The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-02

is one of the most feasible and pay
ing projects that could be started.
DURING the month of January
over $1,000 have been received for
dog tax. This is the largest amount
ever yet received for this tax in one
month. The Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty TO Children. receive
$50 month for looking after stray
CANNES. The money taken in from
the owners of dogs insures the city
against any loss in this item of city
expenses, which should be enacted
in every other department of the
city government.
Revive The shipping Building Industry.
(Commun, Gated
Mr.. Editor:-That more interest in the
Bill introduced in the Senate and House
for the increase Of the sale of American
products and manufactures has not boon
urged by The people of Delaware would.
seem from the fact that it has been SO little
known. 1t is Bill that should have the
support OF all interests in the manufact-
uringStates regardless of party, for in ship
ping all industries are united all trades
being represented in tho con, ruction of
ship, and it, maintenance and navigation.
A list attached hereto shows in brief a
portion of the trades and manufactures
which enter into the construction Of any
vessel. Briefly stated, this Bill provides
for the encouragement of American ship
ping engaged in foreign commerce aud the
payment Of subsidies based upon the mile.
age such subsidies being conditioned on
the construction within five years of new
tonnage amounting to not less than 2O9e
Of the amount of subsidies paid. The Bill
provides for American registry of foreign
trade onl y for foreign built vessels actually
owned or contracted for by American cili-
zens upon thu condition that now tonnage
equal to at least 50af of foreign vessels
be shall be constructed within period OF
fiveyears
The bill provides adequate encouragement
for American Shipping interests and AM
srican shipbuilders without imposing
eny troublesome conditions upon the ship
per. The operation will not fail to be bsne-
fetal in every way to our foreign commerce
and our home industries rs we'll In the
year endingJune goth. 1897 the exports and
imports Of the United States amounted to
$i,7l4s 800, 043.-of which but 11% was car
led il American bottoms This as
the one-time position of the United States
whore our own ships carried s5Hc of our
foreign trade. Two hundred million dol.
lars is thus paid out byAmerlcan shippers
to foreign owners for freight and passage
money that goes out of the country in
hard cash which should DO retained to re-
ward American labor. 1t is essential that
the country should shavs shipbu,lding
plants, ar isans, engineers and sailors for
its use and safety in the time Of both peace
and war and that the Merchant Marine is
u Naval Reserve has been clearly demon
strated not only in our civil war. but dur
ing the late war with Spain, when tho eff
orts Of the navy were greatly ded and
supplemented by what few ships we had
and could acquire. There is no bCnest ard
industrious worker i'll the manifold fields
Of labor in the United States who Ia not
interested insthe passage of this Bill. The
laborlng man can only have house and
home and food and clothing for himself
and family in proportion to the employ.
mont for his labor and his employer can
only pay him in proportion to the advan-
tageous sale of things produced.
The American natural resources cannot
be exceled by tho people Of any nthsr
country aud yet in the face of this, thu for
eign commerce conducted by our own
shipping has decreased from $50 in 1916
and o9% in 1860. to liz IN 1897 Other
manufacturing nations influenced by cou-
siderGtions 10 aid shpbui;ding AMI ship
ping, support lines Of sea connections un-
der their own citizens to establish
trading houses. banking houses and othot
facilities for the sale OF their productions
in other countries The result of these
circumstances has been to deprive the
United States of at least equality in for
eign trade they possessed in early days and
greatly ro'nrd the sale Of American goods
In fnr away countries where the product u
our industries ought TO have an equal cp-
portunity OF disposition. Again. all ships
built under this new law nre required to
carry malls of tho United States free of
charge; further, all new ships must be
built 50 a. TO bs readily converted into
cruisers or other auxiliary aids to the mil
itary power Of the United STATES and whom
needed for such purpose may DO taken or
employed at any time, Again Tho require
| mont that at least t5M OF the crews as wei,
as officers BIO American citizens, will create
| reserve force so badly needed to suppls-
ment the regular Navy as during the Span
i.h war, and the lack Of which would have
| been ,Nrious dettimont to the SUCCESS of
the American trms had we been engaged
in hostilites with more powerful nation
than Spain There will be resolutions in
troluced at the lcgular meeting of ths
! Wilmington Board OF Trads Thursday
! evening endorsing this bill. and 1t is hoped
! that all good citizens who value tho well
iare Of tho industries and manufactures Of
their state and city will attend and use
every effort 70 promote the passage Of the
much needed bill
| TRADES ACTUALLY FNpLOYED N SHIP
BUILDING
Draughtslnsn. engineers and nremen,
coppsrsm!.hs tinsmiths, plumbers, steam
fitting, backsmiths, pattern makers,
maCliinssts drilers sieetrica! engineers
nilw.ghts jd!ners bo!,ef makers, r!vet-
orr, pain .eg., Triggers. carpenters, sail
makers, mou!iprs and foUndrymGu, from
workers IN about 80 or At branches
PARTIAL LIST MANrrA,Tl WEB AND
| EAw WATERFALLS USED N 9rl? BUILDING
Mining, coGl, IRON, copper aud 5'hcr
nl2tais. lumber. awnings and sails axes,
btthrts sc, electric material O! All kin ls,
b liUg, cord, reps and cables packing.
furnace, Gre brick, blocks, life boats,
boilers, bolts aud L"ts. iron and brass
founders fuel, oil plate and shape mills,
hlgGwa'S u all L!nH.. bronze founders
btu hes, bg IONS ami buckets Ia!nters
aGa carpenters. bedding, mettreaseI, large