New-York tribune., 1878-04-13
DANGER TO wooLLEN INTERESTS.

DANGER III WOOLJJEN
THE PROPOSED TARIFF DESTRUCTIVE TO THIS INDUS
TRY-GRowERs AND MANUFACTURES ALIKE DE-
NoUNCE Tr-EFFORTs TO PREVENT IT'S PASSAGE
To the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: That portion of the new Tariff Bill which
nos interests the farmers Of the country is that relating
10 the duties on wool and the manufactrfes OF WOOL
Wool growingis ouy industry engaged In by farmers
extending from ocean, and which may De pronC
ably pursued In connection with producing mutton III
every State Of the Union which Is protected by the an
laws 1t is an industry which interests greater number
OF the citizens the United States than any other single
industry the country The wool
interest because no woos being exporteo
profitable market for the farmers woos depends upon
the prosperity OF the American mills IL Is matter o
profound surprise and regret that the Committee Oh
WAYS and Means in this proposed bill have absolutely
ignored the wishes of this vast constituency OF American
farmers The characteristic feature Of the present tar
ia that il provides equally for the interests OF the wool
grower and the manufacturer 1t the result OF con-
sutations and conferences between the W0oFgroWers
and manufacturers which were continued many months
When the Committee Ways and Means at the early
part of the session gave notice to the wOogrowers and
wool manufacturers, who have kept up their friendly
mutual relations ever since 1867 that the committee
would be compelled by demands Of public opinion 10
make general reduction Of the tariff the w0ogroWers
and manufacturers said, II reduction OF the duues on
wool and woolens must made, will help you TO do
it wisely AccOrdn gy conferences between the represen
atyes of the National Association Of Woolgrowers and
other persons interested lifetime In this business
and wool manufacturers, held at Rochester and
Washington and finally they jointly presented schedule
to the committee reducing the duties both on wool ana
wOollens twenty to twenty-five per cent And what was
the committees reply An absolute ignoring OF the
schedule and the requests OF the woo!-growers
and manufacturers; entire overthrow OF the sys-
TEN which had been carefully and judiciousy pre-
"A of
compete with the great bulk Of woods OF over
one-half reduction which would permit an inundaton
Of the cheap woods OF the Southern Hemisphere and
would be runous to American growers; and reduction
Of duties upon manufactures OF wool which would prove
Injurious to every class and in many cases must neVa
bly, cause the abandonment Of the manufacture ana
throw thousands Of employment and force them into
other OF trade oycrburdened Win an excess
Of labor Capital would De gestfoyeI a m te pUV If
poorer. The immediate effect would 90 a shrlhktEe Vi
values upon all the manufactured g00ds ehd raw mhIe
rial on hand time the bill should go into eeGhcy
having been purchased under the present OF hSher
cost r,e pi,,
ON wool and woollens alone, estimated by competent
authority would be not less than 3OOOOOOO and this
f6e lowest depression Ruin aud starvation for thous
ands this manufacturing interest rs conosrne
that Congress when to deliberate Will not per-
init such suicidal folly. The wool-growerS OF tae e0ar
Association have prepared and Will at once submit 10
Congress, a protest embracing resolutions demahdinS
wOoens, from the state WO0growers' Associations OF
Vermont New-YoTk, OhiO Michigan, Wisconsin ILLINOIS,
Peupsylyania Western Virginia. oregon, the STATE ARi
cultural Association OF Georgia. the Legislature OF Ca
forna and bodies They show tna the maintenance
the interests OF the American wool industry as WhOe
htcn has an annual production exceeding $2OOO
I'm value They SHOW that under the protective nhucn-
crs of tie present aud the former Morrill, tariff the
sheen husbandry OF United states has made pro
crrss uneoualed in any part OF the world III
the same period. They show that In lS47, when
n reduction was made in the tariff similar 10 the one
now proposed, sheep husbandcy crushed ont IN ts
country this not enough Let every one interest
ed do all in his power, by getting up petitions by direct
influence his representatives In COngressDy every
honest noaus-tO prevent the OF s great
evil. f'O' NChAAS'
Charlton, ". T., April 4, 1878.