The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-26
4 SUPPRESSED REPORT.

The Pittsburg Dispatch has the fol-
lowing interesting statement relative to
the suppression by the Secretary Of the
Treasury of the last quarterly report of
Special Treasury Agent Aver concern
ing the American tin plate industry:
Application was made at the Treasury
Department for copy of the report of Col.
Ira Aver. on tin-plate manufacture for the
quarter ending March 81. This request was
refused. so application was made to each
manufactures for q copy of the return made
by HIM To Colonel Aver. Twenty-four
firms, representing abOut twO-thirds OF the
number of firms manufacturing timed
terne, or black plates lighter than 63
ponds TO the 100 square feet. refused TO
furnish the copy. Some maintained shat
1t would be dIscourteous to the Treasury
Department. Enough has been learned.
however, to show that these firms reported
an approximate increase of SO per cent.
With the report from the remaining one
third this would show total production
for the quarter ending March 81 of $1,000
600 pounds. go o.
From the reports it is expected that dur
ing the quarter ending June 30 there will
be an output of abOut IS. O00.OOO pounds. as
several plants that were not ready to pro-
duce during the fret quarter were started
during the current one. Among those who
sent in their statements were: United
states Iron and Tin plate Company pro-
duced during the quarter 1,453.276 pounds
OF plates, of which 8E.030 pounds were
terne plates. the rest bright tin plates.
Wallace. Banfield * Co. produced 112l, 3S1
pounds OF tin plates and 1885, 1914 pounds OF
terne plates during the same period. manu-
featuring an additional .. asS 221 pounds of
black plates. of which ~ go pounds were
sold TO other manufacturers, l.
5j5,575 hounds being timed and
coated. The ST. Louis Stamping Conn
pany produced 1.790.S93 pounds of
tin plate and 3S7.5l2 pounds of terne plate.
The American Tln-plate Company. of FL
wood, Ind, produced l.57.260 pounds of TIN
plato and 52S4SO pounds of terne; L. ii.
Laufman IL Co. produced 190.I70 pounds of
terne plate; the Blairsvilie Rolling Mill
and Tin-plate Company. $4,000 pounds of
tin plate and 109257 pounds OF terne plate;
the Cleveland Tin-plste Company, Cleve-
land, o.. 239. 229 POUNDS of tin plate and the
CincInnotl Corrugating Company, PiQua,
o.. las. SO pounds of terne plate.
All the prod uctiOn of these mills was en-
tirely American made OF the remainder.
some used imported plates. beng COM
PEELED to do so because the mills were not
able to supply the demand.
The information cOntaine in the fore
going statement is not official, but is
presumably correct. 1t shows that the
American tin plate industry ia growing
at n most satisfactory rate In spite of
Democratic threats to repeal the duty.
The suppression of Colonel Ayers last
report is doubtless due to the fact
that it's statements are distrusted, and
in order to verify them secret agents
have been sent to visit tho various
plants and report. Perhaps while he is
about it the Secretary of the Treasury
had better send a special agent to the
worlds fair. where three pavilions in
ing are filled with displays of the prod
uct of forty American tin-plate facto-
ries. This is an educational campaign.