Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-09
TIE rAREFE BTLL.
Views at business Esen Upon its
Probable Operations.

Views at business Esen Upon it's
Probable Operation.
SATURDAYS New York World publishes
nearly ~ collmns on the tariff, giving the
formal opinions OF expert and prominent
business men on various features OF the new
| law.
A. ID. Orr, vice president OF the chamber
OF commerce, Gays: II cannot see that thu
passage OF ihp Mckinley bill will at present
have any effect upon the expectation OF
cereals from the United States"
de also expressed the opinion that "there
Ia serious dagger that In years OF surplus
production as as retaliatory measure Ger
many and France may apply to cereals the
same irksome conditions that now apply to
American pork, sailed meats and lard"
II. ID. Spalding. vice president OF the
Atlanta, Ga, chamber OF commerce, con-
dennis the whole bill as one THAT will hurt
nine out Of ten OF the Industries OF
the country; will not increase the
pay of any wage.earner, and will In
crease the cost of the necassarles OF life in
way to do the least good to the producer
and the most harm TO the consumer"
John Dewitt Warm. chairman OF the Re-
form Clubs COMMITTEES on tariff reform, is
equally sweeping In Ills condemnation of
the new law. Erastus Wiman thinks the
new tariff will increase the cost OF living
and he naturally points out as especially
apples and other products which Canada
exports to this country.
Passing from general opinions on the
tRtiif es a whole to the opinions OF experts
on special schedules, there are many which
are entitled TO consideration and credit.
William Barbour, president of the Barbour
Bros.' Company. with extensive linen
thread factories In Belfast, Ireland, ana
Paterson, N. j.. GAYS: ''ln our opinion, the
Mckinley bill will increase the production
OF linen thread N this country without in
creasing the cost to oonsumers-that Is to
say, we will manufacture more thread in
Paterson and import less from Ireland. !"
Mr.. Barbour denies the statement that
linens cannot be bleached In this climate
and expresses the opinion that many idle
looms will be started on linen goods.
John II. White, a member OF tha iobblng
and retail firm Of Boyd, White Il Co., aud
also Of the Philadelphia manu- 'acturlng
firm of Bromley Brothers., says: 1.-The
Mckinley bill Is not favorable to the carpet
Interest, and had the carpet people alone
been consulted II would have been altered
very materially. But the impetus that will
be given 10 other branches Of industry, the
new plants that Will be started and the
hundreds OF idle spindtes and looms on
other fabrics that will have new life put
Into them Will givs such boom to our
country that We will participate In the gen.
NAht PAbof Allls NJ hCultS LD1i elOII Vi IA
carpet trust.
John D. Wood OF Il s. Higgins & Co.,
confirms Mr.. Whites statement regarding
the alleged trust. Tue only foundation for
the report. he saps. Is the fact that some
Philadelphia manufacturers OF brussels
carpet recently engaged 10 a suicidal con-
test, and, having become somewhat ex-
hausted, have called "A truea, aud are en-
deaycrins 10 Rsree together for temper.
AIRY stoppage Of 40 per cent OF their looms.
mr. Wood says the laf II Will increase the
eostof carpets, mot because OF m increased
duly on the manufactured goods, but b,-
cause OF the hlgn DUTY On wood"
Phelps, Dodge a. Co.. when asked TO give
formal opinion Of the effect of the tin
schedule, declined to DO SO, but expressed
generally their decided opposition to the
new law.
G Richardson, secretary Of the Silk Assoc
citation nf America, says: "The changes OF
the tariff Of 1890 are very slight