New-York tribune., 1893-12-22
l.. E. Waterman Co., 157 Broadway, II. =

materials. No man can know when he buys his
wool. pendng this legislation what that Wool
, or the goods made from 1t are To be wor,.
when they finally reach the market. 40 1 llyes
such n situation one entire session OF six months
is the shortest interval that can be OF practlc,a
avail TO adjust the manufacture 10 the coiui-
lions existing abroad The time allowed by this
! I'M ,s Of no more service than no interval az
all The manufacturer must lose an enure sea.
son for II he manufactures goods MS loss @
will be greater than though ne KEEP. niS 80
! closed The terms Of the bill are equlNaieHl W
an edlct from the committee commanding every
woollen manufacturer 10 smut down anu heet
shut down until the bill becomes q la"' atu
turning thousands Of operatives INTO the s''ec'''
AN AMAZING PROPOSAL.
One Of the most amazing propositions OF the
hu ia that bituminous coal shall be put upon
tho free list. and the SlOOOOOO per annum (al-
mosO that we receive from its importation by
wav OF revenue absolutely thrown away. Coal
has little value save 1t gets 1t from labor.
! E,xcept for a short period II has always borne
n duty Under the revenue tariff of 1876 II bore
a duty of 30 per cent ad Valorein NO cHanse
has been made in the duty on II since lS'-. Inc
Mills bill provided the same rate as the pres
ont laW--15 cents per ton. Now ii Is proposed
to make II free. 1t is difficult to imagine why.
II IS the most universally prevalent or all the
PRODUCTS OF American industry. There are rev
States or Territories that an interference with
IL will not affect The working of these immense
coal fields gives employment directly To nearly
quarter of "A million of men at American wage
re tes and furnishes opportunities Tor laDor 10
another army Of men In addition AT IKE wage
rates 1t furnishes freight for our railways ana
our waterways from one end cl the lanu ~ .uc
other In 1892 we mined 900 tons. thirty
one States contributed to the grand aggregate
New England States. Middle states southern
states Western States and those on the Paclfic
Coast Those lying next the sea and those lying
/ inland: those bordering on the great lakes and
I'm the Mississippi Valley. all are Interested IN
this magnificent American industry. The prod
nets OF the coal deposits of Nova Scotia, I'M
mense In extent and richness OF possible out
mt can be marketed In New-England, II our
tariff duties are stricken off at less cost than
the coal of Pennsylvania Virginia. West Nir-
ginia and the coal from the remoter southern
States This IS a matter OF history Learning
a lesson from experience. syndicate has al
ready been formed including among It's pro-
tectors men well known as influential IN the
Democratic party. to operate Canadian helds ana
dispose OF their products in the New-Eng'and
market. e.,
The Canadian coal deposits along the line OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad are sufficient IN
area and near enough In location to supply our
Northwestern States. Transportation by way
Of the great lakes gives foreign Goals easy entry
to the Mississippi Valley. Foreign vessels bring
ing coal as ballast to New-Orleans ana o,her
Southern ports even now compete with lne coais
OF Pennsylvania and West Virginia. There are
extensive Mexican coal mines just across the
Rio Grande already opened up. and coal mines
extensively operated only seventy miles away
ready to furnish all the fuel Texas needs for
its locomotives, steamers, factories and houses
SO far as the Pacific coast Is concerned II
already feels the effects Of imports OK coal from
Australia and British Columbia.
THE COAL TRADE GIVEN no FOEEiGNERS.
1t thus appears that on every side peculiar
facilities are afforded to foreigners 10 seize our
coal trade II the duty coal be stricken down.
and this simply by reason Of the difference be-
tween foreign wage rates and our own. Inc
difference in cost to the consumer from the re-
moval OF the duty would be slight In the hrst In
capital would be incalculable, and the loss 70 the
whole people. In the last analysis. beyond meas
"ra- TO nut coal on the free ust ID Wthout