The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-17


our country to-day more than equal
that which is invested In any other o
our Iron and steel industries. Pig iroi
10 made In twenty-five States OF tn,
the Union. It's manufacture Is rapid,
Increasing In many OF the States, largeli
as the result OF the protective duty
which has long given encouragement t
Its Production. II has had maryelousl,
rapid growth In the Southern and West
ern States In tho last ten years, and 1t |.
today the leading manufacturing in,
dustry south OF the Potomac and Ohio
rivera. 1t has been one OF tho most DO
tent Of all influences in the industrial
rehabilitation OF the South. .
SUGAR ON THE FREE LIST.
On sugar tho report says the commit.
tee recommend that sugar up to and in.
cluding No. 10 Dutch standard of color,
and molasses, be placed on tho FREQ list,
with duty OF four-tenths OF one cent
per pound on retined sugar above No.
10, and that bounty OF 9 cents per
pound DO paid from tho Treasury for a
period Of fifteen years for all sugar
Po'a''@'us At Acust ou per CENT
made In this country from cane,
beeb or sorghum produced in the
United States. In 1883 the consump.
ton OF sugar in the United States was
3.lGO,O7 tons, or 53.l pounds per inhab.
liant. Of this only l,SS9,Sl4 tons were
produced in the United States, and
l,2SC, 1888 tons, or scven.eightlis OF our
consumption were imported. So large
proportion Of our sugar Is imported that
the home production OF sngar does not
materially effect the process, mud the
duty is therefore tax which Is added
to price, not only OF the imported but Of
the domestic product, which Is not true
OF duties imposed on articles produced
or made here substantially to the ex.
tent Of Our wants.
..t.l TWO CENTS BOUNTY.
Even in the assumption that proper
encouragement We shall be able to pro.
duce all, or nearly all the sugar required
for, the consumption OF our people-au
assumption which your committee be-
iieve to be sustained by many facts, not
withstanding the slow progress thus far
made in sugar culture in this country
this encouragement can be given much
more economically and eiiectuaily by n
bounty Of cents per pound, involving
the expenditure OF but little more
than s., ,000, 600 per annusn with the pro.
duction OF sugar in this country, than
by the imposition Of a duty involving
the collection OF S55,075 .Gl0 in duties in
the last fiscal year, not to mention the
amount indirectly received.
Coming to agricultural products, the
report says the committee has given in
yestigation to existing conditions OF ag-
ricultural and kindred matters. 1t says:
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
"That there is widespread depression
in this industry to-day cannot be doubt
ed. Every remedy within the scope OF
practical legislation known to US has
been recommended to meet the urgent
Of the situation. The ene-
mics OF the protective system have no
word of criticism for the real causes
Of agricultural depression, no sug-
gestion Of relief from the real
burdens weighing it down to-day; but
Beizing the present as favorable time |
they solemnly charge that the decline
in our market is solely due to the tariff.
A critical examination OF the subject |
will show that agriculture is suffering
chiefly from a most damaging foreign |
in our home market. The
Interpretations Of agricultural
products since 1850 has been enormous,
from S40.000,000 to more
than $3.50, 100000 in 1889. The worlds
market 10 which the advocates Of tariff |
for revenue only invite the farmers OF
this country, is to-day crowded with
the products Of the cheapest human la
Dor the earth affords. All over the
world there IS a rush Of their surplus to
that market, and it, is to such contest |
as this that free trade would allure
American agriculture. With the for
eign market under the sway OF such op-
pressiye competition with the foreign |
cattle and pork market, depressed and
obstructed by various ruinous measures |
Of restriction, with foreign agricultural
products crowding our home market,
the committee recommended m increase
upon agricultural products.
OF the internal revenue sections the
committee, after reciting them, say it
has recommended the repeal OF all stat
utes imposing restrictions upon farmers
and growers Of tobacco, 80 that they will
sell with freedom.