New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-06
STILL NO COMFORT For THEM.
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF REvISERS GEIllN'
UNEASY.
oo.r,r ~ LESLEY GIVES THEN CONCISE BUT
LUMINOUS STATEMENTS ABOUT THE oh"'-
INDUSTRY OTHER HEARINGS
Inv TrIrGR.PH TO The TEIBUNE'J

my TELEGRAPH TO THE TElBCM"y
u..,,,ng,or Sent. 5--When the Ways ana means
| Committee was called to order TINS morh'hs -.
| NcNnIn Breckenridge. Of Arkansas anu - ,,aIr
| all of whom absent yesterday WE 81 a.m
| ,acas uassrs Cochran and Tarsney "eie o.'.
| ahsert a. was Mr.. Bryan. OF Nebrashd' wiz"
| 80 hoo, husy constructing a new arsuhie" !"
or, NJ the theory that the tarih IL d 'aN ="
| the consumer" theory which was ruoe'' ~ -.
| ,es.erday bv the plain statements OF TACT "" ~
! Mesers Masters and Wadson. OF BERMUDA """ W.
| coodseu of New-York, the first two represe"'i'e
| foreipn producers and the third represeh'ns I'M
or,ers and dealers in foreign products fac's suo''
ne were adduced by those gentlemen WIZ In. ~
I ,Iasd for n repeal reduction OF uuue9' " ~
r,,ated seriously TO embarrass the Democrauc i"en
borg Of the committee. and they keehN ie" "
r,,o hearing this morning afforded them 10 COM
eor; although the statements submitted ny i'
w Lesley. OF Philadelphia representing ,'e Ai,,lr
can cement industry were exceedingly 'h'e'e'""s
as well pertinent ,..
Mr. Lesley is both manufacturer anu h"Po''e'
of cement and 1t soon became eViueh'' ho' o'''
,hat no Thoroughly understands his business put
is conversant with all the facts relating u P''O',
wages transportation. customs administrator" am,
other matters relating to production oi anu ""N'
in cement 4 more concise ana al the SAME u'"e
luminous and satisfactory, statement III respect 10
INV industry was never submitted to committee
! =, v-ovs and Means MIR. Lesley's arguments IN
favor OF the existing tariff on cement ana asa''S'
substituting an ad-vaoreTi Tor sPec''' uu's van
not be overthrow. In support or these PropoS'
lions he brought facts showing tha' ilhpo' 'a"o'a
NJ and revenue from. cement have largely lhcreaseu
/ ,n ,ho an.ct,oen, of the law of 1890, and that
,b. COS, ncr barrel Of both foreign and American
cepont 70 The consumer has decreased during the
same period by amount greater IMAM '"e "',o"','
Of duties imposed the foreign article lo'''",''
| cement of foreign manufacture. cost III "'"
mia duty paid in July. 1880, $3's cents pd''e'
| r,cturcrs in the same city cost last month the "u'!
| heine & cents for 100 pounds or . Genus pai'
In 1901 the average cost OF Portland cch'e"' !, ~
! foreign manufacturers 1.-TWO Englsh anu WV
man, duty paid in Philadelphia, was e u
roI in 1907 It was g. 49, and In 1898 it has decheu
| -, 90 N q hare, In July $780, the price oil ron.
land cement in Philadelphia was II - :,
| 4, ,so, 4. was e. OF a barrel. and last noh'" -
| was 81 % a barrel The revenue derNeu i i,ns
| Duties on Portland and Roman cehei''s
| into the United States in 1890 amounted ~ "'0'
s,,o 900. in 1892 the revenue from the same source
amounted to about $S32c"' pehs al
s}s2 Oo or S. per cent in two years. -,
~ os,sy s,,hnitted facts showing that uiue'
,A al ,siorem rates of duty which prevaileu p''oi
IN the enactment OF the law OF ~" uh'e' ~
,,o,s were the rule and frauds were numerous
Ne cited a case in which he was cohoelne" % =
merchant appraiser. where 1oo) barre's u " ,
cement had been imported as Roman Vi "''U''
a ,ho Portland cement labels sent by
u from the foreign manufacturer 10 De ANN"
IN the barrels after they shouiu nav P
,brounh the custom-house. lie shiu '
VII ". arufact,,rer and every honest importer
believed that the specific rate OF du'y ous"' '" -
retained because it Is necessary III o'u'' ~ f
-, ,,dervalus lions and frauds as Tar as pId'u'd
hla AR Lesley submitted some interesting la''S
relating TO the great extent anu ""e
Of cement rock in the United states sho"n's .p'.'
