New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-05
/ VOICE FROM WESTERN WOOL.
GROWERS.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
DovGoLA. Union County H.
have visited some of the largest flock masters in ILL.,
nos they anxious bo heard; they want Congress
TO do them justice, and state their case.
They complain that tariffs always have been framed in
tho interests Of the manufacturers and that their wants
never have been considered. Thus foreign WOOL not
manufactured pays average Of 81 per cent less duty
than when manufactured Our manufacturers say they
must have this protection which amounts to the same
thing advantage tho woogrOwer because IL for
egn countries they have more skill and capital and labor
and interest lower and that in addition they are
taxed On every article used in manufacturing.
This is true, bat it is sort of why tho wool
grower should not be protected also for he is subject TO
the foreign competition and without any increase In
tho price of wool while in buying cloth only foreign
duties but every description Of internal revenue duties are
added
Manufacturers have combined capal they can afford to
spend millions in getting their plans carried out and they
can talk Loothly while wOogrowers comparatively are
poor and without organization, at least none TO which
800 admission fee is required but they have their eyes
opened at last Theynoe thing the manufacturers love
to dwell on which s the honor all do our country by
wearing goods made at home but they suppress the fact
that large share of WOODEN goods are made OF foreign
wool Mr. Quincy Of Licking County, Ohio, Travelled six
weeks in 1864 among the factories and found only two
running domestic wool while all their warehouses were
crowded with foreign wool.
Wool.erowers want foreign wool to he taxed specific
sum- and not according to valuation which they abomi-
nate. Tho present a does them no KIND OF GOOD because
one-third OF all imported wool is perued and Struggled
through the NewYork CustomHouse at duty OF three
cents pound and twothrds at six cents In six months
only 80 pounds are reported as costing 81 cents Hence
by this al yaorem arrangement woogrOwcrs are cheated
and the manufacturers benefited They seem never to be
contened and they get the big end by having pechc d
ties on pounds yards Of foreign goods while the raw
material of the farmers comes In ad yalorem duties
We can through all this The Southern and British
Free Traders raise grain and meat for negroes
and factory operatives and the New-England manufacture
eTs in withhem. They do not want us TO raise wool
at ALL They would be glad if there not sheep in
the whole West. But cannot sustain ourselves by
raising gran and there is Of trying to keep us at
the business after get ready TO seed down our lands
After that intend TO manufacture ourselves Last year.
q wOol-gr0wer and manufacturer combined realized u
pound on his wool But time is required. Lot II be IN
derstood that the West naturally in favor OF Protecton
but never in favor Of such tariff as the present one
Now-Engand wants TO help her. she must be as wine
10 give take. III she cannot do this II Will make no
odds whether she or old England manufactures for us.
Western men mean to fight that question on It's own
merits and above board. Compromises with free traders
never have STOOD and want Protection which Will be
permanent and 10 get IT, willing 70 tight until we
DO get it, Therefore, let schemers send secret circ
lars with ongwnded paavers the whole question Is IN
few words and it equal justice to every interest OF
the whole country The wool growers wish to say that II
they are to have vaorem tariff and the manufacture
ers specific one, they will help smash the machine:
Protection must DO baseftpon the broad principle that
if foreign manufacturers woolgowers want to have the
benefit Of market they must be taxed as ucn as we
arethat is on articles which produce as well as
they-or stand back and let do work. For 1t
onsrous give free any class of foreigners the BEN
eft of markets created by education and ingenuity
AID secured By dearly bought liberty and peace
N G NJ.