Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-01-26
American Wool Interest

Deputations from the National wool grow
ers, and also from the Wooden Manufactur-
eTs Association are now in New York char
ged with the duty of comforting, and if prae-
tlcable, concurring az to such notifications
OF our present Tariff on Wool and Woolens
as they may deem just and benifcent. Firm
ly Believing that the road to enduring cheap-
ness tor the consumer lies through protec-
tlon to the home producer, thus bringing
producer and consumer closer together, and
reducing the otherwise heavy cost of inter-
changing their products, we hold that the
WOODEN Manufacturers of our country have
direct and positive interest in the rapid
and steady extension of sheep Husbandry
among us: If no pound of foreign wool
had been imported for the last twenty years
we are confident that our Wooden Manufac-
turers would now procure their new materi-
al cheaper than they do: 1t is shame that
this great agricultural nation does not pro-
duce nearly all the wool which clothes it it
would be better for every American interest
II our number of sheep were to-day double
what 1t Is We trust the manufacturers see
the matter in this light, and will readily ac-
cede to whatever modification of the wool
duty shall be deemed expedient by the wool
growers.
Referring to the prospects and prices of
wool, the Ohio Farne1 saws; A very intel
hgent, well posted gentleman, who has had
long and large experience In wool producing
and wool-buVlng writes as follows from
New York-and we call the special attention
OF our Wool-groWers TO his facts and sugges-
tIons The fact that foreign wool, of
class averaging as fine or finer than the ay-
erage of the woods of this country, is i'm
ported and sold in this market under the
present tarlf at "A to 80 cents per pound,
is what keeps wool domestic wool) down to
a price as low as we have frequently had it
on gold basis; and when this is coupled
with the fact that, when the grower goes to
buy yard of cashmere, he has to pay 81
10 TO $500 for the same quantity, though
really not so heavy and good as he used to
buy for VI to 81. so, is quite sufficient of it.
sell to show that the tariff is not properly
adjusted at present But when we consid-
er the other fact that skillful manufacturers
are making from so to $50 per cent. clear
profits, 1t shows the palpably outrageous in
justice and inequality of the present sched-
Ule. The wool-growers will never remedy
this state of things by simply grumbling and
submitting to it. They must pour the petit
tlons into Congress for an increased duty
on imported wool, giving their representa-
tlVes to understand that if they do not see
to It that change is made before the pres
ent Congress adjourns, they viii combine,
regardless of politics, and send men to Con
gress who will represent them. Again, let
them give manufacturers to understand
plainly that if they oppose an increase of
the duty on wool some degree correspon-
ding TO present duty on manufactured goods,
they will go in for reduction OF the duty
on manufactured goods. If wool growers
will go to work in earnest and get every man
IN every township they can to sign petitions
and flood Congress with them, they can
change the whole aspect of the wool mark
ct in six weeks