The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-10-31

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honfht Of Lumber Lorda
An Associated Press dispatch, dated
NJ Minneapolis, August lblh, lhA, which
was published la all the leading papers Of
thH country ON lhe morning OF ihe IAN
day Of thp same month, unveiled tho do.
tails Of ono Of the most gigantic "l.rustRN
ever organized, II was tho "LWmher
IrBtn This N q combination Of all tho
principal lumber Interests Ot tho country,
lhia combination ig now said ~ control
about a0OO,OO Invested la lumber and
pine lands nud h backed 10y heavy capI-
ialislB la Berlin, The company owns
about nlnG billion feet Of stlmpagG in
Wisconsin, Aud the dispatch said that II
was reported on good authority that 90
much more had been contracted for Ia
Minnesota, aud that tho Byndlcate had
agents securing the country tOhuynll they
could got sight Of, This syndicate on trust
& protected by a duty OF W per thousand
feet on rough lumber,
The duty on lumber h ndefenaIhle aud
lnexGuaable hmp any point Of ylGw that
We may look NJ II Whether you cOnalder
climatic consideration or whether YOU
look VI II from tho point vi ylcW ~ tho
free trader, u makes no difference, That
the denudlng Of our forests has great In
iluencG on OiIr climate " no longer doubt
ed From this consideration alone the
Offering Of bounty for this taking away
Of our forests N wholly lndefenshle, Hut
I do not propose 10 discuss this yiew Of the
question,
The duty Of two dollars per thouaoud on
rough lumber either does or docs not In
crease the price Of lumber 10 the consum'
I..a ..N aIa.. tIaua l.a a. a..
valid objection 20 tho repeal OF the duty,
~ the government IN already collecting
more than tl0OOlOOOO u year more than u
needs 10 pay ita legitimate expenses. II II
does, then the duty h agreylouH burden 10
the people, That this duty docs Increase
the price of lumber admita Of no doubt,
for q careful comparison Of prices clearly
shows II, During the last year there has
been consumed IN the City OF Canton
alone, according ~ the best estimates
given me by the various lumber dealers
and contractors, about bl,OW,OJO feet II
the effect Of the tariff aabeen 70 Increase
the price IN lumber 20 the full extent OF
the duty, then the people OF Canton have
paid El02,OO0 moro For their lumber this
year than they ought 10 have paid, This
N over 81 for every man, woman aud child
In this city, That money would have
bought q hat and u pair Of shoes for every
man, woman aud child In this city or II
would have built nearly ono hundred
homes for the families Of nearly 100 wOrll'
mon, And In turn Il would give more Oms
ploymont la the building Of the 100 houses
10 more carpenters, hrIcklnyCrH, plaster
| cra, painters, etc., aud created % demand
for other materials thus giving moro cm'
plOymcnt 10 lAhorcra In other industries,
Or W any rate had this money been left ia
the pockota Of the people where itrghtly
| belongs, they would have had that much
moro 20 spend for the support Of thcm'
selves and their families, Or look NJ II
| from another point of Wow, What Kind
! Of Justice IN II for the government Of the
| United States 10 lay u tax 10 the CllcCt OF
which h 10 take $4,000 by the way Of cn'
HANGED prices for lumborOlonc, onCh year
out Of the pockets Of the people Of Canton
/ "a put Il into the pockets ol Tie lumber
| l0rda OF Michigan and Wisconsin What
| sort Of Justice " II 10 take money
by luw=or dlmoa aud dollars oui
OF the poclCta Of the many, to place Ia the
pockets of the fcwY Tho Supreme Court
| OF the United States, la thoCclCbrNtcd Toe
pclJn case, lroportodln the 9pWallncr, pu'
| lcs OG5 and GGs) gnya, "IO lay with one
| hand tho power OF the government on the
| property OF the titl2on, and with the othCr
| hcstow Il upon favored individuals, 70 aid
| private enterprises and build up private
| fortunes, n none the lonh robbery, because
| II ~ done under the forms OF law aud ID
called taxation"
By aa much 40 the manufacturer and
/ contractor are compelled "a pay higher
| prices for their materials, by 80 much do
| they pay lower prices to their wormCn,
| Well, but saya the Protcctlonigt, We do
| not claim that thc duty on lumber IN fur
! the honCilt Of thCworkmCn Of Canton, but
for the benefit Of tho wortmcn Of tholum-
| her regions Of the northwest, But even
| this N not true, for wages In the lumber
| regions of the northwest are no higher
| than In the lumber rCgionaof Canada, As
a mRttOr Of fact, lumber costa lCsa on
| board of cars TO our own northwestern
| hmbcmcn thnn Il does 10 the lumhCrmCn
! OF Canada, We import lumber from our
! Canadian frontier, aud hence the duty N
| laid 10 encourage the lumber trust OF
| Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, Tho
tariff, therefore, ~ purely local In ita sup
posed benefits, aud h confined 10 only u
| few individuals In that section, while Il
! adda 10 the expense of all who own or live
/ In house made wholly or IN part of
wood, the bounty has averaged about SbO,.
0O0O0Ja year. But the chief iniquity OF
the tax OH lumber ia not the money In
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Os the protcctionist auya, than 70 Cncom.
ngc the production Of lumber the strip.
ping OF our pine lands and forest
areas 90 quickly Ng possible,
While mnny Of the states
arc maintaining forestry associations,
While the school children In many
states ARE observing annually an "Arbor
Dnyn for the planting aud protection OF
lrOca,
While the government Of the United
Stntca itself hns on ~ statute books the
Timber culture net, providing for the do.
nation OC Il fnrm 60 CYCry one who viii
plant and protect upon tho public domain
q grove of forost trees, the Congress OF
the United Stntcs h doing all that lCgiHlA,
ton can do 60 promote tho destruction OF
our timbcrcd areas, no oiror q bounty 60
persons planting trees upon the public
lundR, and NJ tlo sumo timo pay u prOmi-
un 90 those who destroy our Timber, N
such solemn legislative fNrco us 20 strike
with nwc both gods aud mon,
I President Arthur IN ono OF hiR messages
I strongly recommended Congress 20 take
HOmc nCtlou 90 prevent the rapid dcsiruc-
| ion or our forests, Congress paid no
| heed to N recommendations, and tho
prOCcBs OF destruction III still goingon aud
In few moro years tho destruction Will
hc complete. Aud what can be- more
I ridiculous when on the ono hand prCal-
dent Arthur pleads for tho preservation OF
our forests, whilO the leaders OF hlp party
pu ilp nilpF hnul mt IA prpmium ON tlpir