The Litchfield County post., 1828-02-21
FOR THE COUNTY POST.

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 Sir-As the bill reported by the committee on do- mestic manufactures has from the last accounts become subject of discussion before Congress, it is not yet certainly known what, if any, objection may be made it by the friends of the American System. But from some remarks that have appeared, it may be concluded if any the friends ofthe system object it. the manufacturers will be the only ones-though it is hoped they will not. I conceive that at least it can do no harm state few facts in regard it, in order to show that the present bill will, in its present form, enhance not only the interest of the farmer but that of the manufacurer and perhaps give sufficient encouragement to that branch of industry.
 The committee state, and probably correctly, that "the of the material in this country is about half the cost of the fabric when prepared for mar ket." This being the case, it woud be well to notice this important fact VIZ: Ithe od Daloren duty on im ported ooL De increased 40 pev cent and that cloth only % per cent. the manufacturer o imported aoool acouiG thereby receire injury benet by te ure. Why because the manufacturer eApends as much in manufacturing the into cloth he pays for the wool; on which expense and labor he pays duty, while the duty paid imported cloth includes the fabrication, which is one half. This an import ant idea.
 To prove that the present law is less favourable to the interests of the woolIen manufacturer than the bill reported by the committee will consider the opera ton in part under both: and in the first place will refer to the quality ofcloth manufactured in this try from full blooded merno wool, which we consider included in the 4th paragraph ofthe 2d section of the Bil--vz: it provides for all cloth costing from one dollar to two dollars fifty cents the square yard shall pay duty of one dollar the square yard
 Under the present law, the duty B l-3 per cent ad valorem is paid. Say then cloth costing $1 75 cents which is the average the duty is 58 cents, n- stead ofone dollar,givng preference to the mauufac turer in the proposed bill, when not considering the extra duty on imported wool of 42 cents the square yard. In order to obtain just result it will be ne- cessary what extra duty the bill proposed lays on the wool used in manufacturing this kind of cloth Tho committee state that from the evidence exhibited the price of wool in this country is about 50 per cent higher than ID foreign markets. Allowing this to be the fact the quality of full blooded merno wool which upon average brings about 3 l-2 cents the pound, would cost in foreign markets 9 cents. The proposed duty adds specific duty of cents the lb,
 
 to 10 cents more. making in all, including cost, 42 the pound, and after June l830 the duty will mount to 10 per cent more, making then l-2 cents more, which will amount to A 1-2 cents. As the law now is, wool costing 25 pays duty of 30 per which amounts to 1-2 cents, making together g l2 cents the pound which deducted from A l-2 cents, the of the proposed duty will leave only l2 cents the pound advance the proposed duty above the law as now stands, and the coming year only l-2 cents.
 Now for each square yard of broadclotb it requires of the same description of wool not more than 24 ounces, in other words, and . half pound or wool, which would by the present proposed rate of duty increase the cost ifimpoted, l8 cents for the square yard and less until after June 1880. By the foregoing calculation, appears that the proposed a- iteration is in favor of the manufacturer 42 the square yard, and after dsduc.ing the increase wool imported of l8 the square yard, it will leave nett gain of cents the square yard, and 36 cents the yard for 64 broadcoth. The operations on other descriptions of cloth will vary much from this ca- cuation. This it IS presumed IS encouragement suf fcent for the manufacturer, as well as the wool grow CT. At all events, as 1t will operate much in favor oi the former it certainly is desirable that he unite with the other friends of the system and endeavor 10 get the bill passed in it's present form and not assent to any amendment, for in that case the probability would be that it would be defeated entirely and in the end nothing be dcne to aid either the manufacturer or the farmer. PLAIN FARMER.