New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-28
LOWER WAGES IN MANUFACTURERS
OPINION OF NEw-ENGLAND BUSINESS MEN on
TIE NEW TARIFF TILL.

TIE NEW TARIFF FILL
Boston, Nov q 1SpcclaD.-Rcferrins to the new
Tariff bill Ex-Governor Ames said this afternoon:
II do not believe such a bill Will ever pass through
Congress. The Democratic pro:ectonlsts viii hght
against It's passage well as :he Republicans
| cannot understand how any one could be foolish
enough TO frame such ridiculous bill. am told
that agricultural implements are to be admitted
free This Is n direct discrimination against the
American manufacturer. IL manufactured articles
are all TO be admitted free every mandatory In
New England and along the coast viii DO closed
up Wages will he reduced OF course. IL any work.
men are fortunate enough TO get work. one thing
Is sure: 1t will be a death-blow to the. Democratic
party How can American workmen who receive s.
a day compete with those OF Europe. who only get
| IS cents a day? We have about 200 men In our
employ at the Ames Shovel Mandatory, at North
Easton. We shall probably continue In business.
but wages will have TO be made lower. The bad
effects will be felt by the laboring men more than
any one else"
What do you think Of free coal and Iron?" was
asked.
Il believe in free coal OF course think that
New England and California would both be helped
by free coal In the Iron mines Of California coke
has to be imported from Australia for use In smelt-
Ing the AS TO free iron. | would say that
am In favor OF admitting iron ore free. but not
finished iron. There Is duty OF 10 cents ton now
on iron and 10 cents a ton on coal. Both should
be taken OF. think The duty Steel which we
use largely In making shoveis. Is 10 to 80 per
cent. on finished iron and steel the duty is now
100 or more per cent 1t should stay To take
the tariff of manufactured articles Is dlscrim-
nation againat the New-England manufacturer"
III we are to have free coal. what Will Penn
sylyana doY' asked
81 do not believe there viii be any trouble. The
anthracite coal that from there will sill b.
in demand. Bituminous coal only will be imported
from the provinces OF course. and Will be largely
used In New-England. 1t Will be 4 good thing"
The lumber rather Indifferent. Frank
W. Lawrence o. Lawrence d Wiggn. No s. Kilby-
ST.. dealers In hardwood. said: II don't see as It
will make much difference. Some Michigan men
have gone to Canada and bought pine lands think
lng this would come about day. II will put
them about the same footing as the Wisconsin
men"
The Boston Lumber Company people sad For
carload OF lumber the Boston and Maine charges
6 Now as 10 as tho du Sa is ron on
the road will put up the freisntage, and neutral.
wnen the duty IS taken on the Canadians will
price Of lumber viii not pre- be m SG Gs affected
An importer Of white pine said: pThe duty on
white pine lumber Is only 81 a thousand. The
removal would not be OF particular benefit to
into building not large sm l uIy' h h@r
viii be an advantage to the importer because the
and the purchaser receives the lumber IN Canada
and pays the duty the Importation II there
Is no duty TO be paid the importer VIII get IN
advantage on this years purchase. When he
comes 10 buy for 1855 the Canadian Will advance
his prices fully 10 cents CT the hundred that II
the present duty. The benefit OF the dug lies be.
tween the Government and the Canadians"
Boston Nov E.-Ex-Judge Charles Levi Wood
bury said to-day OF the Tariff bill: ~ don't
see any occasion TO speculate just now as 10 what
the Committee Ways and Means Will report TO
the House. You can't tell what tacks the commit
tee viii make before then. II we are to believe the
newspapers, the committee - lacking all the tiinn
The main question to be dealt with Is the Raising
OF sufficient revenue 10 carry the Government
This report Is like advertisement of a biz foot
ball game. where. instead OF one ball a thousand
balls going to be In play. Ia ali probabtv
House II Will be discussed item by Item Then
again. the House and the Senate may not agree
and there VIII have to be conference Of the com.
mttec. No. It's useless 10 prognostlcate. 1 think
the whole tlinS Is premature"
President VI. VI. Whitney OF the Dominion Coal
Company said this afternoon that he dLI mo-, care
10 discuss the Tariff bill without more careful
reading. IL was going 10 help the Dominion Coal
Company and New-En6land and on general prin.
ciplcs would exert favorable effect II u,o.I
enable them 10 work their mines twelve months
In the year instead Of six ~
Eg-Gov. John ID. Long did not like 10 speol
hastily. However" said he, while I think Tho
changes win be direct bennt 10 New. Trnrloni
still they break down the whole taril spstern nni
ultimately there viii be reaction" ' ~