Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-16
THE Ruin" Brought About by the
Mckinley Bill Shocking
TO the Democratic Hosts,
business Men Show That the Meas
ure Has Not Hurt But Mat
erially Aided ALI
People Now Receive More for Their
Money and Farmers Get Bet
ter Prices for Produce.


FARMER. pictured the soil tiller cann6nad-
cd with a tax of as per cent. Judged
liz democratic rhetoric this war SEEM !
inrlv grew more sanguindry from the
ba1r The Mckinley bill WAS introduced
until IL was Law. 1t IS now over six
,nenths that ths farmer has been bonn
Iarded by the direfu Mckinley bill
itself and he Is Just beginning to look
arouud upon the debris of takes and
"ulllpg farm prices His wheat, which
was worth so cents last fall has gone down
IN price to 81 10. His corn, oats and
potatoes have fallen under a rising re- /
duction of from % TO 20 cents per bush5l.
The quotations on his butter, cheese,
cattle and nogs have met with an oppres
,iye upward revision of p per cent. Ine
"fax on his necessaries gives him for his
dollar 50 per cent. more sugar, 10 per cent.
more binding twine The dinner pail
t8x" did not survive even our mild north
west winter; while the only signs of the
"eytortionate taxes on tie clothes on the
farmers bach are the red figure mark
down sales which paint red the shop VIM
dows of the land with advertisements OF
the lowest slaughter prices known to the
trade.
i, The testimony Of practical business
men six months after the enactment of
the Mckinley bill would seem to be
weightier evidence than the gilded rhet.
aric Of parti,anship before the bill had
time to take effect. There seem to be
those whose still rest their faith on paint
eli antitrust election predictions. Inc
Minneapolis Tribune, therefore, has secur-
cd interviews with representative Nm
ueapolis retail merchants, who herewith
deal with cold but interesting facts.
$. E. Olson & Co.. dry gOods-lhere
was great fairy about election time that
prices would rise. Dealers not posted in
sisted that prices must increase with the
schedules. The sequel shows how little
those people knew il was political
scene. all theory aud no fact. In spite OF
the predictions of jobbers, pclces nave
steadily gone downward. Today prices
are lower in nearly all lines of dry goods
thau they were last October. Even in
purchasing our next fall stock, we have
paid higher prices on not a single article,
With few tTihIng exceptions for fancy
things this holds good for all grades Of
dry goods.
Manager of nickle plate shoe company
There is not shoe IN this house that Is
raised in price to the wearer.
Altman clothing house-"The recent
tariff has mad no effect to raise prices
Onr goods are mostly American made
Our weaytrs rcan compete with any The
tendency is With cheaper goods, through
greater home production and competition.
Weare 'dyed-in-the wool democrats, bu0
will sell all wool and 7orsted goods at 10
per cent. cheaper TO-DAY than when the
Mckinney blll went into effect,
T. NJ Roberts, hardware There is no
rises in prices at all Many goods are
lower | know of nothing in which our
prices have advanced, nor even IN the
woraingman' tin pail. Nails are so low
that they cant 60 much lower and leave
anything for the maker.
Bradstreet, rhurber x Co., furniture
The tariff has made no great difference
with our trade. The prizes now and a
year ago are about the same. A few I'M
ported fancy articles cost luc estneUlc taste
little more, and there are some staple do
nestle goods that arc cheaper. On the
whole 1t Is about a standotf.
Big Boston. clothing-American made
staple clothing IS aboIt the same figure
Imported furnishing goods cost little
extra
NerX1. groceries, There is no marked
change in prices, except IN sugar, which is
nearly 40 per cent. cheaper. There IS d
Slight increase in the cost of few Import
ed cigars and bottled goods which Is hard
lyperceptibe in its etfec upon the trade a'
whole The reduced cost of sugar GnC
sugar made goods makes the new tariff I
saving to the trade.
Gordon's Minneapolis Dry Goods com
pany-We are selling goo q thus month a.
cheap as ever, but on hosiery and SOM
other imported articles we may be forced {
little higher on the tan stock.
A. knobauch, shoes-Our shoes in sta-
Pile lines are cheaper than year ago. Only
fancy Imported patent leather and Frenct
goods are in any manner affected by tariff
have inst paid 10 cents less per pair toi
first glas. i suoe. than / paid iasr tai
A. r. Mi er a. SON. hardware--N inc
tfen-twentietns of our goods are American
products unaffected by the tariff Hardware
was never 50 low rs now. Nails. tools
WIRE and numerous articles are reduced IL
price Tin plate is a iita higher bu
the pail is not American manufacturer
make better goods every year at lower
prices
At H5rri,on's clothier-Tnose lines il
which here l. an increased cost OF mate
tsrial show an increased cost of from s K
lN per cent in the cost of q suit
Ii S Goodfeilow, dry goods- Domesti'
goods are the same now rs in October. Of
cheaper We are getting no advance II
prices on anything Certain imported
things may cost a trihe higher bat on
ocs as a whole we are selling as low z
#e ever sold.
Browning, KING & Co. clothing and fur
nIuInQ goads--Our clothing prices are
hot appracia5Iy affected. Certain import
ea furnishing. and materials coss "a trlf
higher, but effect on the cost Of a carmen
d hardly noticeable and will not affect on
charges to the wearer
janney, Semple Is Co. wholesale hard
ware Nails, screws rope, buI,diug Dape
anaother goods have declined Imported
Tn plate and cutlery cost more. On mos
goods the price is unaffected. The cost 3
hardware for building and sitting a nous
rather less.
N l. Harris View Eng.ard Furnitur
company There Is some rise In carpets
BOT hat has nothing 70 do with the Ne