The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-27
FREE RAW MATERIALS.
The Movement will go on and Grow for the
Benefit o. American Trade-Opinions
of Republicans.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
In the national political campaign
just brought to close the debate Of liz.
tar..f question turned largely on tic
question Of the importation OF raw ma
terials flee Of duty, and of these woo!
was the chief commodity in debate.
The amount of information impaired
10 the public and the amount Of mi-;m
formation quo.ed under the Disguise o:
statistics was by far greater than III ANY
preceding campaign. But il tie public
may not have i much clearer cOnccp-
ton of the proposition involved i'll the
question of free raw materials, some OF
the campaign orators, or 'SpeiibllUcrs,
who have been compelled to study the
question as Well from the practical ;is
the theoretical standpoint, have ha!
their eyes opened to It's pressing iNnpGr
lance. Now that the campaign j. over
tho:c is some prospect that it may he
considered from the business aspect
without involving the suspicion ,hat
there is any reasonable 'Br:tish free
trade involved in it, One OF the Re-
publican ''spellbinders" sent out bv the
county committee who was to speak III
a meeting at Sid avenue and 53th street.
lust before election week, said to 4
Times reporter that the Republican, de
fence Of the tariff on raW wool was the
weakest point in the partyS position.
And if within the next four Years tlic
Republican party should not put .;tw
materials used in American manufac-
lures on the free list, wool included, he
would not be among, its supporters at
the next election.
There is every reason to bci,cvc thai
the light of rcason had broken in Upon
the intellects Of many mole Of those
who earnestly ilvestig gated the matter,
and that within the ranks Of the Re
publican voters were thousands WHO
hoped and now expect that the pa.v
will reform the tarilr when ii obtains :.
majority in Congress.
The benefits of free raw material 20
the manufacturing and export trades is
illustrated by the export trade III cot
IONS. Cotton is produced in mor" than
sufficient quantity il America for the
supply Of all home manufacturing i'll
dustries, and although there is Il con-
siderable difference between American
and European wages, there is Il con
siderable export trade don" in the
coarser grades to China and Africa an'i
India and South America. Last year
there were $4,000 bales Of shectimgs
worth S3,000,O0O. and $4,000 bales 0i
drillings, worth $3.50, 900, exported to
China, and TO the other countries ncar-
ly as much more, and this in the face IF
active competition with England and
Germany in the same lines Of goods and
in the face of obstacles of transporter
ton, exchange, and Insurance that no
other manufacturing country had to
contend with.
Several of the larger mills in the
country are paying special attention to
the export trade and are selling the
greater part Of their product abroad.
Among these are the Pepperejl Mills
at Biddeford, Me; the Massachusetts
Mills at Lowell, Mass; the Indian
Head Mills of the Jackson Company ut
Nashau, \. H.; the Willistoh Mills OF
Georgia; the Clifton Mills at Clifton, :.
c., and the Piedmont Mills at Pied
mont, S. e. Just now the export trade
in cottons is rather dull, owing To- lhe
high prices prevailing in the domestic
market. The trade is carried through
some half dozen houses in this city ell
gagged in the Chinese trade, about Ill
equal number iii the African, and two
principal houses-William r. Grace x
Co. and Neuss. Hesslein Il Co.--.n the
South American trade, and Il few 9th
ers. But for the absence Of direct lines
Of transportation. this trade would hc
very much greater.
One Of the represen. .atives in this
| city of some Of the mills mentioned
said to Times reporter yesterday that
| if wool were placed upon the free list
there would be no doubt Of 4 large in
crease in the export trade OF the coun.
| try. The woO!len manufacturers WSuId
consume vastly larger quantities Of the
raw material, and, instead of getting i
as at present from London, it would be
brought direct from South America
Australia and Africa. and the ship
engaged in the trade would return
| freighted with American manufactures
This would lead naturally to the eStah
fishing of permanent lines of tranSpor
| tatiOn between this country and The
markets mentioned and the founding
of such forwarding, banking and in
surance companies in America as wouiC
be necessary for thc transaction Of {
large business. Then the money cX
pended in transportation, insurance
exchange and brokerage would go te
Americans and remain in the country
instead Of going. as at present, to swell
the profit Of foreigners. No one would
suffer by the removal Of the duty OF
wool, not even the Ohio wo0l-@rowcrs
who profess to be so anxious that th'
duties shall be maintained and in
creased. Their entire product WOu!'
still be consumed, and as much mo-,
as they could produce, while tile posi-
bic decrease of three or four cents ;
pound at the utmost would be more
than made up by the decreased cost o
the manufactured article to them.
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