San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-02-08

The array OF statistics accompanying
the petition Is truly formidable, and In
cludes presentation OF nearly all our
staple Industries. The danger OF present
tariff regulations TO wool, and sheep,
and cattle, and flax, ard barley indus
tries Ia fully set forth. Some Of these
representations are too important for
Texas to lose sight Of. The report says:
"The duty on potatoes and market
garden products, which at times can be
brought hither In ballast In almost I'M
limited quantities, should be large
enough to secure a fair defense TO farm.
ers near the seaboard and border"
wool clipped by slaves, by cOnViots
or by creatures scarcely less degraded
stops wool growing by Rn army OF
American farmers; and sends O,OOO,OU
sheep TO the slaughterer. Potatoes and
cabbsges by the cargo from places where
women work daily in the fields come
hither as ballast, with eggs by the ship.
load from Holland; cattle from Mexico,
and barley from Canada"
1.-The fraudulent importation OF cattle
for slaughter across the northern and
southern boundaries, on the pretense
that they are for breeding purposes,
which only are by law free OF duty,
should be efiectually prevented. liz Is
quite enough that 1000 were last year
imported at duty OF only 20 per cent.
which would be thought soanty prOteo-
ton for any other industry. but l2,CJ0
head were brought In from Mexico pro-
fessedly for breeding, and many more
from Canada, though American produo-
ers have for years been unable TO get
living prices.
"More than LOCO, 900 tons OF flax straw
goes 10 waste and 10 burned In the west
ern states. 1t Is worth, II prepared,
S26, 900 600, while we pay Sl6,0OO,OOO to
foreign makers for linen goods, besides
duties amounting to S5,5OO,OOO, which
the government did not want.
1.-The wool growers who appeal TO
other farmers throughout the country,
show that the prostration OF their indus
try is imminent; that they number more
than 100000, and II forced to give up
wool growing must devote their land to
other branches OF agriculture, in which
competition is already severe enough;
that the prostrstion OF its manufactures
would deprive American farmers OF
considerable part OF their home markets,
and that, with wooden goods worn by
nine-tenths OF the people and as cheap
now as In any other country, quality
considered, consumers have only to pay
higher prices II the enormous consump.
tion OF the country is 10 be supplied
wholly or in part by foreign looms.
They, therefore, ask united effort OF
the farmers to obtain from congress such
action that this Industry may receive the
substantial protection enjoyed under the
tariff Of 1861"
This petition and these representa-
lions from thousands OF farmers and ag-
ricultural associations all over the
United States, are respectfully COM
mended 10 the consideration OF those
who have been continually mounting
tion OF all duties, and their desire as
class for the adoption Of free trade.
These meagre extracts from the body OF
the report may serve to give a faint
idea OF it's scope and the exhaustive
manner in which it has been treated.
The whole petition and report will very
likely be ordered printed by the con-
gressional committee to whom II will be
referred, aud go sent broadcast over the
country. II not, those to whom 1t has
been committed to present ito congress
should see that 1t is given TO the people
in some form that may secure very
general knowledge Of Its statements
and arguments as set forth in the mass
of ststistics collected.