Show A new trust in tin anil and iron the iron ago age announces that tiati ons are in ill progress looking to the merging sergiu into ono one body of the association of iron and steel sheet manalac tillers the national association of ual gal sheet manufacturers and the tinned plato plate man manufacturers u facture rs assac assoc tion of the united states this ass when organized will bo be a po erful one rid nd is expected to bo of cr cc sid erable benefit to the trade A genei meeting of the above throe three organizations will bo be held field in pittsburg on wednesday june 10 next at which it is expected the consolidation will ivill take place this is just what the manufacturers of iron and steel sheets who were vero chiefly instrumental in getting the in increase creaso in the duty on tin plate have been aiming at all the time the manufacturers of galvanized iron have such a complete control of that industry that when tho tha ances of terne plate were advanced iii in consequence of the higher duty they were able to advance tho the prices of galvanized iron in spite of the fact that the price of the crudo crude iron had fallen tile the makers of galvanized it aion on favored the advance in the duty on teruo terno plate for just this purpose on the other hand tho the sheet iron makers favored the duty in order to make the price of tin plate so high that the canners and othe ill largo consumers would be forced tc build tinning stacks blacks for making tin plates ard and thus become their for iron find and steel sheets the makers of sheet iron and steel never intended to engage in the tin plate business as the iron ago age has sev era eral times intimated they knowdell know well that as long ion 0 as the high duties on sheet iron can be maintained those who build tinning stacks will have to buy the tha sheet iron used of them hence it ii that they are ara organizing a trust with the galvani in order tho maintain the high prices which they are now charging for sheet iron the only way in which the tin plate industry can bo be established in this country on a substantial basis is by putting iron and steel sheets now controlled by a trust upon tile the free list until this as is done consumers consumer swill will bo be forced to continuo continue the payment of over in iia duties on imported tin plate into the treasury of the united states |