Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-04-29
Dalzeil's Report on American Tin.

WASHINGTON. April 24.-Hon John
Dalzell has spent the past few days pre-
pairing the minority report upon the Bunt-
ing bill, which proposes to reduce the duty
on tin plate, terne plate and taggers tin to
l cent pound after October l, lse2, and
TO place these articles on free list after
October l, 1894 The report which is very
voluminous and exhaustive one, Is a about
completed, and will be submitted to the
House some time tomorrow.
In his report, Mr.. Dalzell goes INTO the
history OF tin plate most exhaustiyely. He
traces the various attempts made to estao-
lish the industry in this country and show
bo-- tbsv failed for want of protective
dntv he noiuts ost that there is no reason
rby This industry should not be protected.
Attention in also called to the Inconsistent
proposition Of the bill now before con ngi esS
which practically places the finished un
plate upon the free list, while sheet IRON
and sheet steel, the principal materials
used in the manufacture of tin plate, are
under protective duty. -
After showing the effectual attempts 10
establish the tin plate Industry IN TINS
country prior to the enactment oil the NC
Kinley law, Mr.. Dalzell proceeds to ana
I'VE the act which went into enect July 4,
1891. From his analysis he establishes tne :
following facts: First the duty imposed
by the Mckinley act has lessened iinPol-
tations; second, 1t has reduced Ioie!sn
prices without sppreciable increasing .he .he
nrotection afforded under this act has es-
tablished a new American industry. :,
II Is also shown in the report that all
the figures given with regard to the impor-
tation Of tin plate, the reduction OF prices
| abroad. and the increase in the manufac-
tures In this country are endorsed by the
English press and by the manufacturers IN
wales so that the usual argument oi the
frae trsde Democrats that the figures are
ncooked NM by the Treasury Department
| can have no possible weight. The foreign
nrice il shown to have been reduced oy
more than the amount of the increase ol
dutv. The home price has not been IN
creased TO any appreciable extent, and tne
ground is taken that all experience IN
manufacturing industries shows tnat nome
competition will soon reduce tne prices
in this country.
There are embodied in the report sworn
returns made by the manufacturers OF TIN
plate TO the Treasury Department, Wnlch
are calculated to stump the "donoting
Thomases" among the Democrats VINO Try
to make it appear that there Is no LID plate
made in this country. These returns,
made during the nine months ending
March 81, show that the number of manu-
facturers and the production OF tin plate
has practically doubled each succeeding
quarter. The figures will be given showing
| in the exact output, but as Mr.. Dal2eil did
not have all his tables completed this
evening, he would not consent TO making
any statement that was not mathematicaily
correct.
The figures that will be given in the re-
, port are very conservative, and show the
actual growth TO have been a. stated.
They do not include large number oi
| firms that are about to engage IN the IN
dustry. There are a large number OF
establishments not yet completed. The
returns also show that not single one ol
| the manufactures making reports to the
| Treasury Department Is being operated u
| its full capacity, and that IN most OF them
extensions and additions are being made.
New projects are reported, Win plahs
already made, and new firms and corpor-
| ations are being added to the list every
day. 1t is estimated that 81, ,000, 900 have
been invested in this new industry since
| July last The output Of the factories II
pronounced equal to and superior to the
best foreign made article.
AMERICAN INVENTION STIMULATED.
One Of the features brought out in Mr.
Dalzell's report ia the fact that invention
| has been stimulated, and American genius
| has already invented several new labor
saving processes, which are great i'm
| proyement over the Welsh method Of man
| ufacture. Letters on file in the Treasury
| Department, from people who doubted the
| feasibility Of establishing the tin plate in
dustry in this country, are quoted as show
ing complete revolution OF opinion
Taking the official reports the industry II
shown to be so fully established as tc
amount to practical guarantee of the
continuance of the duty beyond the time
| limited in the Mckinley bill for It's condi
tioual diEcontinuance.
| Mr.. Dalzell concludes the report by
showing that the Bunting bill 10 entirely
in the interest Of foreign and against
| American labor.
FORTY thousand people witnessed tht
ceremony Of laying the corner stone o
Grants monument at Riverside Park
New York, Wednesday. President Har
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