The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-04-29
The following communication from friend we

The following communication from friend we
take the liberty to publish. 1t will be read with
interest.
Burlington. April 18Th 1912.
FRIEND EAsTMAN-I wish to trouble you with
few remark ks of mine, which hope vii. not be
out of order.
The Wing Committee on manufactures, have re-
ported Tariff Bill, for the consideration of the
House of Representatives. 1t is upon the bearing
this bill will have upon the woolgrowng interest,
that wish to speakIt proposes to let in call wool
the value whereof, at the place of expectation,
shall exceed eight cents, four cents per pound and
26 cents per cent. ad palorem." Thus leaving all
wool. which is not worth exceeding 8 cents at the
place from whence il, is imported, into our country
duty freeH
1t has been shown that millions Of pounds of
this wool which is called worth not exceeding s
cents. has been brought into the country free Of
duty; and after it arrives here, there establish
mens, built expressly for the purpose witch cleans
es it for mere trAe ;and then it is thropn into our
markets, to compete ,oiih our best native wool.--
The consequences are, that it comes in direct com
petition with our pool- growers, and Injuries them
to great extent, by going into market, to louer
The price Of our native aUool In my opinion, no
,cool should be admitted into our country free Of
duty, and then a stop, 10 some extent, would be
put to this foreign article of wool.
The duty on ,cooi exceeding 8 cents in value, is
equally Objectionable, and will open the door for
our manufacturers and the foreigners to flood the
country ~ith the pOol Of Spaia, Smyrna, South
America, and other countries 10 the certain and
inevitable destruction of our wool- growers Tn.
der the Tariff Law Of 1882, the duty on wool worth
over 8 cents, was cents per pound, and 40 per
cent ad ralorem. But now this Wing committee,
the protested exclusive friends of American Indus
try, propose TO reduce the ad paiorem duty 20 26
per cent, on WOOL and thus sacrifice the rooi-
groring interest Of our country, by the compeii-
ton of foreign ,cools,
The Wing papers, who have been the mos,
clomOurous for protecting American industry, are
now, when they see the wool growing interest of
the country about being sacrificed. by few tools
of the wooden manufacturers in Congress,-siIent
on the subject; and the ool-growers. are left to
the tender mercies Of foreign competition. The
farmers can now see who are their friends
Can our wooIgrowers afford to raise wool for 25
cts. per pound | think not; but if this Wing Tar
1T Bill goes into operation, the foreign compeli-
lion of wool, will compel them 10 raise it at that
or 10 girs up The business entirely. l consider
this question of almost life or deuh to our wool.
growers; and it becomes necessary for the true
friends Of The producing class-,he very life of
the county the bone and snew" of the ma.
ton, to move on this subject before the grea, in
terest Of the country is sacrificed by few leading
wing tools, in Washington.
The time of action, has arrived. and there il no
time to be lost, if we would save the wool.grow-
ing nleres, the country, from the destruction
which this uhig measure pW plunge il.
| would not have you infer, that am opposed
to protection to the woolIen manufacturers; but,
If the woolens are protected (and the raw mate
rial Is left TO come in, for want Of suiIicien, du-
'y to shut it QUIZ the consequences would be that
the manufacturer would send abroad for his stock,
and leave our natirs stock 10 rot on the hands of
the groper; or compel him TO sell !, ut little or
nothing. Both woois and pooiens mus, be pro-
'ecled, in order to benefit tho wool grocer. II
woods are not protected the manufacturers of WOOL
lens, will be bull, up on the ruins of the growers of
the raw material. AS said before, the time, in
my opinion has arrived, when the friend, Of the
producing class, should move, and move quickly,
too. The people can now see who are their
friends.