Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-07-24
Signet Of the
Imperial will
RUM RUM! RUlN!!!
Great seal of the Empire
in Chinese and Tartar

The natural consequence oil Folks cleo
tion-"We told you So" | refer to the
federal organs, as evidence OF the truth OF
federal prophecy, that if Clay was defeat
ed, business would be Frustrated, wages
reduced to the pauper prices of Europe;
and yet the man Of wing organ says that
girls in the factories down east gel one dol
lar per day.-Butter in 1914 sold for 7
cents--cheese, A cents-pork $50 per
hundred. In 1915, butter from 10 TO Is
cents; cheese, 9 cents; pork 500, oats 81
l-2 cents; corn So cents. Yet wool, which
sold for as cents last year, is now reduced
10 from 30 to 35. The wool grower natu-
rally inquiries for the cause Of all this de-
cline. lie finds the large manufacturing
corporations making from to 25 per cent
dividens. Let the wool-grower look a,
facts and he will see why his business de-
clines while the manufacturer grows
rich
In 1910, about 5000, 600 pounds Of
wool was raised in the United States. By
reference to reports of the Treasurer il
will be seen that an average Of about AGO.
900 lbs. is all the fine wool, or European
WOOL that has beed imported annually for
the last ten years In 1871, good wool
sold in this court.y for 45 cents per pound.
The duty then on fine wool was but %
per cent. The tariff of 1912 increased
the duties on fine or European wool (oI
which none ofconsequence was imported)
to 40 per cent, equal to l2 cents per
pound. Let it be remembered the demo-
Gratis urged higher duty On South Amer.
lean or coarse wool. The wings opposed
and defeated the proposition of Mr. Wright
TO Increase the duty from G per cent to 81
per cent. There were imported of thi,
wool last year, over 100000 pounds,
about one third as much as was raised in
all the States in 1910. Yet Mr. Clay and
the wing presses say, there must be nc
Modification of the tariff of 1912 Nc
wonder the manufacturers can pay the
few hands they employ, one dollar per day
while their coarse cloths are protected By
duty Of 10 per cent, and pay but 5 pei
cent duty on WOOL Let the wool-grower.
Of Vermont look to their interests, Pu
down the wing rulers. demand snch a mod
iication Of the tariff as shall give the wool
grower equal privileges with the manufac.
turer. No relief can be expected from the
wings. They have pledged themselves tc
the maintenance of the present tariff as i
is. There must be no modification o
the tariff See Mr. Clay's letter, No. 4
s, or 6.
In lS36-40 importations Of South A
merlcan wool were not large; in al WOO
sold high. 1871 the importation wa
nearly $4,000, 600; in that year wool SOLE
at from 20 to 30 cents per pound. In lS1;
but about 100000 was imported; The
next year, 1914, wool brought from 80 t.
so cents. In 1914, nearly $4,000, 00(
was imported; and this year wool is low
Do not these facts show that this WOO
docs come in competition with our wool
1t was stated by the democrats las, year
that the large imporations Of of Soutl
American wool would canse decline il
price this year. Let the wool-growers,
say, look at these facts, and at the baIlo
boxes demand modification of the tariff
demand duty on that wool which now
foods the country, paying only 5 per cen
duty. A FARMER.