St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-03

greatly damaging to the producers OF
wool in this country, as it was killing
the business of the farmer who got his
wool from quarter or common blood
stock. as 1t is being imported cheaper
than he can afford to raise it. This
class of wool was also being used i'll
the manufacture of clothing, and
he had been told that Mr..
Wanamaker of Philadelphia, had
exhibited in the win dows of his store.
in that city, pants for s. per pair, made
from this low grade or carpet wool. He
advocated establishing tariff on wool.
SO that when the price was low and the
article plentiful high duty should be
charged, and when it was high and
scarce low rate. He concluded his
remarks with an appeal to the commit
tee to stop. as far as in their power. the
importation of these low grades. Frank
7. Bennett of Boston, editor of the
American Wool Reporter, next ad-
dressed the committee. He said at the
suggestion of some members of the COM
mittee, and at the request of parties
whose business is seriously affected by
the
PRESENT ILLOGICAL RATE
between the duties on raw wool and
these on manufactured goods. he ap-
peared mainly for the purpose of stat
ing the facts in regard to two petitions
which are to be presented to congress,
signed by men actually engaged in the
manufacturing or dealing in wool ard
woOlen goods; one in favor of free wool
and the other in favor of an ad valOrem
duty. The free wool petition has $50
SignerS, among whom are Moses Il.
Stevens, of North Andover, Mass, the
largest individual wool manufacturer
in the United States; G. Z. Silsbeen,
treasurer of the famous MiddleseX
Wooien Company of Lowell. Mass, and
Arthur L. Lyman, treasurer of the
great carpet mills at Lowell. The
woOlen manufacturers of the United
States, he said, almost without eXcep-
ZION are sore and diScontented, because
the duties upon wOolen goods are in
many cases lower than upon
the raw material of which they are
made. The ad yalorem petition carried
206 signatures, among them A. ID. Juil-
lard & Co., of New York; the Assabet
Manufacturing company, of Maynard,
Mass. the Pacific mills and the Harris
WOOlen company, of WoonsOcket. r. |.
MIR. Bennett argued in favor of 10 per
cent ad yalurem upon clothing and
comhing woods. and 20 per cent ad val
Orem upon carpet wool. After recess
os VI. NiuuS, vi Uftelcys COl., addressed
the committed Oh the cost of raising.
marketing and the condition in general
of the wool business in that state. The
industry was pursued in Colorado under
great ditficultieS-the water supply be-
ing SO scarce and the damaging storms
of the region so frequent. He said that
if the present congress did not give this
Industry greater protection it must
NECESSARILY GO TO THE WALL
in his part of the country. Irrigation,
he said, was badly needed, and would
greatly benefit the wool business in
Colorado. E. NJ. Rissell, of Shoreham,
VT. raiser of sheep for breeding pur-
poses, addressed the committee, com
pairing the wool business of this country
with that of Australia, stating that the
same grade of sheep were 81 cheaper in
Australia than in the United States.
When Mr.. Russell had concluded, Chair
man Mckinley asked if there were any
persons present who wished to address
the commit ee on ''free wool" AS there
was no response, tue Corurnittt,t., -ssstt--
journed until tomorrow morning at 10:
O'Clock.