New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12
EVIDENCE IBOTT THE TlRIFF.

TIL" glass and pottery manufacturers would
not have done justice 10 the interests they rep
resented If they had not stated very strongly
The injury done by the Wilson tariff As 10 pot
trries. it is we'll known that the Democrats of
The Senate admitted after their bill had passed
that body. thai they had made II disgraceful
blundrr. and somr of The high contracting par
ties promised that # >houl. be rrmedird in con
ference. Bu The promised remedy did mol
come. and both industries have beer in de
plorable' condition. ~ the working men attest.
Onr cause Of trouble in the glass manufacture Is
The perssirncy of working men IN demanding
rates of wage wbica III. industry in lis lie
pre>-c. condition cannot stand That trades
union Is powerful. bn not always enlightened,
and has deprived the wOrkirgnrn OF a great deal
Of money and wor.: 10y its demands during the
las three wears. That l. an error for which
themselves are responsible, and yet there is he
hind It the faci that 10 reduction Of wages
would have been necessary II the old duties had
been maintained TN plain earihrnware The lu-
ties were reduced 45'3 per cent. OH decorated
nearly ~ per cent. bottles 20 10 -, per cent.
and on wndowglas> -, 10 ~ per cent. and 1t il
moi IN The lea-i strange that results drplnra-
bic
The testimony behalf of the iron industry
has been watched with peculiar interest. There
is no other branch Of manufacture in which So
many combinations have been forire, 10 restrict
production and fix prices AMI 10 other In which
sucl, combinations have more injnroll>ly taxed
consumers or more hamperpd industrial drvel-
oplnent With Alabama pigiron exported his
very month Ia The extern Of 10000 tons 10 Eng
land with steel rails sold within a mont. in
large quantities 10 railroads in Japan. with nail
producers able 10 export >,O0n.oW pounds last
wear of wlN and 2OWN Wo pounds of cut nails
it seems as if important branches of the indus
Try M least We're able 10 face foreign compeli-
lion without fear. Nevertheless all these are
results Of steady development in home compcti-
ton.
4 single concern IN this country i able. it l.
said. 10 undcrsrll any foreign ccmpeiior with
ON duties II j. not found lifting up lis voice
for high tariff In fact It's chief owner
gralhed President Cleveland Immensely. and
perhaps secured important contracts from GOV
eminent. by Il publ" statement which gave
satisfaction 10 all frec-traders some year ago.
This same concern i II large producer of steel
beams. and * participant in the rrorganlzed
pool which now charges 81 -, per lUi pounds
for the product after selling al 81 81 when the
pool was broken in November. II is an impor-
tani me,nl,rr Of The billet pool. which maintained
the price for months ~ $50 ~ ~ Pitt>hurg.
hui has since sold heavily. according Ia REPORTS.
M So or less II is greatly Interested in coke
combination which liked the price of Councils
vile coke. for most Of last year AT ~. bn j. now
selling al 81 10 II IS for the peopl" To determine
whether they can hest build up domestic com
pe,ition sill further in order To break down
combinations among home producers. or can
best serve themselves by inviting foreign com
petition In order 10 show what domestic com
petition has done 10 reduce prices in The past.
foreign competition having for years been of
lille effect. the following prices are given with
The proportions "f later prices I" HOS" Of Jan
nary !. 1887:
fxt.- ~ fs.-