t IS reliably stated ;haJ the MtSSr>.
Ne,irIng haUs, of st. Louis. have purchased
$3.50 acTcS uf land Iii Illinois nearly oppo-
site -. Louis. upon which It is proposed
10 establish Il new industrial town. the
chief industry Of which will he The lEanu-
facture Of tin plate ana the utilization 0T
the plates manufactured for allied branches
of manufacture. .it an early day IL Is pro
posed to erect furnaces. rolling mIiS etc.
sufficient 10 supply a tin plate plant
equipped with twenty mills.
The Hritton Iron and Steel Company. OF
Cleveland, has decided 10 manufacture tin
! plate. Tie plant viii consist OF four mills,
with Il capacity Of 2.uG0 boxes weekly.
These works will he in connection with,
and III a measure subsidiary 10. i new
steel plant. the plans for W hIch are now
being prepared IN the oftIc" ot Il PlttshurG
engineer. This plant will nave two 25-t0u
o1en hearth furnaces and Il i0-inch mill
for rolling armOr plate. beSi;tcS TIE usual
iull equipment OF Il steel plant. lie com
paDy has purchased seventy acres OF land
seven mics from Cleveland. and viii cN-
pend Sl1Upo On the works.
The Republican Vote Since 1880.
In the effort TO show that III the last
three presidential campaigns 1t Is the
party more than the leader that wins,
the Inter-Ocean produces the following
figures: ii We take the popular vote in
the last three campaign we tina some
curious variations III figures. Ia 1850
California gave Il small plurality against
the Republicans, aud Connecticut an
equally small plurality in their favor.
In 1884 this was reversed California be
coming Republican by more than 5000
plurality, and Connecticut Democratic
BY less than ! 800 plurality. In lSNS
California was still reliably Republican
bv more than 7,0O9 and Connecticut
Democratic by less than 900. In 1850
New York and Indiana were both Re
publican, the former by II 900 plurality,
and the latter 10y 500 plurality; III lnNi
both states were Democratic, New \ Ork
| by less than POO, but Indiana BY about
| the same plurality that II gave the Re
| publicans in lSS.t; bun in 1883 both states
swung back into the Republican col
umn. New ork by more than 1000
and Indiana by > 800
| Massachusetts and Iowa, two of the
| old time banner Republican states.
show almost as mu n variation IN their
vote without, however, any change IN
! the complexion of the states. In 1880
Massachusetts gave 93.2245 publican
plurality and Iowa $500. In 1881 the
Republican plurality in Massachusetts
| fell OFF To 2i,372 aud Iowa TO 1876; but
| in 1855 Massachusetts increased her Re-
| publican plurality TO more than - 900
| and Iowa TO 81, ,12l.
Michigan and Nebraska also varied
! In 1880 Michigan gave the Reput beans
53, $50 and Nebraska ~, ij6 plurality; in
g.
! 3,3OS. and Nebraska dropped TO 22,5l2:
| hut in 1883 both recovered much that
| had been lost. Michigan giving a Re-
| publican plurality of 2222,9ll and Nebras-
| ka Republican plurality OF - So
Maine steadily increased her Repub-
| lican plurality through the three cam
! paigns and Ohio lost through all. In
! 1850 Maine gave Garfield q plurality OF
| $3.50: in 1881 Blaine ~, n,069. and in lesS
| Harrison >. .253. In 1890 Ohio gave Gar
! field 81 .2227 plurality; in 1881 Blaine 81 :,
| SOL and in lSSS Harrison 1882.
| Pennsylvania showed some variation
| in favor OF 1854 wnen Mr. Blaine was
! the leader In 1880 Pennsylvania gave
! Garfield only 81 ,276 plurality; increased
| this to 81 .0lg for Blaine IN 1884, and
| dropped to 19.45S for Harrison III ISIS.
! Illinois and Minnesota showed =
| steady decline through the three cam
! paigns. Illinois gave Garfield +H1l6
| plurality. Blaine .. IL. and Harrison
| -, I95. Minnesota gave Garfield 4G, 53e
plurality; Blaine 5s,73s, and Harrison
/ S. .lo5. Kansas on the other hand gave
/ Garfield 6l,73I plurality; Blaine 81 -,
/ and Harrison 50, l59.
/ If we take the whole popular vote We
! ind as much variation. In the Demo
| Grated states OF Alabama, Florida,
| Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, south
| Carolina. and Texas Mf Blaine had II
la1ser popular vote than tai President
| Aar-t.nn Lnt IN he E..r.ml IL q ~ .. as