~, on1v NJ raw material is practically mex
baustibe and that the opportunities TOT 'ne gu"
and development of the Industry are ui"N"'''u
cement works now exist and are In operation ~
TWENTY-FIVE States and one Territory. as 'oH"MN.
,;oine connecticut New-York. Arkansas rem
sv,van,a. Ohio. Maryland, Virginia. Washington
go Alabama Colorado. Texas. California ll
, nois Wisconsin. Kansas. West Virginia, hen'"'"'
, Indiana Michigan. South Dakota ana htih'
T. Oh ,bere are about ninety establishments o
y which fourteen are for the manuiac'u'e u o.
I land cement and the remainder LOT roman
2 common cement. and the totai yearly o"p''
chou, 8 co 900 barrels a year The first attempts u
.,,coo,rro Portland cement in the United Sta'"
oro made about the year 1866 and several HiIlo'
( dollars were sunk before the industry became eS
A ;ablished on a permancn, ana Pfo'"p'' " =,
Within the last two years the annual output nau !"
oocad from, go 900 TO $4,000 barrels which Is abou
e one-fourth OF the amount required ior uoh''s"
n | co,sump,ion For years it was contended ina
= Portland cement. equal TO that Imported ho" '-"'
s land France and Germany could NOV W. man
n featured In the United States. and the America
II norutac,urer had that belief to contend agains
q and IN addition to meet sharp ana vigorous CON
\, petition. , ,o
Y. 1t is now generally conceded that America VI
, land cement is equal to that MADE in any o'"e' p
of the world and the industry mas Deco'nc 30
lished on firm and enduring basis w'nh wv "a.
twelve wears II Is used by the United states Ho'
eminent in public works as well as by man. OF u
h. | loading cities railway companies and other col
N porations of the United States ana after a 'es'
rs | was bought by the London ana Sou'n "cat'
i, Railway Company, OF England. Tor use III o'''t
Is construction The total amount OF capital invest
ss in the industry in this country exceeds sio"'V
~ and the number of men employed is about ~"
cd The largest works in the state OF Ne"-i"'
80 where about 5000 men are employed ana the !e"'
s production amounts to 100000 barrels Inc year
80 production of the works in Pennsylvania. In whit
4, 1jOO men are employed. amounts TO l"oVp parre'
al | and the Kentucky output IL about the same WI
,,r | an equal number Of men employed MI ''eS'
GO showed that about 80 per cent OF the cost oi p'
-, duction of cement In the United States consists
=. wages paid to labor. which much higher I'M
:. | in any of the competing countries or Europe. +
example ouarrymen miners receive 81 ~ 10 -
.. day in this country. SO cents in England ana He
Oh many GO cents in Belgium, and 81 cents In franc
we In the United States laborers receive 81 10 to 81
're a day. in England, rs cents; in Germany, go cent
in Belgium &C cents. and In France ~ cen
at Coopers receive 81 80 TO s. a day in the Unit
ca' States 81 u in England. &c cents In Germany
yes cents in Belgium, and 90 cents In France. Mili'
iu- receive 81 to 81 20 day in the United states,
a., IN England 60 cents in Germany. Sslz cents
ect Belgium and IS to 81 cents In France Similar va
Ied atons exist in the wages Of millwrights and {
81 gineers employed In this industry the daily was
of the former ranging from 81 80 to 49, ana OF
latter from 81 to 81 80, in the United States. VIII
}. In England the average wages are 81 l6 day
op- the former and 81 13 for the latter
ing IT is evident from the foregoing facts and igui
ills that the repeal OF the duties on imported GENE
be would compel a sharp reduction OF the wages
ley men employed in that industry. which Is the dir'
ave means of support OF more than 10000 persons