The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-16
4 HOME MARKET FAILURE.

4 HOME MARKET FAILURE.
Tho Failure of the Tariff to satisfy Grow-
ers and Manufacturers of WoOl-fiow the
high DutIes On Wosl Have Failed % En-
courage w0Ol 0rowisg and Wooi Msau-
6aotHSing ~ the Same Time The Inter- sts
u the Gsowsr snd the MsnufActurer lire.
e"nsilable-Let the People Have Their
Inrins.
TLo protectionists fancy that they
can mako kind Of protection on wool
aad On woolcn goods which will recon-
cile the conflicting interests Of the
wool grower and tho manufacturer In
ordor to do this they put high duties on
wool 70 stimulate Its protection; and
whom they come to protect the woolen
manufacturer they not only impose .
high ad valorem duty on wo0len goods,
hut they give him also so-called com
pensatory duty" OF 50 much per pound
or per yard on the competing foreign
products in order to compensate him for
the high duties he paid on his foreign
wool, or for the tariff-increased price he
paid for his homegrown wool.
In this way, by piling up tariffs. the
prOtectionists vainly hope TO make both
the grower OF wool and the manufsct-
urcr Of cloth prosperous and to hear
them both calling down blessings upon
our bcneficent system Of protection.
The protectionists make for themselves
very pretty pictures OF the excellent
workings Of their system. They take
especial delight in showing how It
brings the woolen mills near to the
wool growers And then just see what
an enormous saving Of frc ght both
ways A factory just At hand with
many operatives to be fed with garden
truck! Truly protection Is good thing
-'i: blesscs him that gives and him
that takesr'
A beaut ful dream! Let US see how 1t
IS fulfilled Ohio is the State which.
more than all othcrs. has moved heaven
anl Garth to get high duties on wool It
Is there that tho so-called political
shepherds" live and have their being
viz. Delano. Harpater and Lawrence.
In State likc this the protectionist
dream ought to bc realized. Any woolen
lnill there ought to have smooth road
70 prosperity.
What arc the facts? The Dry Goods
Economist prints the following piece Of
news: Tho woolen mill at Findlay.
O., has ceased to do business, and the
building Is now used rs glass factory"
The mill at Findlay was doubtless
among that large number james Do
Ian, the great protectionist wool manu-
facturer. of Philadelphia. said in his
letter to Senator Quay one-half OF all
the mills in the country which were
shut down during the summer
hut why did this mill select the glass
industry? Tho reason Is plain Foreign
window glass last year paid IN averag.
duty Of los per cont. and Mckinley has
been trying 10 make the duties still
higher. Does not this confirm tho
statement quoted approvingly by Sena-
tor Plumb from . friend OF his
that '.the American manufacturer
does not manufacture any thing
he con not make . certain
and great profit on. and that he stands
out OF the way Of the foreign manufact-
urer as to other articles on which he
can not make satisfactory pro6ts?" Did
tho enormous protect on on window
glass tempt the Findlay woolen MIL to
cnange itself into glass factory? And
on the soil Of Ohio. too, where IL could
buy its wool right at its doors and prove
the truth OF tho ''home market" theory!
Hut the 'ho,ne market" theory has
worked no bettcr for the Ohio wool
grower than IL has for the manufactures.
Pennsylvan.a afIords still more
striking illustration Of the workings Of
the homo market theory when applied
!, wool. Philadelphia Is the greatest
manufacturing center In America in the
consumption Of wool Surely Pennsyl-
yania ought to bo the State above all
others whero wool growing should
thrive; for :hero the mills are brought
in large numbers very close to the
growers Of wool-a very paradise in
VII ch to gather the fruitsof protection
and show how wise, and beautiful. and
good the homo market idea il But how
does tho matter stand in Pennsylvania?
In 1868 the State had 5. ~. 900 sheep; in
1858 it had lost 70 in every 100 and had
only 9S4 600 left That's . pretty
howdy-do!" The result Of all this high
protection ON wool Is that sheep
raising has increased only In
tho remote West and Northwest where
vast tracts OF uncultxated land can
still bo rented or bought 1t very low
rates A further facts, Notwithstand-
ing tho high duties on wool In prospect
when tho National Wool Growers Asso.
citation met in Galveston, Tex, several
months ago. that body found it neces-
sary to pass . resolution condemning
the sheep-raisers for killing their ewes
for mutton instead Of keeping them for
moro production.
The high wool tarin. then. has not
satisfied the grower-has 1t worked any
better with the manufacturer? Before
tho Senate took up the Tariff bill .
Philadelphia letter to the Dry Goods
Economist made this statement IS to
tho feeling prevailing among woolen
manufacturers in that city: ''Manu-
facturcrs are Is much displeased with
the Mckinley bill rs are importers and
thcir hope for relief is that tho Senate
amendments will insist upon free wool
or much reduced duties"
This same paper, which 10 the leading
authority in the dry goods trade In this
country, sad in . leading editorial
about tho middle Of August: THE
wool manufacturing interest in this
country is in very unsatisfactory con-
dit on. At no time since Juno
has the demand displayed any activity.
Tor low grades OF woolens made chiefly
from wooden substitutes. the demand
has been fairly satisfactory.
There hes been larger request for low
grades Of goods than in some years"
In other words under our high wool
tariff We arc getting down to . shoddy
bass. Hence the shoddy men backed
mp tho Mckinley bill strongly. The
editorial goes on: ''Mr. Dolan's free
trade views reflects the opinions and
preferences Of the large majority Of the
manufacturers OF wool. and is heartily
opposed only by those who use
wool substitutes This Mr.. Dolan,