The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-10-05

PfesIdtdt Hayes called .fof opinions o
tho other side OF the question. John I
branch, banker, EXPRESSED himself ns |
favor Of tariff for revenue, and cntlrel
opposed 10 the Internal revenue syslon
Tile tariff should DG revised, aud the dut.
on locomotives aud steel rails reduced one
half with g0ma few exceptions, th,
| present tariff was about as nearly
| right rs II could be made, but he woult
like 10 see the sumac interest sufficiently
protected. What he wanted, most Of all
however, was the entire extinction OF the
internal revenue system.
| Mr.. BOeteler-"I heartily coincide with
you, and wish that the commission had the
power TO abolish It., for | think IL an UNI
American, unrepublicail and outrageous
system OF taxation"
Branch--"Then you agree with me?"
Beteler-" Certainly ! do; but unfortu-
nately we have nothing TO do with it,"
Branch-"Ii You cannot put it into your
report you can at least get your opinion in
the newspapers"
Mr.. Blankenship made final statement
in favor OF maintaining the existing rate on
peanuts, and said that high quality of
salad oil was made from them.
The President tits it sold as peanut
oil?"
Blankenship-"I is sold as the very best
olive oil from Smyrna. 1t is put up in beau
full Florence TASKS, and so | yeckon it is
about as good"
A number of communications were read
among them one from J. S. Pemberton, of
Atlanta, presenting the views of the major
ity of southern wholesale druggists in
favor of the abolition of the tax on cincho-
india, and the imposition of 10 per cent,
duty on quinine, or the admission of Gin
chonidia bark free of duty.
The commission left for Baltimore this
afternoon.
WILMINGTON, N. c., September 27.-The
tariff commission arrived here this morn
ing and held session in the custom-house.
The subjects brought to its attention were
rice and peanuts, chalk, and silk cocoons.
The rice interest was advocated by ID. l.. |
Russell, Donald Mckay and S. l.. Fremont;
the peanut and chalk interests by George
H. French, and silk cocoons interest was in
touched upon by Mr.. Fremont.
The advocates of the rice interest expressed |
themselves satisfied with the present du-
ties, but declared any reduction there
OF would be fatal to that interest |
In regard to peanuts, Mr.. French |
gave the annual production of the Will
mington section as 1901 600 bushels. Up to
1861 it was equal to even-eighths of the en-
tire stock of the United States; but under
a duty Of one cent per pound imposed in
lS6I the industry nau Increased until now
Tennessee produced from 100000 to 100000
bushels and Virginia from 100000 to 1,000,-
700 bushels. Production was affected by
yhe importation of African peasants. A dis
ofthe duty would put an end to
he peanut industry Of North Carolina and
mpoverish many small farmers. AS to
chalk, large deposits OF it were found in the
state, but its freight to New York and
Philadelphia, where chalk was made into
whiting, would be higher than the cost of
English chalk, which is carried
here as ballast. AS to silk
,ocoons, the soil and climate
Of the state were favorable to the cultivation
IF mulberry trees and the raising Of silk
worms. Both these interests might be de-
,eloped by the imposition of duty on chalk
md silk cocoons. Mr.. Boeteler asked Mr..
Fremont whether any complaints came up
rom the farming community about the
ariF. Mr. Fremont replied in the negative
ALI that he has heard about it
vas from congress and stump speakers
He thought, however, that the popular
de of the question was tariff for revenue
With incidental protection but as the rice
people wanted the present duty on rice
maintained they could not ask to have the
luties taken off other protected articles.
The commission left for Richmond this af-
ernoon.