The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29

appears that lees than 1876 per cent. OF these
receive less than S. a week. and less than
40 per cent. get under s.; while nearly one
hair get s. and ove-, and quite one-fourth
get over $40. Nearly one-half the men In
this manufacture get $40 and more week,
and nearly one-tourth receive over Sl5. In
wooden goods. on the other hand, only about
I'll per cent. Of the men get $40 and over, and
only about . per cent, or oue-tweEtieth, get
over $50
Roots and shoes are protected by tariff
Oi 20 per cent, which is little above that
laid upon paper, but much less than the av-
erage levied upon cotton and wooden goods.
About 60 per. cent, Of The total number Of
employees In This great industry are repre-
sented in the wage tables. OF this number
only 6.6 per cent. receive less than S. week
which compares with % per cent in
woolens, ~ per cent. in w0rsteds and 40 per
cent. in cottOns. Only about 0ne-third of
them receive less than 81, nearly one-half
get sl2 and over, and one-ffth get sl5 and
mcrC. fthe males more than One-half re-
ceiN Sl2 and over a week,
If these great industries represented the
whole situation we should be obliged 10 con-
clude that high wages were more ant 10 be
found in lightly-protected than in the more
highlyprotected industries: and this is gem
orally the case. Certain IL is, in any event
that high tariffs do not make high wages
ihcy are based upon conditions very differ
ent from the tariff cnactments of Congress.
Congress may heap up duties on wOolens.
or wOrsteds, or cotton goods, or linens, or
what not, but the employees in Heese indus
tries VIII 20 right on tOiling fOf less than
eight dollars a week just the same. This is
made so evident from the facts presented in
the statistical report referred 10 as 20 need
no further demonstration.
At present, plants. trees, shrubs and vines
OF all kinds, commonly known as nursery
stock, are on the free list. As they are also
on the Canadian FREE list, the impOrtations
from the United states 10 that country have
increased enormously. Last year there
were sent across the border 81. apple
trees and nearly double that number of
peach. pear and plum trees. The Mckinley
bill proposes 10 put duty Of 20 per cent adj
Nalorem on nursery stock, although the eX-
ports far exceed the imports in value. This
is done, of course, 40 encourage the far
mer.' But as Canada will az once put a
similar duty on trees, plants and shrubs
sent there from the United states, how are
the nurserymen Of New York 20 be bene-
htedf According 10 the New York Tribune,
the farmers Of New York have been clamOr-
ing for defense against foreign competition
near the Northern border" VIII they think
they are defended when they are shut OH
from growing market for their products?
In 1885 the Dominion still had duty on
peaches, and $4,000 pounds were shipped
there from this country. The duty was re.
moved, and in 1889 the importation of
peaches from the United states rose to s.
1000 pounds. That shows the effect pro-
duced sometimes by the removal Of a duty
and the consequent cheapening in price ola
commodity. 1.-THE Canadians, eXasperated
by the blows which it is sought to strike at
their farmers through the Mckinley bill
restore the duty on peaches, how will the
growers Of that fruit in New Jersey, Mary
land. Delaware and other states be bene-
ftedy.
OF course. the Canadians will hurt them
selves 10y this retaliatOry legislation, but
when men are angry over what they believe
To be i'll treatment, they do not stop to think
OF the consequences.