Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-04-10

lieve that tariff on foreign wool meant
higher prices for the American product,
and, firm in their faith, they have for
years objected to any reduction of duty.
Now, however, they have suddenly
awakened to a realization of the fact
that the bright rainbow of hope, with
which the Protectionists spanned their
sky, is a delusion and a snare. They
have looked over the past and saw that
while their eyes were feasting on the
enchanting but delusive colors of the
bow, facts were accumulating about
them, which, had they but recognized
the lessons they taught, would have
saved them many mortgage.
Thirty years ago or less farmers were
receiving an excellent price for their
wool, receiving in one year as high as 65
cents per pound; now they can get but
81 cents per pound. Thirty years ago
the beautiful hills of New York were
dotted by thousand focks of sheep
which brought prosperity to everv one.
Now, sheep are being raised in this State
almost exclusively for mutton and why
simply because Of the tariff on acool. This
may seem strange, but it is none the less
true. Let me tell you about it.
Twenty-Five or thirty years ago our
country had within its hordars Ioroa
number of fine woolen mills wh;eh
tnrned ont the f;nest Lind of hroadclotb
In 1881 the Vasselhorouob mills of Ver.
mont. took the first prem;nm at the
CRYSTAL Palace exnositidn at London for
the finest grade of broadcloths made in
the world. To-day the stock of the Vas
selborough mills is drug on the market,
at $500 per share. You can travel all
othar and (.H', Vii ,nt fnd ono Nil, III II,
which fne brnadcin,iI oll IL Vie 'i''' ~
Onite nnn,ha, If tlaso Iii, now, ~,
this lection of Neu Vork gtata NJ.
Iii ~ piiyl ,'-az IL fo,,, -, ,.'
naiia%t ' M 80 ~ w va
nils OF fo'nastoi '' az ie l, 5o
d;sannoorod Tha aoro,, neo ,'o" ~. w tL ="
tha ei,o',lo foot thot g., ~ III Til'' ~ ,i'
o+aotad o,,t of ax;sto'aao % r MI. - h,,
+ ,,as Jono ' T., ~ -. ~ ,S 10 NV
fonoad 6ne hrnaSoloth ~ IL ,iaAo a. hI,ti' oui uio
nacessoru 70 nbta;n tho' Gno e. 10 auIy austroi;ny
and Co., of Gnod H. I mo oia h"eo' .o ".,'n
viii n,ir ooorsor S,,r;d" "oo,I aI W MA
II is ntterl', n,nnss;bIa ~ "Ou,s, o NV, NV,
grades of VOL IN th;s oo,,ntsr w oT n',so onuso
5f tha d;fraro,an ' Ill" }, sS oI'aU21 uI
When Ills aorr;sb cd th;s VOL I oouaa a
in frae. onr hroodolntb NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. &C. u,,e
copld then ma Ie the;r onths Istufess ond sucooss
f,,iiv cono nata ~ tho fono;" CIV "nI,oe,
WITH Enrnnaor n,anufo otnrars. '"o tla Nuo' ~
sniff was a wonderf"ii act;u;tu .rd tn1 ,,rns 1s
ner;tv in that ;ndrstrw. .ios o,s anu nonpfoo poo
tnrars houabt 10 roo n,,aypt;t;as fa nf nanr;
can wools and enr 4"ss' far,,ars raoaiund -, e
Good nrice for their nrndnnt M % 'ETered Erono tha
51omant tho dutv On rnrool NOS ;nonaoSnd SnJ
our hroadoIoth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., hoa'"ss ~
decl;ne and the Jamamd for @m ner;oou W
wool also declined and a oonsennent ~ ra
dnction in The mice Of wooI 70 tba 'S,,, NOV;
can.wool orowar tool ,"looa W '"o ANVIL
The tariff On WOOL 9" ;noroosod +bo
cost of nrodnction that onr I,nar;can cno
manufacturers fonnd If imnoss;hla 70
successfnljv comnete with fore;an noi,lS.
the result was n loss Of Euronean trade %
a less and less nrofitable business mil
finally tbey went ont of business entirely