Railroad Irom-Thc Nc1vst
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Railroad lfOn-Ihc News


Did any of our readers understand, when we
said that American lronmastcrs are now turning
ou, good rails undu contract a, less price" Chan
S6O) that these Iron men were ready 10 make
ne,o contracts ct that price? The News processes
to have so understood US, while we simply meant
that they were fulfilling contracts airfady made al
S55 10 $50 We did not suppose the very few con-
cerns that can make rails at awould oterto make
for 500 when there is abundant demand forali they
can make al $50 or over. But this we do say,
that, but for the free importation o Railroad Iron
for ten years prior to lSl3, American Rails could
now be bought cheaper in this Country than they
could be imported at any duty whatever or none.
We are now paying the penalty of a short sighted
selfshness, which led those interested in Railroads
10 saw, 'Let US get our axes ground and the COM
Try may look out Tor Itself In this way, q few
Railroads We're made cheaper than they otherwise
would have been, and those 10 he built in the next
year or two will suffer for The News says:


This same iron. for which this company demand S95
could be got, without risk OF quality from England for 81
now 20 per cen; duty That is 500 COST $50 freight
and charges. and S335 duty, making ST.


|. 1t is unfortunate that the Free Traders will not
use the same Arithmetic with other felix's. We
cannot make 20 per cent. duty on 500 ton less
than Sl2 Masking the COS, Of this Iron al the New
York wharf $50 paving only Revenue duty.
This is allowing the lion 10 cost but S6O4 in Eng
land butw believe i, was considerably higher al
the last advices.


The riches, joke of the age is the fear expressed
by the News tha, we may "prematrrely exhaust
our supplies" OF iron ore !! The deposits of this
mineral in our Country already known are abso-
iu,ely nexhaus,ible, and every year is adding to
,heir number and extent We defy ahSurdi,y 10
outrun ibis notion of The News