New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-12

five times largo. He strongly opposed to
free raw material" and he was able TO say from
personal knowledge that labor in the United States
is about as sklfu, efficient and productive as IN
Great Britain.
Mr.. Lambert of the Joliet Steel and Wire Com
pany supplemented Mr.. Sterlings statements by
giving many additional interesting facts in regard
to wages prices. cost Of production etc. Ten years
ago English wire rods cost 1858 ton in chicago,
quality cost $50 ton. II the duty of $40 OF a
cent pound had not been imposed me ihgusuy
could not have been established in the United STATES
and wire rods would now cost $6s ton. or what
ever the foreign manuIacurers In Free lrade nE
cost the American farmer to 10 cents pound.
To-day 1t costs him "a cents. Wire nails then cost
$40; they now sell at 81 ~ keg. In Europe there
L. a combination of manufacturers to keep up
prices; in this country no such combination eN-
Mr.. McMilln agreed that prices had been lowered
10y the invention and use oi improved machinery;
himself to invent improved machinery if there hai
been no industry ia which TO employ It, repned
to stimulate the inventive genius OF America
than anything else by giving the industries upon
which 10 operate. H..
Mr. MGN%n 9 n3 pqs YSnd h ITS d sepis after
Colonel \ NJ; Shook. Of Nashville; Tenn mn hfn
James 4. Spedden appeared in behalf OF the iron
ore and pig iron podncGrs OF the Sp a a' par
ayzed and tens OF thousands OF men rile on ac-
g r5'od q iar eiat ' Free iron ore would Dc
troy ,ne ,bd Hd9+ Hrsrcss viii hIy deer action until
tn iron ore ami pig iron producers snail be oe''er
able to stand IT.
George NJ Iaughlin Of Pittsburg, corroborated
the statements submitted by those who had pre-
coded him in regard To the present condition "i
the iron and steel Industries, which ne Attributes
10 the same causcs-fcar and uncertainty III r'Sii
To tariff LEGISLATION. Mr.. Laughln also reihaIh"u
thai the REPORTS th, effect that 2IWp men htN'
lately returned to WOTl, in the iron mills OF 'Ht
Flttsburg district misleading. Mllls nave peeh
reopcnrd ia t. true" but not 10 CIV" STEADY 'lpip3
ment. Therc has been no such revival in IN" iron
and steel Industries as has been representa- w.
Nar sorry . say. The concern he represents ms
about 80 per of its 500 regular employees M
work two or three days In week. ana mat WIS aS
days run loss He hai never Secn
a time hefor" when they could not hte2
their mon at work and find sale at some price TOT
he product The trouble began about January l.
win The greatest difficulty that his company hhh
been able To run until July wltnout rcluSlnS, l.S
force Of employees. Mr. BrecEinrldSe tree hari 90
convince Mr. Iaughln that all the trouble was
caused by the Democratic cry Tor ir"e siVer rGir.
than by the Democratic demand for free trade. hut
he did not succeed IL also wanted 10 discuss W.
question OF free hides with the FlttSpurg S'''l
manufacturer. but the latter declined ,.,, =,
The hearing was closed by cyrus W. i'rtrI u
the Cambria Iron Company, OF Jphhsto"h, fr, III
VIII laid before the committee mass 81 III.
morrow the representatives OF the wooh"h ih"'i"
features Will Ice granted a hearing .,-.,
m addition the hearings heretofore M H''i''
I'm these dispatches tine following nave Deeii sraht-
ed. September T. Manufacturers club and Theo-
dore Eusiace Philadelphia: wool and wo9l'ns
September T.; Arkwright club cotton Hnods' ';
- Iawss. linen collars and cuf~. ana N"tond'
Association Nhncsal" Pottery Dealers. SrpteH-
I.- II Cohans.y club. Philadclpht. glass sep
ternher H. Knowlton Il Sons. straw hats Septcm-
her IT, J. H. Montgomery, cotton yarns. ana ira
bituwinous coal. James St"rn". carpets and Max
Adler porsefS.