New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17


France imposed prohibitory duty on suc ,.,.,rv
tracts and thereby not only built up the ihuus". |
in that country but enabled French mahuia1
to sell their surplus exceedingly cheap l"
countries. They now furnish large part " ~
amount consumed In the United States Ihe rfe"
duty on logwood and other dye-wood extracts Is
twice as high the United states tarih on '"'
same products.
By MAIN STRENGTH AND STUPIDITY
Thomas Smith OF Brooklyn. who described "''"
self as the original and only manufacturer Oh Pu'
porcelain ware in the United states. adVoca'eu
the retention Of the present duties on chihd"a'e
norceain. etc. He said that many attempts ia"
heen made to establish the porcelain industry IN
the United States but every manufacturer VIM
had engaged in it except himself had falieu nv
had succeeded by main strength and stuplu"''
He said that any radical reduction OF the 'a'"
would drive him 10 the wall wipe out the po.-
terry industry in the United States. ana ehdo'e
ruropean manufacturers and importers 70 charge
what prices they chose to American consumers.
lie gave an interesting account OF the history u
the reduction IN price OF earthern and CHINA war
since the time he first became Interested IN the
business in 1851. under n revenue tarin. anu
showed that prices are less than one-haii ho"
what they were thirty-fve years ago
I'VE are reducing prices all the time TO consun
ers" he said. "and II you reduce the duties anu
drive us OF TIE business, prices vli rise AGAIN
4 suggestion having been made = Democratic
| member that the freight cnhleeS Oh Ia"
| amounted 70 a strong protection In the case OF
kaoIIn or china clay Mr. Smith showed that inc
freight from Cornwall. England to New-iorh' was
| y IS n ton. while the freight charges on North
| Carolina kaolln to New-York are - Is Ton Inc
duty of g a ton imported clay IS equiNaieh'
10 the difference In the cost Of transportation III
favor Of tho English producer Mr.. Smith insls'eu
| that the duty on kaolin must he retained or
| American clay beds left idle and unproductive. lie
| said; "Kaolin is not raw material TO the man
who gets it out" -,
| Mr. Rrown who has recovered from his bout with
| the Rermudans. was present to-day, ana ne asheu
Mr. Smith a number OF questions as to the proh's
OF his business Mr. Smith replied that the average
nror during the last years had been about per
cent year. which Is about one-iifth oil what nc
| could have realized by lending tho money on irs,-
class Nebraska securities That the duty on kaoh i
not excessive or prohbory is shown by the fact ta
| the fnportations have increased from a"" tons
in 1881 10 80 600 tons in l>92 The duty on the hhes'
decorated porcelain. china. etc. Is CD per cent anu
| tho lrportations in lc2 amounted to ~''-'VV'' "i
| IN the fiscal year ending June %. 1888, the t''Al
amounted to sf3i7.oJ1 showing an increase !" o''e
| year on that item OF nearly $GOOOO
| T. F. Montgomery appeared in behalf OF the man
| rf,cturors Of bullion arI metal thread and yarns
| This is n new Industry which did not exist In the
| United states prior to the enactment OF the Ia"
Of 1890 Since that time factories nave oeen es''o
| Ushed and average prices hav" been rehucei So'"V
| Sh
| serted that any reduction OF the duties "'"'"
| necessarily drive the manufacturers into some
| other business and the industry would again u''
| appear II that should happen the foreign manu-
| f,c,urers and importers would again control the
| market and charge such prices as they cnose
| CARRIAGE AXLE MANUFAcTURERS.
