Show ANOTHER lImsr I Another immense trust is coming as tho immediate result of tho increased duty on tin plate It is announced that on Friday representatives of the Association of Iron and Steal manufacturers the National I Association of Galvanized Sheet manufacturers manufact-urers and the Tinned Plato Manufacturers I 1 association of the United States will meet 1 in Pittsburg for the purpose of bringing I about a consolidation of tho three associa 11 tions tho object of course being the control I con-trol of the manufacture of iron and sled I sheets of galvanized plate and tin plate rue galvanized iron manufacturers have I long held such absolute contiolof the industry in-dustry as to do as they pleased When tho pricps of terne plate under the stimulating II effect of the McKINLEY tariff ware increased in-creased tho calvanized iron matters advanced I ad-vanced the price of their products notwithstanding not-withstanding the fact that the cost of the I iron had fallen l It was to enable them to I h I ao tms very thing that the manufacturers of galvanized iron favored the increased I duty on terne plate and the makers of sheet iron wanted the tin plato duty advanced ad-vanced that the canners and large consumers con-sumers of tin plato would build tin plate works and thus buy steel and iron sheets The Iron Aae which is familiar with the whole business declares that the matters of sheetiron and steel never Intended to engage in the tin plate business It says they know well that so long as the high duties on tin plate can be maintained those who build tinning stacks will have to buy the sheetiron used of them Hence it is that they al e organizing a trust with tho galvanizers in order to maintain the nigh prices which they ore now charging for sheet iron The only way in which the tinplate tin-plate industry can be established in this country on a solid basis is by putting iron and steel sheets now controlled by a trust 011 the free list Until this is done consumers con-sumers will be forced to continue the payment pay-ment of more than 17000000 iu duties on imported tin plate And the only way to dissolve the trust and permit the people to get tin plate for what it is worth is to elect a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress which wo believe will be done next November |