The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-19
AMERICA VS.. ENGLAND.
ALL THINGS ARE NOT CHEAPER on
TIE OTHER SIDE TIE OCEAN.
NJ. Arthur Glasgow Talks About Prices In
tho Two Coun Work.
men tie Says srs tho Beet

III IL n popular ohipSA "h'''ie"'
error that everything IS cheaper in Eng
land than In America said Mr.. Arthur
Graham Glasgow. son OF MIR. Frank r..
Glasgow, who is home for visit, after
three years stay in England. 1T is
true" said he, that tailor-made goods
are about one-third cheaper IN England
than on this side. but the wild idea that
y person going 10 England can save his
passage by buying what lie needs after
n getting there, is great mistake. The
truth of the matter as that now nearly
everything manufactured In America is
cheaper than In England. and In many
cases better made"
MIR. Glasgow is a member oil the HrW
OF Humphries A. Glasgow. consulting anu
constructing gas engineers, and his opih-
ION Is formed from intimate knowledse Oh
the prices of all kinds OF materials In
both countries the firm having an office
at 81 Broadway. New York, and We
toria street London, England.
They are engaged largely in water-sas
plant construction. and about three years
ago finding that the materials they used
could he bought cheaper i'm England, they
opened an office In that country ana
made their purchases there, but since
and the situation Is entirely In favor of
American manufactures, and that many
articles are cheaper here than in Eng
land.
CHEAPER HERE.
Says he: "The growth in The export of
American goods is particularly noticeable
IN the number of American agencies for
the sale OF American manufactures. For
merly they represented firms who sent
4 over partly finished machines and had
the heavier parts made in England, but
his practice is growing less and less as
IL is found that the entire product can be
made cheaper here.
AS an illustration. Mr.. Glasgow said
that when he left England. they had an
order for some very large and extra
heavy weight blowers that were priced
so high in England that il would necessi-
tate the surrender OF the contract or a
modification Of the plan. but on reaching
America and making inquiries he found
he could send TO England for the draw
ings and patterns. have them made here.
and pay the freight across the ocean
much cheaper than he could get IL done
in England.
Hc thinks that England stands no
chance against America on iron pro-
ducts. with both pig and wrought iron
AS low as II can be made by the Sloss
Iron Works and other Southern plants.
He says most OF the hish-crade engine
and machine tools are bought I'm America
and that while England is far ahead in
such things az marine engines heavy
weddings and forgings. il is on account
Aoi long experience and large. established
'1oiants; but that the Cheapness of iron
and steel' in America will soon be felt I'm
all classes OF manufacture, and such an
amount of work will be created I'm our
snipyards that America will be in the
van IL not ahead in shipbuil1ng.
AMERICAN woREMEx.
MIR. Glasgow has found that work from,
the same drawings can be executed cbeap-
er here IMAM in England: that while
american mechanics get more money
they. at the same time, accomplish more.
ana the actual unit of labor is, therefore.
cheaper TO the manufacturer IN America
than IL Is I'm England.
In this connection he said that Germanv
was tremendous factor i'm the manu-
factures of the world: that as a la borer
fisherman consumed little ana produced
much. whereas the English mechanic was
an eNtravagant liver. Germany is not
inventive. but she copies the best Amer
lean models so precisely that they can
hardly be told from the original.
The Yankee is stil ahead of the world
In inventive genius. and most of me best
labor-taving devices originate here. and
while they have been compelled on ac-
count of higher labor ana material, to
use their wits 10 get labor-saving ma
chimes. the chcapness Of materials now
makes an incentive of higher profits and
The creation of more active manufactures
will surely be the result.
Since his arrival in America Mr.. Glas-
gov has purchased for use in England
ten high speed. iirstclass engines.
score of pumps for pumping oil and
water. and number of heavy fans ana
blowers. Mr.. Glasgow says that one ire
quentiy ht ars discussions on political
economy between business men, and they
say that In spite of the high tartf,
which lays a prohibition on some articles,
IL Is better than no tariff. as Tar as Eng
land Is concerned Should the tarin fence
be pulled down, the result would be nm
favorable 10 English manufactures, be-
cause the impetus that would be gwen
TO American manufactures would more
than balance the sales of British pro-
ducts, were the tariff abolished.
FRYE TRADE.
Mr.. Glasgow. from his observations OF
the growth of American products'in Eng
land thinks that free trade would be o.
immense advantage = America.
IL is not because the tariff now keeps
out anything that is OF such great ValuN
to the trade of other countries, but Tor
. the reason that the tariff fence which the
United States has built around herself mas
engcndered a spirit in other countries
which opposes buying anything American,
and he often hears il said: IF America
wants TO keep 10 herself, we Will get
along without her goods.
Mr.. Glasgow says ttat notw!thstand-
ing these conditions. the use OF American
products is growing faster and 1aster IN
England. and that there Is a most prom
Using outlook for large export trade
from America TO the European countries
I'm spite OF the tariff legislation which has
Long refarlnl IL.