The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-28
The Act of 1890 and Protection.

The Act of 1890 and Protection.
/ One of the bost answers to the Demo
| cratic cry that the tariff act OF 1870 was
a degradation 10 American wUrkingmen.
| Is the speech Of Mr.. Burrows Of Michi-
gan. delivered in the House OF Itcpresen-
! tatlves last winter. The speech Is
/ crowded with facts and official figures.
/ showing now marvellous WAS the cxpan-
! sion gwen to the industries of the country
! hy the protective features of that act.
| One of the most striking portions of the
I speech is as follows
As Il measure Of protection to Ameri-
! can industries and American labor, the
! act OF lN5D III its results more than Ju~ti-
| hes the prediction Of its friends That
/ II would stimulate the development of
! new enterprises and promote the growth
/ OF established industries WAS conf
! dently asserted, but that it's beneiccnt
! effect would be 50 quickly manifest and
/ 80 marvellous exceeded the highest hopes
of tn" most Sanguine. 1t induced capital
/ 70 embark IN untricd ventures, enlarged
the held OF labor ) profitable employment
augmented our domestic and foreign
trade. and quickcn"d with u new life the
manifold industries of all our people.
President Harrison only affirmed the
truth Of history when in his last annual
message to Congress- he said: So high Il
| degree of prosperity aud 30 general Il
! hlfuSIon of the comforts Of HE Wcr"
never befor" enjoyed by our people.
his eNUltant declaration made but u
! little over one year ago, incredible" rs It
seems in the midst of present appalling
conditions was nevertheless grounded on
indiSputabIo facts.
The American Economist, Journal Of
the highest character. in its issue OF &c
tober -, 1892, published the result of a
partial census of the industrial groWth h
of the country under the act Of 1880.
which disclosed that from the time that
act went into effect October g. 1890, -
the United States and los existing plants
extended and improved, demanding an
increased outlay of $40, ,499.O in cap
ital and the employment of 10000 addl-
tional laborcrS. In the textile industries
alone, during the first six months OF
1892. 10 new factories were butt, com
priSiug 10 cotton mills (21 of which were
located in the Southern StateSl. iS knit
ting mills, % wooden mills L. silk mills.
/ plush mills and = linen mills. IN Sep
temhcr. lS92. there were ln.-ooNm
working SpindloS an increase of 6hOWW
over 1891: while during the year lN0l,
American mills consumed 2,"9O'NW halcs
of cotton in the manufacture - domestic
fabrics. it required 2.ISl0oO bales IN
! 1SJ1 showing an increased consumption
of 1SS. 600 bales in Il single year.
But. marvellous as was tins deF"lep-
mcut vet nowhere in the field ot our N
duStrial achievements WaS tn" TRIUMPH
Of our protective system more completely
viudicHtcd than in the creation oi the
American tln-platc industry. II + ~
astounding aS it IS gratifying. me re
port of Mr.. Aver. the special agent OF the
| treasury Department. shows that his IN
du~trv has been substantially created in
! this country as on" of the results OF tn"
act ot 1890. on tn" i>t day "t 'h'E'
! 1891. there was rracucaLy no manu-
facturC of tan plat" III the I hlj'h H''.'H'
Pounds
From July J. lN'i. Z" september
81, lN'l. " "'li i' SrG o22
dac'1 -. ..i.. isG1 =, nc,au
@ i@'m' ~ ,uat n factories pro-
in,, - " 4uo Sgi
/ I,rnn I,ur,,ry / 1Sn2 to March
81 1Sa2 =" factories produced. 10
From April !. 1N'2, 10 June ~ .,,,--,
lN9-, 70 factories pio"u''i''''
,r,,,ir,.., +,t.,I production dur
in,s thn first year under the
opnratiou Of this law Of. .... 1%.6i6Il9
/ l-rom July I. 1872, to September ,-.,-.,-
I From oct"+I J. y. 70 l,'C'u'
nti - '''-' - LAY XVI ''' ''' - 7-6 iai
| .,,,, I,r,,,ry / ISa} tn March
/ n ISl2 ri factories produced ~. 166 800
/ From April l. 1S93, q June 80.
/ 1913. - factories Pr"du''d-...' '''''''f'.'N'
I ,.,,. 4..,, ,,,.,,,.,t,,, for
,,, -, s,,,,,,,d Fs,i,l ye;,r If ~ $40 on1
-. =, ,,,,I.;,,I,. =,
h"i II = hol ~ ~ I,,,. ~
stances. u,IN,I
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