Fergus County argus., 1890-03-27

Ohio Woolgrowers Endorse the Tariff ON Wool
Proposed by Maj. Mckinley.

| WASHINGTON, March 13. - Davit
Harpster, president of the Ohio Wool
growers association, and Judge Law
renee. n member OF the same associa
tion, have prepared for publication
the following statement explanatory
of the wool schedule in the tariff bill
now under consideration by the house
committee on ways and means:
I'VE have examined for the first i,ms
to-day schedule X, providingf for dut is-s
on wool and manufact, ,lres OF wool. 4.
proposes "a duty OF ] l cents per pound
on clothing wool, double on washed
and treble on secured. On conbny
wool ~ cents per pound, and trebl.
ON secured. On unwasl,ed carpet
woods, value 12 cents or less, including
charges at the last port Of export, tine
duty is to be -. cents, and if washed :
cents; il secured =, cents. On carpet
wOOls valued ut over ! = cent { he duty
on unwashed is = cents. double il
washed and treble il secured. II pro-
v'des that standard samples he de
post eel in the Gust ON houses. and con
talns provisions for "prOven" round
lot frauds, sorting ''irauds. >" almix-
ture ''frauds." and defines washed and
secured woods. As to the so-called
carpet woods. the proposed provisions
are much better than ever incorpo-
rated IN any tariff law. and these are
the woods that are Just now inllrinu
the wool industry Of the United States
more than any other. We learn upon
reliable authority that under the law
as 1t now stands - per cent oi the
carpet woods being imported will make
excellent clothing. such as was used by
our soldiers during the war, and ii
shaggy goods continue to increase in
fashion ~ they have during the past
ten years 40 per cent of the carpet
wOois imported will be used Tor rlot h.
ine; and further, ii clothing wool can
be imported AZ carpet wool at -, cent
duty, The IL cents on eliot hing wool
Will not he operative: that ii the cost
oil merInO l. too lar abov. I hr cost oi
carpet woods the maniliact IirerS will
abandon the use of mcrlno wool to
some extent for cheaper carpet wool.
thus bringing down til. price oi m.rino
wool. Theiarner> of the 'nltc,l States
anu people generally, whose prosperity
Is dependent upon the success of our
agricultural Industries, are To be con
gratula on he fact that Mai. Me. |
kinney and those cooperating wit |
nm on the committee on ways and |
means have proposed n measure oi
such immense value. TIE proposed |
duty Is an increase of ! per cent per
pound ON clothing and combing woods |
over the present law.
The senate eblll, which passed Jan. oo
1889, proposed cents soIIcarpet wool. |
whethe washed or unwashed, but the
rates of the proposed hill of ~. cents
on unwashed. with higher rates on
washed and secured, make it better
!or the woolgrowers than the senate
bill, besides which the restrictive pro
visions OF Ma. Mckinley's bill, in con
nection with mis- administrative bill.
and as much as the protective feat
ires rs to all woods, and in these re-
'pects are much better than those
ound IN any previous tariff law. We
now respectfully urge the friends oi
protection To American industry all
over the country to appeal to their
in congress to give
heir support to this measure and not
% surrender any one feature of It's
protective provisions.