New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-09
The New SMALL SIZE OF
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CASHMERE BOUQUET
X TOILET SOAP
Is within everybody's means. ASK TOT IT,

t,ot y, tho English potter" Average wages II,
the pottery industry in Trenton unoer era tn mnder
Of 1890 amounted to 81 az % a. week. and half the
oneratiyes were without employment; norta.
had been an enormous increase Va
TONS bat decrease on revenue
TRENTON POTTERIEs CLOSED.
An m. Trenton potteries were now closed anu
had been for four weeks, ana many " NJ.
"a ,,aor closed longer than four weeks. MT
,,~x.x srb,,,itted a comparison between inc
wages maid in the Trenton potteries under 'he
act OF 1890 and those paid In the P 9tte'y soid
try in staordshre En s;rs are employed in the
staffordshre potteries. having taken 'he p" No
of husbands and fathers mo hare san,,,v could
mines so that every member Oh . ie ~ the
contribute something toward the suppo'' Va
family. -, ....rx, lucrative Of
Trenton. fully corroborateu .se % them He
made nv Mr. Morgan, and added 10 tne"l.
snoLe of the excessive undervaluatiohs VII.
must be practised under the ex1stins iam, so for
enabled retail dealers in Trenton 10 ent %r,ces
sale 144-pece imported dinner sets a. 80, T.,
below the labor cost Of manufacturing 'nen ,oon
that city. Under the rates OF tne Iam and
the workingmen were fairy Pipp,,nd Now
+ror, 1901 IN 1902 they were all empioyeu W.
moro than tvo-thrds Of them were OUT VI en-
ployment because no work couio oe U,an an
r a. Stevenson OF East Liverpool, I'M
o,hor nottery operative, described the conuIuV -,
~ the men employed in the pottery indus',t ~
o. W,t te - he;ng about the same that OF their
brathren in New-Jersey. They demananeoo' "e
said, the restoration OF the ou'iee Va
THE CONDITIONS IN OHIO.
REPRESENTATIVE Taylor OF Ohio. in whose as
tr,ct East Liverpool Is situated, ana WIN "
thoroughly familiar with the pottery 'i'u''''
next addressed the committee by 'he "'. -
1904 he said the duties on eartheh"a'e ia"
,beer reduced to 10 per cent pe'ow .dad
81 tto con
and the natural result had been even srea,es
Decentralization and distress than "ou na haen
resulted II their origina! Inten,ion n"a IN ex
norried ont other results had been an eA-
cessive increase of fraudulent underVaiua'lo'.a.
an enormous increase Of importations esen az
the differentiation, and heaNy ioSs Vi
nue.. , - ,ororlee NJ
the fine. artistic wares manufactured IN IIe s,
ION which he said were unexcelled IN pe"us
and finish by any manufacturers IN inc m
and gave the cost and prices OF the samples.
He next exhibited samples OF Japanese cups az
saucers highly decorated by hand, wnicn w.
sold in the New-York and other leadlne MAJ
kets of the United States duty PAID at DTS .o
which were far below the American cost OF ueoo-
ration alone One japanese cup anu sa AZ,
which he exhibited could BE- nousm ner ~ il
work. for oS cents. An American operauNe II
steady employment were guaranteed 10 MIL H.
could not afford to decorate cup 10y manu- ~
the same manner for less than ~ ce"'9'
MrMILIIN IN QUEST OF KNO"LEDdh'
Nv McM,l,in wanted 20 know what Mr.. Taylor
Lrew about the existence Of a trust or compiha-
tion Of pottery manufacturers to control the mar
10, for and prices of their wares. and the latter
renlied that he did not know OF the existence VI
. combination for those purposes although there
had been for many years a Pottery Association
in existence. as there had been assoc'at'ohS u
manufacturers in other industries.
NJ TavIor then went on to say that the manu-
facturers were exceedingly anxious TO nave spe
cac duties substituted for ad yalorem, orSine on
that could be done. They had been worklns ., o n
ths nroblem for some time. and would hereal.e'
submit the result Of their labors ana Try ~ SUB
gest practicable plan .,o A
In behalf OF the importers OF eartneEWaiS' -.
+. WIN of I,oston urged the retention OF the
existing rates Of duty. and declared tnat i. wouu
ho imnossibl, even il desirable. to apply Spectre
~ ,as Of duty What he knew about the exist
go of a not.sry trust to fix ana contro prices
was that he found the same discounts oneieu ".
the respective manufacturers, excep; INA. Ia. -
discounts were offered to large oea'ei' Una" ~
small ones. a. .,o,, m. orfo,
We'll" asked Mr.. Payne 10 you not OH,
better terms to a large customer than 10 SINAI
one?"
"Tbat Is all. l thought Everybody does
| IT," remarked Mr.. Payne. ,, .,s
In reply to other questions MI, re,ai,eS ir
| that the system Of trade discounts preValeu ~
| ENGLAND as in the United States, but he though'
| the discounts were mot so uniform'
| CONCERNED FOR THE PUBIICs HEALTH
| CONGRESSMAN Sorg Of Ohio appeared In DC
| half of the importers and foreign mahuiac
ur.rs of Pasteu- filters. who wanted the SINAI
rubber tube which forms part OF the me-
| admitted free Of duty. These tubes COST ~
| cents each. and the duty is ~ per cen' al va
| ,orom They are not manufactured In TN
United States, and cannot re- on ana ,,se,f i
| n,',,1ac,urcd in France under French pat
| ont The request for the remission OF dut! ap
peared to be based on concern f9r me S,ntas
| and health of the people OF the ohiteu o'a,e STATES
| ,,ho would thereby be able 10 purify NOR
| chnaplv the water they use. The tubes yieio
| revenue of about $4,000 year 10 the "o'
G. Partridge. of Rutland. VI. appeare'
| in behalr of the marble producers. cutter
| dealers and importers Of the United STATES, WI
| had agreed TO ask for an increase Oh cAls.''i
| n u Tho ;mposition Of specific and COMPOUND
| rates and some changes OF classi1catloh, al
| partridge made some Interesting stateHeii'
| In regard TO the domestic marble industry AM
| showed hoy. il differed from that OF ltaly.
p M stewart, of Chattanooga. Tenn. advo
I coted an increase Of rates and the imposi'io'
of specific duty OF % cents gross Oh 10,
| dptv THE duty Of ~ per cent al Valorer: nh
| der the act Of 1890 was reduced to ~ per cen
in 1894 Mr.. Stewart said thas thG redu 1rh,o,
| had resulted in a food of importations whic
| thraatencd the destruction of the domestic IN
| dustry AS a result or domes,ic cohipe S,'ao
| tho price Of these articles had ,Deen reuuce
| from 81 TO IS cents a gross. If foreign manu-
facturers should succeed In crushing the 90
mestic industry and obtaining con'roi OF, OF IN
| market the prices would again oe auvanc y
| An ,ncrease of the duties would not increase IN
| n,ice of the tips to consumers. IN 1act price
| had fallen under the tariff OF 1871
| THE committee adjourned until to-m0T,o"
when those Interested in iron. steel and lea
| ores will be heard.
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.
washington. Jan. s--Captain Robert b. Benhan