Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-04
Will Not be Injured by the Mills
Bill.
SONE OF Mr.. PBARSOES MISTAKES.
he Takes Mr.. Brockunisr to Task and Puts
His Foot In II.
THE EXACT EFFECT OF THR BILL
Shown in Black and White, and Mr.. Pearson
Cannot Gainsay or Contradic. 1.-THE
Reductions are Not Injurious
TO Business.

Mr.. E. NJ. Pearson is the manager CT the
Whselipg Pottery, and it is claimed that
he is authority on all matters pertaining
to that line OF bu,ineee. He fayo's the
REGISTER with card, which worl have
been Published yesterday if lack Of space
bad not prevented. Hi, opinions, how
yer, published this morrirg, lose none o.
their freshness or free. With those opin-
ions the REGISTER has seen fit 10 take
sue and it publishes its 90 nmeIt' at
length. We differ from Mr.. Pearson hon
estly and irly on this question, and We
hope we have stated our side Of tie arlu-
ment as honestly and console ltiously az
We hold oar belief.
Mr.. Pearson's Statement
WHEELING, October l.
To ue Editor ofths R.Otser.
SIR:-Had Mr.. c. W. Bfo,kunisr Tin
your issue of yesterday confined his re-
marks on ths Mills bill to the glss' indus
ty, on which he is an undoubted authori-
ty, I would not have tncroacht upon your
valuable space, bat as he has seen ht (trom
what IN, tive cannot understand, unless
pclit eal) t, pose "a sn authority on the
pottery lndusty. can not 10 justice to
III. industry and the public remain silent
az d in order that your readers may know
the exact truth, / will quote the present
law sni also the Mills bill, as it passed the
House of Representatives:
PieJent law-Ctipa, porcelain, Parian,
ard Bisqre, earth. n, stone and crockery
ware, including p'sques, ornsments,
charms, vases, and statuettes, painted,
printsd or gildsd, or otherwise decorate 4
or ornsm.nted in any manner, sixty per
centum ai valorem.
China, porsl.in, parian and bisqne
we're, plsin white sn1 not oraamented or
decorated in any manner, ffty-fvs per
cen;um al yalorem.
All other eer hsn, stone and crocktry
ware, white, gszsd or edged, composed OF
earthly or mineral substances. net sp 'clally
enumerated or provided for in this act,
fifty five Per centum ed valcrem.
Mills Oil, III. H. oOol' Sh'hoj P"ANV"n'
p,rian and ti.que, esrthen, stone or crock.
cry ware coppo ed Of earthly or mineral
substance, including placques, ornaments,
charms, vases and stItuettts, painted,
printed, enamslttd, or gilded, or otherwise
decl ra ed in any manner, ify (5o) per
centum ed valorem.
China, porcelain, parian aud blfque
we're not Geccrit,d in aoy manner, forty
(4O) par centum ad valorem.
White granite, common ware, plain
white or cream cClored, lustered or
printed under gllz, in o single color;
p n ged, diIpsd or edged ware, thirty-fve
(55) D .r centum ad valorem.
All other eartheD, stone, and crockery
ware, white, colorei or bisqoe, cImp' 'sed
of earthly or mineral substances, not spec
tally enumerated or pro yided TO. in this
act, and not decorated 10 any m amer,
thirty-fve pr csntum sd valorem.
/ will now give q comparative list, 20
that any one cin ste OF glance and res J.
izs the reductions on the several kinds
made by the Mills bill rs it passed the
Hou e Of Representatives:
Present Law. Mills Bill. Rednc.