The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-11-29
QUININE.

leather.
has been subject to an import duty
Ior many years up to July /, 1879. Az
that date there were only four manufacture
ers OF quinine in the United States.
and the amount produced by them
annually about 100000 ounces of sulphate
OF quinine, with some cheaper alkaloids.
The total consumption at that date was
2,OOO,OOO ounces, and the drug was worth
% 5212 an ounce at Wholesale. The effort
to put the quinine on the free list was re.
sisted by these manufacturers with the
usual arguments that free quinine would
destroy the manufacture of quinine in this
country, lessen the price which labor would
receive, and do no good to the mass of con-
sumers, but carry the profits for the manu-
tacture of quinine into foreign countries,
and that the price of quinine would rise.
Quinine was freed from duty on an ter
July 1, 1879. The first effect was II. tie
price, which Immediately dropped. In
stead of So 5215 an ounce sulphate of uuin-
inc got as low as 81 cents an ounce, and If
is now from As to 65 cents, according TO
quality.
Another effect was the increased con-
sumption in the United States, which is
now over 100000 ounces annually. as
against 100000 a little more than nine
years ago.
Another effect was the increase in the
manufactures from four to twelve in eight
years, one of the four, Powers & Weight
man, chief of the protestants against free
quinine, having built, on a much Ian ger
scale, their works which had been de-
stroyed by fire.
Grand result of free quinine A more
than double consumption, a trebling in the
number of manufacturing establishments.
and saving of at least $6.000,O00 year to
consumers OF the indispensable article.
The manufacturing industries developed,
more labor found remunerative emplov-
ment, and the consumers were allowed to
buy for 40 cents what before cost them
$3.50.
LEATHER.
On August /, 1872, rawhides, with the ex-
ception of sheepskins with the wool on.
were made free for the first time in thirty
years. Since then shoe manufacturers
have had free raw material, while wooden
manufacturers have had tariff taxed raw
material.
For the fiscal year ended June 80, 1870.
our exports of leather and manufacturers of
leather were valued at $673,331. For the
year ending June 80, 1872, they were valued
at 1864, 029. The next year they increased
to $5,305, 494; in 1875 to $7,324,796. and for
1SS6-'S7 to $10,436, 1873.
In 1870, while hides were dutiable. the
importations were valued at S14,4 O2, 1876. In
1878 we imported free hides worth SI6.24S.-
42l, and in 1887 they were worth S24, 219. 1O1.
Between 1870 and 1887 we increased our
imports of raw hides from S14 402, 339 to
$24, 219, 101 that is to say, S9,S16,7 1902, and at
the same time our exports of leather and
manufactures of leather increased from
$673,331 to $l0,436, 13S, that is to say, So
762, SOY. The total increase of our COM
merce in imports of hides and exports of
leather and exports of manufactures of
leather in seventeen years was S19,579, 500,
almost equally divided between the hides
imported and the leather and manufactures
exported; but as we imported the the raw
material and exported the finished
product, we made the greater
profits. The increased manufac-
ture created greater demand for
labor, and the larger product not only
helped the manufacturer, the importer and
the working man, but the farmer and every
other person who wore pair of shoes.
Tariff reform on hides worked like a
charm.
In 1870 our exports of wool, blankets,
carpets, etc, amounted in value to S179,-
087, and in 1887 to $3.50, 342. In 1870 our i'm
ports of clothing, combing, carpet and sim
liar woods amounted to SG.743,350, and in
1887 at Sl6,424,479 With free hides,
our imports Of the raw material and ex-
ports of the finished products increase in
equal proportion, and all classes Of the
community were benefited. With taxed
raw wool our imports Of material increase
in value S4,6Sl, 129, while ar exports Of
wooden goods increase only gI5 with