The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-05
THE FIRST TARIFF HEARING.
Representative OF Bermudn Farmers Plea,
n Against the Duty on Vegetables.

Representatives OF Bermudn Farmers Plead
Y Against the Duty on Vegetables.
4 WARRINGTON. Sept. 4.-Tho House Commit.
roo on Ways and Means to-day began the
series Of hearings it will give before it under
takes the preparation OF q tariff bill for pres
s entntion to the House. The first person
y scheduled to DO heard was Representative
4 Harter OF Ohio. He was unable to appear this
& morning. owing to sickness in his family. but
= will be heard later. and will advocate the
] Dlhcing Of AGRICULTURAL implements and -four
on the free list. or including them within the
reciprocity treaties that are made.
Messrs. Thomas j. Wodson and Samuel A..
Masters. members Of the Bermuda House Of
Assembly. were appointed delegates to present
10 the committee the arguments OF the pro-
ducers OF the island in favor OF an abolition Of
the duty on vegetables imported into the
United States. They showed that the imports
from tho United States into the islands in 1892.
(which. they said. was an average year. OK
{ ceeded the total OF imports from all other
countries by more than fifty per cent, while
: 81 per cent. OF the exports went to the United
States. And yet the value OF imports from the
United States exceeded the value Of exports
{ ~ that country By nearly half million dollars
The duty paid on the products Of Bermuda
under the Mckinley tariff in that. period
entire tariff receipts by more than SIS. 600.
tSs eSnids s cent Of The IMPORTS
coal. Ice: fresh fruits; and vegetables Cexeept
view Of Al these facts. and in moderation OF
products OF Bermuda on which reduction of
ry was f9asnt weTe n ear al a 1902 SO
tween April and June Is. a period when It was vas
Alleged. the products OF the United States Of
IKE Kind are not In the market the delegation
mitted into, the United States on the same
terms tern that similar products I are admitted into
the passass 2, re MsKinisE b SlIAlsu pf,0f'0
sl.5SO; sos worth Of goods, s975.757 Of which
Of s Wheh SID ae ss esm
% the United States. The amount Of duty
ssq ss ast gS by Bermuda from its entire
"A great country like the United States. Mr..
Strongest saafs Of ff IT,
United States who owned large truck farms sr in
Bermuda. reduction, OF duty OIL vegetables
gSH not alm iSr' Of hG The ntfTsst the
bermuda products Were two months earlier
thar thar , eur southerG products and did not com
gan to come in the Bermuda crop stopped |
~ was generally held that the consumer paid |
the duty, This was not true OF bermuda The |
perishahIe quality .: their goods made Il nee
essarJ to sell them on their arrival at tho |
parket price. Tho price was controlled Ivy the |
New York merchants; The goods would sell |
Tor lust as much il there was no duty but the
bermuda farmer would make The duty. as the |
buyer would not deduct it as he does now
in reply to a question by Mr.. DalzelI Mr.
,Wodson said thar the Mckinley bill did not
Keep out thor goods: he was afraid that
l;srinuda would hav" to send them to tIe
United States any way, The tariff. however
Mas detrimental to the interests OF tho United
states. MS L WIS taken from the bermuda
farmer and he had the eby less money 10 pu"-
chase our products Bermuda farmers i'm
ported everything they used from the United
HtRtes.
Ar: Turner asked II they had made ship
:, Mr., Wodson reniisd that they had. but found
them unsuccessful The United States got ali
their surplus; in tact, all lhey raised.
.. u ;. Davis OF Philadelphia Was TO address
tbS committee in connection with the oilCloth
schedule. but he did not appear 4 recess was
then take until = o'clock.
After The recess Dir. L. J.. Goodsell OF NewYorl
appeared before the committee and favored
the reduction OF tho duty on tina Aim eria gr;' pe
peter known US tho white or Malaga grape. !