The sun., 1900-10-02
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
APPROVED BY BRITISH.
Crockery and Glassware Manu-
featuring Stimulated.
The British Consul at Chicago Makes a
Report to His Government lndors-
ing the Republican Prottc-
tive Policy.

ADVANTAGES of the protective tariff sys-
tom accruine to the workingmen of this |
country is shown in a report OF the BTU
isb vice consul at Chicago to his govern
ment. in which he deals with the chlna'
earthenware and glass trade OF Cmcago'
He points out that the high tariff on
goods Of this character has enapleu
Americans to start factories for the man,
ufacture of these goods, and more VIII
soon be built, In his report the wee
consul says:
"For years the British potter has been
the supplier of the American Market
and he still continues to lead, but with
the general increase of the production IN
the limited States, and the rapidly grow
ing competition from Japan, this lead
can only be maintained by q strict watch
| being kept on the market and the nature
of the goods demanded, as well us the
| prompt filling Of orders. chicago buyers
| 90 over once or twice year to Europe
to buy for the local market and the large
district supplied from that city as as
tributing center, and it should be the ann
of producers to get in touch with them.
Imports increased 1905 per cent In lS9o'
as compared with 1893, and the value
f1,51S,59S from FL ,331 ,452.
"There are no potteries in the consul
lar district Of Chicago, the chief ones
being in New Jersey and East Liverpool,
Ohio, and the output last year was H.
100000. The sale of American crockery
has increased immensely, and is only
checked by the works having all they
can do, The improvements In the last
few years in American pottery, especial
ly at East Liverpool, have been great,
and there are now sixty factories, but OF
, these only ten are turning out frst-class
, work, and none can equal the best for
eign products, but it must be remembered
that the demand for the more expensive
article is limited.
''The high tariff, 60 per cent, which
assures the American product of mar
ket, has had the effect of increasing thu
number and size of the American fac
tories, and with rise in the price of thu
British article they will still further in
crease.
"The American earthenware takes {
place near that of the English and is su
perior to the coarse German earthen
ware. and the product Of most potterie
is heavier than the former and is NOR
durable than the latter. The colors ar
not so we'll put on as in the British, an
the whole article is, as a rule, coarsei
and yet underglazed patterns and iloa
blue have not been made successfully
and, with the process the same, purcha:
ers will not take the American articl,
Every manufacturer in the United State
procures specimens of each new BIRTHS
design, and copies are made if it
thought likely to take in the market. II
manufacture Of china in the Unite
States is not vet competing with Il
United Kingdom, but is improving ra
idly.
"Cut glass, for the manufacture
which there are one or two small ia
tories in Chicago, has n large sale, al
the American article is said to be vast
superior in design, cutting, shape, polls
and luster to any other, and it is claim'
that the polishing by acids has a gre
superiority over the hand polishing. B
hemian glass still has good market, b
it is found that the British glass is ma
too fine, and the thin stemmed goble
are not good for the rough treatment tn
receive in the United States. Americ
or Belgian cut glass is preferred. L
: demand for glass which formerly car
from Leith and Edinburg, has now tui
ed to the United States, which also {
~ ports cut glass to Great Britain and G.
many"