Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-03
The Wool Growers of Medina County
and the Tariff on Wool.

and IhC TdrIi On WOOL.
We have already announced the forma-
ton of the Medina County Wool Grow
ers' Association, which was organized in
the early part OF the preceding month.
We have received a fall account Of its
proceedings, which are of sufficient i'm
portance to warrant a second reference to
them, even at this late date. We learn
from the above document that the follow
ing gentlemen were chosen officers of the
Association T. W. Painter, President
Gaylord Thompson, Vice President; VIM,
P. Clark, Secretary VIM. Il Witter.
Treasurer: Carrot Splitter, VIM. Ken
redy, Cyrus Dunbar, Halsey Hulburt and
Luther Clapp, Directors. Resolutions
were adopted demanding protection for
both wool-growers and wool-manufactur-
ers, and asking an adjustment of the rev
enue laws so as to give the former equal
protection with the latter. The senti-
ments Of the organization on the subject
of the tariff on imported wool is set forth
very fully in the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by the
meeting.
WHEREAS, a commission has been ap-
pointed by Congress to enquire into what
changes, if any, should be made in our pres
ent tariff laws, so as 10 increase our reyen-
ues on foreign impOrtations, and at the same
time protect the Industrial interests of the
Nation: And
"WHEREAs, the wool growing interest is not
second 10 any industrial interest in tine
land, and the low tariff on foreign wool
valued in the foreign port at twenty-tour
cents or less per pound, and the numerous
frauds practiced in its valuation andiuvoic-
ing, by which fine woods are actually i'm
ported under the grade ofcoarse wool, where
by the grower of wool in this country sui-
fers for the want of adequate protection ::
And
WHEREAS, we consider the protection on
all grades OF wool insufficient and lot ID re-
lative proportion to the protection given to
the manufactured article: Therefore,
"Res9lrod, That in,the opinion OF this As
ISOLATION, the tariff duty Oh imported wool
should not be less than at the following
rates, to-wit:
ION wool costing IN the last port from
whence exported, twelve cents or lees per
pound, ten cents per pound, and also TWEEN
ty-tive per cent. al ~UaigrCja exceeding
twelve cents per pound and not exceeding
tw~enty-four cents, eighteen cents per pound,
and also an al ]Ual5rEBs duty of twenty-five
per cent. exceeding twenty four cents per
pound, twenty cents per pound, and also
twenty-five per cent cd calorcm with proper
safeguards against frauds.
- RTgaIggH TIL, q ? ,T1r San atnrG and nrrr Pom
resentatives in Congress be requested to use
their influence to carry the foregoing reso-
luton into effect.
"RCS0iped, That the Secretary be instruct
ed TO nave the proceedings of this meeting
published, and also TO have one hundred
copies printed in the form of a circular,
and send them to our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, TO Hon. +. NJ. Mont
gomery, delegate TO the National Wool
Growers Association, and 10 others and
also to procure one hundred copies of a
form of petition e~mbodying the substance Of
the foregoing resolution, Tor the use Of the
township committees.
1t is our opinion that these resolutions
ask for nothing more than the wooLgrow-
ers of the country deserve and need, for
their own protection. The tariff on i'm
ported wool Is at present SO disproportion-
ately low, in comparison with that upon
imported woollen manufactures, that our
woollen mills ind it cheaper to import
wool than 70 pay adequate prices to
American wool growers. Let us have
equal protection 10 the wool grower and
to the wool manufacturer.