New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-25
SONSAGAINST 4 REDUCTION
AN OPINION THAT THE DUTY ON LUMBER
Is NOT TOO HIGH.
MR. PRoCrR, OF oGDEXsBuRG, THINKS II
LOWER THE TARIFF WOULD INJURE
AMERICAN interests.

connrcssnan Frederick Lansing, of WATERFOWL ana
W I Proctor OF Ocdcnsburs were al thc fh'h NN'""o
Hotel on sunday afternoon Congressman L'i.>'"1
WAS on his way to Washington. ana ihtenuou u INV
AN interview with Major Mckinley on the o"N ~ -.
ip,uo,ed on plancd pine lumber under the ne" 'ar'
Lin Nv proctor who represents large lumber In
forests in Northern New York, said 70 IrbNhc r."
porter:
",rhc duty on hemlock. wildwood and sycamore
in the new bill remains IT now Is, at 81 'lo"''
feet board measure. ON all othcr hho' 'i ~'"''
humber the rate IS - a thousand feet Inc nc" Nl'
rates are 81 50 thousand feet rough lumber Ia"
old law provided that when lumber OF any sort -
rnod there shall he paid for each sdc 30 plance or
finished 30 cents thousand feet additional I'a'"
measure; and # pancd one side and torsNen All"
rrooved 81 thousand feet. If pianed on Nv" sd'''
ioncued and crooved. II 30 a thousand Now 'nr ne"
tariff reduce it 20 cents ton-and i'e' l'f ''n
side 50 planed or finished aud 30 cents thousand II
blamed on one side. tongucd and grcoved' ana 81 IL
two sides are planned. tongued ana Si"oV0 n'""i'T
a proposed reduction Of 80 per cent on paned lumber
and only 20 per cent on the rough lumber.
This is no protection to American labor. Every
time foot of timber + handled it, value l. increased
Owing 10 the cheapnes, Of Canadian labor ana N'
material reduction in weights on lumber airr II has
hoen blamed the new bill viii have the tendency OF
having all this work Of finishing lumber done in
Canada The reduction in frcights through The plan
Ing and finishing IS equivalent u from T. 70 so cents
a thousand feet. That In itseh Will overcome tAe
additional duty, TO say nothing about the saving IA
cheap labor.
"The freight on lumber depends On the actual
weights and plancd lumber is Of course much lighter
than the rough and in consequence Of this reduction
In weights the Canadians pay the duty pro
posed and stiu compete with our home Industry IN
! that business. II will thus cripple the American
lumber Industry. Under the theory Of protection n
! American industry and American labor. the duties
! ougLt at least 10 remain where they
"Itis popular theory with some that bv taking the
duties off lumber you will cheaper this prvdac 10 The
American consumer materially but I'm nv experience
this IS an erroneous idea. As markets require all
Of the pine lumber plaucd I'm the United state, and
large part Of that plancd in Canada. the reduction Of
duty would tend only 10 enhance its value in Canada
thus deprving the Government Of It's revenue without
any benefit to the consumer onchaf Of the pine
lumber which is used in this country comes from
Canada owing to the depletion Of our own forests
"The lumber Interests Of all the States bordering
on the water divisions between this country and Can
ada VIII be Immediately Affected and disastrously, il
this new tariff provision become, law. The average
amount Of Canada. white pine lumber which finds It's
market In the United states IS roughly estimated at
900 900 feet annually. If the proposed reduction
| stands the Canadian planning mills and aborers will
| get the work done In the American mills and bS
| woykmcn to whom are paid good wages
Mr. Proctor went 10 Washington Yesterday to testify
before the Ways and Means Committee about the tariff
| IN lumber