New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05

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a better article of goods than Calcutta hence tle
latter could not, although enjoying free trade WIN
Dundee drive it out OF the market Inc mdhu
factureis Dundee built mills in Calcutta the result
being that the combined facilities produced more eOouS
than the world will Consume-hcnce, the
say they have only one profitable year Out % nvc
Witness could give no figures As to the cost Ol man
ing yard Of burlap in Calcutta, in Dundee ana Ill
statements in writing were filed with the committee
by f. \. laItshOrnc, III support OF tlc SAME u1e'
asked for by the Flax Growers ana splhhels A9SU.
ton. Mr.. HartshOrnc represented the North hlNeI
Flax and Hemp Growers and spinncrs, Nc" no,n A.
and the American Linen Suthg company an W ~
ization OF fax manufacturing concerns WIN @oOo'ooo
capital. ., no.a statement
showing that jutc mill, in this country can manu-
facture 7O,OOOOOO yards If cotton bagslnS, whe inc
total amount required by a ,,OOO,OOO Dalc crop Vi
cotton is only 5000 600 yards. The material used
i'm this manufacture Is tit for nothing else except
waste stock for paper. The witness made a com u!
parson Of cost OF Calcutta and American bagGng to
Show that with iutc butt, Tree duY ~ d S'et
two per yard upon the manufactured plouure
must be ldd. I'm order to MAINTAIN tHc lhduNtN
in this country; and that II inc present td
duty OF - a ton ON ue butts Is retained; tlen I.e
duty on the manufactured article must be l. Genus
per yard Mr.. Icarcc asked that one OF these com
bnations of rates be inserted in The tailh law: o
Mr. Mcmillan questioned Mr. Pearcc as 10 the cause
Of the extraordinary rise in the price OF bagSng IRON
III cents in l--7 10 II Il cents IN l.o7. lie
asked witness if there not trust of bagging man
ufacturerss bring about th, rise. Mr.. fearce de
MED that there had been such trust or COMPUTATION
to raise the price Of bagCnE. lie explained that IN
the spring OF of the probably twenty five
manufacturer, the country corncrcd' the Product
which resulted i'm the rise Of prices Indicated The
manufacturers badly scared by the probability Of
sued between Mr.. Mcmillan and witness, In the
course OF which the former asked witness II he justi
fed the organization of The trust corner or phish-
thropc institution brought about by the fear oil the
81 say responded Mr.; Pearce that when, yon
undertake, primarily, TO destroy my business. am
justified, SccondarIy, in protecting myself and III
nut the organization didn't release its grip upon
The people after the danger of the passage oil the
Il can say to you. Mr.. Mcmillan, there, isn't a
baCcng manufacturer in the country who does not
regret the necessity that compelled the organization
Mr. Brcckinridge-Do you know Of any manu-
facturer returning The increased price of bagsire'
3" | do not They didn't have it. .
The Chairman-NOC say YOU didn't put tlat
=. ooO.ooo Of increased price in your pocket Why
didn't you
We didn't get it,
"Who did get IL l7
e don't know we didn't
To further questions by Nr. Mckinley. Mr.. Pcarce
said that the Mills bill. il it had passed, would have
DESTROYED every tagging mandatory in the country,
ana probably World 1tc G1HWnP c 1eT'n n o
SGO 900 To- S-,5UOOOO of capital and the oreania
ton that corncrcd the product Of 1--- Was due solely
belief that the Mills bill was hostile legislation
to invested capital.
Introduction of the NILS hil CORE pondcnr Wa hld
among haCeiu- manufacturers. 10 restrict the output
Of the mills to about the amount demanded by the
American market. hut it could not be made >uccc,,
ful until the NILS hl was proposed. I'm mat pr"
luludrN negotiation, witness remarked, Nolll- hdH
been said about prices.
In regard 10 jhc hemp industry, Mr.. Pcarcc said
that If IL properly ur1rod hc had n" doubt
that within three there would Joe, lu-t"td al
1000 tons. now. from 10000 To 10000 tons al
hemp raised iu the tuiced states.
!. /. Icui, of Ecu~ a Co., Boston. with bag
factorie, i'm ~. Louis Minneapolis and omaha made
plea for aGcquu" rates OF duly on manufacture, 81
jutc and free raw luc.
Crawford Lyons. a merchant Of Baltimore. appeared
before the committee hc said in behalf of the poor
COu>uWcr. \ PTotcciiunl-t himself hV principle. h'
wanted 10 see a revision Of the tariff made cqutahF
Therefore. ON carpets made from hurap the present
duty of 30 per cent would give Manufacturers ample
protection. ON lnc1lcum and oil cloth, with III"
change OF duty proposed by the senate bnl IN" manu-
facturcr~ could raise the price a. & add 100000
annually L. their profit.
William Lyall. of New York, a manufactured
of iute products. asked that the dnt' on
these articics be-, placed .s oa specific
statements were made in regard 10 the ocloh ard
NnOlcum interest Uy Peter Campbell OF kcaruy,
Y. j.: G. W Elahon. Of Phllad"lpIia. and John
CARTRIDGE. of NcV York. IN regard g. cutrtIu~ en-
broiderice and ~" lace industries hy AlcNa e. F.
Kur>hccdt of Ncv. York. in regard IN the duties on
sugar. by T. g. KNIGHT. ~ Philadelphia. Houry "
Feed. Of Boston and William ". Frazier. of Ph.lad"
pia. ard 300 relation to cement. hf Ernest il. Ack'r
mann. Of Nov York. Tie committee th'n adl"urnod
meet AGAIN ucNt Nouoav woruIpS. when a hearing
will be given 10 persons interested m the SIR business