New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-06
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MORRISON'S IMPATIENCE.
HE WANTS THE TARIFF MEN TO BE BRIEF.
THE BITUMIN0Us COAL ISTEREsT-xR HCHDs
PIAN-FLAx AND HEMP.
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WASHINGTON, March j.-The representatives ofthe
bituminous coal industries of Pennsylvania, Mary
land and West Virginia were granted hearing by
tho Ways and Means Committee to-day, In oppost-
ton TO che provision for free coal. "Put coal on
the free list and you will close our mines cause the
loss of millions of dollars worth of property. and
throw thousands Of miners and other workingmen
ont of employment" said Mr.. White. of Philadel-
phia. He and Messrs. Lee and Mayer. of Baltimore,
submitted statements clearly showing that btu
mnous coal has reached bottom prices; that so Tar
from being raw material" every ton Of 1t laid
down at the place of consumption represents per-
centage of labor-much of it highly skilled labor
higher than in the of almost any other dutla-
bic article; that the present low duty brings Cana
dian coal INTO sharp competition with American
coal in all the markets of the Atlantic seaboard;
that free coal would enable the Canadian producers
TO drive the bituminous coal of West Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee Alabama and Ohio out OF the
markets of the Gulf coast, thus seriously dimnsi'
ING the output from the mines of those States; tha1
the wages now paid in the bitumnous coal industry
of the United States are much higher than tho
wages paid in the British provinces, or in Cheat
Britain; that wages as low in this country as
the can be without distress 10 the workingmen,
and injury to the general prosperity; that the pro-
position to single out and strike fatal blow 10 the
DltumnOu3 coal INDUSTRY NuilC VAbSh
are to be protected is unjust and ndeensble; that
the closing of American mines and the giving OK
the home market to foreign producers is more likely
to result i'm an increase than in diminutlon OF the
price of coal that instead of putting coal on the
free list the duties ought to be raised from 10 CENTS
the present rate to 81 per tom and that whereas
In 1864 when, owing to the war, the bituminous
Goals of MARYLAND and part of Pennsylvania were
cut of from Eastern markets. btuminous Goals rom
the provinces readily sold at $l4 per ton in boston,
domestic competition has brought the prlce
down to about 81 so per ton.
MIR. HURD's PLAN FOR OHIO.
Some questions and observations by Mr. Hurd
showed that he has hopes of breaking down the
Canadian coal tariff along with the tariff of bis
own country and at the same time benehtlng pro-
ducers of bituminous coal in his own State. His
proposition is to couple with free coal proyiso that
Canada coal shall not come in free until the Domn-
ion reciprocates and allows coal from the United
States TO be admitted without the payment OF
duty He said that an officer of a Canada railroad
recently informed him that that company PAID iass
year 800 600 in duties on coal IRON tne CnleI
States TO the Dominion Government Inc cost OK
transporting coal from Nova Scotia to the province
of Ontario Is frm neaYy opaSto SI 'HH and buffalo therefore
use large quantities OF Ono coal now: III tney
could get it free of duty they might use sun greater
quantities. The tariff being local issue, Mr
Hurd-believing that free coal would help certain
nortions of his own State-seem to be anxious
TO get t. provided Canada will do the same. Inc
effects of such policy on the great Ditnnous Goa,
region extending from Pennsyivanla SOUTHWARK as
far as Alabama and Tennessee he does not seem u
consider.
THE MANUFACTURE OF FLAX AND HEMP.
A. r. Turner. of Boston, submitted clear, con
else statement protesting against the proposed OH
so far as t relates to manufactures OF max ana
hemp. With the tariff as il now stands, flax fibre
has been exported from Iowa to Scotland, tnere
manufactured into linen goods and sent back to tho
United States to compete with domestic flax manu-
features OF course, this could not be possible exc
cept for the vastly lower wages paid the Scotch
operatives. Mr. Turner said that million acres OF
land in the United States are devoted to the grow
ing of flax and hemp.
Sharmon Morrison is daily becoming more impa-
tent, and omts no opportunity TO impress upon ito
of brevitv i'm their statements After the nearing
of today he remarked: I" The people do not come
here in person. by petition, TO present their ar
| ,ruments in favor of reduction of the tarin Inc
5ohhvists who besiege the doors of the committee
room come to defend their purses ana their prohs:
| They are after plunder and they try To MAKE ohy
! that they are here in behalf of the wOrkingmah:
| These remarks were drawn out by question rs 70
| who are demanding that bituminous coal be placed
| ON the free list The possibility that the reason
why " the people" have not appeared III person or
by petition to ask for free coal OF reduc,oh ot
desire either, does not seem to have occurred 20
Colonel Morrison. Why he should be IN such haste
TO shut off arguments before the committee ana re-
mort the bill to the House not quite clear III view
of his statement that after the bill Is reported no
does not intend to call it up INN edlatey Out 10 aI-
low plenty of time for Representatives anu otheist 10
study 1t.
MIR. FOLGER ON THE FUNDING BONDS.
WAsuyxcTON March 5-Secretary Eolger, In