New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-19

other prominent Democrats, ard II vii! not De
denied by any far-minded man after a careiui
study OF its provisions, that the pending revenue
bill is a sectional measure which discrmnates
In favor Of the Solid South and against the re-
mander of the country. This is not surprising
to anybody who takes certain facts into con-
sideration Some of these facts have just been
made accessible to the public by means of
census bulletin giving the manufacturing sta
tistics Of 1865 cities each of which contains 10000
inhabitants or more II appears that nineteen
Of these cities are situated in seven States or
the Solid South which States furnished ma
jority Of the Democratic membership or the
Committee on Ways and Means and Of the Com
mittee on Finance The Republican members
Of both committees were excluded from any and
all part in the framing shaping of the bill.
The House Democratic subcommittee which
prepared the original drafts of the tariff and
internal revenue sections, well as the Senate
subcommittee. were controlled by Southern
Democrats from the States of Arkansas. Georgia
Kentucky. Missouri. North Carolina Tennessee
and West Virginia. 1t should also be re-
membered that in most of its deliberations the
Senate subcommittee had the benefit OF the
services Of Senator Mills. Of Texas, who took
the place of Senator Mcpherson, of New-Jersey,
:hus making that subcommittee as soldly South
ern as it Democratic in composition Inc
four Southern Senators who compose two-thiroS
OF the Democratic membership of the Finance
Committee and the six Southern Representa-
tives who compose the majority of the Demo-
cratic membership Of the Ways and Means
Committee all hail from the States above
mentioned-States in which situated and
carried on about per cent OF the manufacturing
industries of the country and States in which,
as a rule much lower wages are paid than in
the manufacturing States OF the North and the
West
WHERE THE DICTATORs COME FROM
Arkansas has a representative in the Committee
on Ways and Means and also one in the FINANCE
Committee. and both of course are Democrats
Only one Of the 165 cities having a population
# 10000 or more is situated in that State The
1umber of manufacturing establishments in the
city Of Little Rock in 1890 was 12i. the amount OF
capital invested therein was S2265324, the aver
age number of employees was 1884, the total
amount paid in wages for the year was sS5oool'
the total cost of materials used was $l'Sso"9,
and the total value of manu- actured producls
was S3120677
Tennessee also has representative in each OF
the two committees-Mr. McMillin in Ways ana
Means and Mr. Harris in Finance That state
contains four of the 165 cities from when reports
of manufactures have been publishedwChaIIa-
nooga Knoxville, Memphis and NashVlIIe. Inc
total number of establishments in those four
cities in 1890 was 1854 the total capital invested
amounted s29 1873. the average number Gl
employees was 23.O9i. the cost of materials
amounted TO s22.4S7.757. and the total value OF
manufactured product was S4S oSt
Missouri has a member Of the Ways and Means
Committee-Mr. Tarsney-and also a member OF
the Finance Committee-Mr. Vest. Both are
Democrats. In that State also -FOUR OF me zoo CO.
cities are situated-Kaasas City. 81. Joseph 81
Louis and Springfield. The total NUMBER , Vi
manufacturing establishments in those four cities
in 1890 was Sl79 the total amount OF capltaI III
vested was S162 So 3l6. the total average NUMBER
of employees was 1l5 256 the total cost Of materials
used amounted to s14S 0S3,S4 and the total value
Of manufactured products to S2'6,Oh,94o. 49,.
In West Virginia. which has representative
IN the Committee on Ways and Means who holds
the chairmansh,p ana : i, in the
list of 1875 cities. The total number OF manu-
featuring establishments in that city in 1880 was
as the total amount OF fapitai anovas WAS
$3.50 the tot amount paid in wages was s3O3-
727 the total cost Of materials used was s.,Soi ISL
94O and the total value of manufactured prou-
ucts amounted to $l3.O22'5S9.
North Carolina is represented in the Committee
on Finance by Senator Vance. Democrat In
that state also is one ty-Wilmington-that Is
represented in the list of 165 cities. The total
number Of manufacturing establishments there
in 1890 was 12l the total amount of capital there
in invested was s1,752,667, the average number
of hands employed 1893 the total wages
amounted to s549S6S. the total cost of materials
used amounted to H0l4,SS4 and the total Value
OF products TO sl.9O4l4I.
Georgia is represented in the Committee on
WAYS and Means by Mr.. Turner, Democrat.
In Thai state there are four cites-Atlanta.
Augusta Macon and Savannah-that are repre-
sented in the list Of l65 cities. The total number
OF manufacturing establishments in those four
cities in 1890 1921. the total amount OF
capital invested s26,6iS,32i. the average num-
Der Of employees was g,l55. the total wages
amounted 10 S. AIS 226 the total cost of materials
used amounted to ST.. 307,744 and the total value
OF products to $50, SO94S3 49,
Kentucky is represented in the Committee on
WAYS and Means by Mr.. Montgomery Demo-
crat In that State are situated four cites--CoN-
ington Lexington. Louisville and Newport-that
are represented in the list Of 100 cities In those
four cities the total number OF manufacturing
establishments in 1890 was 4,193. the total amount
of capital therein invested was s4s.O'1,635, the
average number of employees was al the totdi
amount of wages paid was $19SiS271 the total
cost OF materials used was S4O,5sOSI ana Ihe
total value of products amounted to S99ll,Z5S'
THE AGGREGATE COMPARED WITH NETWORK.
Rv combining the foregoing figures it IS found
that in the seven States enumerated there are
nineteen cities which are represented in the list
If 1s5 cities the manufacturing statistics OF winch
have been published that in these nineteen cities
there were 1886 manufacturing establishments
IN 1890. that the total amount OF capital invested
therein was s279 2S5 O27, that the average number
IF employees was 2l0.5S1, that the total amount
oaid for wages was sl09.9l4,l3l, that the total
cost of materials used amounted 10 zoSo9'
and the total value Of manufactured proc,
nets To s450 81 eco In these cities were found
& per cent of the total number Of manufacturing
establishments in the 165 cities. the amount OF
capital invested WAS per VIII VI '"O ''N-''
number of hands employed was per cent, the
amount paid on account Of wages was per
cent the cost Of materials used was o1s per cent
and tho value Of the manufactured products was
about per cent. The average yearly wages per
CAPITA for the 165 cities amounted to $500; for the
nineteen cities in the seven states enumerated
the average was s522: in Missouri 1t was $57l, in
Arkansas $685. in Tennessee $S9, in Kentucky
tASl in West Virginia SAB. in Georgia $500 ana
in North Carolina only 1914, or Slo5 below the
general average. while Georgia was Sl39 below.
The State Of New-York has two representa-
tives--one Democrat and one Repubhcan-in the
WAYS and Means Committee. and none in the
Finance Committee In that State are seven
teen cities-Albany, Auburn Binghamon. Brook
Ign. Buffalo, Cohoes, Elmira, Kingston, Long
island CITY. Newburg New-York Oswego.
Pouehkeepsie. Rochester. Syracuse. Troy and
Yonkers-that are represented in the list OF l65
cities. In sixteen Of these cities, not including
New-York, the total number OF manufacturing
establishments In 1880 was 2S09i. the total