Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-04


any statement Of policy from Mr.. MORTON.
All that is expected from Mr.. MoRToN is
his money. II he will shell out literally
his advice can be dispensed with.
THE WOOL QUESTION ONCE MORE.
Mr.. ROWLAND HAGARD of q great
wooden manufacturing company in Rhode
Island and q Republican at that, made an
address before the ncH-psrtisan Tariff Re-
form Club, OF New York, the other even
ing. In it he made a detailsd statement
of tie variation OF tie Price OF vol under
free entry and with a p'o.ec.ivs tariff since
1926, bssed on reports 20 the board of
trade. In summarizing Mr.. HAGARD's
remarks the Pistsburg Post says:
He showed that under low tariff, from
1926 to 1882, the price Of wool advanced
from SO TO II cents per pound, dropping to
56 cents iu 1882, whsn wool was admitted
free, but covering 70 So cents the follow
ing year. The price was well maintained
under free entry mil 1912, when the I'M
position OF small duty was followed By
another dec iqe and d subsequent recovery.
When wool was made free sga'n in 1857,
the pics went st Ii higher. The worst
break was uLder tie heavy duty Of the
tariff of 1867, when prices went down so
that sheep were Slug entered and wool could
not be marketed at profit. These figures
sustained Mr.. HAZARDS statement of
his own experience as wcolen
manufacturer, thst there is little if any
connection between wool and the tariff, so
far as the interests of the wool grower are
concerned, while the high tariff has failed
to foster manufacturing. Mr.. HAZARD
declared that ''if the duty on foreign woods
should he taken off, manufacturers could
pay at least 10 cents pound more for Ameri-
can ,rool, because il would be needed IN
mixicg with foreign woods in the manufac-
ture Of goods thst cannot be made 10 this
couutIy now because the foreign quality
cannot be secured
We have strong confirmation of what
Mr.. HAZARD Gays in the statements Of
Mr. BEACH, one of the largest wooden
manufacturers in Connecticut. In the in
dustry in that Sssss, one hundred different
kinds of wool, foreign and domestic, are
used. Says ~: BEACH to the interview
er:
Just look at this ,iue of samples, all made for
the spring trade of lSS9, on which the agents are
now trying to obtain orders. You will see they
mum Der Co. GifereRt patterns coarse wool and
fine wool, wO, SEED and silk. This is twice Us
many rs a mill of the size should be required to
make. The goods OF the finest grades can now
be imported at much less rate of duty than the
very wool fron which they are made"
"Of course the wool will be imported as cloth
or clothing
''Yes: just rs good wool is raised In this coun-
try, 70 limited extent. In many respects what
are called XX and XXX woods Of Ohio, Pennsyl.
yauia and Western Virginia are the best in the
world; bnt practically it would be impossible to
run our mill depending entirely upon these for
making such goods To secure the quantity re-
quired five times as much would have TO be
bought, and if bought direct from the growers
probably 10 times Us much as used, and after
making the selection of suitable quality, the
great bulk would be sid again. No company
could stand such business.
An explanation follows, showing how
the difficulty is met by mixing fine grade
Australian woods with the American
variety. One of the strongest arguments
for fcee wool is that we do net produce the
varieties demanded By the varying fashions
of the day. Here is where the European
manufacturer has the advantage. He has
the worlds clip to select from. Many Of
the European manufacturers" Mr.. BEACH
adds. who make gods for the American
trade understand how their competitors in
this country are Handicapped by this wool
duty, and admit that what they fear more
than any duty that can be put on the
goods is that we shall get free raw mater.
ials. Those on fius 6 ,ods, for which their
best customers are in this country, allow
that they could not have it better than
now if they were to make it in their own
interestsr