New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20

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Wool ana 10y ~ I'M sos . s, %H g
less conpsns.toy sutSs e b saccsyS Ms: ~ii
Or lsga ss;a s 70 q sr
of greasy Wool . 1s qusntty Of raw msserM , CO..
:r sun sts y G propoonste relations for pound Of
yarn or pound Of clothing. This formula does no.
mean ,n I1a. .ycy ounG Of nshcd cIo il means that
IN pound d Se: eeS four YSasS: .. es1 CIR:
Of woG to %rei msnufactress but not accessible
o our own payment Of the duty thereon
are ns tRat Il our manufacturers are mako IN
q cloth soo r. O. nsa, S OS y
n1y be compensated 70 the full amount OF tne shrnk
age and waste csteenshcd - eHs1ns N .ne ~sd
II they are driven to tbs use q other woos, cost1er
Of lighter shnssss Soey n must ouna. ., tSey
are at q Disadvantage - compared with the manu-.
acturers who and DO use thee heavier sna CHEAPER
of restricted choice In the selection OF materat 1or
which tho b does not stsemps 70 Up y this
debate to dispute the accuracy OF Ms cempu.SMon;
But In every suc effort whetser maze cy on
anxious for lower duties, these critics have mssRpre
hended msssted the nature OF the ths
in these particular instances the proportion OF shrinage
and waste is only two or three pounos o. WOO S
one OF CLOTH l grant there are such instances out y
IL is the weakest link In the chain or the lowest point
In the lever that determines emc 1s" we ~
foreISers and to calculate the compensatory duty on
the basis of these our % heir are
from the Of this class OF w4os te ~. p,toa
do use them, and II against sae'e 'A~' VIC eu"'A'"
ton Of conditions is to b effected that III. formula Is
wrong because certain fabrics are produced IN which
iUaE Poa aa not OF Trsd 70 pound o.
goods while the compensatory duty Is hxsd at iour
times the wool duty Goods woven b ON Go srs c;teS
grant the facts In this instance Also Bnt we must;
A. % <haH aaf nj
termine by legislation, that me manuiature ~
oods That Would be to ax the brand of permanent
nforoy upon weoen manutasgress - So cD Is
pepSstory duties that it shall exactly At the amount
" Wool consumed in an almost infinite variety of
fabrics; ,or GOOD, mixed with cotton or otAersu0
stances we have adopted sliding scale OF values with
three on and nd sSys en
t r.ndsrins the compensaon inadequate at points
where It would WORK in!uss ssd 10 the fact that while
Tho dntr "n Wool Of tho rst class is Increased cent
poamul c,e Ia pore Than cents per pound 1t was
Ss S,re in the act Of 1883 to properly adjust tho
ne ~ dntv ON wooen goods that ha, worked
graa ~ the Wooien manufacture OF the
nasd staes and Subjected the legislation " universal
criicism' The wool grower and the wool manufact-
a ass haze Se se OF apd this Country no
take. , me non bia wooi cannot prosper
unless s the woollen msnufacturer proper No wool
BY fixing Inadequate compensatory duty o ~ ~ is DO
e eompsio '1 eSus i With his foreign Tie
adequate compensation on goods in the law Of 1873
he has suffered from the REDUCTION dn Of Mas wool
much larger proportion than the wool d% ny:
The symmetry v Of the law IN Ta bs Eli not only for the
benefit of the manuiactuer but equally for the benefit
e aG ' Fss S the
relations between the wool duty and rhe compensatoy
duty on goods than he VIII from tle increase s VIC no
| pnl,dp nf rent N
has been suffering. 49,. o, .,, -, 1897 nc
our experience unoor thc WOOL tdrlh y. I9O, 30
contrasted with the results under the act Oh To-
furnishes an effective ION s Of tine cgrrss
constructed Under the act Of 1857 the business OF
manufacturing woollens was as prosPeoGs III .H9
It has suffered here as It has suffered nowhere else
1t has been unable to stand up undsr tne Consia y,
norted 10 Homemade Goods Consumed BY our people
has increased from year to year since 1883. while
under the act Oh leoI te lncress was as ste t,
aiVs -, woolIen goods imnorted was S5G 900 600 I'm
round numbers a duty paid value nearly equal TO
| onethlrd the American product III no 0tiler Vi Ine
SLeae % ttr,h,e ~ 70 tbe ngcsi adtmstment
Of the Compensatory duties which this bill remedies.
1t will rapidly disappear under the operation OF Tho
Dill ic,, .,,,, ,,.... n ,rooner lamentations
from 27 600 600 in 400 IN S6 600 600 I'm 1890 1ustI
accepting, in fact compes VS. to @eocpt tho
princlPe we nav asop.ou s ~ o'e S
Tnder the projection we propose the industry In
this country VIII enter upon an ere " i aaR3ic;
pate in Ike fn measure of that success As result
Of II We shall make In own mills, by the welpad
labor OF our own people mlluohs VI uonan L. non
81 c Euni,St ~" " nrodncm Of woolIen fabrics
thus Increases the price of all varieties will continue
to tend steadily downwsru as tneS hy th, ;
with adequate protecuon; As reSis, W MI III er
Oh dc ea 49, Nh in v,eu, ~ the msrntude Of the
eTavesH.nt The neonIe ~ the United states win be
acheVsIom., o poup,o ~, UV ooni IN tba World opd
clOted Delter tan any V' fhpo pt,y % tbair own
more cheapS cs, e'Ct ~ i s nI - thsir Own
manufacture, nlade cihehy iroh "oo@ VI '"o' Wv"
growth. 49,, 49,, !. .s. . .t.r,on+ ., Tho
nave Deen aSheu 10 nah1 S @ woni,enS
rea.Se ncreaSe III f',c upo g., 80 an ,,ioIs nons
The percentage Oh heSSe IN r t6or Oh hstitl,ts or
Wool ws nm &c 10 TO 200 per cent The average
1850 mon wooIlens is very nearly 10 per cent
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