The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-26

every patriotic fasnd > risifsi. stretched
policy Which sends o1: Of the country for
ccsi for OR naval vessels when IL has heen
clearly shown that coal OF yery good
quality car se got right here Ia our osn
marsss, 10 the a3ysntage OF Local Industry
anc home trade. Il roaid seem very IN
else 20 les the bars further down for the
enlarged importation Of foreign coal 20
San Francisco wien eosi Of good quality
can - got here a. cheap or cheaper. and
American labor csn thereby &c more eK-
tenssvsiy employed. II would seem folly
Of the most advanced sort TO attack the
eozi industry Of this young state By so ar
ranging The tariff as TO invite competitlon
sith the foreign article right here 81 home.
for experiences las shoxn that the craze
for something from distance leads many
persons 70 slight the home production IN
favor Of the importation
The only reason, says the Telegraph, that
Canadian coal can fad q market here. SIS
because il Il different in quality. that Is.
according 70 the Csnsdian claim. better.
The telegraph will not ADMIT that the new
tarif ia. sny bearing on the matter.
The British Cogumbia mines have not
pat up the price," IL says But they have
not lowered the price. They are charging
IS much for their product as they did IN
der the operation Of the Mckinley tariff.
The reduced duty Of the Democratic tariff
has not. therefore. been Of any advantage
to such Of our people as use the Canadian
coal. They have to pay as much for il IS
before. The advantage acerues 10 the
tariff. are enabled 10 get larger profis By
pushing their expectations 10 larger pro-
portions. The Canadian coal miner and
the uiddiemsa are benefited by the new
tariff The American consumer Is not
The American coal miner is injured. be-
cause his product Is brought into keensr
competition with the imported coal.
That the new tariff is responsible for IN
increased attack on the coal industry Of
Washington is shown by the circulars and
letters now being sent ont by the agents of
the Canadian mines. Here is q sample:
BRITISH coIuxBta
''NELuSGroK Coal
'NiSkD ONLY BY Z DrSsxuIR soxs
"LASG FISH CosPASY. soLE Agents. ocEAs
NuAzF. fo0r OF PIKE zTEEzT-
1ELEPH0Sk 1914
SEATTLE. WASH. Oct I6, 1904
TO tl< Cfissas q SecstLe. Now that the tariff
OIL has gonS safo ELECT, we afe able 10 supply a
ioias islt wani IA Seatile that is, good eoaa- We
are handling TIE genuine Wellington coal,
mined oriy By x Daassnuif 4 sons, Wellington.
b. G. his. without doubt. Ehe best household
esssl on the Pacific coast il Is the principal
les. TIE mines PAL out thousands OF tons
monthly.
"fhs percentage OF ash 10 very small, it make.
orighs fire and 10 |. very economical coal to
burn. hance Just what Is EeqGiFe1 Tor domestic
purposes.
'-siys il trial and you will use no other, IS
We are putting IL on this marxet purely Oh Is
''solie!ting your pa;ronAgs we are, yours
truly: Iapg fish Company. sole agents tor seat
tie. Telephone Iell
ia ordering % sure that you get the GENUINE
q. G. KLLissros Coal. We are the only ones
han1ling IL
Is will be noticed tia. Seattle people are
told By these agents. a. By The Telegraph,
that IL is quality" which the Democratic
tariff brings US. Seattle, say the Cana
dams. ha, not had an opportunity to get
good" coal, the implication being that
oar Washington coal Is poor stuff, unfit
TO use. This boon of good" coal is now
offered TO our people. how? The agents
are very frank in telling. because "the
tariff bill has gone into effect" In the
past, under the odions Mckinley tariff,
our people were led to use Washington
coal. but under the beneficent operation OF
the Democratic tariff they can get good"
coal from Canada. Under the Mckinley
Law the coal industry of this state enjoyed
protection. and the foreign coal could not
be introduced so easily and probably !;
bat the Democratic policy has changed
that The Democratic tariff Is the for
eigner's opportunity. "Now that the
tariff bill has gone into effect" say the
Canadians. I'VE are able to- invade even
Seattle; and the telegraph is very eompla-
cent over il.
Surely il needs little consideration Of
the subject to show that the Democratic
tariff Is an assault upon the coal industry
Of this state, as upon Washingtou's In
dustries ali along the line.