Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-18
The Tnrin on Wool.

CLEVELAND June Is, 1901.
To the Editor Of the Leader:
The city Of Cleveland is too deeply in
terested in manufacturing pursuits TO ST.
lently acquiesce in the policy which its
worthy representative indicates, and it
seems to me unfortunate that in past days
any should advocate high duties on wool
and corresponding duties on wooden goods.
You intimate that a change Of tariff is
necessary to make a relative value be-
tween wool growers and wool. 1 wish TO
inquire if Mr.. ~Spalding's additional duty
does this On the contrary, does IT not
only put a high duty on wool Init on wool
favor a policy which mus prove disas-
trous to the two great interests it pro
poses to benefit? Were there any posi-
BILE chance for the wool-growers 10 be
benefited by the proposed high duty, the
tax TO the much larger interest in this city
and this district would sufficiently Justify
cur representative for opposing the meas
ure. Were it true that n duty is necessary
TO be placed On wool and not on wooden
goods, in order, as you intimate, to make
the two interests mutual, it weuld hardly
be good policy to make any change now,
for what can VA government expect ?
What do they receive from w~ool-growers
in proportion TO the very great revenue
from manufacturers? 1 must confess that
the way is 50 simple, so very plain to my
mind, that 1 am astonished a high duty
on wool should find favor in yourself or
Judge Spalding, who are so able TO Judge
of a great and important question.
The only strong argument wool-Erow-
ersurge why there should be an increased
duty on wool, is, they cannot compete
with woods grown in Australia and South
America. With regard TO this country. 1
may be allowed to speak from observa-
tion, as my travels have been very extern
sive from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
though very limited in South America.
Yet were any Of your readers DESTROYS to
make themselves familiar with facts, il
would be no difficult task to satisfy them
that nc where and in no other land can
fine wool be grown as chesply as on this
continent. Look at the ranges in Texas.
in New Mexico, along through the extern
sive and fertile valleys between the Ne
vada and Rocky Mountains, as well as on
the eastern slope of the latter range, and
then listen TO the appeal of w~ool-growers
TO protect them from cheap woods Of other
countries. Courtesy may dictate the pro-
priety of not r~idiculing those petitions,
but you would not believe an intelligent
representative whose duty it is to thor
post himself before voting, could
for q moment listen TO such petitions. l
have met those engaged in woolgrowing
districts who have beer engaged in herd
sheep and growing woods in Austria
La, and who have stated to me that thev
could grow fine woods on this continent at |
a much less price than in Australia.
1t is well known to those who have |
given the matter any attention that among
he factories and high priced lands of Eng
and they grow Lancaster and Cottswool
taking the wool clip into eonsid-
and yet such combiDg woods are
he most profitable TO grow at this time
n this country, providing 30 use is made
If the carcas- How strange, therefore.
hat New England farmers don't turn
heir attent on to the growth of mutton to
iupply the operatives of the factories
With, as Tellas 10 furnish the worsted
pindles with combing wool, rather than
Congress for an increase of duty
who now grow & sheep which for wool is
comparatively useless, and for mutton en-
irely worthless.
Providing farmers would consult The
wants of manufacturers and grow such
yools as is wanted, they can make far
more money in sheep husbandry on the
Ugh priced lands Of New England than
he flock master of Australia can with the
anne capital in Australia. Nearly the
anne rules apply 10 those localities ada
'ent to every Western city, and when
IN Ohio becomes too expensive TO
row fine woods IN we have a territory
West without going out Of the range of
on which fine felting woods a
e grown.
The Eighteenth District should protect
er manufacturers and mechanics and in
so the farmer viii be protected, and
some wool grower is not l will point
ut a place where he can make more
ioneyiin growing wool on an investment
f ten thousand dollars, less or more,
nan be can on the same capital at manu- !
lcturing.
AT another time Il may be proper TO
sfer 10 the importance Of protecting and !
n%coursging manufacturing not only in I
iew England but in this city, for it is to !
lch our country must look if we expect
} pay the principal or interest on the
-atlonal debt. s. n. GooDALE. q
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inst the Reconstruction Amendment /
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