The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-22

an example He explained the diff cuIties experienced in constructing such a building with steel imported from abroad. He said that the long delays incident to the loss of pieces of the steel essential to the continuation of building operations and the length of time required to rectify some blum der of the manufacturer made such an undertaking most impracticable, when coppareA with the facility with which the work could be done if the steel were ordered from home manufactur- CT.
 If you ever tried to send sn order 5000 miles for structural steel you would never do 1t ~again,". observed Mir. Carnegie.
 Mir Carnegie had planned to leave for New York on an afternoon train. but when Mir. Payne asked him if he desired to contiane his testimony today or appear before the committee again to his servant to arrange for him to stay in Washington tonight.
 T consider it my duty as Q citizen to remain here a week If necessary" said Mir. Carnegie.
 Representative Bourke Cochran of New York asked Mir. Carnegie many questions regarding his advent into the steel business.
 Carnegie Telis of steel.
 Tn the course of his testimony about the condition existing at that time. Mir. Carnegie said he would not have gone into the steeI manufacturing business without the tariff for protection.
 England made steel Tails long be- fore we dtd." he said. and I was not afraid of American competition, but of the dumping in this country of his surplus by the English manufactures"
 Representative Gaines was desirous of obtaining Mir. Carnegie's views as to the needs for the tariff by the small manufacturer of steel.
 Mir. Carnegie claimed that there were no small manufacturers of steel products. but Mir. Gaines persisted that there were small manufacturers who make some special article from steel
 T don't know any small manufac- turer who makes just one item of steel and I would not regard him. I would think he had not managed we'll" said Mir. Carnegie.
 Mir. Gaines wanted to know if 1t was not possible for a man to go into the steel business to manufacture a speciality. or if 1t would not be if there was no tariff to protect him.
 There is always room for the en- terprising man to make a speciality and besides he gets a high price for his article" was Mir. carnegie's conn ment.
 MT. Carnegie further admitted that the time for the smaller manufacturer of steel. is past except for the man making a special article.
 Mir. Carnegie concluded his testis mony shortly before 6 o'clock and was about to leave when Alfred Q, Erozler of Wilmington. Del, asked permission to be heard. He also asked Mir. Carr negie to remain and hear his remarks. explaining that they would be in the nature of a criticism of the former steel kings views on the tarin.
 Wise CT smart Yeung Man.
 Mir. Carnegie took a seat with the evident purpose of listening to Mir. Crozier, but the latter had not pro- ceeded far when Mir. Carnegie arose and said that he had, been before the committee all day and that it was pret- ty tiresome. He begged to be ex- cused but said that he would like to get . copy of Mir. crosier's remarks after they are printed
 s'T shall read 1t with pleasure" he said, '.and if the gentleman criticises me. shall say. What pity that man does not know better and if he Is with me. shall probably say, What a wise young man he is.' |"
 with few parting words of regret because he could not stay. Mir. Carr nsEie took his departure.
 Mir. Crozier addressed his remarks principally to the magazine article re- gently published over Mir. cafnesi6's, name, which he said dealt a severe blow to the entire protsctive system Mr. Crosier claimed that Mir. Carne- Rie's proposition to take the duty off of steel would have the effect of leav- ing tfSe United States Steel Corporation forever in undisputed possession of Sha Ar4arirasS hkld.