The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-27

But Nerve Tonic. This is the irst time
9u, manufacturers have been charged
Mr. Davis !, has been on the the e sS,sSsIJ
nerve displayed by public Spirited
men men Ike Mr.: Holloway and Mr. Hallett
section. giving empioyment' as ~ dos.
10 thousands of workmen. The Irnder-
wood Metal BIZ would have reduced In.
! Fortunately IS cents per ton AS two-
thirds OF the tinplate In this country
Is sold on the seaboard coasts. the re-
70 give over all the business of the
racine coast-possibly the Gulf and
AtIantic coasts. now enjoyed by the
iacturer OF tinplate In Wales. The only
way TO prevent this and meet foreign
competition would be through the de-
auction In the present rate OF wage now
being paid In America-about double
tnst paid In Wales. American tinplate
coast aggregates tho enormous amount
Ing ing, in value % $40. 600: 900. The ;inpists
ploying nearly 1000 workmen' makes
speciality OF and runs almost entirely
on orders from the Pacific coast trade
william Z. Follansbee, OF FolIsnabee
bros company large and well-posted
manure Gnsn1fse =, OF tinplate IN Brooke
wood Bin had passed. the mill at
ClarksburE would have had 10 close
Gown entirely. l am sure that IL would
l nave been matter OF dsep regret 10
Congressman Davis ~ the Tin mill in
his home town. or in fact any other mill
naa been compelled 20 shut down. but
this. or a radical reduction in wages
would have been the result had Presi-
dont tart signed the Underwood Bill.
a. voted for by Mr.. Davis. In a recent
scott. OF the Ia Belle Iron Works said
with the duty removed on cut nails. as
Sre isei issv by o me bndsrwo9d mess,
the South SIDE. No need 70 tell this au-
has been bread w, s 4, l1o sou mGsss
wheeling citizens for many years. and
Us shutting down would be a most
serious calamity to this city.
The Wool Tarfn
on the subject OF wool. also have
letter In my pocket from Mr.. Louis
Iiorkheimer. q the we'll known nrm OF
he says that ~ the LaFoliette Bill
Iiouse-hsd not been vetoed BY Presi 1
growers in this section Of the country
S Se q ,b Business pIsssn, d dS bill % 20 re-
cents per pound 90 20 per cent adva-
loren In his opening campaign speech
IN wheeling last week. Mr. Davis feel
isgly refers to President raft's veto o.
Jocks OF West Virginia sheep will be
called on once more TO bieat appiauss
~ the action OF the President" In
view OF Mr. Horkheimers opinion a.
O. tho outcome % the passage % the
Lar gillette Bill, the humor OF Mr. Davis
on the subject viii hardly appeal ~ t;fl
sheep raisers OF BROOKE and ohio coun-
ties. or even 20 those OF his own county
or Harrison. which last year raised
In excess 81 $4,000 head with a market
~ Marshall county. with 1900 head IN
sheep valued ~ $50. 900 or 20 the own
ers Of some 100000 sheep IN West VIZ
half million of dollars
Many o. our people honestly fear that
nc exploitation % our foreign trade
tenn o. Protective Tarin Were this
true and our foreign trade ianeuishins
there would BE- some justification Tor
not the case our trade balance with
foreign countries n favor o. the United
66tates. " AZ one ~ 80 highest matches
increasing BY Leaps and bounds The
last fscnl year. they passed Tor the
nret time ~ ne history o. this country
ne billion Dollar mark ard are faDidiv
outstripping our exports % breadstuT
twenty years ago our export ~ manu-
isctnrsd goods vas ls per cent % TIE
per cent. and today 70 o. ~ per cent
win agricultural products ~ 20 rer
cert Docs this splendid growth indi-
i've systemf No. 10 only adds one more
laurel 10 that great principle which hsa
built no Industrial America What arr
ne sums total ~ these iaurolar Tfraf
y ha- made America the greatest IN
dustrial nation On The world. asconf
~ has built ~ f0r the American manu-.
facfurer. merchant and farmer fhe
greatest home market In the worif
Third. ~ has established ne highest
standard - wage iu the world T0IrfF
~ viii make the United states fha
greatest Exporter o. manufactured rro.
ducts m The world The chief ana mob. |
ably only danger IN high farfT a. anv
country o. high prices a. home brought I
about by un0uoulieH and combinations /
between manufacturers and disfrfhu-
tore With our present Trusf Laws a.
DEFINED hV fHe Supreme Court wffh fNa j
new au1 Fuurl ernsrfarv ORES proposed I
fv Oh three parties with manufarfur.
efs and distributors respecting these |