The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-20
THE WOOL MEN CAUGHT.
Caught In tho Act OF Trying TO Pull II
over tho Eyes OF the People.

Caught In tho Act OF Trying TO Pull IL
over tho Eyes OF tho People.
Prom the New York Herald.
The following statement Is from n report
made 10 the Secretary OF the Treasury In
1856 by the National Association OF Wool
Manufacturers. A cleareror more forrible
argument to show the necessity for repeal
ing the duty on wool TO relieve our home
manufacturers and their work people from
n numerous foneign composition has never
been presented:
The European manufacturrr pa-srsues the al
vanAFc. which would - oscrS heiminE n not
counicraoicd By special i,sislaton. Of having the
raw material IL hl mAnuiactur inc from duty
no duties on wool existing in Gnnat Intnln
iancr, Belgium. the Nethcrlansit, AID ven slight
dulic., u any IN olhcr manufacturing nations.
Our kuropcan competitors arr exempt irom the
difcct cnhancymoDL by duty. Of the o,~t II Hool.
thus requiring lo- capital ~ supply their mil =
and nocost 81 inic-cr, ON Tie dnt nsuirvd In car.
yinv their si0Cks oi wuol and Epo.iA
They afu ifue frvm Tie apprehension Of changes
IN tie value ~ WOOL. such as have taken platc Ia
this country IN cpn~'qncncc u no lcr than .cyun.
tgen ehnfn,s ~ thc ,afih oh wooh In the memory
Tbcy arc exempt irpm the duties on wool suisti.
tuics - usciuliy cmploycd 70 mix with vol In ne
manufacture VI the cheaper and hsaVicf cloths
dutics which with SAN a.solutoly prnhltltof,.
Thcy arr able, from the lower csi oi their raw
material, " relieve thcmsol,o ifum ovrfIlfo,iuc.
ton ~ consgnlng their surplus stocks NJ cdmpara
tigCly slight narrlnoc 81 funlan mafkcts % which
thclf chcapnc~ has alnady iniroduccd tllcfn.
They arr not cumpgilod, ~ We are, 20 di-cfimin.
ate ~ their chulco II WOOL " avoid tho eects Of
TIE duty aud are able b. select thrif woods In any
condition. whether unwashri. washed or scouIcf
with raicruucc onlr 10 Their desirable qualities.
Through lrV,iOin OF importation they have near
nartcts ~ NJ London. iiayfe Antwcru aud bflin
offering yasi as-ortncnn and attuady supply IL All
kinds II wnol-adNantarcl especially iavurablc 10
The small manufacture Ihe exemption ifom all
RESTRICTIONS IN the selection OF nav material grth.
~ with the facillues Cor supply and The uortalnty
that values will not h. diftuflcl by legislation X
bylieycd 10 h. the chief oau- Of charsccrlstc ~
thu European wuolcn indudfy namely that the
mnnuiaciuWf abruad obtains mcCrsa BY adhcrnE
with steady attention 90 The spcrla tahfics he has
undcraken ~ make and N Witch BE- has acqulrcsi
exrrliencc. while dlvVfsihcatlon 81 manufactures
~ ucccs-afy ~ prcvcnt oyurpro iucilon 4 en- MIR
nrri hy the eQu availability OF ali varieties aud
conditions 81 nav matcriaL
The statement fnUm which this IA cx.
traclcd IA signed by tho following officers
Of the National Anaoriaiion Of Wool manu-
laciureg WIN. Whitman, Boston, Mas.
president u. l.. Eihalcin, New York:
Thomas Dolnn Philadelphia, Pa.; Samuel
X. rayson, Bos,ong Mss, Vice presidents.
Benjamin phipps, Boston. Mas, trcas-
urcr. Rufus \. frost, Boston, Mas. jos.
sawyer Boston, Mas. John l.. Houston,
Hartford. Conn; Charles 4. Fairbanks,
Boston, Mass: Geonse Maxwell. Rockville,
Conn; John N. Cudpcnicr, New Bruns-
wick, n. j. James Dobson, Philad lphia,
Ia, and Lewis N. Gilbert, Wan, Mas,
members OF the, x,outiyc committee. John
l.. Hays, sccrciary.t
Scaroly anybodywih believe ~ when
yVe ndl that theaa srunfl lennon haVint, Tina