The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-01-25
MEETIkG
;entra; Music Hall, Chicago,
Crowded This Morning.
They Want Protection to Keep tho
Home Market and Subsidies
to Hold the Carrying
Trade at Sea.

Chicago, Jan. 2l.-Central Music hall
vas crowded to the doors this morning
with representative business men from
Every section of the country, upon the
opening of the second annual V
ion of the National Association Of Man
afacturers of the United States, This
8 one of the most powerful organiza-
lions In this country. II is not
composed of individual members, but of
delegates of organizations representing
particular Industries. Its main purpose
Is to concentrate in one body the force
md influence of the American manu-
featuring industry, so hat when a
question of national Importance shall
present Itself, American manufacturers
nay speak with an assurance that Will
oe heard. At the present time there
ire many independent associations in
The country, and it Is proposed to make
the association the one central power OF
Ill. AS the delegates arrived in the
hall this morning, each received a state
nent OF the basic principles of the or
sanization. This said In part ITO the
argest possible extent our home market
should be retained and supplied by u
own producers, and our foreign trade
relations should be extended in every
direction and manner not Inconsistent
herewith. The principle of reciprocity
should be embodied In national legisla-
ton, in accordance with the require
nents of equity. so thai reciprocal trade
relations between the United States and
soreign countries may be developed and
extended as far as practicable. Believ-
Ing that ships sailing under the flag of
the United States should carry our en-
lire maritime commerce, and in view
IT the injury thereto by subsidized for
sign shipping, we declare in favor of a
|l%udicious system OF subsidies as a
means to the complete restoration and
extension Of u merchant marine. The
Nicaragua canal being essential to the
commerce of the United States, and of
national importance, we favor Its con-
ttruction and operation under the con-
trol of the federal government. Our
natural and artificial waterways should
be improved and extended by the fed
era government to the full needs of
commerce, connecting the great lakes
with the rivers of the Mississippi val
ley and the Atlantic ~seaboard."
Among the objects is the establishing
IN each seaport In the world an agent of
the society. The agents for the English
board Of trade have been of great as
~sistance to that country and have taken
much trade from America. Recently
an Alabama firm had a large contract
with Japan. The English agent Sc
cured 1t and England is now doing the
work. Japan wanted six warships
built, two in England, two in Germany
and two in America. The English agent
changed this SO that four ships are be-
Ing built in England, two In Germany
and not II in America. Quite a num-
Der of these incidents have come to the
notice of the association members. and
steps are being taken to remedy the con-
ditions. There is an overproduction
at home, it is claimed, and the as
ISOLATION wishes to provide a foreign
market. A strong plank in the scheme
Is the advocacy Of subsidies. England
pays out 5000. 900 annually in subsi-
dies. France paid out In twenty years
500, 000, 900 n secured in return trade
to the amount Of 5000, o00, 900. Germany
and the Latin union also pay big subsi-
dies, and the association wants America
to follow suit.
Chicago, Jan. I'll In connection with
the great manufacturers convention
which opened here today a large mum.
Der of members of the Textile Manufac.
turers' association of the south and west
and which CONTROLS w million spindles
are in conference to consider the present
situation of the trade. with especial lie.
ference to the tendency towards a o n
tinuOus decline in the market.