Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-03-21

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doing which, since 1885, these vast flock
now do produce as good wool as is pro
duced in any part of the world.
1 Woolens have a real and permanen
value in the country where they are pro
dueed; wool, in countries from Whenet
mostly imported, a mere nominal value
therefore, a duty based upon its cos
abroad, may amount to a mere nomina
duty.
Let me premise, before / illustrate from
the above statement from Washington
that contend that wooden manufacture
ers should receive as much protection
from the Government as the necessities
of the treasury and foreign competition
demand. Let them ask this directly
from Congress. There is no moral digni
ty or honesty, whether they now. haye
this amount Of protection or not, in theiI
position asking Congress to curtaiI the
right of another class, to increase their
wealth or profits, and thus injure thous.
and fold more than they benefit and
jeopardize an investment in sheep hus-
bandry in the United States of four hun
dred millions of dollars.
The statement declares that our wooden
manufacturers have doubled within the
past four years. This we can believe, for
the press has published to the four winds
that their profits and dividends have
ranged from 25 to 100 per cent. One
manufacturer in this vicinity, in one of
these years, made enough to pay for a
large new mill, with machinery complete.
Have wool-growers, in these four years,
doubled their fiocks or divided their 25
and 100 per cent. dividends, or made, in
dividually, new mill, with machinery
complete, in single year? Why wool
growers have not done this, will appear
clearly hereafter.
1 am sorry these 100 per cent. dividend
folks, clearing a new mill year, can
stoop so low, morally, as to ask Congress,
to rob the wool-grower of q market for
wool, to enchance their own profits, or
prop up their feeble infancy, or proclaim
to the world that "our domestic wool is
not fit for broadcloth."
Now, let US see what chance the wool
grower has in the home market, and why
his ffocks have not doubled within four
years, and why he has not made his new
mill year.
Some authorities, say that every pound
of wool when manufactured, represents 50
in money. We produce, now, full ninety
million lbs. per annum. and import more
than seventy-fVe millions I'VE can
double our clip in two years. One cent.
a pound on our annual clip makes $780,
900, adds to our farmers profits Our an
nual consumption of wool is from los to
200 million pounds. Now. if one pound
of wool represents even $l.50 in cloth,
.,~o1-,na. 1f ry0Olon
amount to S248, 900, 900, (which is mostly
sold in the home market virtually clear
of competition. The duty IS about % per
cent. on broadcloth.) We import about
q 900, 900 of Woolens year. Now let US
see what competition this $248, ,OO0. 900 in
woolens has to meet-only about 81, ,OOO,-
O0O-thus woolen manufacturers virtually
monopolize the home market, while the
wool-groWers 90 million pounds of wool
has to meet in direct and violent compe-
tition, IS or 100 million pounds of foreign
wool in onr market. Thus the tariff COM
pels them to sell for less than they can
afford to grow their wool for at the pres
ent time. while it enables the manufac-
turer to keep up his prices, yielding
profits of 25 to 100 per cent.
Now Twill attempt TO show the injus-
tice and inequality of the present tariff
on wool, and why wool growers nave not
made in profits new mill year. Equal
rights to all, under the law, should be the
basis of a tariff; otherwise free trade
would be blessing to the mass, who are
farmers.
According to the above statement, the
278 million lbs of wool cost about Is
cents per pound; the average duty was
less than cents pound, and that the |
Australian, which are FINE MERINo AND |
SAxoNY, were invoiced at LESS THAN "a
1ENTs PER POUND. .----.
Our tariff, with a sliding scale of du-
les, is as follows:
IN wool costing at the place whence ex-
ported, II cents or less per 10 3 cents
per 10.
IN wool exceeding II cents, and less
than "a cents, cents per ID. a
IN wool exceeding "a cents, and not over
80 cents, 10 cents per 70 and 10 per
cent
IN wool exceeding 32 Genus per D., Il
cents per fb and 10 per cent.
IN wool mixed with dirt, II cents per b
and 10 per cent.
Many members of Congress represent
ne farming districts, undoubtedly, were
ed to believe that fine Saxony and Meri-
10 wool, would come in under the 80
ent per ID clause, and pay duty of L
ents per b, and 10 cent adValorem,
making about l6 cents per pound-a
of the one single fact above
tated, that fine wool and coarse, cost
he same abroad, would have defeated
be present tariff, and given US one appli-
able to the subject, with intelligent and
lonest legislators. |,
The above statement declares also that
ne Saxony and Merino wool was in
DICED at less than "a cents per ID, and
aid only duty of 6 cents per 10, and
ot I6 cents, as Congress by some inAu-
nee, was led to believe it would. Thus
Tool growers have even been cheated out
{ the profits of their labor, full 25 cents
er ID in the price of wool, because they Ii
ave had no concentrated action, no well Z
aid and talented agents to lobby for !
hem, and to present such facts to the /
ublic and Congress, as their interest de-
lands. Thus it will always be until !
'oolgrowers show the enterprise and en- /
rgy their opponents do.
The duty on cloth of the value of over
2 per yard, is "a cents per ID, and As per /
ent., ad valorem, making about SO per !
snt. on S. broadcloth: q lbs of this !
ne imported British provincial Saxony /
ool, will make one yard of broadcloth, :
orth at least S., and the protection on !
lis yard at SO per cent, amounts to 81 |
5-and on the wool Of which it is made, }
lst Is cents. Thus the manufacturer
as a substantial protection of S2,65, a
here the wool grower has just Is cents. I
he labor of making a yard of broad 7
9th is not as much as growing the wool +
which it is made, for a Saxony sheep
Iust be kept a whole year to produce q G
s of wool. f
Having already shown that manufac-
Irers monopolize the home market, y
lille the wool grower is deprived of it a
? foreign competition-that where the +
anufacturer gets S2,65 protection, the !
tier gets but Is cents, the inequality :
nd outrageous injustice of the present :
riff to wool growers becomes not only 4
,parent, but calls upon wool growers to 4
ouse themselves to greater activity and n
stematic action, if they would preserve Ii
nd secure their just and equal rights I
ley must support fearless press iber 3