The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1892-08-16
ENLIeHTgNED WOOL GROWERS.
New York 81 ecp Men Discover That the
Wool Tarin Is "a DeIuslor

New York s, eep Men Discover That the
Wool Tarsr Is "a DcIuslor-
Tho farmers are beginning to under
stand this matter. The Wool Growers
and Sheep Breeders association, Of On
tario and Livingston counties, in New
York, IS one of the Oldest and strongest
and most / 1resentative org anizations
of that kind il the United States. There.
sir, Is one of the great centers of the fine
wool growing and sheep breeding indus
tries Tho members of that association
are III the main Republicans. They We're
protoctionists. They are so now on
everything but wool-the one thing they
know about
But when they got together and looked
each other in the face in January, 1891.
they concluded to stop political wool
growing and to look at that matter in
practical way. They had not neglected
their political duties as they saw them.
They had only short time before elected
to represent them from Ontario county
Mr.. Raines, and from Livingston Ar.
Wadsworth But when these wool
growers aud sheep breeders got together
after election. and their party was not
at stake and all they had to consider was
the wool business, here is the conclusion
to which they came:
Whereas. 1t has been the policy In the past
for this association TO annually pass sterco-
typed resolutions praying congress TO restore
the wool duty Of 1861 OF its equivalent. and
Whereas. This association finally recognizes
the unsoundncss Of its past position on this
question. and. ever ready TO corrcrt any error
into which il may have fallen Ee be-. leave
TO submit the following
ftrst--NNe recognize that the wool duty Is n
cclusion and snare 70 the wool growers. and
that II has been largely instrumental In driv-
ing to the wall an industry il was calculated
TO benefit.
Sceond-Prior 10 1861. under the various
changes Of the wool duties, the price OF wool
nretuated not in sympathy with the tariff.
but by reasonof the ever controlling law of
dcsnand and supply. f1e grower having re-
ccircd high prices and low prices under hi-h
tariffs, and. conversely, low prices and high
prices under low tariffs.
Ihiru-Ihe success OF the wool grower de-
pends on the success of the wooden manufac-
turer. while the American manufacturer Is
seriously handicapped by reason Of being COM
PEELED to pay exorbitant tariff taxes on every
pound of clothing wool imported for necessary
admixturc. while all foreign countries OF a.ly
consequence have the bcneit OF free wool. and
are thus enabled TO undersen the mannfac-
turers.
Fourth-The great wool tariff of 1867 resulted
in driving from the eight chief wool producing
states-for whose special benefit said tariff was
conceived and passed-more than 90 pcr cent
price of wool declined in nearly correspond
ing ratio.
Fifth-The importation OF foreign wool I'm
creased from about 26.000,000 pounds in 1867 10
more than 10 90 pounds in ISL, just four
years succeeding the highest duty ever i'm
posed on wool and woolens.
Sixth-Durtng eight OF the past eis.t Seen
years the foreign price of imported citf bt..s
wools AT the last port OF export actually ex-
cceded the price of our domestic fleece II, the
markets Of Boston. New York or philaeei-
phia. while In no single year did the domestic
woods bring the foreign price, plus the duty
fh-England. Franco and GERMANY are
the only three countries ia the world that cx-
port woolcn manufactures in excess OF the i'm
ports OF raw wool; in other words, these coun-
tries by admitting wool rec have Great "a a de-
nistnd for their home wool in excess OF an
woods required TO clothe their people. aud after
giving employment TO labor export more wool
than they have imported. Tho United States
on the other hand. by imposing n high duty o.,
raw wool has not only destroyed our exnort
trade, but throttled our manufacturers ns
TO ruin the market for domestic fleece and
give to the English, French and German man
ufaeturcrs the cream OF our markets for
cloths.
Eighth The free importation OF raw wool
into the United States would knock out the
imports OF wooden goods. and would revive the
present depressed state of our own manufac-
lures, thus giving employment to labor here
and create an increased demand for our strong
wools for necessary admixture.
Ninth Recognizing the truth of the above
facts therefore. we. the members Of the o.
tario and Livingston Sheep Breeders and Woo;
1-owers' association. in convention assem-
bled. .aost respectfully petition congress To
immediately place wool and woolen rsianufac-
lures on t>ls free list. In order that their indus
tries may agsin thrive and assume the marni-
tnde commensurate with nation OF o3.O00.o00
of people.
Speech of Hon. John De Witt Warner
IN Congress.