Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-21

the year 1882 only 6, ,S46 pounds, and for the
year 1870 only 2,29S pounds. The importa-
uon OF these plates has increased from
quarter to quarter, the increased
lmDortations corresponding almost ex-
actly 10 the increased production
OF tin and terne plates. For the
quarter ending March 81, 1892, the produc-
ton OF tin aud terne plates was 100000
pounds. The importation of black plates
Tor the same period was S,600,0OO pounds.
IL is claimed by the agent Of the Treasury
Department that for the last quarter Of the
last fiscal year 5O,000,000 pounds Of black
plates were made in the United States; but
what part were used in the manufacture oi
Tin and terne plates for that quarter it does
not appear. But 10 does appear that the
importation for that quarter were over
4,OOOOOO pOuods. From this Ii is apparent
that the greater amount Of tin and terne
plate produced in the United States was
made with imported black plates.
The great bulk Of the production OF tin
plates reported TO the government agent
consists Of those black plates which were
heated, rolled, picked, annealed and cold
rolled in Wales,
IMPORTED INTO THIS COUNTRY,
dipped into imported tin in an imported
timing pot by an imported WelshInan.
by the Treasury Department to be tin
plate product in the United States. The
part performed in America is in very
large measure q mere dipping process.
The materials are mostly imported. The
tjnning process is very simple. 1t
Is stated in circular re-
Gently issued by the n. & @. Taylor
Co., that by the latest improved Welch
timing pot, two boys can dip seventy boxes
daily. If this be true land the company
making this statement Is interested in the
manufacture Of tin plate), twelve boys,
by working the entire year, could have
dipped the entire American product, and
at the same ratio it would only require 6+2
boys to dip the entire amount required in
the United States for consumption.
But however many persOaS may be en-
gagged in the industry in this country il is
evident that the American people who
have submitted TO the tax OF Sl6,O00OOO a
year for the building up Of the tin plate
industry have paid very dearly for the lux
ury.
The spectacle presented at Elwood, Indi-
ana, last week, when Gov. Mckinley and
Gov. Chase, Of Indiana, appeared as
sponsors for new tin plant, and actually
by their presence bOomed q private enter
prise for the sake of and with declared
object OF securing
VOTES FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
was humilating in the extreme. II is evil
IDENTIFY not intended % build up bona tde
tin-plate industry in this country. The in
creased rate of taxes on tin plates was
lO0bied through Congress largely by wnat
in known as the American Corrugated
ROOfius Company. That company desired
to place heavy tax on tin plates, thus so
increasing their cost to American consum-
ers that a tin roof would cost more than
one made Of corrugated iron. The tin roof
was a competing product. They desired
10 tax il out of existence in order
that they might have the field without
a rival. They succeeded, and that is the
industry which is dourismng, while the
manufacturers of tin-plate, after twenty
one months trial, does not equal two per
cent. Of the amount required for consump-
ton. The whole scheme was conceived IN
sin and brought forth IN lniquity, False
pretenses were put forth, oolstered up by
false statistics in order 10 secure this legis-
lation.
The Democratic party, if clothed with
power of legislation by the people at the
ensuing election, win speedily put an end
to this political partnership with private
enterprise, and will restore the duty on
tin-plate TO one cent pound or place the
article upon the free list.