Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-15
WOOL WORKERS.
Important Convention at
Washington.
TARIFF TAXATION DISCUSSED.
Strenuous Opposition to be Made
to any Reduction of the
Present Charges.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD,

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, January IA. - The
committee of nine appointed yester.
day at conference Of wool men, to
frame provisions providing for wool
tariffs, reached an agreement tonight
on most of the essential features of
the proposed measure, and made re-
port to the full conference. After a
long discussion this report was re-
turned to the committee, in order that
it mightbe SO amended as to render
it more acceptable to all interests in
the conference.
The committee is at work embody-
ing the decision of the conference in a
report and text Of bill to the effect
stated, both of which will be submit
ted to Congress at the first opportu-
nifty.
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
That protection by tariff of the pro-
duction of wool and of the manufac-
lures of wool is demanded by the best
interests of the American people.
Statistics show that the reduction of
the tariff on wool in 1888 was imme-
diately followed by decrease in the
number of sheep in the country, thus
giving warning that the abolition of
the duties on wool would seriously
cripple the raising of sheep in this
country, which is the third producer
in quantity among the nations. This
would increase the price of wool all
over the world, while the consequent
destruction Of sheep would materially
affect the supply and the price Of
meat and to considerable degree, of
all provisions.
SOME STATISTICS.
Inasmuch as American manufacture
ers furnished in 1880 S1-9 per cent. of
the wooden goods consumed in the
United States, although in 1860 CPS
per cent. OF such goods were produced
in this country, no reduction in the
tariff can be necessary to afford the
American people full supply and
abundant competition in fabrics which
enter to use in every family, and for
which prices for like qualities compare
favorably with those in foreign coun-
tries. The advance in the consump-
ton of wool in the United States was,
from 65,749, 1886 pounds in 1859, to
424 800, 900 pounds in 1885. To the
protective tariff is to be attributed the
impetus given manufacturers by rails
ing sheep in this country, which
in 1884 furnished S1-3 per cent. of
all the wool consumed here. The
committee here assem- bled ask for a
continuance of protection to their own
industries only as they ask for con-
sideration to every other branch OF
American productions. They plead
for no favoritism to particular inter-
ests, but a broad national policy
essential to the well-being of all our
people, and contributing to the pros
perity and progress of the Republic.
They know that abolition of the duties
on wool will be almost fatal to our
sheep industry and would be very
damaging to the manufacturers OF
wool.
THE COMMITTEES URGE
That no reason can be shown why
subsidies should be offered for for
eign competition by a repeal or re-
duction Of the tariff, and they suggest
that wisdom as well as patriotism re-
quires that all American productions
shall be under the fostering care of
the Government as a safeguard for
American nationality. They urgently
request Congress to Immediately pass
a joint resolution correcting the pres
ent erroneous classification of worsteds
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