Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-21
ANOTHER INSTANCE.

The REGISTER has already referred to
the contemplated removal Of the Mas
sew Misunderstanding Company from Can
ada 10 the United States on account OF
tho greater advantages held out to man
ufacturing enterprises in this country
under the new Democratic tariff. Re-
publican papers, however, having taken
it upon themselves 70 gratuitously deny
the whole story. the editor of the Mag
ara Falls Cataract has personally inter
viewed Mr.. II. A. MASSEY, president of
the company, in Toronto, completely
and in detail verifying the former state
ment in regard 10 the company's inten-
tons.
The Massey Manufacturing Company
employs 2,0OO men and has very large
foreign trade. President MASSEY is q
public spirited and philanthropic citizen
of Toronto, aad a shrewd aud excellent
business man, who knows whereof be
speaks and he gives these reasons Tor
the company's intention TO remove TO
this side OF the Canadian line:
Our company is avery large concern ana
we naturally seek the cheapest field. me
Canadian Government reduced the duty on
manufactured goods entering that country
from 80 to % per cent, but Kept the duty
on raw materials as high as ever. thus en-
aiding the Americans 20 ship IN here their
manufactured goods very readily. mat
was ose consequence of tho action OF the
Canadian Government Another IS that
our raw materials here ia Canada cost US
much moro than your raw materials IN TUG
States under the Democratic tartu, Wulca
lowers the duties On raw materials al
around. aud our manufactured goods arc
necessarily, therefore, more expensive.
Now. under such conditions, how COUlu
we com pete in the markets Of the world !
We simply could not We would either
have 10 withdraw from the foreign fields
or 20 20 toe other side (the United STATES
and we intend to 60 TO the other side, but
whether 70 your city or not L ala as yet IN
able to determine.
Now. lust look at It. We use little lunl-
Der in our manufactured articles, the prln-
Opal materials used being steel, pig IRON,
bar iron and nails. Mccormick, OF Cal
cago. and the Dsering Company also can
Get ton Of pig iron Tor So. while IL costs
US Sl65O a ton, and this, though we ouy our
iron from the same company. This 10 De-
cause Of the Canadian high tGriR. SINH
larry with the steel, bar iron and nails,
etc. The difference between the Canadian
and the new American duty is very great
being at least 80 per cent. higher IN Can
ada. Just as 50 is to $3.50 so is our abll-
itv TO compete with the American manu-
facturers in the foreign markets, so long
as we remain in Canada. We had, re-
peat. either to withdraw from the foreign
markets or so to the United States-Gnd
wo intend 10 80 TO the United States.
Speaking In general OF the new Dem
ocratic tariff, MASSEY said: 1T will
benefit your country immensely. BY
freeing raw materials il Will cheaper
the cost Of manufactured articles, both
to manufacturer aud consumer. 1t will
draw to your side manufacturing con-
Germs from Canada who want a
wider market and an opportunity to
manufacture goods cheaper and more
Droftably. II is that new tariff bill
which has attracted US to your shores.
When it is rememb cred that the Mas
sey Company is one Of the largest in
Canada, the significance Of these re-
marks is plain. The company has built
uD an immense trade and has always
had its eyes open for anything
that would benefit il. Does this look
like veridcatiou Of MCKINLEY's dem
azogic wall that tariff reduction meant
the ruination Of industry IN the United
States? Is it not, rather, complete
refutatiou Of that absurdly false theory,
by proving beyond question the great
and Immediately beneficial effects Of
Tariff Reform upon industry?