The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-08-17
QUAY's DEBTS PAID.


1t is said in Washington that Sen.
ator Quay has been instrumental in
obtaining decision on the import
duty on wool which fully repays
Philadelphia manufacturers who
contributed to the campaign fund.
1t is also said that this decision is
directly opposed to the interests Of
American wool growers.
The Philadelphia manufacturers
who contributed through Wanama-
ker to that 100000 campaign fund
on the promise of the Chairman OF
the National Republican Committee
that they shouldn't lose anything
by it are discovering that their con
fidence was not misplaced.
Mr. Quay knows what he is about.
One of the first appointments asked
by him was that of Mr.. Leach to be
appraiser of the port at Philadelphia.
Leach is a brother of Frank Willing
Leach, brother Of Quay's private
secretary, and of course servicea-
Bile and comfortable official.
One of the first things Leach did
after taking possession of his Office
was to ask the Secretary of the
Treasury for permission to classify
woollens and worsteds together
Leach prepared the data at the Phil
adelphia end of the line, and Quay
saw that there was no hitch at the
Washington end.
The change of classification was
of great help to the carpet manufac-
turers of Philadelphia, who were
among the most liberal contributors
to the 100000.
Within the last few days another
scheme, still more important, has
been pushed through by the efforts
of Leach and Quay. At Leach's
suggestion the Treasury appraisers
have decided to admit English wool
waste at 10 cents a pound instead of
30 or go cents. According to law
the duty on plain wool waste is 10
cents a pound, on secured wool 20 to
30 cents a pound, and on secured
wool which has been subjected to
further process of preparation, 60
cents pound. Here was a loop
hole of which the manufacturers on
this side of the water and the ex
Dorters on the other decided to take
advantage.
HOW AN EVASION WAS EFFECTED.
On account of the high rate of
duty on secured woods and noils. the
latter being the short llbers, knots,
broken heeces and tangled fibers
combed from secured wool, the ex-
pedient was hit upon of running this
stuff through garneting machine.
Large quantities of garnet waste are
annually turned out in England for
export to America. The machine
tears and ravels out the twist in
thread, thus reducing it back to the
original wool by reason of taking out
the twist which is originally given
to the wool to make it yarn or
thread In the process of spinning
yarn or thread from wool, a percent
age of this yarn becomes tangled
and is called thread waste. By run
ming it through garnet machine
the stock is restored to its original
condition of wool, all
THE TWIST BEING TAKEN OUT
of the yarn. leaving the wool which
composes it in a condition of unspun
wool top 1t is capable of being
used for any purpose for which I'M
manufa ctured secured wool can be
used. 1t can either be combed or
carded, and can be spun into wors-
ted or woollen yarn. To make a
salable article, noils and other scour-
ed woods were run through the ma
chimes with the other waste, for the
purpose of Disgusting the mixture.
The material thus produced was a
highly purified article of wool, useful
to carpet manufacturers, yarn max
ers, and others, and yet it was
brought to this country under the
gnise of waste.
The Cleveland administration, car
ing more for faithful execution of
the revenue laws than for the profits
of Philadelphia carpet managers re-
fused to let this article in
UNDER ITS FALSE coLoRs,
and collected the lawful duty of 80
cents pound. 1t had actually be-
come so profitable to import this So
called waste, and cheat the revenues,
that in England for time the price
of the article was raised above the
price of the secured wool from which
it was made. Secured wool could
not be sent to the United States be-
cause of the 80 cents per pound duty,
while the same article, under the
name of garneted waste, could be
admitted at only 10 cents per pound
duty.
Quay and Leach have succeeded
in having the old rule restored
Again, this bogus waste, made Of
highly purified and workable wool,
comes in at rate of duty which
defrauds the revenues, and the Phil
adelphia manufacturers are in fair
way to get return of the money
which they invested in Harrison's
election through Wanamaker.
THE LAMBS TO BE FLEECED.
The duties on carpet woods i'm
ported during the last fiscal year
amounted to the snug sum of 81
377, 900. The American woolgrower
is one of the lambs who will be
plucked by this fraud. The Quay
party has cheated him sadly.
In the last campaign the Ohio
and other western woolgrowers
Joined hands with the manufactur-
ers in electing Harrison under
compact which was to protect the
interests of both. The manufactur-
ers were to have the benefit of an
identical classification of woollens
and worsteds, and the woolgrowers
were to be satisfied with a ruling
that would put stop to the impor-
tation of secured wool disguised as
waste, at the low rate of duty. An
effort was made to carry out the
terms of the compact. Secretary
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