" g D,lzeI Of South Egremont. Mass. spoke
| in behalf of the manufacturers OF carriage H"''S
Afr p,lzolrs ground Of complaint was that the
,f,,,.s
,les such as 20 into the manufacture OF the most
.xnensy. vehicles is Inadequate II Is spechc
duty Of cents u pound. which. he SAID Is 'P"lsH-
| len, 10 only y or - per cent al Valoreh' Inv
wages in this industry in the United states are
about - per cent higher than In Ensii"d' ]" per
cent hleher than In Germanr ana NOR" IMAM '"'''
,s l,rg. as In France The labor cost - anou '""-
thirds az ih. ,ntir. cost % production In rfEa''
- tho nroluc,lvcness and efficiency OF labor ne
said that as far as his observation extended Amer
lean labor was At least equal to foreign I'por'
r-nler protective duties the average prices "l '"r
,iog. axlcs have been reduced about - per cent
| lie advocated the imposition OF 4 aug ''"''"
! 70 a. per cent al valoren.
| ri. marble PRODUCERS ard manufacturers "'''
stronslv represented hy a large committee 'Iu''
| Tenness.. and Georria as we'll as Vermont l"'
s,okesnen - the committee were h. H. morse anu
| y y Gilpin Of Vermont and McSsrs craig ana
Hart Of Tennessee. Colonel CRAIG IS proHu'''
q, marble from the quarries. and Mr. Hart Is
manufacturer They are both strong Democrats
hut are clearly Of the opinion that protective
tariff is not unconstitutional In regard 10 the Plon-
ucts OF the Industries they represent Tor 'h'S
! c,,,enIel as sironciy ~ did the Vermont men ior
tho continuance VI the present rates OF duty. Inc
,ro,osltions which they advanced ana which they
su,norted bv a strong array Of arguments ana
facts were that marble Is a proper commonly o"
which 10 raise revenue; III" present duty docs ho'
onect mportations or restrict trade; the production
Of American marble is Of far greater importance
"a an industry than the importing interests; there
is no occasion TO go abroad for marble because
,bere or. developed and undcvcloped deposits OF
marble OF all known varieties In the United State'
which arc suitable Tor every purpose LOT "n'"
marble is used and sufficient In quantity 10 last
for all time 10 come. block marble IS not prog
riv row material ns the importers claim: The
effect OF a reduction Of the duty on marble "o"u
, he first 70 diminish the domestic production and
,rcreas. the price OF the kind Of marble used u!
J the mass Of tn people for cemetery purposes
which is by far the greatest use OF marble III th'
} United States and the most important one 10 u
considered: second. 10 diminish the produ'uoh OF
building marble; third To postpone ana re'aru un'
! dev.lopmcnt OF now qiarries; fourth. TO take
away the employment ~ labor In this indusr,
I'm the United States and give It TO Italy, wher'
p the rate OF wages. both skilled and unsKiIen
not more than onc-thrd as high as in the Cm'e'
y States. 80 .,,. oou,,r,
one fact submitted to-day Is that TINS count
uses more marble than all the rest OF the M0ri.
combined. The total Italian output u ABOUT -"'V"
cubic feet. OF which this country imports ana con
l. stImrs more than onr-nfth ana that Is more tiii
- the total consumption OF any pt'c' "''t,,o,Irn :,
| i'm addition this. the domestic uioiuctoh .
= | more than 3OD0J cubic feet Is almost "h"ly, con
aIrned I'm he United States. Mr.. Bryan. OF ne
| brask.l who. like most trc-trad"rs Is anxious =
maintain the proposition that the United Sltt's tH
g | invs ''gcographicnl protection against Europe
-, ! asked some questions in regard TO the rates o
| FREIGHT ie seemed be- astonlshcd whcn u" wa
informed that the freight Italian marble 70 IN
+ | United states to interior points IKE 81 LOUIS
|
y Vermont Tennessee or Georgia puorri"s 10 tn
J. | same markets IL was also explained by the mar
. H. men thai not only Is the wage rate in ltaI
" less than one-thirl of that In the United states
= Inn tl. Italian marble Is ut the surface anu cnh u
l. | loosrncd by blasting while in the United olate
% | il is found far below the surface ana haS 10 %
= nunrrIed by an expensive process. colonel Graz
r iniI that labor cost IN the production or mar