The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-08
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Interesting Details of the Iron Interest
Necessity of Tariff RevIstnn


Necessity OF Tariff Revision
Mr., A. s. Hewitt is an iron-mastcr an
manufacturer on II large scale. He CAV
the following important testimony befor
the tariff commission, showing why certai
duties on iron ores and on pig and scra
iron ought to be either lowered or abo
lshed' Ills testimony as an expert show
that the high duties called for by the Penn
syivania iron men are serious obstruction
to important American industries.
Mr. Hewitt said. al suppose that if IN
government of the United States did no
need revenue for its support the question
oil framing tariff would never have com
up, suppose itorignated in the necesslt,
OF the government for revenue. suppos,
tne question Of protection is absolutely in
cldental. a tax for revenue undoubtedly
adds to the price of the article which is inn
ported, and is so fur unquestonably a pro
tection 70 any industry that may grow III
III that llhe OF business, whateverit may be
Hence 1t is impossible to consider In,
question OF tarlil, even from the revonu,
point OF view, without considering the effect
OF the tariff upen the industries of the Gown.
Try, and, whether we like it OF not incidental
protection must result from a tariff fo,
revenue. You are therefore brought alway,
10 consider The question OF protection and
thc effect OF the duty upon each class q
products upon which You impose n duty
Whon you do that, you are brought 10 con
Sdef the question at what point you will
pegln to protect; in other words, whether
uio uuly you propose is protective or oh,
oluctiVo whether II is protective or de.
In ~
your duties upon raw materials In snch n
way That II will be absolutely impossible Ia
carry ON the business of manipulating The
LAW materials and producing useful forms
Ihat IS protective to the raw material and
obstructive togthe manufactured article
nevertheless, 1t is Il revenue duty. because
INC raw, material may come in for some
uses ana would pay revenue to the gov
eminent, S''
In seectinga basis for revenue supposc
an intelligent commissioner or statesman
Is bound to consider the effect of the d,,,,,
imposed. 1.-The finds that the duty an thss
Manufactured product is less than ON the
raw material he will undoubtedly raise il
"a tne mahniacturcd product. Particular
~ shohid he be careful and should the
commission BE- careful in considerinr thc
question OF imposing upon raw materials
uu,les tnat are not protective that is to saw
nov needed Tor protection. That brings me
10 'he question OF iron ore.
ar, COMPETITION IMPOSSIBLE.
iron ore is al earth There is no labor
MOVED except IN digging it out. Our
connections are 5000 miles away mo
HelSht ON iron ore is greater than The whoie
COSY OF digging IL out in this country nj 4
outing IL upon cars or boats. | stnte tL;s
deliberate y, 'or have heard il said tbai
IRON ore Ct me 'tfein ballast. want TO snv
tnat iVO Y rs 1l9 ions possibly NAV bavS
come III b. las 80 some time or other I'm,
Is not irl ca, a'u,ely that it comes hero
all p"iiss'. it comes as cargo
cara seivruii! us an exclusive
cargo, ships being chartered ror |
the exclusive purpose of 6rin"inc i !,
auu IN my experience have never known
arSharter party under los. per ton FINN |
AFRICA or Spain--that is, about S35o i, |
mere s competition anywhere il mnst ho
on the coast IN other words, those or tbo
Syast are The ones who ought to comploin
nose IN The interior are protected nv thn
"uu'tiohal freight. am miner Of iron
WV III New Jersey, Pennsylvania Nav
ILpanfr Mie,ilgan, Tennessee and Alabama
!, ',.l,;'t that statement covers the STATES
Az Which am interested in mining ;ron
ore am told that the Lake Snno lrpm
mch ask for n duty upon irnn
orc The freight upon irom
ore nom the coast 10 Cbicn 0,,
sno oieveiahd (which are the great mnrk%is
lor Lake Superior ore, though soma oc !, y;
carried to Pittsburg)--the freight oIono Is
I.Ialer .han the cost of mining iron GRO n,
, ,;shu superior and the freight thcncc to
, Ihu'tVaso; W course | cannot understand ,
an ma p'VseC'l9h Is needed in any such case =, {,
n,o " :" Wv Jersey where am miner OF !
svjySa,;' vies on large SCALE and in Penn. 4,
mine at least 100 600 tons venr.,ho, ; H"u !
guy on the cars for less money thon H., ,iu' I
We,Snt Iron, from Africa and Spain to Now v
ior%, The duty that is mt IN ,i'Nn Il
ores Is necessarily added TO The nric soe 81 y
;"o consumer, These foreign ores Com, W. IL
s '".v sn's country because they are nece" p
ora 'V r the purpose of mixing with onr
cnS, Or iheir cost, therefore, eocs in thn
Sv a.. 'he article and is paid of by the CON-.
which n ia lay government gets n revenue ci
mgie To-day except for the surpus rer ,o, " II
Mnlch we 10 not want A YAK ,s my , nut a
hvn ore, which cannot compete win 'PpHHi, m
a'aoIleah ore Tor the reason have "i,,a, ~, m
wv, anu you put u burden upon ia cou h,
N,ner which Is purely and ABSOLUTELY, WIZ WI 81,
essMy' Inc reason why this fnyo; '', w
NSon'es ~ Is because It Is low in M in
Ws, Mhhe most ofthe American orns I on
w say, have little too mnch Ia
! WVt tos, III them to make rood steel ch
N Nal vi foreign iron ore tbni iu
YIN naI,s market for n ton fit
~ Nbre that otherwise wonlS no9 tnl
does not reduce the price I ha 10,
Ee y already sole for hali ,bc an
Vrsigh hon ore costs mid dow col
=, EauSe prizes when Won b aya sa,
EN Yut here the thiur 4 s,,5e M
,sNI Vu, therefore II does nn, r "' nj,
(sS.$ M american ore, but bv sic
{NSla'Ne' Tor II gives US n better sh,
kNAWl hrC
NJ 80 Ielvabl lie circumstances VIII
En'nN duty shoGlda be all
Vieh ores, norris 1t of any list
70 any Que earthly IN. ina
erSphirary, IL is positjve arc
~ i do not import INV at
ido not use any. / nss inr
y. ! simply deal with the the
et OF public concern, in ticy
" can be benefited with. far,
ouuoer, col,
ON srEEL. ret
suppose everybody YIN
upon steel Is ont ~ ma
very proper duty al pro
II was equivalent the
about 30 per cent. tue
real difference In gro
tne progress of iur,
rnt Of business, n leo
Not about 100 per
MITIGATION for' Il