New-York tribune., 1898-01-28
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annals of commerce. in all thu chronicles OF con
quest there Is nothing more Impressive IMAM tIs ,s
wonderful mystery over adverse condltiois wnch
has been won by the American manufacturer.
Should you ask me TO choose between w " t,ui'
OF conquest over nations and the distihcuon Vl
creating a great industry. | would not hesitate 10
pass my name dow TO history as successful cap,
tain I'm the conGucsts Of peace rather thah
Victorious general in the wars between men
Many OF us hav. come UP from me ialhs Ia nnno
stood before the loom. the forge or the mhc@nlle, MN
and j. not this as great an honor the rise from
private solGery TO the command OF armies Is
ana machines as in feats with arms? Is not me
genius OF creation IN every way comparape Win
Tho cenius Of destruction?
From hrs; to las, our country has been Il the ne
coveted market for forcign manulnc'feIs' coS
have cndedYorcd by every cXpedient tnr! ,S,,s
devise TO obstruct the DEVELOPMENT or our induS-
the motfer country applied 10 the colonies. and
the loug-c0utinged antaEorisn which our s,ruG-
cling Rcpublic encountered from it's powerlu u ihdus
planted TWO centuries a%o on Amera,tn sot no i%'
fought their way throuen great oi'hcul"es u
commanding position. CAppauSe) .,
The history OF American Industry is continuous
making too broad a ciaim 10 declare that American
inventors and American manufacturers nave Deen a
suits 10 fhe Industrial progress OF the world
within the century now closing.
DEPARTURE FROM PRECEDENT.
Sc; apart, in a measure from the rest OF the
world during long period Of years. our mannac'-
urcrs have met conditions and solved dlfhcuIt
problems unAarnpered by precedent or example
The bold originality Of methods and the stflN-
Ing departure from traditional practices nave
havc jf, Ip jnpress upon the ministries OF the
world IL manner that cannot he mistaken t.
dustry has been universally conceded. and until
recent years, no one would have had ne 'elhei.3 ~
20 suggest that this supremacy might De los
to so young an Industrial nation as the United
States but orr history has shown achievements no
less remarkable than this would be. tApplause'
nearer to England than many people imagine. We
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featuring industry IN contrasting 1t with the same
business in England by ending our comparison
We look with envy upon Great Britains exports
Of $3.50 Ooo.Cs worth of cotton goods per annum
beside which our foreign business or less thah ts
S'co0D seems TO sink INTO lns'gmhcain,Eie i,ie w., w e
ton spindles. while OURS number only seventeen
Million and feel that We are still far De-
II does moi always occur to us. however, that
while Great Bran's cotton mill equipment Is aDout
two and two-thirds times as great as ours, the
product Of our cotton mills Is more than three
fourths as large the total output of the BRUSH
From a much smaller equipment we produce an
OUTPUT that is rapidly approaching, me pollt az
which Great Briiains industry has long remained
stationary Fifty years ago p per cent OF an
of foreign production. while now we make at home
more than ninc-terths Of all the manufactures OF
The growth in the woollcn industry has been
remarkable. in srite OF obsrucunE IN
nuenccs which hardly any other Industry mas peen
g. s,a oo ,o wortb NJ woolien goods represented
afomt four-ffths of our consumption; but to-day,
Win close upon soocoCoo worth Of domestic manu-,
factures Of wool have control of more than
Fifty wears ago tie manufacture OF fabrics OF
silk in the United states was an insignificant in
distrv with a product Of less than 100000 per
annum while our imports We're valued at more more
nhcent Industry which Yields an annual pr9nnc,
that has passed far the than
fourths OF entire consumption.
Of iron ard Steel was long thought to be secure
for all time but within the last hve years we
but have passed beyond and now lead tne worIu
i'm the production of iron and steel in nearly every
iGrm % rs are nt no are aree seiiers to them The
current OF this trade has been completely re-
THE TIN-PLATE INDUSTRY
Seven years ago not pound OF tinplate was
made in the United States, and our imports from
Great Britain then reached their maximum OF
nearly s2sOooOoD per year. In the last fiscal year
SiT States coEsume3 Ds @ in the United states There
themseives who predicted failure but now point
with pride 70 this success APpanseI y, roo,,,a,
!anoT % % o,.t ~ ~ ,nan,s bands America has long ex-
cn'leS he world We have shown TO the nations
Of Europe whose main industrial dependence has
been so-oaned cheap labor. that high wages and
low cost of production are not always inconsistent.
No labor In the world is well paid as American
ment Of labor in the total of production been
reduced 10 so low a point as in several OF our
great Industries We learned long ago that ma
chimes worked more cheapiy than men and yielded
a larger return for the wages We pay them Wiih
higher wages with higher interest charges. win
higher costs for most of our materials we sun,
In many lines able TO meet our competitors
who once held us tightly in their control.
our marvellous achievements in the production
of labor-sayng machinery have not only GiVfn ven
us th,s enormous advantage. but have brought the
world TO our doors seeking 10 buy our superior
nachnes.
Gentlemen. the American manufaciurer needs
no encomium; his past Is the record OF an IN
dustrial struggle under the mosi unpromiSnS con-
dtions: his present is the successful achievement
OF a foremost place in the worlds industries; his
future no man can tell but If wisdom shall con-
tinuc TO abide with ruler and judgment control
our people another quarter Of "A century VIII not
have joined tho long procession Of ~" ages be,
fore the fame OF tho American nanufacturer VIII
he a household word throughout the world G-oud
applausc)
SENATOR FRYE'S ADDRESS.
Senator Frye. who spoke next. was introduced
by the chairman one who had abored con-
stantly earnestly and wisely for the restoration