The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-24

inn To .'stagnation In the iron busi'
ness" caused by 1.-THE action OF the
nresident i'm the Venezuelan message, |
some Of the large manufacturers IN
this country were obliged to sell goods
for export at remarkably low prices In
order TO keep their works in operation
aud their men employed lie then
remarks that tive might see reasons AZ
times why we would be willing To sell
n certain small quantity OF our sur
nlus goods at an actual loss rather
than stop our works" After speaking
of the practices Of German manufac-
turers he concludes as follows:
"The writer has always been a re-
pubiican and protectionist. and be-
iieves these principles arc correct, ana
would be willing to justify a.y manu-
factnrcr in selling goods at the best
} possible price he could obtain TO Keep
his works running, whenever the ue-
moralizntion was caused by the acton
Of The democratic congress in arrest
} inc the wheels of commerce and try
inc to block the march OF trade.
Mr.. Gates has also always been a
I nromoter OF combinations under the
\ tariff. We recall his connection WIN
5 the barbcd wire pool before he became
an officer Of the Illinois company. lie
Y does not say anywhere in his letter
i that the exported rails were SOLD az
a an actual loss" lnasmuch as stee
. billcts had for some time been sold foi
n about SIT per ton, and we understand
- that the cost Of producing rahs IN 'n'
rs best mills exceeds by not more than =
S. the cost of producing billets. we sinai
n not assume that the rails for Japai
IF were sold at loss until we see proc
IL OF it. AS TO other aspects o. the trans
ne actions referred to, we want TO ask
Tx few questions.
!" III YOU desired To sell your "surplu
r. Goods" Mr. Gates, at small proDt Q
of even at a loss. in order that your work
MIGHT be kept running, why did 20
lis not offer the goods at those "rcmarl
ais ABLY low prices TO buyers IN you
ng own country? Why did you not Ri'
he the benefit Of the reduction, temporal
.ty or exceptional though 1T may nay
NO been. to your fellow-countrymenf &c
de and your combination have Tor n ior
its time compelled them to pay 80
ars Pennsylvania mills and S29 Mt yo
ar factories If you had rails wien "
en- were willing to sell at S2l.26, why
VS. YOU not permit Americans 70 o'
ed. them at that price? Why did not u
vo- Carnegie company, which was
re. lowed by the ombiuation's board
.tly control to sell 10000 tons OF rails
Japan at Ssl. o. sell the same ralis
|, in Americans at S-i.2G? DO you not kn'
The that railroad companies in the Uni'
and States would have jumped at
hat chance to buy at that price or even
row n price higher by 81 or So? Why sho'
,asc Won give Japan this great discount
DOR, withhold il from your American c
for toners? DO you not think the III
ELI q would make and sell more rails II "
its combination should cut down ITS y
Sec tax?
nee. A letter answering these pertin
un- questions might not give "a knock
,pe- How to any argument against
.ans lection but il would be more 10
are noint than the one addressed by
ches Gates to Mr. William ii. Haworth'
Y of essential parts of which we have
pro- forth abovc.) which is not ma
facturer's explanation but kihe
TORS republican campaign document
c of Y. Times.