The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-28
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For q Republican paper tie Es9
York Sun take q sensible view or re
recent large increase n the export 3
American manufactured goods, loE e
declares that while the showing IS ~
couraRing. there IS no occasion as JET
TO s'pOint with PRIDE % the Fecera-
Great as the increases are IL certain
eases. the Sun observes that IN none
Is tie increase greater than the saEeS
Of one eood-sized concern.
But the sun omifs TO state tAat fn
some OF the instances ct which at
makes mention. the increase WAS cue
very largely 20 the fact that TIE gods
were sold to the foreign consumer az
much lower prices than our De0Dle az
home have to pay Tor Identical ant
cles. For instance the sun shows thai
our export OF agricultural inFDlemerSs
has increas ed from S5.00O.OO0 10 ~
OO0. 600, This seems st first fhoIlZht 2
most extraordinary gain. but Il = Dat
50 when we consider that agThFultuEll
imnlemRnts made ia this country are
sold IN EuroDe at from ten to twenty
three per cent. less thsn the same ini-
Elements ran 10 bought for here A
churn. either cylinder or THERMOMETERS.
is sold abroad twenty-three Der cent
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is sold abroad twenty Der cent cheap
e. than at home: grain mills fhorse)
eleven per cent cheaper. culfiTat0rs
harrowl. twPnty-three per cent. cheap
er: cultivators Oisndl. seventeen per
cent. cheaper. What is true or aGa-
cultural indictments is likewise true
Of hardware. our exports OF which
have increase in value by several NIL
lion dollars. Amarican-made hardware
Of every description is sold TO the DeO-
ME of Europe at prices far below
what our own DeoDle are obliged TO
nav. For examDle. shirt levels can be
bought in Eurn0e thirty BeF cent.
cheaper than they can he hOuGht here:
tube scraDers can be had abroad aC
prices averaging thirty-three Der cent.
! less than the nrices asked at home:
augur bit sticks. twenty per cent:
/ drilling machines. fifteen per cent:
! breast drills. thirty-three per cent:
/ hammers. crowhars and sledges- eleT-
/ en- per cent: butcher saws. fhirty-fTe
Der cent: spades and shOTels, thirty
/ three per cent: eagle horse pl0ws-
I twenty-five per cent: n E chilled
/ pl0ws. seventeen DER cent
/ In our export Of engines and boilers
/ there has also been q large increase.
/ but this Is due To a considerable ex-
/ tent TO the ract that TneSP ana 0iHer
/ articles coming under the head Of ma
/ ehinery are sold abroad at prices rang
/ ing between tweuty-tbree and thirty
eight Der cent. below the prices asked
\ at home.
! A representative Of the Democratic
/ National COmmittee made an accurate
| estimate OF the value Of a single cargo
abOut to be shipped from New York
/ to South Africa This cargo was mt
I on board bv the firm of Punch. E7de
/ & Co.. Of New York. and il cost the
/ buyers in South Africa S2125G4- The
/ same cargo. had It been sold to bUveTs
/ in New York. would have cost s246.-
\ O45. Thus. on a cargo Of this one
small steamer (of only 2s7O tons regis
| teri a rebate Of S33. 4S1 was made in
| favor Of foreigners
In other words. owing to the ReDBb-
/ lican high tariff taxes. which permit
/ the trusts to charge high prices to
| home consumers without fear OF for
| eign competition. this one small cargo
i cost American consumers S33 4S1 or
! 1877 Der cent. more than the trusts are
glad to sell the same goods for TO buv-
ers on the other side Of the globe. IT.
on 4 cargo Of one little steamer. Amer
leans are mulcted in such an amount
it is perfectly clear that in the case OF
EXPORTS running into the millions OF
dollars. the money practically 8Iehed
from the pockets OF home consumers
would be tremendous.
No wonder some people speak Of the
Dingley tariff as the 'robber tariff"