Show DIAMOND WORKERS THE FREE TRADERS ESTABLISH A NEV INDUSTRY an in the tariff afford ample protection to diamond cutter in the that surprised th democrat la it Ilce ulLi tho increase iu tho tariff duty ou out diamonds from 10 per cent to ac pei cent has had an effect not calculated up ou by our legislators in washington in stimulating on our shores this industry of cutting wo say not calculated upon for it ia the principle of protection that Is at work and it was tho object of the democratic congress to destroy tho oper aaion of this principle as far as the united states ia concerned until within a fow months abo cutting of diamonds was an industry ot lit alo magnitude in america J B humphrey who purchased the factory in boston of D morse and C D foss tho former being tho pioneer diamond cutter in this country had been doing a prosperous business with a dorco of about a dozen meu while stem cr lw had been giving employment to about 60 hands nearly one half of the entire number of diamond workers in tho united states this establishment was tho only one in tho country conducted on the european plan of buying largo parcels ot rough diamonds which were cut under tho direct supervision of tho firm this firm proved that the industry under a fostering tariff could bo carried on in america upon an extended scalo other cutting establishments in new york choso of randol baremore billings tiffany aca charles L tannenbaum co D de sola mendes co M D farro B Kam gato J weinor H A grolou dro nordan co levy and three or four others employing but few men there was somo cutting being dona in chicago by the stein ellbogen company competent judges placed the number of men engaged in tho cutting and polishing of diamonds at tho beginning of the current year nt less than since the beginning of 1894 we leavo witnessed tho removal from amsterdam to brooklyn of the largo plant of bros tho erection of other extensive plants by the sanders bruhl manufacturing fac turing company in newark by am bacin bros co in new york while we loam that L tannenbaum fc co and goldsmith well now york and fox bros co cincinnati are projecting factories and that preparations are going forward for tho removal of the establishments of george kryn and S L van wezel from holland to this country when those establishments alone aro in activity the diamond cutting industry of america will give employment to fully operatives though the industry up to tho beginning of this year was in almost an cm bryonia stage it was gradually increasing aa may be inferred from the following table of imports of rough diamonds tor the 20 years ending juno SO 1893 june janoso 1371 9 jundoso 1871 jundoso 1870 jameso 1877 joneso 1878 32 janoso 1879 juneio asso jannol 1882 juno joneso 1881 juneck 1885 joneso 18 SO jameso 1887 juneck asoo 1891 jono SO 1893 june CO 18 for the eight montha 31 1894 the volume of imports of diamonds and stones uncut was or nearly 10 per cent greater than in tho bame period of the best previous year A certain minor proportion of this rough is of course used in the arts for glaziers points etc the permanent planting in america of an industry like diamond cutting will be desired by all broad minded persons though it may in the initiative baago result antho immigration of foreign mechanics chanice cs foreign labor as far as diamond cutting is concerned does bot compete with native labor as the latter has necessarily been limited and to the future if alio industry obtains a permanent footing to whick all deigns point at present these foreign workmen will give place to their american sons and these again to their sons it is to bo hoped it the increased tariff on precious stones does not cause the industry generally to suffer through the operations of smugglers regarding which it is too early to fully judge that our national legislators will leave good alone jewelers circular |