Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-04
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Wool Growers Nay be Demo
Gratis, but Are Protectionists.
CARPET Iinuiactulers Care Nothing About
Foreign Iifk.ts.
L. Grippe Causing Trouble at the
capttal-consrsssman Kelley Low
with Cancer.

Washington, Jan 3-The House com
mittse on ways and means resumed it
hearing today
| Representative Carter Of Montana spoke
in relation to sheep husbAndry. He thought
| if there we're no tariff on wool the wool in
dsstry Of Montana would be destroyed.
Mr. Shepherd, wool grower of Texas,
said that with sufficient protection the
United States could raise all the carpet
| wool consumed in the country. He desired
that the government should impose the
| same duty on one class Of goods ~ another.
He would have the duty on all WOOL ten
| cents pound. He said if the Mills bill
vent into effect the wool growers in Texas
| would have to 60 out of business.
Mr.. Mills put . series of questions de-
| signed to make the witness admit that ten
cents pound duty on wool was protection
Of capital and not of labor
Witness replied that he would like to
rob, not the poor man, but the rich men,
such ss Congressman and Senators who
were robbing the sheep raisers by not Civ
ing them their dues. He declared that he
was democrat in all but free trade. He
couldn't stand that. He said the wool
growers of Texas, without regard to party,
favor protection.
Hon. William Lawrence Of Ohio said the
duties which he was instructed by the
National W ool Growers Association 70 ask
to have inserted in the bill were not At all
prohibtory and only to q limited extent
protective. The effect Of the tariff Of 1883
had been to cut down vastly the number of
sheep. With free wool the wool industry
would be practically abandoned in the
United States.
John T. Rich Of Michigan, representa-
tive of the Michigan Merino Sheep Asso-
cixtion said the needs and the situation Of
that association were identical with those
of the average wool grower of Michigan.
They desired no reduction Of duty on wool,
but Q substantial protection, and the frauds
in the importations Of wool prevented
James Dodson, Philadelphia, carpet man
ufacturer, addressed the committee There
we're no men. he said, who would 90 further
in the protection cause than carpet manu-
facturers, but they did not want to be bound
as they had been for years, by wool grow
ers and wool dealers II it was to be free
trade let it be free trade, pure and simple.
and carpet manufacturers would take their
chances. MIR. Dobson argued that wool
could not produce the quantity of carpet
they received 81 30 for fleece of fine
wool shee ,, they would not receive twenty
i've cents for coarse wool sheep.
VIM. Viii man of Boston. president of
the National Association of Wool Manu-
facturers presented a memorial and reso-
lutions adopted by that association. The
association took the position not to
attempt to FIX the duty on wool but leave
that to the committee without remark or
comment. The prevailing sentiment among
the manufacturers connected With the or
ganizafion was preference Tor the main
tainance of the existing duties but the pres
ent rates should not be increased. They
would certainly oppose any attempt to re-
strict the importation of foreign wool as
it would be impossible for the wool manu-
facturers to produce all the goods neces-
ssry for home consumption unless they
coul have foreign wool. The wool man
ufseturers. he says were willing to have
a protective duty on wool but not prohib-
itory or restrictive duty.
The witness was asked by Breckenridge
whether, if wool manufacturers in the
United States had free wool. they could en-
large their market by sales 10 foreign
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