New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-06

INTERESTED ~ PROJECTION.
THE GREATER NEWNCrK ~ MNNrFNcTrnNG
CITY,

To tho Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir. The consn, bulletins that sent out by Hn-
p,riui,udrnt Porter giving -tatl.c' of ilr mInih''
rrin- industries in the different cities 81 III" """
states contain facts aud figure, will which The masses
Of IN. y.op'r II th, country ought To be- familiar. ana
1. Trib,nc /, one Of the best mediums through which
+, cnllcl,tcn r,n Ncw -Yor, +, tn hrs",t man'i-
featuring clty In thl, country. tn" census reports
~ 800 -,.,y that II IA. ~ different Industries cs'
tlll,l,.d and .5399 different manufacturing "-tab'
u,hmcnts The capital Invested in the" cN'ai llNH'
n.nis amounts (, Si2c - .'o4. There .uc :j1l''"
hands employed. who receive 2@~.';'' 2'' ~ wages
Annually The material. used cost s,i17.o7f.'o' ana
The yau. OF the product, manufactured amounts 10
sea 10 .023.
The Imporian.e ~ such gigantic Industries a. HES"
I'm single oi'y Of The United state. {" LAY u. ihn;
-, IN. rest Of rho country. mr,j be- fully c"mpr'-
hctded to be- appreciated. 1'r products "mh"l"'
ur.d I'm thl, one cts amount to very u"Irl' ~ mu'A
nc H.. entire imlort, f the whole tinted states IN
examination ~ the reports of commerce ana hAV- a
tom far l-oo shows inat "ur total imports for that
Year v.ro only s7-9.?lo. iO9. These startling t'''
show that the city Of Sew YORK. alone manufacturers
within .2j.l7GI7G a. man, p'"f"''' ~ inc 'n'"'
imI ori, ~ the couniry.
Sew York and Erochiyn are practically one 'f'
A larre pr,poriion II the men Wlo q" business IN
Now York Iyr I'm Er. o'lyn. honc" HroohNh H'S
iut MP large manufacturing industries tha' N'N''"
tally helanc 10 New I"rk. There ~" 80 different
industries IN brooklyn. and 1851 establishments
that have &la5.-igu5s 81 capital invested. l'''
establishments, employ iO3.Gs3 1and- who r'civ"
Annually sol 073 .314 ia wacr-. 11c cost % material
used IS sla7 a257Io. ard the value Of The pi'dn'''
Manufactured IS S,i'.1jo,iSf
The census reports show that the total p'pu'a
lion Of New York and Erooklyn l. 23Il'ii "i'i NAV
these cite, contain $500 manufacturing establish
mcni,; that TIE capital invested amo'ni' - @''''
/ Os7 ga: the hand, cmpoNcd IN thrs' a'l"rN nurl
her t,3AAO: the waec, paid AN 'unt annuity to
5000 .I1077: the cost Of mhtc;hl' used Is FI'i''
Al. o54 ard the value of thr products amounts 10
81 Ole 5-4,O7 Tie combined products ot the
factories In these two oil"S In i-"O wa S3- "'''o
more tran the total imports Of merchandise OF an
,,,,s au,inc that wear The largest amount OF
lmpor', TO this country In any year was In l7'l'
when they reached ssii.olGl9G. Tho total V"i''
of in. Manufactured products Of the Greater New
yor, In 1890 was slG7 .GG7 oil than the vain"
~ ia. largest imports In any one year since INC
Goyernmrnt was organized. Again. the valuo oil ire
manufactured products OF these two cities In lSo was
40 aGs lOa more than our total exports ana Imports
| ,o any one ycor previous to 1872. and they were
81 ooo 1913 more than onr total experts ana imports
| IA ,s7G Again the manufactured products OF THIS
creoter New York increased from lsGo TO 1890 Si12-
| aYa ,os and under the Mckiul'y bill, since lst)'
,,ov have increased nj much more rapid rate than
in ,nv two years of the connlry'S history. TINS
~ a. mai 80 far n the manufacturing products OF
,r,, country are CONCERNED Ncw York ana BroohlNh
90 really OF more vain" To the country than all inc
',n,.,s impnricd fIom foreign countries. NllowlnS
,1n,so n,rsous to each employed 10 Receive sup
nr, ron, the wages paid and l3GG.3!O persons are
denendcnt upon the manufacturing bushes, oi thSe
| cities for their living. ,o
| These cite, being located on the sciboard "her'
q, ncr cent OF all imported articles are landed
,o,r manufacturing Industries would be- Injured pN
any change I'm the tarin laws more than those OF any
| o,h.r cities In the Initcd states English manu-
foc,urcrs can land their goods in New York ana lironk
| iyn AZ q very small percentage OF ia" cost oi thc
aricles themselves. occnn transportation on The
| H., cleaners IL fer less than railroads. Goods
can he shipped from Liverpool to New York cheaper
| thon from Sow York 10 Buffalo by cars. European
nnnufacturcrs by securing laborcrs AZ less than half
| In, ptlces paid for similar work here, would. with
a low tariff soon ruin the manufacturing industries
In these two great cities. and thus precpitate In
dcscrbablr suffering upon more than "A million and
a ouarirr OF people VIII the Democratic party at
,i.e ncxt - sson OF Congress dare to Interfere with
our tariff laws, and thus legally enforce poverty and
| nrivotIou among the pcopl" OF this country
startling fact connected with this subject Is that
S.v,- York and Brooklyn are two OF the strongest
| ncmocratlc cities I'm the Northern States and tho
.mnIoycs I'm these very manufacturing establishments
vLo with their families are depending upon the wages
| thr, cam go deliberately 10 the baOt-bOX and do
r.lt their votes OI the candidates Of the party who
,,hcn c;cctrd will pass laws Ia ruin the business ~
| tIclr crnplo, ers. and thus deprive them OF their
| cages and reduce them and their families 10 a con
! dillon Of starvation and misery. This Is brought
about by political lnrigucs. the use Of money and the
| drinking saloons ~ l.. l.. MILLER.