The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-01-14

GOOD. al foreign make have paid the in'
c,esseA aa,sss without 90 iSesesss o' 'hs
prioss ., which these goods are sold 70
oou.uusr Thus far The increased rs'os
h.,. forced corresponding reduction 10
foreign prioes
Your,h.-whsi the vooien msnuisc'nf'
ar, Of the Uniled States COZ need before Oh
.lse !. . period Of entire rtss from 'sin
AGITATION. siring at radical departure from
sAs conditions upon Which the industry /"
SOY oresnissd. and 10 which u has been
fuily adjusted. The uoolen Industries ere
sublec, 10 unususl and unavoidable ann
cul,ies impossible TO ioresee OF provide
sssip.,. owing 20 constant snd arbitrary
changes in the fashions and the popular
taste. When. TO ,hese diniculiies are cd
Jed the DO ubt and uncertainty ari'ing from
con,isusl ,sIifi agitation. stability is des'
sroyed and prosperity becomes imposaiple'
10 no recent session Of Congress hss 'he
WOODEN mao ufsctarer been exempt from
the lose and danger epgendered py ~
tam ptsd notifications Of the WOODEN taf'n'
never. until by the &C, Of 1890. In the In
,srest Of . larger development OF that To-
dos,ry. Whatever depression hss marked
the industry 10 the immediate past has
been largely due to this cause. 90 ioos
o. this agitation continues similar depress'
loo m ust necessarily occur.
Fihh-Measures contemplating repesi
OF the duties on raw material must, IN toe
nature Of things. be accompanied by resd'
iu,,msnts OF the du,ies on woolen goods,
and Whatever advantages. II any. might
accrue 10 our manufacturers from free raw
Material. would be offset. 10 the hfst In
stance, by the necessity OF resdIus'ins
business to these new rates OF duties on
goods. We prefer the existing law 10 the
hazard Of new and untried conditions, nor
does the experience Of the past furnish
any guarantee that lower prices 10 con-
sumers OF wooden clothing would result
from the removal OF the wool duties. Such
= me thod OF revising schedule X must be
followed, il not Immediately accompanied
BY u determined onslaught upon the WOOL
en- goods duties that might still remain, by
precipitating 3 new CONTENTION over the
tariff Of fierce and more disastrous char
scter than ony one indusry has encounter
ed since the adoption Of the system Of
com pound duties. 3 contention likely 70
extend over years. to become the pivot IN
repeated political contests, during which
there could be no escape from the enforced
disaster which prolonged uncertainty
would carry with II.
S,xth-We beg to direct attention to the
extraordinary development OF the WOO
manufacture in the United States during
the thirty years in which the compound
system of adjusting the wool aud woolens
tariff has been in existence, with variations
in classification and rates OF duty, IS offer
ing conserv alive reason why that system
should not be overthrow. In 1860 ouI
| woolen men facturers COZ sumed 81. 3S4 S0t
pounds OF greasy wool, Of which ~ pei
cent. was imported. . per capita consump
ton Of OF pounds In 1890 their con
sumption had grown to about 400. 600. OO'
pounds, Of which 26 per cent was import
ed, per capita consumption OF 6 pounds
The proportion OF domestic to foreign WOO
consumed ia our mills has also increased
wbile the per capita value OF WOODEN good
imported has decreased from 81 81 to 81
I. cents 10 the ordinary wear OF our people
The domes man ufaciure can now easil!
supply their entire wsnts. and with fab
RIGS which for durability and general ex
! celence. are nowhere surpassed.
10 1860 the British manufacturers wer
. consuming 800. 600. 900 pounds Of WOO
= annually. nearly fonr times as much 90 GU
D own. Ia 1890 the British manufacturer
Q consumed less than 47O. 900 900 pounds, o
2 but Is per cent. more than our own. II
these thirty years our manufacturing con
: sumption OF wool has increased 375 pc
: cent, while that OF Great Britain ba
. grown but 81 per cent. No record
growth equal TO our own has ever beel
witnessed. Marvellous as this growth hs
been, il will be surpassed by the growth
' the next decade il the tariff OF 1890 re
!, mains undisiurbed
a Ia view OF these facts, which cannot FOL
to crafty the nstionsl pride Of . pstioti
. Congress, and ia view OF the reasons 20
q fourth in this petition. we respectful
i represent that the arguments advanced I
o justify . renewal Of the agitation OF tb
wool and woolens tariff are largely imsgin
q AIRY or Theoretical in their nature; are nc
based upon any real advantage wbic
Il could result TO the domestic manufacture
), or the domestic consumer OF woolep goods
i and that they should not be given weigh
Q BY Congress, as against the mischief an
Il decentralization which q renewal Of tsri
agitation involves.
}, The manufacturers for whom this ssst
' citation speaks. and who are believed
e comprise large majority OF the mschiper
( Of the United States, are satisfied with th
). existing Tariff Law. They feel that sftt
90 mspy years Of tariff agitation. culmins
u tips in the act OF $780, they are entitle
~ 10 period Of rest, and they now respect
o folly petition to be let alone. that the
!, may prosecute their industry 10 peace 40
With . reasonable dee rec OF confidence.
:, Abigail Stebbens Of johnson 10 50 veal