Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-07

/ fslsehooi. or an idol, placed In opposition q
truth, an eternal principle OF truth Thsre Il
| duty of 3 cents per III. on cot'on---is cotto'
advanced in that amount, because OF that duty
Pshaw We cannot dwell louger on such sub
jecIs-7snd must proceed.
MANUFACTURES OF IRON.
This IS leading interest in the United States
aud a great supporter ofthe home market, al
every farmer in the ncg hbprhood of iron works
well knows The following shows that de
creased prices have invariably followed Ia
creased duties. As ~ iron manufactures, nc
patriot will contend that We should ba Deepen
dant on any foreign natton Tor them-'hey are
essential to the Independence oil our own-and
are without substitutes.
The FIRST encouragement was given tn rolling
iron by the tariff of 1916, when the duty was
| fixed at $50 per ton, aud 50 IL remained until
| 1923, when II was raised 30 $37 per ton In CON
sequence OF the act of 1916, fifteen new rolling
mills were Immediately erected without inclu-
ding the new establishments west oil the noun
| taias--and
| Shevi iron and boiler plates (beuer than the
| Engli,h) which sold for s $50 the ton, eight 81
time years ago, may now be had Tor l3o OF
| y 40 the ton. We speak always of wholesale
reduction of value.
Small hoop iron, "a new manufacture
protected by duty oil 3 cents per H. ny
the tariff of 1923 and which seld for 500
ton a few years ago, is now selling for $40
| ton.
Braziers' rods. which had never been made
! in this country, until projected by thu tariff o
| 1928, with n duty of3 l-2 cents per Id AID
were sold at $40 ton, or 2-3 cents pound
now sell for y l36 ton, or cents per h. though
" taxed IL cent, per ID.
Cut naiis were s ceuts per ID. in 1921, aud
had an average value of 7 cents until 1928
now sell for s IL cents per pound. The duty
on nails ia 5 cents apound. II thu duty Is
iay, the value OF the nails is only half a cent Z
pound
| These, and such as these, ara the articles o
iron best prote ted and they show CAMERA
decline of about 20 per cent. or one-iour'h IL
price, as compared with their value previous
10 snch protection. ON hammered bar iron
the duty was 10 cents the cwt. in 1916, raised Il
| 80 in 1924, al which il remains. II was wort
(the superior qualities,) 500 the ton lev
years SINCE aud aow sells for only $50 "A re
ducton Of ID per ce0t because OF the domestic
| compe iiion, excited Ivy the tariff.
MANUFACTURES Or WOOL.
The dates laid upon toreiea wool, for IN
protection Of American farmers, land whic
we heartily approve Of except ms 10 the cos'
sesi aud finest qnal,i"s, because we do not pro
ducc aoy OF the former, and very little OF III
later has prevented large geaefal declh
! in the nriee of WOOL n goods, except in villa
may be called the medium qualities, whcl
were about p per cent. less lasl year, tbaI
prev ions 10 the increased duties upon them
The price of wool has advanced, aud so hav'
such cloihs--but they are still cheaper, OF a
merican manufacture, than ever hey were o
English product, under mere revenue duiy
The very hne cloths retain pretty nearly then
old prices, though rather less. All mixtures o
cotton and wool are much cheaper. Tn
." Welsh plains" which averaged at at u
cents n yard previo IL TO the tariff of 1921, tel
10 60 cents, on the increased duty, Ms soon ri
| certain Of our factories were put into operation
| aud the article known as" Canton cloths"
| much more valuable one than the " Weisi
plains sold last year at from 66 IL 90 cents
| Their price has since advanced, because tina
| the stock Of foreign coarse wool Is exhausted
and there is no domestic supply. Negroc oths
such as in 1926. 6 z, and 3. sold for u cis--
and because a glut, last year, ihr II cenis-nov
selifur az cenis--for the reason assigned. th
South imposed the duty on coarse wool, an'
will pay it
| It is difficult TO fx a Extraordinarily DIES
J criplve quality Of cloths. and so net easy Il
make OUT a clear comparison OF pricrs-bui u
! is manifest, that their cost has generally decl n
ed with the increase Of duties on them
| The fact, is, that the manufacture OF n yar'
of cloth in tho United States, now costs les
| than in England, because Of new aud improv
| ed machinery, not used in the latter country
| and which, perhaps, cannot be used, because o
| the great number OF per ,ous Tint It would throw
, out of employment. The difference IN the
cost of yard oil cloth, made Iu the Unle'
States and IN England. # any there is, Is 10 II
the difference Vi the cosi OF the wool and dye
slulfs nsed--lo, the rrote .iion oil farmers sn'
| planters As before observed W approve o
these duties, so far as they affect articles pro-
duced by us in reasonable quantities bni tn
duties on very eoalseand vei yfne woods and il
dgo, have direct tendency 10 tax consumer
of the cloths made out OF, or dyed, with these
materials. The farmers have had a large adj
vance in the price ofibeir wool, and we arc
! clad oflt--we as much wish an advance IN The
value Of cotton.
great rise IN the price Of Hannels was pre-
dcied--bu,, with two tariffs hesped upon then
10 Increase the price, such sold for % cent
in 1923, will hardly bring that sum even now
/ Last year these goods were at II cents only
/ This shews that the tariff has no ELECT on thei
price. Wool was cheap 10 1899, and IS no"
more valuable, and 50 are nannels. Sucl
wool q. sold for Is cents last year is WORT
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MANUFACTURES or COTTON.
These may be said to have fallen fifty per cen
in price since the produc ion oil tue domestic
| manufacture Of thrm-thAt is, fifty cents viii
pprchase as much cotton cloths-- shirtings
sheetisg., cal,coes, plaids. stripes, and all 'b'
! common articles for men and women 8 wear
as Que hundred cents would do before our Ia
riff laws were enacted 10 encourage lhe done
tic material. Whole ship loads OF East lodii
colioa goods were imported into the United
! Stales-se now e1por. American cotton good
TO the East indies II Is readily ADMITTED,
! (though ont opponents will a" admit nuthlng,' }
INST large part of this re iuced price is caus-