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Show sition that they have contended for in connection with the tin-plate business, but the people will judge them as they deserve. With the near approach of the election, elec-tion, the democrats are very anxious to keep up the falsehood that no tin-plate is being made in this country; but the facts cannot be suppressed. Some time ago an obscure ob-scure sheet published a statement to the effect that it had made an inspection of the works of the N & G Taylok company of Philadelphia, and found that that concern was not making tin-plate. tin-plate. The statement was taken up by the democratic press and the public was solemnly assured that the Taylors were frauds. The Times has had some correspondence with those gentlemen about their new industry and their letters let-ters have been published in these columns. col-umns. We herewith present another communication which speaks for itself: Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1801. Eeitoh or Times, Salt Lake, Utah Dear Sir: We be to thank you for the prominent manner in which you have placed us before your readers on the 22nd. We feel America contains ability to do that which has been done in any other country. coun-try. If we can manufacture steel sheets, properly prepare and coat them with zinc, and thereby make them into galvanized sheet iron, we surely should be able to take the same sheets and make them into tin plate. We don't think that one-tenth of the writers of the articles against the manufacture of tin plate in this country really believe what they suy. Of course such cases as the one in which we refused to put a paying advertisement, and then were the object of a most vindictive article, are for another cause, and we are more than surprised to notice how many papers throughout the country have taken up the article; it would look as though news was scarce; but, as we are doing exactly what we claim, making American roofing tin here in 1'hiladelphia, and have it for sale, those who doubt our ability to carry out our claims have only to send ns an order and if they are worthy of credit the goods will be shipped. We shall be very glad to hear from you at any time and give all information in our power. Very respectfully. Is'. & U. TAYLOR CO. No person who is at all familiar with the standing of the Taylor company needs to be told that the foregoing is conclusive; what they say can be relied upon as the exact truth, and when they tell us that they are making tin-plate we may understand that they are. Still it is interesting to hear outside testimony testi-mony upon the point. The Philadelphia Philadel-phia Times, a democratic, free trade journal, in an issue of some weeks ago said of the firm's new industry: "Notwithstanding the spiteful and sneering remarks re-marks of some of the New York trade papers the tin-plate firm of N. fc G. Taylou company, of Branch street in this city, has succeeded in producing pro-ducing an excellent sample of tin-plate in their own factory, and is now prepared to Bnpply the trade with any quantity that may be asked for. The works of the new industry are in the rear of 1017 North Front street, and every appliance is there fitted up to manufacture tin-plate upon the most improved principles. A reporter was taken through the factory by the foreman, who came from Wales, where he was manager of a large industry, in-dustry, and who is conceded to be an expert in the manufacture of the finest roofing plates. The process of manufacture is very ssmple, hut requires re-quires care and takes from thirty to thirty -five minutes to perfect. "Messrs. Taylor say that they can tnrn out forty boxes a day of nine hours, making an output of 12,000 boxes a year. The product of the workshop is declared by judges to be of the finest grade and can compete with any plates ever imported. With N. & G. Taylor as the pioneer manufacturers, the tin plate industry is likely to become a very important im-portant one in Philadelphia." TIIK TIN-PLATE Qt'E-STlON. The free traders persist iu repeating th falsehood that no tin-plate is being made in this country. They seem to realize that their case is jjoub the moment mo-ment it is admitted that the article can ! bo produced here. It is known that extensive preparations are being made for engaging in the business, but if the i free traders could make people believe that these establishments would be failures they would hope to reap some advantage from it in tho coining election. elec-tion. But if one hundred or one thousand boxes of plates can be produced here, there can bo no reason why we should not produce all that we need. Success in making tin-plate f means ruin to the democrats for they have staked their case on the issue. Of course they will come forward with - some new plea when at last they shall be cdnipelled to a'ba'nd'oii every propo- |