Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-04-30

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per pair, is it any wonder that his
workmen demand, and even strike for
share in this tremendous profit? This
illustration is but little exaggerated.
The farmer is then compelled to buy
his shoes at the protected price, which
price protects the manufacturer and
his labOrers, because it the farmer
goes outside to buy, he must pay the
two dollars duty in addition to the two
| dollars price abroad; which amounts
to the price charged by this protected
home manufacturer. But this pro-
tected manufacturer still buys the
farmers wheat to feed himself and
his men at the same old unprotected
price; because the tariff cannot pro-
tect the farm products. He raises
surplus which must be marketed
This process has continued ever
since the war, and is now in as full or
fuller effect than ever before. The
farmer and farm laborer have furn-
J ished market for very large portion
of this manufacturer product at the
protected prices, and the factory has
as constantly eaten the farmers pro-
duct at the old unprotected prices.
| Following this illustration little
further: Supposing that shoes can be
manufactured in the worlds market
at two dollars pair, and two dollar
specific duty is imposed. The manu-
facturer then can make two dollars
more profit per pair than before; and
if the farmers wheat at home, upon
the basis of the Liverpool market. is
worth fifty cents per bushel the manu-
| facturer makes off the farmer, by
reason of this protection alone, profit
of four bushels Of wheat more than
the profit would be on the unprotected
basis.
! Let us take for another illustration,
ready made WOODEN clothing under the
| tariff of 1890. Take readymade
suit of foreign make of the value of
$50, weighing sever pounds. The 1890
| tariff on clothing (wool) is IL cents per
pound. On ready-made wool clothing
| the tariff is 49, cents per pound, and
80 per cent ad valorem, a total duty of
$15.463. For the manufacture of this
suit probably II pounds of wool will be
| required, the duty on which would be
| II cents per pound, $1.32 which goes to
| the wool grower, and the balance.
$8.149, to the manufacturer. Here is
! good class of common wool clothing
! which, without the tariff, can be sold
at $40 suit, but by reason Of the tar
| iff protection the manufacturer is en-
abled to sell at an advance of nearly
one hundred per cent. The foreign
manufacturer cannot come in and sell
this suit here, without loss, at less
than S19.49a.
| Take an article of common use, the
three-ply ingram carpet. 1t can be
manufactured for about 80 cents per
yard. The 1890 tariff, 49, cents per
square yard, and 40 per cent ad valor-
EN- makes the duty 81 cents per yard
protection on 80 cent per yard car
pet.
Take woolen blankets of the value
of 40 to 90 cents per pound. The
present tariff is A cents per pound and
so per cent. ad valoIem. Take pair
of blankets at 40 cents per pound,
+ weighing five pounds: the specific duty
at A cents pound is 1920, and SO per
cent ad vaiorem is S1.00; tariff duty,
$500; price without duty, $500: pro-
tected price $500.
Take artic shoes. Present duty 491
cents per pound and so per cent. ad va
loren. Suppose a pair of artics weigh
two pounds. The specific duty is SO
cents, and if the cost to manufacture is
so cents the ad valorem duty is 36 cents
The duty amounts to SI.35; cost of pro-
duction, 80 cents; protected price, 81 .95.
| Take pocket knives worth more than
$500. Duty, $500 per dozen, and 80
per cent. ad valorem.
Take $500 per dozen knives. Duty
per dozen, 3.50--something over 1OO
per cent.
Take table knives worth S1.OO pei
dozen. The specific duty is So cents a
dozen, and 80 per cent. ad valorem
This makes the duty on one dozen table
knives of s1.00 value. 65 cents; protect.
ed price, Sl.65.
Knit underwear value, so cents pei
pound; duty, 49, cents per pound, and
so per cent. advalorem. Take knit
undershirt weighing one pound. Value
without duty, 80 cents; duty, 40! cents
and Is cents-672cents; protected price
97a cents.
| Take cotton hosiery. Value, $500 te
S4.00 per dozen pairs. This makes the
cost per pair from 16s cents to 49,
! cents. The duty is IS cents per dozer
and 40 per cent ad valorem.
On 81 per dozen hose the duty is. -. rs cts
Ad valorem duty, 40 per cent. so cts
, Total duty per dozen .SI.55
Price per pair unprotected. 1873 cts.