The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-04

A. Jonn l. Rich Of Michigan, representing
the Michigan Merino Sheep Association,
SAID that there should be no reduction of
tne duty on wool; that there should be sub
stantlal protection, and that frauds in the
importation Of wool should be prevented.
A CARPET MANUFACTURER HEARD.
james Dobson, a Philadelphia carpet
manufacturer, addressed the committee at
some length, criticising what he called the
Violent TRADE" which Mr.. Lawrence had
lndulged against the carpet manufacturers,
ana denying the correctness of many
OF his statements. The CARPET
manufacturers, he said. asked nothing
more than to be put on the same
level as the woolen cloth manufacturers.
Mr. Dobson argued that the wool growers of
the United States would not and could not
produce the quantity of carpet woods used
In that industry, because where they re-
celved 81 so for the fleece of fine wool
sheep they would not receive % cents for
that OF coarse wool sheep.
BosToN's WOOL MANUFACTURERS.
William Whitman of Boston, president of
the National Association of Wool Manufact-
urers, next addressed the committee, pre-
sentlng memorial and resolutions adopted
oy mat association. The ASSOCIATION took
tne position, he said, not to attempt to fix
the duty on wool, but to leave that to the
committee without remark or comment.
de would say, however, that thu prevailing
sentiment among the manufacturers con-
nected with the organization was prefer
ence for the maintenance of the exist
ing duties, and that tho present rates
should not be increased. They were
certainly opposed TO any attempt to restrict
the importation of foreign wool, and he did
not believe that the committee would at
tRmnf CuQh a fbtnm haoanca H.,
possible for the wool manufacturers to
produce all the goods necessary for home
consumption unless they could have foreign
wools
EFFECT OF FREE WOOL.
After long examination the witness
was asked by Mr.. Breckenridge whether. if
the wool manufacturers of the United
States had free wool, they could enlarge
! their market by sales to foreign countries,
and he replied that under no circumstance
would free wool enable the wool manufact-
urers to make an impression on the foreign
market.
Mr.. Breckinridge-Or free anything else?
The Witness-I would like to confine my
answers to what i know about
MIR. Brecklnridge-Wo free wool give
you an increased market in this country!
The Witness-I think there can be hardly
any question but that it would at once stim-
ulate production, and would give US an op-
portunity to displace the foreign producrs
now used here. But think that the effect
of free wool would be to diminish the price
OF wool, and consequently discourage sheep
raising, and the moment we begin to take
from the wool product any given amount
OF wool, the price would be raised, and the
| probability is that wool would become con-
siderably dearer than it now is.
Several Philadelphia manufacturers ex-
pressed views III sympathy with those of
MIR. Whitman. One of them went a little
farther by declaring his idea to be in favor
of putting high tariff on southern prod
ucts-sugar, rice, turpentine, and peanuts
and of having free whisky and free to-
| bacco.
RICE MEN WANT PROTECTION.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 8 - The
| Rice Association of South Carolina
had meeting to-day and appointed two
| delegates to go to Washington and appear
before the House ways and means commit
tee in the interest of the rice planters. 1t
is urged that. the rice interest should be pro-
tected in the tariff bill.