The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-19

native tobacco interests to grant TO Cuban
tobacco, both leaf and manufactured, q re-
duc tiOn of 80 per cent than to concede free
al mission to either leaf or manufactured
separately. In view of the fact that even
after that reduction Cuban tobacco and CT
CARS will be subject to heavy import duty
and TO internal revenue taxes in addition, it
see ms that our home producers and manu-
faoturers still enjoy fair and remunerativc
protection, especially when under the treaty
of Cuba and Porto Rico, they will for
the first time be opened to American
tobacco at rate of duty much lower than
the rate of reciprocal duty levied in the
United States. In arranging schedules Ii
and o for the admission of American
products into Cuba and Porto Rico, the Span
ish Government felt under the necessity of
respecting the obligations which il had con-
tracted with regard to the Cuba debt, to Sc
cure the interest and principal of which
certain portion of the customs and revenues
had been pledged. That the Government
claims il has gone as far toward completely
free admission as its public faith and obiiga-
tons admit; An examination OF the sched-
ules will show we have obtained large and
important concessions, for our agricultural
industries and National producN- Free sd-
mission is granted all kinds of meats fish and
fowls; lard. butter. cheese fruits and vegeta-
bIes ;ali kinds of grain including rice. But with
The exception Of wheat, the duty on which is
reduced from S315 per one hundred kelo-
rrams to fifty cents: ard -four, the duty on
Ehich is reduced from $40 to $50 and Sis
or barrel: corn meal and other fours are
free, as also arc cattle, hogs ana otheF ave
and other agricultural products. The sisni-
icance and value of tiYrsc concessions are
shown by TIE fact that under the present
tariff of the Spanish West Indies these pro-
ducts are burdened with such heavy duties
that only limited demand can be created,
while with q free market, provided ny the
treaty, the consumption must be largely M
creased. The concessions to the American
manufactured goods are not less important
On the free LIS. of schedules will be found al
most all kinds of materials for building pur-
poses sach as lumber. all kinds of iron arti-
cles. stone. stating. bricks and similar Ipate-
rails; also loEg list of manufacturers
wood, such as cooperage, woodenware'
brooms, brushes, sp0kes ana bent Hoou.
common furniture. etc. all manufactures OF
cast-iron and steel except per cent on
high-priccd articlesl, uadressed leather and
SKINS; long ana important list of all KINDS
OF implements, utensils and tools FOR agri-
cultural, motive, industrial and scicnunc
uses of all classes and materials and loose
pieces of same. materials and articles ISr
railways, tramways, canals ard other WORKS
of public utility. materials of all KINDS Ior
shipbHiiding and other classes OF manu1ac-
tured articles in the production of which TINS
couatry eyce!s. While the Spanish Govern
ment did not feel it could in good faith 10 MS
creditors remove all the import duties on tne
American goods on another long hst OF
articles, such hrge reductions have peen
made that the producers anu
manufacturers of the United states can COM
pete successfully for the trade or the
Islands. Under the tariff system now in force |
two rates of duties are levied on foreign
pr.ducts, first when they are imported IN
Spanish vessels the third column duties Is
applied. but second when these prcducIs are
imported in foreign vessels the fourth col |
umn' "a much higher duty, Is imposed AS