The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-11
A SPLENDID SHOWING
Effect Of the Dingley Tariff on Ore
CONS Industries.
increase of 12o Per Cent. I'm the Num-
Der OF Hands Employed and 141
Per Cent. I'm Amount OF
Wages Paid.

Pursuant to its policy for several
years past the American Protective Tar
iff league has undertaken a poll of the
iIdustrial establishments of the United
States with view 10 obtaining trust
worthy information as 10 the condition
of American labor after eight months of
protection as contrasted with its condi-
tion during the corresponding period
following the enactment OF the Wilson
German low-tariff and no-tariif law of
1894. Accordingly the request for in
formation has Included these two points:
Average number OF hands employed
during the month of March, 1895 and
1SOS.
Amount of pay roll during the
month of March. 1895 and 1SOS.
In order TO insure the utmost free
dom in the matter Of replies, and hence
theutmost accuracy OF information, the
league has in every case given the fol-
lowing pledge;
The information asked viii be held as
strictly confidential, and IN no case Will tho
amount Of wages be divulged IN connection
with your firm.
The returns thus far submitted show
some extraordinary results. The first
inquiry cards were addressed TO parties
doing business in the state Of Oregon,
and i'm response there have been re-
.ceived 1902 reports representing 30 diff
ferent classes Of industry. A summary
of the reports from the state Of Oregon
is as follows;
HANDS EMPLOYED.
Number Of establishments reporting....lO2
Number o. hands employed during, Gee
afep' wv boss c,,no,,d during
March, 1929 ................'..'...... eaf
Gain for ISOS in number of
hands employed. ............. l,o4O
Percentage OF gutn ......... .l%o'lo
WAGES PAID.
Number OF establishments report
Amount 81 wages paid during
Amount OF wages paid during
March. lSgo... 4lioVl 81
Cain for Isos In ,ynEes paid s5s.53s.Gs
Percentage OF gain. ....... l1l'o4
Average wages per capita month
or March. 1888 s..................... SO o.
Of March. 1855 ...................... 40 5J
GnIn I'm wages per capita, per
month, tSOS ...... ....s.s... F3.1D
Percentage OF gain ......... 7.Od
This Is an unparalleled showing-a
gain Of 1850 per cent. in the number Of
hands employed under Dingley protec-
ton as compared with Wilson-Gorman
free trade; gain Of 141.04 per cent in
the amount of wages paid, and gain OF
7.04 per cent. in the rate Of wages paid.
The latest authentic and accurate re-
turns as 90 the manufacturing indus
tries OF Oregon are those Of the eleventh
census OF 1890. At that time 1,523 es-
Establishments reported, with total cap
ital OF SO. 1872 ,05l; number Of en-
ploycs, 1s,7Q5. The eight years that
have elapsed since 1870 have been years
OF splendid progress and Development
for Oregon, barring the four years of
depression and industrial paraly sis that
followed the free trade folly Of 1so3-o7.
There has been 4 large increase in popu
laton and industrial activity wherewith
10 measure the enormous benefits that
have followed the restoration OF the
American policy Of protection to Amer
lean labor and industries.
In 500 vastly different showing was
made by Oregon in The investigation
then mnde by the American Protective
Tariff league covering the conditions
existing in July OF that year, nfter two
years OF Wilson-Gormanism. as COM
pared with July OF 1892, under the Nc
Klnley tariff IL WINS then found that
by the 10 establishments reporting
there were employed IN 1892 52l hands,
and in 1896 this number had fallen 60
24o hands employed. decrease Of more
than 80 per cent.
If 10 the great gain in wages and in
dustrial protection shown for Oregon
by the contrast between March, 1895,
under low tariff and no tariff. and
March. 1904 under the Dingley tariff,
he added the advance In value Of farm
products and farm property and the
general advance in values throughout
That houishing state, the showing for
protection in Oregon would have 20 be
reckones by tens OF millions Of dollars.
On the first Monday in June OF this
year Oregon elects two representatives
In the United States congress This will
afford the people q that state the op-
pcrtunlty for an expression Of their
views concerning q federal policy that
has wrought the splendid results In
dicated IN the returns summarized
above The friends Of protection
throughout the United States will be
interested IN hearing from Oregon on
this subject.