The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-09-14
'HILL BREAKS LOOSE.
He Deserts the Extreme Wing
Of the Silver Senators.
IRON MANUFACTURERS TALKING.

A Delegation Appears Before the Ways
and Means Committee Asking For a
Retention OF Tariff Duties-speeches by
Mrssrs. Wharton and Ely.
WAHmNGToN Sept. 12.-The senior
senator from New York has broke off
from his imnted alliance with the ex-
treme wing " The silver senators. Mr..
Stewart New ogfered resolution for
an inquiry into the fact of senators be-
ing stockhC "a in national banks Mr..
Hill opposed sa resolution In a strong
speech as beins unnecessary and un-
precedented, aud gross reflection on
the senate. The bill for the repeal Of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
law was taken up, and Mr.. PIgh Dem,
Ala.), a minority me mber of the finance
committee, made a two and half
hours speech against it, declaring at
the close that 1t was the determined
and unalterable purpose of the oppon-
ents of repeal to oppose it until their
physical strength was exhausted and
their power Of speech gone. The re.
mainder Of the session was occupied in
q continuation of MIR. Teller's speech
against the bill. He did not conclude,
but said he would take up another
phase of the question on some other
day.
The tariff hearing was devoted TO
listening to arguments by the iron and
steel manufacturers of America for the
retention of the present duties on iron.
steel and tin manufactured in this
country. Mr.. Joseph Wharton Of
Philadelphia, vice president of the
American Iron and Steel association,
acted as chairman of the delegation,
which was composed of the following
gentlemen:
George II. Ely of Cleveland, presi-
dent of the Western Iron Ore associa-
ton; William Il. Sterling, Chicago, first
vice president of the Illinois Steel COM
pany; John Lambert, Joliet, his, vice
president Of the Consolidated Wire and
Steel company; Colonel A. NJ. Shook,
Nashville, director of the Coal and Iron
Railroad company, and director of the
Southern Iron company; Captain II. S.
Chamberlain, Chattanooga, president
Of the Roane Iron company; James
Sedden, Birmingham, Ala, president
of the Schloss Iron company; Major G..
M. Laughlin, Pittsburg, of Jones g.
Laughlins Charles l.. Gilpin, Pittsburg,
representing w. d. Wood 81 Co.; w. g.
Cronemeyer, Pittsburg, president of
the Timed Plate Manufacturers Asso-
citation of the United States; F. w.
Roebling, Trenton, representing John
A. Roeblings Sons s. Co.; p. H. Lauf-
man, Apollo, Pa, representing the
Laufman Tin Plate company; James NJ.
Swank, Philadelphia, general manager
of the American Iron and Steel associa.
ton; Cyrus L. Elder, Johnstown, Pa,
representing the Cambria Iron com
pany.
The principal address was made by
Joseph Wharton of Philadelphia. Mr.
Wharton said that the magnitude of
the industry was not always appre-
ciated, either by its friends or enemies.
The industry was carried on in 80 states,
giving employment to 450, 900 workmen,
on whose earnings about 1900, 900 souls
depended. The large interest however
was with the consumer, who wished to
see the business up to the standard, as
1t lowered prices and gave them better
goods. He spoke of the views of the
two great political parties on the tariff
and the damage caused to business gen.
orally by discussion. The Mckinley
law, he said, so far as the industry was
concerned, was the best the country
had ever had. 1t had reduced the
duties on iron and steel but had afforded
the industry protection. They were
satisfied with it and wanted no change.
Changes were the worst things in the
world for the business.
George 81. Ely Of Cleveland, presi-
dent of the Western Iron Ore associa-
ton, said that this was very unfortu-
nate time for tariff discussion. Upon
the lakes business was fiat and they had
had the sorest experience felt in DO
years. In 1892 the mines produced
9,074, 900 tons of iron ore; this year
only 5,000,0 900 tons would be produced.
There is no market now for ore, and
dealers cannot get two-thirds of what
1t cost to produce 1t. The depression
In the Lake Superior mining industry
alone affected 1882, 900, 900 of capital in
vested in railroads, docks, shipping, ETC.,
and threw an army of men out of en-
ployment. He appealed to the COM
mittee to wait for year or so and give
business chance to resume before any
tariff change was made.