The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-07-23

Tax uhsrs; B.-sr.slts SobS*y.
ID. arthur 4. LYIlsE. # the Lowell
Misunderstanding oorursny, boston, Mas.
viso - one II The h-FyssEt AID most sEc-
c-.z.ini manufacturers ~ ca4rtsSts II Nov
Rnstand. var reoI,ly asfzpd By q mcm-
bsr of he New York Beform club -
give his views on caruet misunderstanding
~ affected by tire Nssuol tariff Tne posi-
ttO- II Mr. Lyman rs fDrs7noeS HaaIiTs-
ftsctnrer NJ carI<ses gives hIs WE'VE an
authority wblrh no OItzide testimony
CHI COMMAND
Xr Lyman ssyse
Carpets and their prtz=s are Of general
interest IN the United States, tor though
raro laxurits NOT very many years ago
they have become articles almost OF
ooxrIDOn necessity The general state
Of well being in this country Of eoer
gBtic people aud Of great natural wealth
has afforded great market for the
products IT the wonderful loom III
vertei by Bigelow, aud first put into use
az tn Lowell! Carpet company, at Low
ell, Mas, and II mary other ingenious
preparatory machines
Tt,e4se lahox saving in.aIttoue aIsi tbs
universal demand hs3e caused an i'm
IDanse production and lOw prioes. and
the great competition OF late years hss
Lsft TO the manufacturers generally bot
little profit and not Seldom q loss.
Substantially all Of tho wool usad III
making carpets cssnes from abroad, and
~ o{3x,F Aoia
India aud South America Tha-e wools
are chiefly hong, coarse 'poois aud bstng
! raised under favorable natural cund5-
lions. and by people whnae modes If life
! are very iIyexIensive they are Of vsfy
LJn ccet. The necessity for revenue
from any and every source during the
civil yeE afte9 time causcd con
siderable duty 81 he placed on csrIet
woods. Svowe3ly for TeVe;,:sa. WheD
The war was over and the debt had f.eezi
greatly reduced, and many taxes were
taken OF, this EsaVy taS on CARPET Ess,ig
WIS unfortunately hdt. It had noi
caus-d the raising Of carpet wuoss IN
this country, becanee cther woo&s and
other products could be raised TO much
greater advantage, and because the con
ditione existing here were not favorable,
The tax on this adnirabAe material
Considerably increased the cost Of the
carpets used 50 largely by the people
OF course the temptation to cheaper Tx
fabric by the mixture of substitutes fo>
wool was great. But until within
fe~ pears the machinery employed veal
not ed1nit OF the extensive use Of wtlat
has Of late ysars been used In enormou.
quantities, the cheap cattle hatr, prpttl
/, much Ike that used for mixing VITA
mortar The ingenious machines Latch
invented enabled manufacturers TO usa
eISorInouS quantities OF cheap hair
cheap until the enOrmous demand 70
it, with tie Increased duties Of the he
kinney tan Oh wool, made il almost a
castly, though not nearly as good, a
wool itself Clifton was used largely fu1
the warls in place OF worsted.
The Mckinley bill seems TO have
4sc1al spite against carpet woods, and
those VINO Wish 70 make or usa wool car
, pct. All ro;is CHE short 6boTs d WOO
, largely used for the welt ~ c<srpets) vges'
excluded by the nOnstrous duty of thfrt,
ceI1s ler pound 600 nnd 800 per cent
Ia many casesl and the tax On other MA
over, the antiquities OF the law an,
soure rather forced constructions ct it b
the Treasury department have still fuI
thes increased cssts, and 81 muiEisaies
doubts and questions that there are fey
} kinds Of carpet wool the duty on wfIfci
= can be surely known.
These increased jtthIcU9tEs and In
pcEiin2e,lts aDd the largely Incress
duties Obliged carpet manufacturers
advance the prices Of carpets after th
passage Of the Me kinney biil-an advanc
I on ali wool carpets of about 10 pr cent
= The effect Of al increased cost Of wool !
:, at once to give an advantage and q
l. opportunity to those who use cheape
!, materials, and 30 it greatly stimulate
:. the Increased rtss f cottnl and cattl
g hair, and OF all kinds III waste All
sff0fdy and torn up carpets.
The increase Of price BY the man.
y fscturers rray not have been fully fe
u m the retail shops, because On stapas a
r ttcaes the retaikr 10 SOW TO as9vans
l. prices until his old stock Is gone. an
y, because his margin Of profit eaabae
a
=" not the case with the manufactures, {
;, because be substituted foF the adl VIZ
4, carpets those with d greater or luss pr,
portion OF cheap substitutes sor wool.
II OF ouurso If cue cannot afford 10 ~
+, fnS a wool carpet there is no ressras VII
- be should not have O cotton Carpet II
- vents It; but tasen ha might ahso pus 6oH
@ conrnon cotton cloth There IS NO MOE
e Nz+saa peyhaKs Though RussSm wpul
nos adult IT. why he should nos buy
tapestry carpet. made cfAaiy G iut
With O vensefinS OF printed wuof; fn1+.
the duty Oh voea had been tSaoan OF 1
t. stead Of having been largely irscrsasz
!, the rx1Ee II TIE best Brussels carpet
10 Instead of being put up ten cents par
~ might have been reduced ten or fifne4
/ csuss @ yard, and an ali xoo, rngran
" exExa suyns carpet might hssse BEEN So
n for hess than {iaEgeiy) cotton and silo.
"a dy ingram may sen for now.
~ Thus an article Of gsnexai use has be.
~ largely end nesitaay INCREASED In znr
~ although 1t might vel have been IN
Il proved In qna1sy au1 largely retuesff
q cost By the fr*a a2uisstul Of csRp
=. WOODS. which would have f.ms sruns !
- one and would have bneited evRy,on
a The manufacturers who make cop.s
;" hazhtnbs. boshszs. sinks and gszss-
- cnppernaare are now in a trust and 6
'f loStng IS pea csat- proaeahn. TIN
V have raised prices, which one Of t
"a nsmbers says "wte are going TO mai
tatn.s
QaDS AA4D ENDS