Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-20

Address Issued by the Wool Conventions
Some Interesting Facts.

Address Issued by the Wool Conventions
Some Interesting Facts.
! Following is the address issued to the
country by the convention of wool pro
ducers, dealers and manufacturers held il
Washington last week, who claimed tC
represent 2000,0O0 employees and $500 600,
900 of capital
THE representatives of the National Asso
citation of Wool Manufacturers, and of the
Wool Growers' National association, speak.
ing, as they believe, for all persons engaged
with only individual exceptions, proclaim
anew their deep conviction that the protso-
ton by tariff of the production OF wool and
| of the manufactures Of wool ia demanded by
the best interests of the American people
| The increase in the clip of American wool
from 6O,24,e23 pounds In 1859 to $4,000, ,OOC
| pounds in 1885, while the imports of forelg q
WOO advanced only from 26, 2s2, 1886 pounds to
| I0,598,l7O within the same period, demon
strates the erect or protective duties in pro-
| noting sheen husbandry in this country, and
| IN thus adding to the sources of national pros
perity and wealth.
The fact that the reduction in the tarifr on
wool in 1883 was Immediately followed by a
decrease in the number OF sheep in the coun-
try from 50,626,8!S in 1884 to A 7593l4 IN 1887
gives warning that the abolition of duties on
wool would seriously cripple tine raising of
sheep in this country, which il the third pr0.
ducer ID Quantity amo5g the nations, and
wound thus increase the price of wool all
ton OF sheep would materially affect thu
supply and the prce of meat and TO Il CON
siderable degree Of all provisions. Inasmuch
us American manufacturers furnished in 1856
ol.9 p cent of the wOOleu goods consumed
in th" Tinted States. although in 1850 onl =
t@N per cent OF such goods were produced IN
In : NdItrY, no reduction in the turin can hs
rec s~..ry to afford the American people a
luN ~uHpy and uuundant cJmpctitiOn IN fa-
hIlr' " uch en- er INTO every family, ant for
hi % ,Av prices for ike qualities compare
laN'r-.Hy with those in iOrcIgn countries.
tH" vance m the consumption OF wool i'm
IN "'t d states from bj.1iHbii pounds in
Is .' lil,iNilO9 pUuncs in lssi. under a pro-
teotiN' arm. is To be attrhutei To- the in
pc .u' @iNcu 10 manufacturers, hy The raising
OF sheep m this country, which m 1885, FUR
nl,hct ~l.3 per cent of all the WOO consumed
mere. ~ II means to the development of man
uldG, uc's At home, the sheep industry, which
mas 80 a. gely added in the development and
clNlItttion of our vast Western country, de.
serNee consistent and adequa encourage
ment in the adjustment OF The nat olui rev
enue. nder the protective policy the United
states has become the foremost mauufactur-
ing nation in the world, while its agriculture
has been extended and diversified by the in
centlve of the most profitable markets known
to men. Prudence forbids the overthrow of
a system of revenue under which such re-
suits have been obtained, while the wages of
labor hnd the share of production paid to the
Amer'cau artisan are lar greater than in any
other country.
The committees here assembled ask for the
contin ance of protection to their industries
only as they ask for like consideration to
ever other branch of American productions |
They cad for no favorltsm to particular in |
ter'si uuc Tor a broad mai ional policy, essen |
ta - u' well being of all our people, and |
con' HI'ng to the prosperity and progress
ana g. yer OF the republic. They know that !
the utIIltIOn of the duties on wool almost /
tat@l tp our sheep huSOandry, would be very .
darnuE'nE TO the manufacturers of wool /
Ihese ''lnlttees urge that no re- son can be .
shown "uy subsidies should hc lneTed for ]
toreigu competition by the rep. Al or reduc- ,
ton of the tariff, and they sgest that wis |
American productions shall have the foster |
lug care of the government as the safeguard |
OF American nationality.
We urgently request Congress to lnme
dlatey pass joint resolution correcting the
present erroneous classification of worsteds, !
by directing that they be CLASSIFIED as wooden
cloths. We favor tho passage of the senate
bill known as the 'Aldrch bill 60 suppress
of imports"