The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-11
LARGE MEETINGS HELD SUNDAY.
AT which Employers and Employees EN-
pressed Themselves Freely In oppo-
~ sition to Ratification. Saying
t wan Rain the Trade.
WHAT THE TREATY PROVIDES,

continue work until the uncertainty
about the new treaty with Spain in
regard to tho West Indian trade was
removed. In an interview, Mr.. Slratton
said: "rhe firm now keeps It's stock OF
tobacco ia Havana, for If We had large
stock here and the treaty should be
ratified we should be out the amount
that the duty IL reduced, aud at the first
moment that the test OF the treaty is
officially made public and acted upon
by congress we shall open our factory.
tobacco would be, think, To
mako the United States the
trade OF the world. Manufacturers
would welcome the abolition of tho lax,
AS IL would cause great increase OF
business. Tobacco-growers, for obvious
reasons, would oppose 1t. L look Tor 4
bitter fight against il in congress"
The cigar makers from all the princi-
pal factories OF this city held meetiDg
yesterday TO consider the pending treaty,
of which short account is sent. M.
Gompeos presided. "If this treaty.
said he, sis ratified by both countries, II
will cause reduction OF so per cent. Ia
the duly on manufactured tobacco from
Cuba and Porto Rico. a moments
thought will show that this reduction
would be- the death blow to tho to-
bacco trade of this country. To-
bacco grows naturally and wild
in this country. Yet it cannot
compete with liner grades of tobacco
from the Spanish possessions. 1t is use
less to argue that Tree imported tobacco
may be mixed with our American
growth in the manufacture OF fine
grade of cigars. Smok rs of Havana 81
CARS will not be imposed upon by any
such deception. In other words, smOE-
q adm. t,Ht IN, Il. H
amalgamated production, only halt rs
good as the genuine Havana, when Jhay
can get the genuine at thc SaN g
price as the, si1algamated, Iua
.. and tIfis> condition OF the trade n clam
will be brought about if this t.eaty is
ratified. Other delegates here report
other large manufacturers preparus W
follow the example of Stratton ~ Storm.
Their employees cannot complain OF such
tion. The employees say, in lustiIica
In, and we know it to be Irue, that
thky cannot compete with Havana G.
gals imported at almost free of duty. a
reduction of q per cent in duty on Ha-
t ysnA to cigars manufacture mf,sni e1 ilo%
Havana leaf u cigar or cigarette that
would allow them 10 compete success
!. fully with an imported cigar, but 80 per
anti. is rubbing it in too deep, and
nee their action and closing their
- Twenty-Five" hundred OF us are
Hy laid off, and by the end Of
Mother week there is no telling how
many more will be eating the bread, or
rather the crust, of idleness. Importers
are secretly at work while we are lying
idle. The treaty is probably already in
the hands OF the senate. By its con
ditions the proposed reduction will take
effect from the LIST of January next.
We have but little time to work in. Let
us be up and doug at once.
The executive committee, which had
been in session during the early part
OF the afternoon, reported in favor OF
issuing q circular explaining the effect
OF the operation of the treaty upon the
tobacco interests of the country ana
calls upon the country mt large TO raise
its voice in protest. The committee
also recommended the appointment OF
committee TO visit manufacturers ano
obtain their co operation in the move
ment.
I he Recommendation were unani
lnously adopted
A motion t. call mass meeting in
the interest Of the movement was voted
down, and instead it was deemed best
to appoint o committee to go to Wash
ington. lhis committee will be APP
pointed next SUNDAY.
The executive committee reported that
q meeting of cigar manufacturers had
been called for me day this week.
The Times this morning publishes. a
copy of the treaty, which it obtained in
Madrid, and it's terms seems more IA
vOrable to this country than was sup
posed at yesterdays meeting OF the
! cigar-makers.
The following are tho principal ar
ticles of the products OF both coun-
tries which win be effected: Articles
the product Of tho provinces of Cuba
a nd Df1rtn Rifn a. ha admitted info
the United States on tho following con-
ditiops, Tree frsln duty: Horses, cocoa,
coffee, fish, fresh fruits, cotton, hemp,
flax, hides, skins (undressed), analine
and mineral dyes, palm oils, sugars not
above No. i6, Dutch standard in color,
cane, melada molasses, seeds, wood
cast iron, eggs, honey, wax, sponge
bones, guano manure, cocoa, esparta
horse hair, PUSHES, osiers, straw, coins
d old or silver subject to duty.
gars, cigarettes, begueros,
per cent. advalorem. Tobacco
leayhs requiring more than 81 to
the pound; ii having stems, 81 cents
per mound; without stems, 50 cents;
other Tobacco in leaves having stems,
Tx cents per pound. Tobacco manu-
featured Of every kind: tobacco without
stems, 20 cents per pound; snuff, pow
bacco not manufactured, 10 cents adva-
1hsern.
NIles, tho product Of tho United
D.o9, which shall be admitted into
Cuba exempt from duty: Beer.
fresh fneatsr bacon, fruits, fish.
shell-hah, grain and other ce-
reals, excepting rice, wheat and
-four Of cereals other than rice and
wheat, lard, swine, beef, cheese, eggs,
bread. wood OF all kinds, slaves, timber,
pipes, boxes OF wood, cattle, sheep,
goats, hogs, stones and earth employed
In construction and in the arts and in
dustrics, clay, tiles, bricks and tiles nm
glazed, hides and undressed skins, min
erai or meta y, coins of silver and gold,
useful tools, Agricultural implements,
agricultural apparatus, Industrial and
scientiGc motors of classes and materi-
ais, separat, parts of same, raw cotton,
etable flores, wooIS, hogs hair,
raw horsehair, asphalt, refined btu
men, tar, pitch and rosin, petroleum,
raw or crude, mineral and vegetable |
GOALS, mineral waters, trees, plants, vine |
shoots and st eds, natural and artificial
mannr as, marble, alabaster in blocks
and sheets, rough or prepared, other
;sto Ma and earths employed in construc-
tIoI Numerals and metals. mineral
waters, jce, cast iron in pigs and all
forms III waste steel and iron. cast iron I
in tubes, the same manufactured, NAL
ieabls iron and steei in bars and all
elias OF wis in copper and iron nails,
Bo,evs, rivets, wrought irou
tEbsl, wire game, manufactured |
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