Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-28

made Ia al the larger Sizes There is
no doubt that these rates will p&mit a
very healthy growth OF the Industry
mere. In plate glass reductions are
made, the largest size from hfty cents
20 thirty cents per square foot
IN THE IRON AND STEEL SCHEDULE
we begin with free ore. The discovery
of the immense deposits Of Bessemer
ores in the lake regions and OF foundry
ores ia Alabama, has rapidly swept US
10 the leadership OF the world In the
production OF iron and steel and brought
near at hand an uRdisputed supremacy
In the great field Of manufactures. The
use Of steam shovels reduces the cost OF
mining 20 a point where the wages PAID
natural labor" are irrelevant zig
iron we reduce from S6.72 per ton,
which Is from so to 90 per cent, TO
uniform duty Of 29}6 per cent, rate
somewhat higher in proportion than
the rest OF the schedule, because or
cheap freight rates on foreign pig, 1t
being a favorite freight on westward
yoyges. Steel rails we reduce from
sl3.44 per ton, now IS per cent, 70 20
per cent. AS the pool which has Kept
up prices so many years In this eoun-
try seems now disorganized, the other
producers will soon need protection,
more against Mr.. Carnegie at Pittsourg
and Mr.. Stirling at Chicago than
against foreign producers. The residue
of the schedule varies from 25 TO 80
per cent. Beams and girders are IS
Der cent, because OF the waste In cut
ting beams and the variety OF lengths
and also Of the frequent necessity OF
changing the rolls in making beams
aud Orders, because Of the irregular
quantities and lengths and size OF
orders. Tin plates are reduced to 40
per cent, q little more than oue-half or
the Mckinley rate. This is a revenue
duty and st the same time enough 60
permit any existing mills
TO LIVE AND FLOURISH.
Cheaper grades OF pocket cutlery are IS
per sent, higher grades, AS Table
cutlery is put at IS per cent There are
very substantial reductions from pres
ent rates, which being specific,
reach in some grades Of pocket
cutlery as high as 90 per cent,
but with the release of taxes on raw
material, especially on pearl and ivory
for handles, seem ample. Both copper
ores and pig copper are made free, we
being large exporters OF the latter, and
the duty serving only to enable the pro-
ducers 90 sell higher 10 our people than
90 foreigners. Nickle is free. Lead
ore has a small duty OF Is per cent,
pig lead, one cent a pound. Silver lead
ores are restored TO the free list. I'm
manufactured lumber is free. Manu-
featured is put at 25 per cent, with the
urovisO that where there are any export
duties or charges on foreign lumber, 1t
il shall be admitted only at rates now
existing.
Sugar has been a difficult subject to
deal with. Raw sugar was transferred
10 the free list by the Mckinley bill, be-
cause nearly all the taxes paid on 1t
went to the public treasury. A strong
desire amongst members OF the COM
mittee was to put an ad valOrem Of 20
or 25 per cent. on 10, and 20 abolish the
bounty at once After much cOnsidera-
ton it was decided to reduce to one
half the duty on refined sugars, and 10
repeal the bounty One-eighth each year,
leaving raw sugar untaxed as at present.
IN THE TOBACCO SCHEDULE
those rates were sought which
would bring most revenue. The pres
ent taxes Of S2.75 per pound on wrap
per leaf have blOtted out many small
establishments and actually impaired
revenue. We make the rates 81 and
SITS per pound on wrapper leaf, and
IS cents and so cents per pound on
filler tobacco, unstemmed and stemmed
in each. Manufactures Of tobacco are
put 40 40 cents. Cigars are reduced
from $3.50 per pound and % cents ad
valorem TO SO per pound and % per cent.
1t is believed TO be the most
productive revenue rate, and is higher
than the laws OF 1862. Live animals are
put at twenty per cent. Barley is re-
duced from thirty cents per bushel TO
twenty per cent, which is about twelve
cents. Breadstuffs, of which we are
immense exporters, are made free, ex-
ceDt when imported from countries
putting duties on our like product, in
which case IL Is 20 per cent. First,
vegetables, fruits, eggs and like
food products are untaXed for the
benefit of our consumers, largely the
working people OF the cities.
SALT IN BULK IS FREE;
in packages the salt is free but the COW
ering dutiable at rates prescribed for
like articles. The tariff on spirits is
nut az double the internal revenue rates
on like spirits and some slight reduc-
tions is made on still wines, malt
LIQUORS. ginger ale and like beverages
I'm the interest OF increased revenue.
The duty on sparkling wines is ike
wise slightly reduced for the same
reason that on champagne being put at
ST per dozen quarts as againgt IS In the
Mckinley bill and Sc Ia the law Of 1883.
In cotton manufactures substantial
reductions are made especially on cheap
cloths and prints. Burlaps and cotton
and gram bagginy are Sput at fifteen
Uer cent, but when imported Tor cover
ing of articles 70 be exported, are duty
free. Wool is made free. This takes
the stilt from under the wooden manu-
facturerS and begets the hope that they
NAV recover from the languishing con-
dition In which they have been for a
quarter Of q century, aud that we may
get WOODEN goods at reasonable rates in
stead OF at duties that on common
grades frequently reach 100 per cent
and in cases two or three times that
merciess figure.
CLOTHS AND DRY GOODS
are put at 30 per cent, clothing at IS
per cent. rates and higher than the
committee desired, bUt deemed tenn
porarily necessary because our manu-
facturers have so long been excluded
from tWo-thirds Of the wool OF the
world of the world that thew will have