The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-05
WANT FREE RAW JUTE.
The New Jersey Flax Dressers and
Jute Bag Manufacturers Have
a Hearing Yesterday.
The Former WGnt Higher Duties
and Some OF the Latter
Free Material.
The History Of tho Jute Rag Trust "a
Told by one of tne Parties in
Interest.

WAsElxoroy. Jan. Al the hearing Of
the WHY'S nnd means committee to-day Mm,
Bright of Newark. 81. j.. representing the
1az dresser operatives ol ihat section, allied
90 tie KNIGHTS OF Lnbor, asked that the
duty on dressed 0nX be increNcd from $40
IN $40 per ton. he said the industry in this
country is languishng because Of insult
lcient protection. The cost OF dressing a
Ton Of ilaE in this country is SCI, while in
Europe il Is bnt S3j. lie asked the addi-
tional duty upon TIE difference Of wages
alone.
Abram Bentley, a tvinc spinner, asked
that the present duties le retained on jute,
sisal and MANILA. He asserted that under
the conui,lons that oblnined formerly. and
which could be reproduced with adequate
encouragement the existence Of a baeging
trust would have been impossible.
Treasurer Babbitt, of the Chelsea Jute
mills, sad the luborers IN American jute
III lis are paid moro than twice rs much rs
in Scotland. md from i've 10 ten tsnes rs
much as N india. He read telegram from
the d ,lphm Manufacturing company, OF
Paterson. y. j.. saying that unless oonGrss
gave them free rnw iuie they wDusd he
Obliged to suspend. bring no longer atac 10
meet the comDss ttOn of the Dundee maru-
fdciunrs. Witness agreed IN favor of free
Juie,
Charles J.. Pearcc. Of 81. Louis. mnde .
co nparison of the cost of Calcutta snd
American bargng TO show that with ynte
lnRts FREQ of duty. NJ least two cents per
ysrd upon the Manufactured product nanss
lie laid ia order to maintain industry In tlts
oDuntrNi and ii the present dnty of - ps
tosl il retained. then the duty on the manu-
fs.ctured product must be two and one-half
cents pct yard.
MeMililn questioned pearce MS 10 obe
cause OF the extraordinary rise in the psfne
Of h4gciug from seven md one half oe;ns
III 1851 to tNslGe ard one quarter ceu:s n
lSno. pc,rce e2;lsllnJ at length blaf u
Tia, sptng Of 1888 seven OF tho probable
t~yAty-iiyo mals.rlessrcrs IN the country
cca.xred the y.n ~ tll the malpfacturers
wexe bslly sc,xol by t,s probability Of the
ptsts -e of the Asl.s bill.
t,o,iillm asked heay-e if he justified the
oras1.znlon Of rle trtLst ur corner.
- ag,' R,lDrl0d witnoss, that when
you usk9'alii To destroy my bnsin -. ! am
- - Il b. rrtvctinp inyself and wih do il
even iRnr.
Nj lllin remarked that the organization
Cid lsE rgls.Sc ats <fip upon the people
alttr Ito danger Ul tie passage of the Malls
bill wt3 ~ r..
As. lSfatenridge Hskod "Do Won know
of uyl.a...x "a uref returning the increased
prie. ~ h,,tihgy'
- d. ~, said Mr. sarce. They did
not aye IT,"
The caa .rYGn-"You say You did not put
that ;.2oO5J0 az increased price into your
porkct. Why d.dnl you!'
I'VE didn't gt ~"
"Mho did ~, ,tf'
"f h3n't iasNg; W didn't"
10 further O. ton' by Mckinley pearcc
said tuu 3ltfs hIll, Il % had IrsssCd, woui
have destroyed every bapsslg upouts1It,
IN the cluLtly end pgtfs1Ay bsikirrpt,S
seven cightls oi tic inssps o4tgrsrs Il
would have wiped rut fnllo sI . " sl anC
ouo-1li miilion of enplt,l. and Chs organ
u, fuu thnt c0fnered the pOluct OF
t,s WIS duo n1iDy 10 the bekrf thai
the Mills ml Wac hostile legislation
~ irN'astrd capital. In regard 10 the beIpp
inds IN. Ptaier sud it ii We c pscp-rly en-
c0urng-d lo lNd n doubt wlrsn the
years tlqro woud Al ba, ulstSrl Of E,O9O tons
as noN, h, lm iD.0,0 ca tll.OJO tons of hemps
rAisCd N tc Gni.ei sEraS
A. l.. Hc-nis. If l'onGs& Co., Ras,on, will
bag faotorlsN m 81. Louis, Minneapolis ~
Omaha. nrrde . plea for ,slenuse rutos u
duty on manufacture Of lute, and for free
raw Jute.