The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-14
Ohio Woolgrowers Endorse the
Tarifon Wool Proposed by
Major Mckinley.
Tho Duty is Mado Higher Than
Ever Before and is There
fore Satisfactory.
Tho senate min Not UP TO the MARKHAM
Appeal TO Those Interested TO Help
carry The Measure.

WASHINGTON, March l3.-David Harpster,
president of the Ohio woolprowcrs' Asso.
citation, and Judge Lawrence, n member Of
the same association. have prepared for
/ publication the following statement explain
atory Of the wool schedule in the tariG bill
now mdor consideration 10y the house com
miitoc on ways and means;
We have examined for the first time to-
day schedule X. providing for duties on
wool and manufactures of wool. II proposes
4 duty Of II cents per pound on clothing
wool, double on washed and treble on
secured. On combing wool II cents per
pound, and treble on secured wool. On un-
washed carpet woods, value l. cents or less.
including charges at the last port Of export.
the duty is 10 be - cents, and il washed 7
cents; II secured 3. cents. On carpet woods
valued nj over ~ cents tho duty
on unwashud Is $ cents, double
II washed and treble II secured.
II provides that standard samples be de
pcsited IN the custom houses and contains
provisions for proven" round lot Frauds
sorting Frauds aduiNturp "frauds," and
defines wHshcd aud secured woods. As 90
the so-callcd carpet woods. the proposed
provisions are much better than ever incor-
poratod IN amy tariff law, and these are the
woods that aro just now iniuring the wool
industry Of the United States more than
any other. We learn upon reliable authority
that under the Inv as II now stands seventy
five per cent. OF tho carpet woods being inn
ported will make excellent clothing, such as
was used by our soldiers during the war,
and If shaggy goods continue 10 increase in
fashion as they huyc during the past ten
years seventy five per cent. of the carpet
wools imported will be used, for clothing;
and further, II clothing wool can be i'm
ported as carpet wool at 2ls cents duty, tho
eleven cents ON clothing wool will not DO
operative; that il the cost of merino il too
far above the cost of carpet woods, the man
ufacturcrs will abandon the use
of mcrino wool 10 some ex-
tent for cheaper carpt wool,
thus bringing down the price Of merino
wool. The farmers of the United States
anG people generally, whose prosperity ia
dependent On the successor our agricultural
industries. ARE to be congratulated ON the
fact TINT Mai. Mckinley and those co
operating with him on the committee on
ways and means, have proposed measure
of such immense ynlue, The proposed duty
II an increase of ! per cent per pound on
4 clothing and oomhing woods over the pres
eni law
The senate hill, which passed Jan. 81. 1889.
| proposed cents ON carpet wool. whether
washed or unwashed. but The rates Of tho
proposed bill of 81 cents on unwaslied
with higher rates ON washed and secured
mike II much better for the wool-growers
than the senate hill. besides which The re-
striciyc provisions of Major Mckinlcy's
bill, in connection with his administrative
bill, and as much ms the protective features
as to all wools and IN these respects nro
much better than those found in any pfn
yious tari1 law. We now respectfully urge
thc friends uf protection 10 American III
dusiry all over the coyniry 20 appeal 10 their
representatives, IN congress Ia give their
support 10 this measure and not TO surren-
der any one feature of its protective pro
visions.