Facts Plainly Stated

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Excerpt from Facts Plainly Stated: In Answer to a Pamphlet Entitled "Plain Statement of Facts, Connected With the Proposed St. Katharine's Dock"In opposition to what might be inferred, from the language of the Pamphlet in question, it is material, that it should be clearly understood by the public, that the persons who are concerned in the Docks already formed have never opposed the views of government as respects the warehousing-system, on the contrary, their interest must have led them to wish ~th'iat system success, and whatever value may have been assigned to the evidence given on this subject, by Mr. Hall and Mr. Thornton, those who will give themselves the trouble to read the evidence before the Committee of the House of Commons on Foreign Trade, will find ample testi mony in favour Of the existing establishments, and Of their willingness, on every occasion, to reduce, as much as possible, the expenses of the Port of London although it cannot but be evident, to any one at all acquainted with the subject, that it is impracticable for any Docks or Warehouses in London to reduce the charges to a level with those Of Holland, Antwerp, &c., Whilst the wages of labour and the expenses of construction are so much higher here than they are in those places. It must always be borne in mind, that house-rent and the expense even Of existence are dearer here than in any other part of Europe. When these expenses are reduced, then, and not till then, can we hope, fairly, to compete with foreigners.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.