Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-09-23
The Tariff Commission.

SHATTANOOjA, ENN., OCRoCb1OSA 80
The tariff commission held ses~
sion here this morning. at which there
was general concurrence OF views
in favor of the existing tariff, par
ticulaily on iron commission. They |
LETT for Atlanta this afternoon.
A statement was made as to the |
grand resources of the State of Ten |
nessee by J. E. MacGowan, neWspa-
per editor and correspondent of the
Birmingham (AIa Iron Age, The
resources of the State are coal, iron,
timber and cotton. The iron inter
ests of the South have been devel-
oped rapidly since 1869. 1t would
not be to the interest OF the South to
have the duty on pig
iron reduced. The existing
tariff on bar iron and
all other coarser grades of iron was
not excessive There was an abund-
ance of iron ore III Tennessee, and
it was Contiguous to coal. He be-
lieved that the American producer
of pig iron should have such pro
tectlon as would put MIN on an even
plane with foreign producers, IN view
of the difference III wages.
A. M. johnson, of the Lookout
Rolling Mills, concurred III Mrs
MacGowan's views He declared him
self Democrat, died in the wool,
and said that he had always
admired General Hancocks outs
spoken statement in favor of tariff
for revenue only, but he believed
that the present tariff was revenue
trriff, and that it should, therefore,
be sustained as it is. Mr.. Johnson
did not believe that any respectable
minority Of people demands change
in the present tariff system, and
, thought it would be an advantage to
him, us producer Of bar iron, il
: there should be home competition III
Dig iron. He belleve1 that he was
better off than If he were de-
pendent upon the foreign supply
out would not have such t
duty as would enable home manu-
; tac,ufers of pig iron to put prices
, too hIgh. He would adjust that mat
/ ter, aud thought it wei adjnste
$ now. He would not nave the pls
: IRON men grow rlcl at the expenA'
! of the general interests OF the IN
f try III. 5. Cnambt rialu, preslden
ot the Roam Rolling Minis, s. b
Lowe, commission merchant, anC
Cnas. d. McGaffy, connected VIII
, the iron interests, concurfed gener
ally with the views OF the preceding
: witness, Chamberlain stating tnat Ii
: never hears any dissatisfaction ex
pressed now on tn
:. question of the tariff, an
$ Mr. McGutfy, stating that til
opinion of the farmers, 50 far as the
have been brought within a radlu
d of the influence OF manufacturln
a Establishments, is extremely tavora
l ! Die to the existing duties on lrol
/. The farmers would strongly depre
Is cate anything that would unsettl
ii lie present condition OF things.
{. Luke Lea of Jackson, Nj ssisslpp
gave his opinion as TO the sentlmef
N that State, on the subject ot tarli
e He said tnat, apart from the new
v papers and politicians, there Was
dl- satisfaction on that subject. A
a sentiment sprang up III favor
establishing manufactures III I'll
South, aud it was growing rapidly,
a. sentiment favorable to the policy
y, protection also grew up. The pee
mp pie OF Mississippi generally were
Ell different to the subject of tari
7, They had never investigated 1t We
he thoroughly, and knew and cared b
little about it. As to any genel
opposition to the Tariff there Was
such thing among the people OF Nj
Der sissippi. For himself he thought
G. would be wise to ha
nis rs t4riff made permanent and bas
IL generally ON the needs of the go
ernment, so that there would not
a Constant agitation about it, Whi
bo ever it was, trade would soon adi
&a, & Itself to it. The people certain
~ would prefer to have all reven
49, raised from CUSTOMS duties, and
, uave the internal revenue syst
as abolished. One of the witness
w. " states that ho had invited the pre-
dent of the chamber of commerce
;.a attend the meeting of the comm
~, 9 sion and give expression to his i
wv, trade views. He, however, was
es. present.
20 The commission left for Altar
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