Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . d he knew that the carriage manufactur-ers were satisfied with the duty on springsand axles. Mr. Warnock said the carriagemanufacturers were getting the best of money was being made on springs andaxles. Many manufacturers were selfishenough to want their raw material free andprotection for their product. He did not askfor a reduction on their raw material. said he had manufactured for 16or 18 years. When he began the tariffwas at 17 ]4 per cent., and he made added : While I am a free traderheart and soul, I unhesitatingly sa
Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . d he knew that the carriage manufactur-ers were satisfied with the duty on springsand axles. Mr. Warnock said the carriagemanufacturers were getting the best of money was being made on springs andaxles. Many manufacturers were selfishenough to want their raw material free andprotection for their product. He did not askfor a reduction on their raw material. said he had manufactured for 16or 18 years. When he began the tariffwas at 17 ]4 per cent., and he made added : While I am a free traderheart and soul, I unhesitatingly saythat we must protect ourselves against theAmericans. They are making springs inPittsburg and elsewhere and shipping themto Canada for the same price they willcharge me for the steel, simply to get amarket for their springs and axles. It isnecessary to protect ourselves against the Americans were fair and honest trad-ers I should certainly take no exception toit. Mr. Coughlin went on to complain of BLUE ROCKS BLUE ROCKS BLUE ROCKS. TRAPS, ELECTRIC PULLS Carload just received. BOWMAN, KENNEDY & QO. Write for Prices. Wholesale Hardware Merchants, LONDON, OIST. 12 HARDWARE AND METAL the Michigan Central Railway buying theirsprings in Detroit and bringing them intoCanada. He also complained of the rebateof duties paid on raw materials imported foruse in vehicles exported abroad, becauseit was impossible to carry that out. Fraudon the revenue was practised. Rebate wasgot on more than the value of the axlesprings. Mr. G. W. Blackwell, of Montreal, re-presenting the Canada Switch & SpringCo., said that their net protection was reallyonly one-half of the duty in the tariff. Withfree raw material they would be satisfiedwith 22 % per cent. With the duties ontheir raw material they could not do withless than they had now. Mr. Coughlin ex-pressed the opinion that the iron and steeltrade of the world would fall entirely to theUnited States. He also spoke on the favorednation clause.
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