The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-07

r,resigser.'s message and would not like 20
express an opinion unt1i | have. bos-
exe~ =. "a tr4@ easl I do cot think Is
would have any bzS effect on this ssste.
}. d. Iowrnan, manager Of Unio1 Irnnk
lines. iarge consumer OF Goa: neFs
Is no question that free coal would Be
a great injury 20 this state. IL would,
Of course BE q benefit 70 those states fna
do not mine coal. but system thaF neips
one pert Of the country 10 the INJURY OF
another Is wrong. A state tnGf might pe
helped BY free coal would want protection
for it's own products. like Cailsornis ana
ITS fruits for instance / an thorough
protecEionist and do not believe thai Tree
trade will do for this country.
Dr. e C. kIlhourne, president OF the
Union Electric Company, Also large con-
suuer OF coal: Il am = proteciionist. and
| believe In every com munity looking ouf
after its own interests, even 10 the extent
OF substituting manufactures, II necessary.
and that Is what protection amounts 20.
Free coal would not mske il a cent cheaper
TO as. and il would cur OF materially our
Market for coal in California and eISe-
where Ii woald also have q tenaency TO
cut down wages.
" II. Martin. manager of the Black
Diamond Coal Company: "No. i don
think free coal will hurt US particularly,
because they haven't got any coal in Brit
James III. Perkins. manager OF the
Puget Sound Machinery Depot: Il am
not IN favor of free coal because il would
hurt our coal mining industry, which Is
one OF the leading interests of the state.
We have coal developed ana undeveloped
In immense quantities. and the coal inter-
ests should be fostered by protection.
Now. IS far as free iron Is concerned, L
think that il would be hurtfuI TO the
whole country, but would be beneficial to
the PacIhc coast states. | think this be-
cause iron would he brought here by
wheat ships instead of ballast. and for
that reason il could be delivered here
cheaper than Alabama pig, which is
brought across the continent and sold In
Seattle for sl6.T5 per ton. OF course. il
would be help TO manufacturers on this
Coast to get their pig iron cheap. | wish
We had eciprocity with British Columbia
in the matter of machinery. and
especially milling machinery. Ii that
was the case, Seattle would sell lots of
milling plants to British Colum oia, as we
know how 10 make them better on this
side Of the line than they do on the Brit
ish side. | think that free iron ore would
be huriful to our state, as II would prevent
the development of our iron mines, aud
therefore l am opposed 10 it.
Isaac Hume, manager of the Vulcan
Iron Works: II am greatly in favor of
Il
believe il would be an immense benefit TO
the entire Pacific coast. We are just as
we'll able TO manufacture iron in this state
as they are in the East and South. and il
IL Is allowed 10 come into this market free
| think We will see manufactures started.
The cost of manufacture in the East is
about S. % a ton, and when landed here it
costs SIS. 30 a ton. so you can see the benefit
We would derive If plants were established
In this state. They manufacture ordinary
castings in the East for as low Is $50 ton,
the amount IL costs us out here for the iron
alone. / hope. for the benefit of our state
and the Coast in general, that iron ore will
be placed on the free list"
FREE REGISTRY OF SHIPS.
The president in his message strongly
favored American registry for foreign
built vessels. Appended are interviews on
the subject, showing decided division of
opinion:
Ii. X. Hall, ship-builder, Port Blakeley:
II believe the law should stand as 1t is
and think the president is wrong, as he
nearly always is. Why, If the bill is re-
pealed every tramp steamer in the country
would make for this country aud cause as
TO tie our vessels UP. If our ship-builders
were protected as those of other countries
We could afford TO build fine ships, but the
way things are now Il doesn't make any
difference whether our ships are busy or
not, they are taxed just the same. The
bark Arthur. which is now in my yard and
which was wrecked off the coast of Van
oouver island about year ago. has been
entirely repaired aud her owners have
spent fully SIS. 900 on her. She now seeks
TO hy the American flag, but We can't az
ford TO establish a precedent. | am en-
tireiy opposed to the repeal of the law"
]. A. Campbell, Port Blake ley Mill Com
pany: II am opposed TO the repeal of the
present law, because | think il would be
the means of causing number of tramp
vessels 10 enter this port 10 the detriment
of our home ships We own our own ves-
sells, aud | sould not like to see some
tramp ship come in and be allowed to
compete with US. Ii wouldn't reduce the
foreign freights particle. am totally
opposed 10 the repeal"
Capt. J. c. Nixon: II have not given
the matter of Cleyeland's message much
thought. and | have not looked particu-
larry into the question of giving American
registry TO foreign built ships. 1t strikes
me, although l am not free trader. that
IL would be . good scheme. We are not
building iron ships 20 any great extent at
present Go 20 san Francisco or any
other American port and see the large
number OF ships flying the English flags
and then lock at The feS with the Stars
and Stripes at the masthead, and it is
enough 10 make an American sick.
The British ships now do most
of the freight carrying by water for the
civilized world and IL is an old story that
Britannia rules the waves. IL might be a
good thing TO allow foreign-built vessels
American registry for say twenty years
Then American vessels might rule the
waves. We would get the benefit of the
earnings of these vessels, while they
lasted, even though a foreign country
might have the benefit of the money spent
for their construction. The taxes on them
would be paid in this country. In addi-
ton 70 this, ii would give employment to
our young men. who would invest their
earnings in this country. These are my
views on the subject, which really have
not given great deal Of consideration"
Andrew f. Burieigh. general counsel of
the Oregon improvement Company /:
President Cleveland's message shows
that ho intends 10 persist in the policy
which he outlined during his tirst admin
istration. and which the people have en-
phatica!ly repudisted as un-Ameriean."
Very Large Cattle.