The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-22

How the Cordage Combine Sup-
presses Com petition and
Taxes the Farmers.
On Tuesday Representative Bresz, Of
Indiana, made speech in support ot the
free wool bill. md IN the course Of his
rsmsrks he discussed instructtvely the
binding twine tax. On this BE- said:
"Mr. Chairman, on the 9Th day OF Jan.
nary. 1892. I introduced : bill In the
House placing binding twine on the free
list, and 10 the wisdom OF the committee
on Ways and Means they have reported
: bill To that effect. II 10 the drst bill
ever offered which directly a6ects the
farmer only. and in my judgment. y the
frat bill that hss ever recoguixed the
farmer q . distinctive class, although
they are the verv salt Of the earth. Il 10
true that the tsri6 on binding twine .
| but seven.teuths OF ! cent per pound.
and 10 each farmer when token separate
! " does not amount 10 . great deal. II
requires Two pounds Of twine 10 the
acre. and Il seven. .tenihs OF per cent.
Der pound Il will amount 20 oOe-fourth
cent. per acre: yet when ~ come to cal
culate the cost OF this seven.tsnths Of !
cent per pound on the 100 .OOOOO pounds
used last year to ali the farmers who use
twine in harvesting their grain. we nnd
liz viii amount to the enormous sum Of
! 500 O00 . year.
1 There W. no binding twine imported
into THE country last year. and hence no
| part OF this 600 OOO went 70 tho United
l Statea Treasury. hut went straight into
the pockets Of The manufacturers. There
are thirty five binding twins factories iu
I this country. and when We come 10 al
vide this o7OOO00 smong them we md
III will amount 10 $4,000 . wear 70 each
factory. A very handsome profit In
/ deed. filched from the farmers 0f this
lcountry and given 10 the manufactures
This may seem email. but IL maintained
III amounts 10 . concession thst each Of
the binding iwins factories Of this coun'
'!try have the right by lsW 70 bleed the
farmer that II NAV make profit on iti
Iproducta OF e2O000 year, induced BY Z
protective tariff.
L Now. this il but one item Of the 2 SOC
litems guarded by . protective tsrih. u
LII smounts 10 30 great : sOm os money
lin this one article. - the very email sun
OF Z 10 OF cen: per pound. what will y
lanoumt 10 when You hegin ~ sum np
Ithe additional cost on 2500 isems now
lon the tsriG schedule II the various
lratss, some Ot which run up q high q
Il75 per cent. 2 Suppose you ;mpose ou
1.-THE farmer cent on esch OF theae 5OC
,itema, then you have collected t25 on 81
levery farmer Tor the heneft OF the man
ufacturer q the insigni6cant aum Of
cent per item. aud yet when the Demo.
lcrats attack thia syssem OF cunning rob-
lbevy, by sspssste hills or ~ whole. ouI
IRepnblicsn friends throw up their hsnds
ijn hols horror, and accuse us ~ heinG
free traders aud enemies 10 our homs
!, industries We are not opposed 70 any
; manu- tac,uring imstitution when run or
honest principles. hut we ere opposed te
! lseeinR one claes " people taxed and pit
lsged for the sole benefit Of another
lclsas.
But. NJ. Chairman. the twine Undue
tries OF this country ere not content viii
sitheir present privilege Of extorsina
, 400 600 year from the fsvmers; the,
are pooling and combining 90 - 20 bur,
ltheis fangs still deeper into the nesh o
: l,he farmer. q will ho seen BY IN article
which appeared ia the Farm snd ImpIe
ment News Of December 10, 1891, which
, II take the liberty to print 10 nv remark
f1he article is too long 70 copy here
= but the following II The concluding ant
lmost important part ofit:l
!. "Iu this connection Il may BE- veil 4
give come Interesting facts relating q
. the people IL the tWins buaiuess, and ~
can do THE IN no better way than b.
!. quoting On experienced twine man wh'
: recently introduced HE mind Int th'
subiect. Said be-: "Probably the aver
, 90 implement dealer has IittIs idsa Q
The margin Of profit 10 the mauufsctur
|. iue OF twine and rope especially whe'
! sissl can be purchased % now, for lit
lie more than cents The cost OF man
}. u6scturine twsne snd rope In . well
equipped mill 4 about cent per pound
, Ana ne National Cordsge Company vii
! be able % msks them cheaper than any
bodv elso, becauso they WIll ron onl.
!. theie best and m0st economical mtlls
h snd wiIl keep them q their fullest g
nacity. something : company With sIn
y "a mill could not 10. Then, the amour
y 81 their business 10 % lsree. and the
csu b 20 Independent with ressactor
,f buvess, that shslr selling expensee ~
= b. reduced 70 : minimum, and Will ,
fsr short Or three.eighshs Of cent % es'