The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-28
hHEEf N WOOL.

Advice to Our Home Growers on u Matter
OF Moment
practical Shepherd" writing to the Pitts
burgh StOckman, sends the following, OF
interest to Dull home sheep husbandmen:
/ note in week before lasts .Sockman q
request ttat the editor give the old and
new law on woolsand woolens, so that each
one may judge for himself as to the rate.
etc. The writer Is no doubt sincere in his
wishes, but even il the editor would de.
vote the necessary pages to the law, it Is
go complicated that very few could deter.
mine as to the rates. the reductions, etc.
l make no p%retensions to wisdom above
any one else, yet | must say that very few
wool growers realize the full extent OF
the new law as to woods and woolens.
There is q plain reduction OF all the dd
ruicIem duty on raw woods which Is equiv.
altnt to a reduction OF q trifle over three
cents per pound on Ohio, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania woods. But On wooden goods
the reduction, If any. ia not 80 plain. A
little duty is taken off in one place 10 be
replaced on the dd VaiOrem. AgaiB one
class is reduced and another class is in.
creased; and after giving the matter q very
critical examination l am unable to say
what the reduction ia on wooden goods.
In conversation with Mr.. John L. Hayes,
last winter, he said at was a very great re-
duction, and was made by Mr.. Garland"
and that Mr.. G. remarked that "n0w Mr..
| Hayes you have cut down raw woods 20 per
cent, and I'll get even With you by cutting
down w~oolens." But l observed one little
fact, Mr.. Hayes was satisfied to have the
reduction made. He seemed TO be a sort
Of "philanthropist."
lam aware that much has been said on
this subject, but the half is not told. That
there has been an unjust discrimination in
favor OF manufactured goods as against the
w~ool.growers, no one ut all familiar with
this subject will deny. Just what the re.
suit will be no n can tell. Some OF our
best wool.growers in Ohio say they are
going to reduce their iocks. This conclu.
sion, l think, is quite general. I advise
differently; keep up your tocks, and unite
and demand OF Congress that protection we
are 30 justly entitled to. No one makes
fewer requests than the farmer and stock.
raiser, and this is probably one reason why
Congress does not heed our petitions.
| SGuhtbL IuSl luunt ia y puuilnutu 4ut6I-
view at Columbus, Ohio, April 9Th, says
the woolgrowers were very badly treated,
and one reason was they did not make
their wants known until 1t was too late, or
If other wool.growing States would have
done as Ohio, there would have been no
trouble. l approve Of a thorough national
organization" Ex. Governor Curtin, Of
Pennsylvania, says ''the wool growers were
badly treated, etc." and now what shall
we do? Quietly submit to the demands Of
a monopoly Of fisk New England States, for
it is nothing else, or will we claim a pro.
lection which mounts to something?
Failing in this let US demand that New
England don't put her figures on her
wares and we be compelled to buy. l note
that not one single Senator claimed that
our demand was unjust or higher than It
should be, butthe plea was want oftime 10
adjust the wool and wooden schedule. The
same was practically true Of the status In
the House, and but for the dirty trick re.
sorted to by those who manipulated the
wires in that body, the Senate bill would
yet be on the Speakers table.
l have a practical question or two to ask.
First, what class Of citizens thought that
woods or wooden goods were too high?
Second, when were they ever lower than in
the last two or three years? Third, will
lowering the tariff on woods lower the price
OF wooden goods2 Fourth, will lowering
the tariff on woods decrease the revenue?