New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS PROTEST.
THEY DECLARE THAT THE ELL WOULD MAaE
COMPETITION WITH FOREIGN TRADERS
IMPOSSIBLE.

Members of the clothing and cloak TRACE III '"e
| United States have sent out the following:
We wish to point out in az concise ,s NANNY" Tariff
biI if passed in It's present form. would cause the
clothing and cloak Industries Of this county, ~
an ad vacrem duty OF GO per cent and a weight ,t
duty Of lsIs cents per pound Tie new larin pi n
duces the ad valorem duty to Is per cent TO a
casual observer 1t would seem that this wouu give
'G proection OF & per cent against goods made in
Europe This. however, would be great eat, mis- ms
take and this Is the matter to which we can par
tlcuar attention.
The Of clothing and cosks consists s6 S5 an
general expenses such as rent Interest 'he
3 So sa on Cloak he Ts s SsSe to
cent duty. and on Innings ana trimmings h auvs Manu. u.
factrer in this country having Profession OF A.
per cent against foreign goods he rea,iy mas oniy
cent protection is on wages and general expenses
only The difference between the wages PAD IN TINS
clerks and porters and the wages pald 70 tne saihE
class in Europe IS well known ana Win ms c sa
in this country would have no chance whatever OF
competing with the manufacturer Of the same ar
There however another side to the question
tG on ~" As mentioned M" abovs the wilson bill pro
to abolish entirely tne d psS he or main sro
lection against characterization, and to levy an
ad vaiorom duty only, and that at me rae Oh 20
Ing OF al vaiorem duties alone would open the
door to the most destructive system Of under,valua-
lions that has ever been known No TWO houses
make up their goods alike and even slight dif-
ference in the trimmings ana Innings may make
considerable difference the cost OF garment
So II we are to depend entirely upon al vaioren
duties we shall even have the poor protection
that the Wilson bill purpOrts to give.
The only way In which such an injury 70 uic entire
trade can averted Is by energetic indviduaI action
on the part Of all Interested. the best way TO IN
nuence Congressman and Senators Is by having
letters written to them by their constituents ana Oy
all who have the slightest influence.
The circular is signed: Browning. King q Co..
Uornthal Welssman < Co, Newborg. Rosenberg d
CO.. ID. l.. Newborg & Son. Myres. & Wallach. Ham,
,ncrslough Brothers, herman, Heidelberg q Co.
Naumbirg kraus & CO., Dayton q Close, stern
F.lk 4 Co, Banner Brothers. g. Kenyon Co.
Todd Sullivan {; Baldwin. l.. Iippman x sons,
Max Ernst HacNett. carhart 4 Co. iredWel O.
sote Bernheim. Bauer q Co, Heavenrich Ir rl
stine a. Co, PECK & Hauchhaus. Andrew SaKs'
FecNheimcr Flshel & CO.. Hermen kratzensten'
tiuygenheimer 4 Steinhardt, H.. Kaufman q CO.
h. T. price & CO.. Blumenthal brothers * o.
a. Frledlander & Co. II. u. Clatlin Co. by Ed
ward T. Eames. V. F.. Julius Stein CO., WurS-
burger Goldsmith * CO., 0ppenheim'; Collins y
DO Thomas Brothers. Felsenheld Brothers &
co.. Hickman schmidt 4 Wolf. A. > Levy
CO. Goldman Bastlanne & CO. Carl L. Rose
+ Koch AZ CO. Jacob Herman, Philip Scheyer'
Uauman q Sperling, Gustave Blum &tBrother N.
Cohen n Co : 4 j. NJ. Levy q Co., teist brotn-
crs Hccht. Herman * CO.. Vol, Schwer'h *
CO. BlschoY Adler CO., {. Schwao Co.
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