Daily Republican., 1890-03-26
TANNERS EXCITED.
MANuFAcTORtRs
OPPOSED TO A DUTY
.,.u,,e. visit Washington and the
way, and Means Com'nisfss-chi-
caro-s aBig Four" Trying to Got
Duty on Hides.

cacOs "Big rour AsSA"s W
Duty ON HidcA
,,r ,nrLpriA, March 2G.-A number
a.ad,rer, representing tho Morocco
ss,,s,nrers' National Association,
in his city yesterday morning and
ssl,d 10 Washington. Their object
"a prty,!l upon the Ways and heans
ruilt,e Of the House, who were 70.
"A 4, favorable TO placing q duty Of
cepis per pound on raw goat sklns,
II,L are now imported free, 70 allow
,ebedule to remain as 1t now u.
I,uhcturers from Boston and New
4 met ihp Philadelphia manufacturers
IN Broad strt station. At vii.
.,ou the delegation was augmented
M appearance OF w. J. McClary,
viee.pres.jent Of tho National
Alton; Charles Baird, q member OF
National Executive Committee;
Izhu Bush, John q. Baker, president
M Wilmington association, and sew.
t,hers. Tie Philadelphians In the
N we're Vice President W. 9. FELTON,,
Ia local association, Secretary j. w.
ls,r and two other manufacturers.
The announcement made several days
10 that raw sostskn ns wero to DO placed
on tie du,4b list at the rate OF ~
uu per pound, created u great deal ot
ksllement among the morocco manu.
s,ure,s Of the county. Philadolphis
.nuiacturers vte especially worked
B over the mater, IS almost two-tLirds
the total suouai of morocco produced
,hls couuhy ID manufactured here
pd at Wilnlsgion, Del, the latter point
Fiug coa'klsei In the PnlladelphIa dis.
et
70 ht city alone there are thlrty-six
sblbtnens with a capital Of IS, 275,-
rh'ch snnually tan II, ,SSs, 900 skins,
iusd at tll,sli,OO0. There arc $3.50
Irons employed IN this Industry In
10 city, with All annual pay roll
bunting 10 s2,2!j, coo. In Wilm'pg.
p there are twenty merocco iapnerirr,
pPloyins between 1900 and 5000 men
ID women.
lie announcement the intention OF
WtJs and Means Committee was
fds IN connection with the proposition
hll hides be placed UPON the duu.
lin with a rats oi 1X cents per
1nd, GOa'skins, which arc nsed ex-
Nely IL the manufacture Of morocco,
lud come urdcr this ruling. As goat
" are not and have not been regarded
ild.s In the trade, this tenn applying
We' ahd buffalo and other similar
J! skins, the proposition met with the
ngu'ous opposition from I'D 9rocco
ia,selurefs, who are the only lersons
fGty interested In the matter, aud for
leason leading members OF the
aOpai Association Of Morocco Manu-
u'ets visited Washington yesterday
IIoNst agsinst what they term un.
ssAry and unjust action,
Inc Imposition o. tariff duty of1L
ns on raw skine, II The reports from
,'',, n.pg,on are tue, Is not only q great
lasnte 70 Tue morocco mnnuiacturero,
,mis'she on The part OF the Ways
keaus committee" eaid Mr.. Keen.
OF the above named importing
lsstefday. "Thsre is absolutely
hsy ior t., and II It 10 imposed,
roy prove . benefit to Q few impor.
sd nlnufactuIcrs 10 Philadelphia,
,lek, aud Wilmington through tho
as which they derive from tie
ahor OF India. There IL no goat.
asildus'ry In thu Unit,d States,
% ihal reason there 10 no occae.o !
Vaduiy on the raw material which
Z lfom ioreign countries and is
w up INTO a flushed article here by
ueah labor. All the goatskins an
!, eusied 10. SAFE IN the United
would not be sufficient to keep
y, euf small morocco factories run
single day. just why q duty
aequvalent. ~ l understand II. to
u GEN. h yalorem should be laid on
,,.',hia % Material :. is something incom-
n.plaenlati1e OF tho firm Of W. j.
aI Co., Of Wilmington, said yes
'hm 'p'asing Of the proposed tariff
@ ool believe that the Ways and
sommiltee will insist uron such
~. u. when they once understand ID
,.sa ,'on. The trouble comes IRON q
tM,e,neneion, ! think, OF the trade
II nas' nuts When the facn - we
Iaiss,n I are presented by tho morocco
M la,.ul.fs, Nv | apprehend that there
NJ IN, .,ea, difficulty experienced In
sh po .er "a.. satisfactorily arranged.
try. svas ~, ialslng Industry In ihIs
ems sonaw w gosts are raised In the
idarshJiaa but they are 40 in .
led tbs, :, Nm sAs great supply do
liberation 'uey are not worthy OF
i raiser. pa' h., American farmers and
Ing po,t. Aare n no timo to devote TO
IS nea, h.. mere is no demand for
epe spd "e,s, u as there 10 In South
re # eon.,,, U.ner parts OF the world
d.. NJ tytn''itu'es t"'i one Of the staple
y more d; n,a,,, Sleep raising is far and
lhan lbef f,U'',able ,',', to American fsrm-
The comag ,,ng OF goats could ever
tls pecs.',, e,eaai''ee also cannot fall Ia
r,ie on ss ~, lor incrsasing the pres
t5is cu ~ unfinished skins imnnr,sd
..oaa,ry. They are tanned Sv
|sGels ., s o' cheap labor In Iudis and
@ bs'a and nothing remains to , hs
or.f.w steslt 10 finish them, W.
Iaioru,,sa aSihs aud the entire work ol
lnsles y ,'iem into the morscco Of
manu'sae - aoae BY American labor "
Tot ots''aetnrer s",'i of Wilmiprton nh,
aed liz vi.as y 70 quoted by name. OK
lui.c,n,'1h no monopoly in the morocco,
lt 'e iu'I",,,'nii IN ,lis country; there IA M
to be pro,s, IN ,he goat raising busI
oposi,In'nV I'V,sated, and for that ressor
!, l"'oh /, ,"H., to place a duty on raw LOOT soaI
,h,n n,hshsiole. ,h.a Shoes ara ches ne'
propo,ss Ann, nave ever besn, I believe
AIhi whjch ievy !. simply tax on raw
d lllon,uaio ior that reason tie snvcs.
|sr'' r'0sleal from an economic r o'.Sss s,s;n,
rsn. SI,, nr.cr IT wor,. y ..v.
elhs, t pre-, pfige OF morocco leathsr r,y .bns, 10
Iaoroe.n e,ss into whose manufsc
lnn n'S'0 enters to an spprscisSi, eI.sH
.tu,I, 'sI Ain. oa to be seen. II W. r., !.
~" uau., ~ raw raw material tie incrsas.i M