Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-04
HIGH TAX OR Low TAX
TAR AR6UNsNIS ON TBS WOOL TARFF
TESTBRDAY.
A. Advocate Of H.ga Dates 6ss Sigdly Con
s1ssrcasl '-Bsrl Aanahenrers Oppose
al Ai,ae.s % Rs's -Gansral Wash.
ugna Notes Of Interest

WASHINGTON. Jaauary 3 the House
Committee on Ways and Mems opened its
ssssion this morning by listening 10 the
remaik- Of Representative Carter, Of don-
tans. who spoke IN relation to sheep hus-
baajry, particularly on the eastern stops
Of the Rocky Mountain country. He
thought that so Ter cent was no duty on
wool, tha. the wool industry Of Montana
would be dts rlyed
Mr. Sheppard, a wool grower Of Texaf,
wss The next witness. he said that the
snbiec, assigned TO him by the President
of the National Wool Growing Association,
w,s the ability Of the Uaited States 10
raise an the carpet wool cOnsuned ia the
eonntrv. and be proceeded to cad paper
10 proTe that with q sufficient protection,
II cou'd be done de gayelhgurss 10 show
that in Texas il coats from fifteen 10
e.ghteen cents a pound 10 produce fine
,s,ol and that it csnrOt be lsid down ~
b. SON 40 less thsn nineteen cents pound, .
,sb,ls Australian eool could be laid down .
th.re If there was 10 duty on 10, 40 SIX .
cents a l1uud.
wr Ca4l.sie-Y0u say tha. yCu cannot /
o-oduce csrpst wool without adequAte /
rrotection What rate Of duty do you I
consider adsqus.e pro'ections
The yyitps-s-I would have the same I
aotv op al Eco.. say trn cents pound. /
Mr.. Gsar-Wlat would have been the 4
,asct on the wool growing business In I
Ts.s- IF fbs Mills BIN bad gone into ef- /
Tbs witaes--We would ali have gOEe /
ont of The business, i reckon.
Mr Mii.sp1t sesiss CT questions de- /
signed 20 make the Witres3 ADMIT that the /
ten cents pound duty on wool was the
protection OF capital, not OF lsbOr-which /
was berg robbed, be said, 70 that extent. /
MR LAWRENCE BECOMES MINED.
Hon. Wm. Lawrence, Of OHIO, then read
sn argument In isyor Of higher Gu les on
e,rdet WOOL, which be said would enable
American gTowers 70 produce all the car
pet wool needed In this country. A spir
ited controversy occurred, and the witness
wss piled with questions by Mr. Carlisle,
wh,ch resulted no the witness fret leclaT-
ing that be would iavcr takirgon all duties
on ARTICLES not produced IN this country,
and then declaring that he would favor
putting O revenue duty on al such arti-
cles Free wool, be Thought, would lower
the price Of wool 81 hrst, ont not evsntn-
ally. but TIE American trade wOuld be
crushed out A similar statement wss
made by ". n Fol we'll. cf Philadelphia.
Mr.. James Dobson, of Philadelphia, car
net manufacturer, next addressed the con-
mittse. crincising what be called the v'o-
lent tirnde which Mr. Lawrence DAD III
dulqed ia agains, carpet manufacturers
AID denying the corrsctress OF mary cI
MS statements. There were no men, b.
said. who won'd 20 farther IN the protec-
ton cause than The carpet manufacturers,
bat ihev did not want 90 be bounded as
they bad been f0s yeors, o7 the Wo0l overs
and wool dealers III there vas 10 b. free
trade. le. 10 be free trade pure and simple,
and the carpet manufacturers would take
their chaaces Tnsy ssksd nothing more
ihan % b. pat on The same level ~ Eoolen
cloth iua1nficturers NJ. D1hson argued
that the wool growers Of the aited states
wonld net and could not produce the
quantity Of carpet wool used IN trat IN
dustry, becsuse where they received 81 90
for the fleece tf a 6ps wool sheep they
would not receive % cent, for that Of a
coarse wool sheep.
OPPOSED To INCREASING THE TAX.
Mr. Willsm whitman, Of BOs.cu, Pres
i5ent OF the National AssC citation OF Wool
Manufacturers, next addressed the com
mittee. presenting a memorial a0d resolu-
tions adopted b. that Association. The
Association took ihe position, be said, not
10 attempt TO tx the duty On wool, but to
leave that TO the committee, without re-
marx or comment. He would cay, how
ever, that the prevailing sentiment among
the manufacturers Conltc,ed with the or
ganizstion vas preference for the main
tenancs OF the existing duties snd that the
present rates should not he increased.
Mr john +. P.ummer. OF New York,
made some remarks on the subject Of
wOolen fabrics worn by men. He said
that be did 90, not az a manufacturer, nor
a. wool grower, but a. an enthusiast in
favor Of American wool products. He de-
clared there was 20 country where man
could get as good a suit OF clothes for a.
little money IA IN the United States. The
committee 40 $50 adjourned TO l0a %.