The sun., 1890-01-05
zHErARrrF ON JU1E F1Ax, AND HEMP.
manufacturers Ask for Free Raw NJ aterIal,
and Growers for Higher Duties.


Manufacturers Ask for Free Raw Material,
and Growers for Higher Duties.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The hearing before
the Committee OF Ways and Means was opened
Snls morning with an argument by Mr. Ed
nund A. Whitman OF Boston In favor OF the re-
moVal OF the duty on fax. The present rates.
10 said had been in force nineteen years, and
Set the product Of fax In this country has
Neadily decreased. 1t was practically a non
e1lstant industry. Its culture required too
much arduous manual labor and technical
sEilL The product had fallen Off from q. .OOO.-
wVpounds In 1860 to 5000. 900 pounds In 1870,
Snu Today 1t was 30 insignificant that no ono
eouu tell what It was. The duty
was therefore burden to tho linen
nanuiacturer without being compen-
ss,hg to the farmer. The Importation
" nnen goods had increased fourfold since the
W. su.1 was placed on flax, the amount in value
looo being $l6.500,000. Much OF this linen
sikn' Dc made in this country but for the
SuW on max. He argued. therefore, that the
SuueS should be removed from all grades of
HsA dressed and undressed.
~ reply to questions by Mr. Carlisle the wit
uSSs sad that the only fax goods made in this
sOunuy we're twines and the coarsest kinds OF
;UvsEs; ;wS!s; that about $l0.0O00OO OF capital was
prscfioe.In ID the business here: that 1t had
hSt uali no competition from abroad. and
a' p hne iinens were not made here
any n s Chalrma you had FREQ ax would Won want
Al SS, foE tho goods that you manuiSc,uret
al would se any rsdasonp % p5ff'ac Gf ISs Dr,
Its' A.-No, Think not ~
iape11 emerson emerson Of Maine. a manufacturer OF
favor NJ oSiHSs'tneres, broad cloth. &c.. argued In
soodeoi VL VI restoration of the duties on such
change ~ m aGoqt where they stood prior to the
nj, ifStOn In fHS6. from laX hackers of Paterson.
Cd by tha aTTr Tr o. the duties on fax was present
phiI, sjenada nHaddairman. and ono from Phlladel-
by Mr. CarIlsIeeo raw materials. was presented
The FalK i Il an1 Turner Jr, Of Boston, President OF
sSfa5aaned same 5sasd that his business had noI tbs
had N"t s,se re o. protection as other iniustries
goods compelttjonG @ glttjsSGus4tIy on many lines OF
Gn iScreUsssooe Us 10 EePt IN. lie argued In favor of
Foods, SO tSS, ot duties on some grades OF linen
and nome GI N 0nsrc might pc home production
sSSent duty OF S. ton on e dar retenton ot ne
cents a nnn dressed max. He asked for duty of8
SIh an i SdditInna,I In a. linen coarser than 1900,
can't Sa Instead Of the present rata of EeH5 * @ ar
Eade S"iGs an n9sp5oR Of Kentucky, hemp grover.
bIsal ana ana against the proposltonnn nn1 10 my On
SSs SSs ihe duties ON G On TIE ree list He wo"d
The present pdNu,Hd. but he would be content II
reply 10 uStlss S,;ns; On hem were retained
Son, @ tho hemp prodTcst66HS 6S ~ NJ Carlisle he said
nov about tS 10 nG 800 tons In 1869 until K W waa
SsSGo tons out IT, I1ns II had been qt one tms
SSsses sbsStoanu au OF PSSh %lrs 9rEI9ly sII d.
t,on bagghS' ' iIqnes Ine ard Of iron hoop Tor Hntt
HSS TsS at II oj jSfStgd SoSh tho average nTodaS
80 10 4, "a, l3ij and tie 'o aro rss IN" on
Carlisle p 5ee nloa Der acre Is 20" Sny VIZ sl4MS ~
!SsE result we Wo,id 4iSdeStoqs 81 70 show thai much
Vim Bdaae corn or tobsecoe w the farmer
:" Newark. N j., representing