The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-04-23
MEXICAN ORES.
Congress PetltIoned to Admit Mexican
Ores Duty Free.

Congress PetltIoned to Admit Mexican
Ores Duty Free.
Petitions are being circulated among
the Farmers Alliances and boards of
trade Of Kansas praying Congress to ad-
init Mexican ores free Of duty at the re-
filming and smelling works at Argentine.
Kas The works are the largest in the
world, and the petitions set up that it
exists mainly from the use of ores i'm
ported from Mexico. A second smelter
is now being built at Argentine because
of the facilities of handling the same
at the point. The petition states; i
WHEREAS, SAID ore has always been ad-
mitted free of duty, and thus American
capital has been induced to develop in our
| State In this line of industry, with promise
of growing into the largest smelling and re-
| filming center in the world; and, 1855.
WHEREAS, Rulings have been made EN-.
barrassing the importation of this ore, re-
| sultng in retaliatory tax by Mexico upon
| our exports, totally excluding Kansas meats
I and placing tax on our corn of " cents a
bushel; and, .t. elt,o4e syb 1@l
| WHEREAS, The agricultural interests OF
| Kansas are suffering great depression, al.
l though corn is stacked ut railroad stat ions
/ like cordwood, with an unlimited abundance
of every thing else; and,
l. WHEREAS. 1t is proposed that a duty be
| placed on this Mexican ore greatly to the
embarrassment of our largest manufacture
ing industry, with a certalnty that its growth
! will be limited, while on the other hand an
important market is being closed against
our agricultural products; therefore
Resoired. That the Congress OF the United
States is respectfully petitioned not to place
| a tax upon this ore. We urgently request
! that the capital invested among us, in con 3.
\ sequence of the universal rulings of the Gov
eminent admitting this ore free OF duty, and
i which promises 80 much for oar industrial
advancement, be In good faith protected In
not disturbing the conditions nader which
these industries sprung up among MS
T. The Situation Disc used. n Z \.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, IN calling
attention to the demands Of the farmers
of Kansas upon Congress, says:
lone thing that they want, however,
is money. Money to pay of mortgages
on their farms; money to buy seed
where the crops have failed; money to
purchase stock; money to support their
families; and they think this money
would be forthcoming by legislation II
their representatives would stop dis
cussing the negro question, stop quar-.
reling over politics, and give their at
tention to practical business affairs.
Well, perhaps they are right 1t
would do no harm at all events for our
National lawmakers to stop talking and
90 to work, and 1t certainly would be
beneficial for all concerned If they would
consent to look ut the questions that
come before them in National instead
Of partisan spirit 1t may be that they
could by careful study Of the situation
afford some relief to the complaining
farmers Of Kansas and other agricult-
ural sections Of the Union, but it must
be admitted that there are few indica.
lions Of such beneficial craftsmanship
at present" ott Nfh
| Alarm Among the Old Merchants.