New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-15
inspect powder being manufactured there lot tho
Ordnance Department. . ,~-... :.
FIFTY reoruss have ordered to the Department Of
Texas for the sth Cavalry.
PROTESTS AGAINST THE TARIFF BILL

FARMERS AND wOgKMEN AsTONIsHKD AT THE
DEMOCRATIC ATTEMPT TO RUIN THEM.
WASHINGTON. April IA (SDccidO. -Memor1als
and petitions against the passage OF the Morron lar
bill begin in thckly to each branch OF congress-
Several were presented to-day In the Senate ono was
from a committee OF the National WoolGrowers Con-
veuton others from the Knights Of Labor ana similar
organizations. Tie farmers are evidently ssto"isheu
that the Democrats should seek to ruin All INDUSTRY
which employs 1000 900 persons and has an invested
capital OF 5000 200. Mr. Morrison VIII nave MS
hands full IN explaining to these persons why ne retains
a duty OF 1O6 per cent on rice. which Is raised eAci"
sively In the South and in which there Il only smai
capital invested why he proposes to retain duy o"
sugar also Southern crop that has not been rrontape
and in which not ouc-tenth much capital IL Invested
"a I'm wool-yrowng A New England Democratic Rep
resenaye said to-day that II this bill passed the House
the Republicans would have majority OF my members
IN the next House. Lester Gordon, woolch manu-
facturer IN Rusbve, ILL.,, writes that one-thrd OF al
the wooIlen manufacturing in this country stopped
after the the last tariff bill, and that prices
low that the importers got control oil the
market, and they then immediately advanced prices as
they always when they got the held 10 them
selves He says that many mills failed ana are just no"
recovering barely making both ends moet. This BILL he
says, threatens them all with ruin again. ana
It's agitation will have bane'uI effect for
that reason he urges the Representative
from his district to get the question disposed OF as
quickly as possible. The following is the substance OF
the memorial from the Wool Growers CohVeh'ion pre-
ented to-day In the Senate: -. W.
We soemnly protest against tho action OF the way
and Means Committee In recommending tnat woIi oe
placed free list 10 Will greatly ipJure the III
dustry which are engaged The INJURIOUS eneo.s
OF the act of 1888 reducing the duties on WOOL were %
mediaely felt Importers anticipated It's results ana
American growers compelled to reduce prices 10
effect sales. Before its passage the prices uteliheu
During the last years the net price TO me producer
of fine washed wools has not exceeded 20 cents ln'
annual loss amounts S24 900 OOO while the decr-asr
in the valuation OF sheep has made an ahdltional
loss OF 39.OOO,O0O In the face OF these soieihn
flock masters this earnest protest aud appeal he
As wool growers unite in saying that IN our opinion
the present Administration Is pledged by us previous
utterances to adopt poll, which Will enable American
Labor successfully with the cheaper LABOR OF
foreign nations has been shOwn that the uhe washeu
woods of these States cannot be grown al less IMAM
thirty.pne cents q pound. In MlssouH un"ssheu
WOODS cost To produce twenty-five cents pound 10
place wool on the list will b. to destroy Wool grow
ING I'm the United States Snch action would seem 10
say to all Others engaged IN agrcutr
pursuits that their industries worthy OF tgls
tive consideration ana that manufacturing only ~ 10
have economic protection. We rccomlntnd the estao.
lshment of industrial bureau. over whlch Cphet
officer NAV preside. which department sn nave the
charge and the various Industrial pursuits OF e
whereby reliable information may De at all Tunes
nilf mi ALI