Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-23

1915, 23,s33,OlO $50 ,794 O,50l,i23 7O,OOo 900
lsl6, l6,jjs,247 l,lSl,22G 9,93j,o25 72,ou(,U
lsi7, 4,lls,l29 .50,4T3 l0,66j,lij Is ,OUt 900
lois, ll,3Sl,429 S5f,O3i 1906 ,lU2 g5,uU0OO
lo49, l7,sG9,022 l,l77,3l7 10. 5O3,2n2 5000 GOO
1850, ls,G6e,7Jl ,6sl ,t9l 16,9OO,gl6 100, 600
1881, 3l,5ls,l9l 3.s33,l57 l9,2j9,93O 77OuO, 600
1902, 1851 ,20o l,93O,Ill l7,34s,lsI $1,000 900
1893, 2l,o91,O19 2,oG2,7ls 27,J2l,y2l lI2,UUO,UUu
The first three columns in the above are
from the Official returns the last is csti,a-
ted. The Secretary OF the Treasury csti-
mates the wool imported in the manufactured
state, in the year 1893, at 1900, 900 lis:
but prefer to be within the truth to avid
the charge OF exaggcrltiOn Is not here "A
fair illustration Ol the effect of this tax -
only twenty-onc million pounds Of wool i'm
ported III Its FGp state, and one hundred and
twelve millions pounds in jndaUfacinYed
state Ii this lad all boon manufactured
within cur !3rd4rs, whdtlrich harvest would
our farmers hdlo redled from the Produce
thus consumed The above shows the result
OF the tax upon the raw material, in the en-
enlargement given to the importation OF the
manufactured wOolcnS.
When the tariff of 1916 was established 1T
was supposed that the duty of 80 Ter cent.
on foreign wool would lead to largely in
creased production in this country 1lis has
not been realized the increase has been very
slight, and the effect has been to encourage
the importation Ol foreign wool in manu-
featured state. And this is ever the working
OF d-ty on raw materials.
lhe effect Is not less disastrous, secondly.
In The constant fuctuat,ons in prices.
If the farmer were cnallcl to obtain the
rage might Be lair yIF} t5E NTH a a!lHqther they've
is well known tina, the high rates arc seldom
paid to the prJducer-the advance being, in
almost every instance, for the advantage OF
the Spectator while the reaction Is severely
felt by the wool-grower, in the Consequent
reduction in value. After period of depres-
sion, while wool is offered at very low rate,
the manufacturers find that they can work it
to advantage--that is, can produce wooden
fabrics from it to compete successfully with
foreign goods. The spindlcs and looms are
set at work, and as the demand increases,
prices rapidly recover. IT, at this moment,
the manufacturer could bring in foreign wool
duty free, the effect would be, not to prevent
an advance in wool, but to make that advance
more gradual, and to make it also. u'iHOrn,
both here and abroad With II tariff of 80
per cent. on foreign wool, however, the adj
vance here has no effect on the markctabroad,
until it reaches such rate that our manu-
facturers can go abroad to buy. At that mo-
ment, the foreigner is enabled not only to
send y! rs .h9isMlDJu 6Gt llG0 &o'@.M9as 4S'Gds
the duty being fully compensated iar 10y
the similar charge upon the raw MATERIAL
This excess Of imported fabrics again breaks
down all manufacturing, the demand Tor wool
declines, and prices druOp t. their starting
point Thus, under this system, our manu-
lecturers cannot flourish unless wool is AZ a
point where the wool growers cannot ahJrd
to produce it, 1t is constant see-sGic while
.l,.,,t
inevitably declining. \ system must he de-
vised under which both can prosper Al the s0pie
time, OF the result must be disastrous to beth.
Suppose all tariff charges ON foreign wools
were repealed to-morrow-what would be the
immediate effect upon prices Would wool
decline here 1t is already as low here as
IN any market in the world. No, the impc-
tus given to manufacturing would increase
the demand here, and our markets would ID
vance. But this advance would not be the
ruin of our manufacturers foreign markets
would 60 up steadily with cur own because
we should buy wherever the raw material was
the cheapest--and thus an advance here
would give the foreign labrcaut no adyln-
tage over us. For every cent per pound adj
ded to the cost Of our wool would be added
also to the cost Of his, and thus the Ameri-
can production would be extended until we
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manufacturer on the globe Meantime, this
steady increase in our home consumption OF
wool, with the wide market constantly OPP n
ing for American fabrics, would give the do
nestle wOol-grower an active demand, at the
! best price the world afforded.
The tax on foreign wool, in its raw state
does not prevent its introduction into the
country, and wish that our wool growers
would fully realize this truth, The Secretary
of the Treasury sets down the consumption
of the last year in this country at 200 ,UoO,-
| 900 lbs, OF which 60 900 900 is raised in tie
country, 81 900 600 lbs. imported in its raw
state. and | 10 200, 900 lbs. imported an mar
utdctured fairies, Thus, the tariff has pot
kept the wool out, and cannot keep it out -
but it has prevented it firm being brought
here to be manufactured. Take otfthc du. y
and let the whole lac, 900 900 lbs now I'M
ported, or even the half Of it, be brought Dut
raw, and manufactured here, and who believes
that the 60 900 900 now raised here would
bring any less for this change Who Goes
not believe it would bring moro than the aF-
erage Of the last ten years What AN I'M
pulse would this establishment of home man
ufactures give to every branch of domestic
industry, even to wool-growinG ITSELF which
would thus have such a market at its own
| doors
The FIRST WOODEN FACTORY in the United
States is said to have been put in opaation at
Hartford, Conn. The articles Of agreement
for it were signed April Is, 1888 Washing
ton was inaugurated President Of tie United
States in suit of cloth made Their. John
Fenno's Gazette Of the United Shtcs, o.
May &, 1889, contains the following notice o
| it -
"AMERIcAN MANUFACTURE. The President
of the United States on the day of bis inaug
uration. appeared dressed in n complete sui
of llomespun clothes, but the cloth was of s,
fine II Fabric aud SO handsomely finished tina
it was universally mistaken for a iOrcigl
manufactured supcrfne cloth. This fact, Ia,
editor hopes, will apologize for his not hav
ing mentioned in his last PAPER, circum
stance which must be considered as not oul
flattcrng to our manufactures in particular
but interesting to our coyntrymen IN general
His Exccllcncy, the Vice President az
pcarod also in n suit Of Amcrisau m1uuI"
turc, aud several members of both House
were distinguished by the same token al at
tentlon to the manufacturing ntJr So u
their country
From thi, bright Err, '- Ce'um' "a ri.r'
Her empire prop'd by hm who arch'd o.. soi,s
| Freedom ara undergraduates, Ate and Ponce,
Shall crown the scene, ul nnr and Nnu,," cease,
To encourage ou, 9ou mwuc.c'w ~.
felt TO he great duty Of Amcriyop state
men in the early tiues, With mus o'oar
called statesmen lu t.c.' i.u.r ped
thought TO be better b, rrD,mlae for ir
workmen at the cxluse 90. or oou y
don 4 Iolipyo IA,