Prize Essay Offered by the American Protective Tariff League.

The American Protective Tariff League offers to the undergraduate students of senior classes of colleges and universities in the United States, a series of prizes for essays on:-

"What are Raw Materials?"

"Would Free Raw Materials be advantageous to Labor and the Industries of the United States?"

Competing essays are not to exceed eight thousand words, must be signed by some other than the writer's name, and sent to the office of the League, No. 23 West Twenty-third street, New York City, on or before March 1, 1889, accompanied by the name and address of the writer, and by a certificate of standing signed by some officer of the college to which he belongs, in a separate sealed envelope (not to be opened until the successful essays have been determined), marked by a word or symbol corresponding with the signature of the essay. All essays must be in type-writing. Awards will be made June 1, 1889, as follows:-

For the best essay, two hundred and fifty dollars.

For the second best, one hundred dollars.

For the third best, fifty dollars.

And for other essays, deemed especially meritorious, silver medals, of original and improved design, will be awarded, with honorable mention of the authors in a public notice of the awards.

The League reserves the right to publish at its expense any of the essays for which prizes are awarded. and will print the essay receiving the first prize among its annual publications.

The names of the judges will be announced hereafter.

Essays should be sent to Edward H. Ammidown, the president of the League, or to Henry M. Hoyt, the general secretary.