Show THIRTY FACTORIES ARE GOING the voice of the democratic tinplate tin plate liar is steadily growing weaker as the conviction is forcing itself upon tipon the public mind that a great new industry baa has found secure lodgment in the united states there was really never any question about the ingenuity of american workmen or their ability to do anything abat the workmen of any other country ou the face of the earth could do but the admission of the belief by the democrats that the successful manufacture of tinned plates could be carried on here would have robbed them of one of their strongest arguments menta against the iniquity of imposing a upon the finished product of welsh tinplate tin plate manufacturers to be consistent in their opposition to protection of borne home industry and the addi tion of new lines of production they had to continue a guerrilla warfare and keep up a fight until driven from their untenable position by irrefutable facts what we mean by this is that foundations which have been laid for the firm and permanent establishment of the tinplate tin plate industry in our country are ah solid and immovable as the everlasting bills hills and it is now only a question of time when we shall be able to produce tinned plates in sufficient ent quantity to supply the borne home demand instead of having to send abroad tor for them as formerly it will be a good thing will it not democratic Damo cratic scoffer scoff erp to retain in a the united states for the benefit of our own people the many millions ef of dollars which but for the tariff on tinplate tin plate would have gone to enrich foreign manufacturers rs and give employment to foreign workmen dany deny it if you can it should be borne in mind that right up to the date of the passage of the mckinley law which imposed a duty duly upon tinplate tin plate there was not a tinplate tin plate manufactory in successful operation in the united states and our democratic friends contended that such plates could net be produced here profitably to the manufacturer fac on account cf the higher wages w which be he would have to py pay and the lack of the necessary skill to produce a perfectly finished article these things while annoying to the me meo men n who engaged in the business did not deter dater them from persevering in their work and embarking their capital BO so that today to day less lea than eight months after the tinplate tin plate duty took effect we have in successful operation in the united states at least thirty establishments which are producing every week nearly boxes of bright tin and terne plates of course that amount does not supply the demand but it is a pretty good start in that direction there is also another fact in this connection s fact that is easily demonstrable hat that the mality q of the bright tin plates manufacture in the united states is in every respect equal to the beat made in wales nor is this all the manufacture of tinplate tin plate being successful cess ful those who are making it are in creasing the capacity of their plants while many new corporations have been formed for foi the purpose of going into the bai bajineta iness on an extensive scale this a pleasant prospect yea verily daar readers do you know or have you ever thought what vast benefits flaw il aw from the establishment and operation of a manufacturing industry what a great thing it ia for the farmer and the merchant marchant the common carrier and every class of people of the increase in national and individual wealth which result from the employment of home labor and the retention in this country of the money embarked in manufacturing enterprises enterprise a you probably hive h ave not made a study of the subject so sowe wo will tell you something by which yon you can sea at a glance what an immense benefit the tinplate tin da plate industry will be to our nation here Is a fact that every worker at manufacturing in this country consumes over 93 worth of our agricultural produce each year the english laborer consuming only worth the other beneata to follow in the train of tinplate tin plate manufacture in the united states are too numerous nu marona and toy great to bs be fully set forth in a brief newspaper pa per article and it is neither sensible nor patriotic to decry the industry and hamper the men who embark their capital and their enterprise in it |