The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-22
MILLEl's PROTEsT.
Three States in Convention,
Take Vigorous Action Against Jute'Tariff
---Telsgfans 10 Mckinley ana Burrows
-'-Iieaolulionn OF Convention,

bags, The committee consisted OF
John II. Blake, President, Oantoni II,
Schumacher, Akroni w, u, Knlcker'
baeker, Albion, Mich and W, z, lngel'
hart Evansville, Ind. Following are
the reAolutionsi
WnEREAa, There Ia up for conSidera'
ton by the national congress an act for
placing q special tariff duty OF l4
cents per pound on jnte burlap ana
z s'lO cents per pound upon jute
b gli ana
WHmlEAs, The export trade In wheat
flour for the ton m0nthn ending May /,
was ellghtly over 100000 barrelo, and
the export OF wheat for the same period
was 100000 bushels or together 0O
0OO0O0 OF bushels; and,
WHEREAS, IL would require 1900
900 OF ll0 pound sacks 10 carry this
flour alone and the specific tax Of 2 2l0
cents per pound would cost the millers
OF the United States the sun OF 9S0i0,-
900 In ton months for the sole benefit
OF three petty manufacturers OF jute
bagglng, be u
ResolDed, That the millera Of Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan den0unce with
words Of no uncertain meaning, the In
judtlce OF this restriction on their busi-
ness, and that we label this act "a con,
aplraey' OF three jute manufacturers 10
rob the farmers and millers OF Amer.
ioa, and be II further
ResOiDed, That this convention i'm
mediately urge upon congress the i'm
policy and unfairneBA OF this act, and
that copies OF this resolution be sent TO
the chairman OF the ways and means
committee, 10 the secretary OF the Ma
tlOnal Mlllefa' association and 10 the
congressman OF the three states with q
request for prompt action,
THE nUTTERWoRTH BILL.
The following resolution was also
passed and telegraphed 10 the Hon,
Ben Butterworth,
WHEREAS, u bin has been introduced
In Congress by the Hon. Benjamin
Butterworth Of Ohio, 20 prevent what
Ia known as option dealing In agrlcul-
cultural products, and
| WHEREAS, the various commercial
exchanges OF the country have allowed
this feature OF trade 10 assume com
plete mastery Of their transactions,
wiping out Of oil transactions each and
every legitimate influence, thereby
menaclng the business Of every dealer
In these products, whether manufac,
turer or producer.
Resoio6d, That this convention Is
heartily IN favor OF the immediate pas.
sage Of the Butterworth bill.
This resolution also passed;
PAN AMEiu GAN COMMERCE..
WHEREAS, The events OF the past
winter In connection with the sittings
OF the Pan.Amerioan Congress nj Wash
| ington City have shown IN clear light
70 the people OF the United States the
immensely Of the avenues OF trade
which we might hold against all com.
era with our sister republics OF the
southern continent and
WHEREAS, The insigniloance Of our
present trade with these countries
seems 70 arise from Legislative indlner.
ence, II not restriction, on the part Of
our government
RosoiDod, That this convention is
heartily In favor of treaties with these
countries, reciprocal or otherwise, which
will open these great markets for the
sale OF the products Of our mills and
farms.
FORT WAYNE BANQUET.
Az "a banquet rendered by the Board
Of Trade 10 the Millers, 250 strong,
Mayor Blake responded TO the toast
"rhe Millers In PoliticS." Ills intro.
ductlon, by Chairman Foster was up.
roariously applauded, Proceeding with
hio speech he said that he knew OF but
one way 10 properly respond, and that
was by mixing little politics with it.
all people Of all parties fight on com.
mon ground where their own interests
are C0ncerned-the Republican iron
masters, the Democratic iron master,
the Greenback iron muster az such
there be) and the Prohibition iron mas
ter stand side by side at the caucuses.
Vt the polls and In the lobbies Of Con-
gress, lighting for the common industry
on which their fortunes depend He
said that upon the foreign trade the
financial success OF the miller to-day
depended We grew last year and made
into flour 9000O,0O0 more bushels OF
wheat than we could consume, and this
immense volume Of food stuifs must
find u market abroad.
He deplored the fact that the gates
of Canada on our north and the Ameri.
can states on our south are closed
against US. Tear down the artificial
barriers Of trade and America could
furnish flour cheaper than these states
coald grow the wheat from which TO
make IL.
The South American states had moth
ing TO fear from free commerce with
this republic and we have less TO fear
from them,
A taz of ~ per barrel Is laid by
Mexico on American flour. Engliah
flour 10 admitted free and IL is a fact
known 10 all we'll informed mil.
lers that thousands Of barrels
are purchased at our eastern sea
ports at prices which represent q loss 10
both the grower of wheat and The
maker OF flour, shipped TO England, re-
branded, reehlpped TO Mexico and sold
alta handsome profit.
He said that united action by the
miller was needed ON the floors Of Con.
gresB 10 secure such reciprocity OF
trade aB would insure TO millers this
great market which properly belongs
TO them alone. Mr.. Blake said
that the passage OF tax upon
jute now being urged upon Congress
meant n loss Of 93,000,0060 TO the mill.
ers Of the United States, every dollar Of
which would 90 into the pockets Of
three or four men. He said that ip the
past the politics Of the members had
ruled their minds. Upon economic
questions relating TO their business, he
hoped that the time had come when,
with bne accord, all milers could Unite
without regnrd TO party affiliations up.
on a line Of conduct which would in
sure TO the millers the worlds mar
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