Comparative Table.
Shipyards.
| Labor on the Clyde. | Labor on the Delaware. | |||
| Carpenters, | per day, | 10 hours, | $1 40 | $2 36 |
| Joiners, | " | " | 1 45 | 2 48 |
| Blacksmiths, | " | " | 1 30 | 2 18 |
| Platers, | " | " | 1 30 | 2 25 |
| Rivetters, | " | " | 1 15 | 2 07 |
| Laborers, | " | " | 75 | 1 31 |
| Angle iron-smiths, | " | " | 1 25 | 1 89 |
| Riggers, | " | " | 1 35 | 2 03 |
| Hammer-men | " | " | 85 | 1 91 |
| Holders up | " | " | 85 | 1 51 |
Engine and Boiler Works.
| Labor on the Clyde. | Labor on the Delaware. | |||
| Smiters, | per day, | 10 hours, | $1 32 | $1 35 |
| Hammer-men, | " | " | 85 | 1 91 |
| Angle iron-smiths, | " | " | 1 30 | 1 91 |
| Boiler-platers, | " | " | 1 41 | 2 25 |
| Riveters and caulkers, | " | " | 1 25 | 2 07 |
| Holders up, | " | " | 94 | 1 51 |
| Iron turners, | " | " | 1 29 | 2 25 |
| Iron Finishers, | " | " | 1 20 | 2 48 |
| Engine fitters and erectors, | " | " | 1 23 | 2 47 |
| Planing machinists, | " | " | 1 13 | 2 25 |
| Shaping machinists, | " | " | 1 03 | 2 25 |
| Slotting machinists, | " | " | 1 06 | 2 25 |
| Pattern makers, | " | " | 1 51 | 2 70 |
| Carpenters, | " | " | 1 40 | 2 36 |
| Joiners, | " | " | 1 10 | 2 70 |
| Engine drivers, | " | " | 91 | 2 25 |
| Laborers, | " | " | 80 | 1 31 |
There are two horns to the dilemma, either of which Mr. Roach may lay hold of, but he cannot swing on a pivot between them. If he accepts these figures, or anything approaching them,—and the fact that the ocean is covered by foreign built ships to the exclusion of his own is proof of their correctness,—he may go on asking for a bounty on every ton he builds equivalent to the difference in cost. Will he get it? No!
If, on the contrary, he chooses to repeat his assertion that his ships cost less than those built in Scotland, what inference is naturally drawn? Simply, that his ships are too cheap to be good.
Whatever position he may take, Section 21st of the new Tariff Bill meets every just demand of the ship owner whose rights have never been considered at all, and of the ship builder who has always been a mendicant in the lobby at Washington.
"All materials for the construction, equipment or repair of vessels of the United States may be imported in bond, and withdrawn therefrom under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; and upon proof that such materials have been used for such purpose no duties shall be paid thereon. And all vessels owned wholly by citizens of the United States shall be entitled to registry, enrollment and license, or license, and to all the benefits and privileges of vessels of the United States; and all laws, or parts of laws, conflicting with the provisions of this section shall be, and the same are hereby, repealed."