The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-28

| iGmheE WOOL and other hbres must Immense.
! country. The thin edge Of American manufac.
1 lures has entered every country. With release
| from taxes upon their materials there is nc
| limit 20 the growth Of our foreign trade
| rms VIII more than compensate TO the home
| producers OF raw, material, who. tariff or no
tRrin control all the interior OF the country Tor
hpy app ehonded loss Of markets anywhere
| along the seaboard Its incalrulable advant-
uf manufactures. we can produce IN Elk months
| 70 niuo months enough for our home market.
| trade. "A long as We have taxes on the ma.
terials o. Industry We cannot build uD that
70 keen down production to the homo mark ct,
! The wOrkingman can SEQ whether bis interest
Is with system that rcpresses production
that gives natural and healthy play to produr.
ton and emuncpales him from trusts and
Ike combinations Of capital
AS TO details Of the iii. I will briefly re-.
caUitulate the salient rhanGes OF the several
schedules. In the chemical schedule we have
transferred 20 the free list quite a number Of
articles used in manufactures. the most i'm
portant OF which is sulphuriG acid. one OF the
duty on castor oil /, reduced from - to 80 cents
per gallon. and tho duty on lInseed OIL which
enco Committee on the Mckinley 6ilI. niter
each House had openly voted for u lower duty
we, nut OF 10 cents gallon. Pig, lead being
reduced from ? 20 cent a pound, lead paints
are correspundinRy reduced.
The Mckinney bill Increased the duty on
IN the vain hope OF lcsseninE its importation.
The Custom House officers on the Pacific coast
declare that this Increase Of duty has simply
placed In the hands OF smugglcrs the bringing
In OF opium, TO the decentralization Of the Gus
tom service and the loss Of oyer hall million
revenue. The duty proposed IL believed to he
cOllectAble. and Will nut the tralllC under Gov
eminent control and supervision.
In tho pottery schedule substantial reduc-
lions are made. Plain white ware Ia dropped
from the high s,hedulG In which 1t mysteri-
ducci from 10 to - per cent. Undecorated
Tin common window glass. where close
combinations have keut M the prices TO con-
suilcrs, under the shelter OF duties averaging
lOJ per cent. feductio OF more than une-
There ia no doubt that these rates Will permit
4 very healthy growth II tho industry here.
In plate, glass reductions are made. tho
largest HiEcs from 30 cents to 80 pcr square
foot Ot sllyercd from 80 to 80 cents.
In the iron and steel schedule we began
deposits Of liessemer ores in the lake region
and Of foundry ores in Alabama has rapidly
production OF iron and steel and brought nnar
at haGd oHr nnd,5p4,Ssd SpErSmSy in the
shoyols reduces the cost Of mining to point
where tho wages paid natural labor are
irrelevant Ilg iron we reduce from sHl2
cont. to a uniform duty Of 22L pcr cent.
a rate somewhat higher in PROMOTION than
ireigh, rates on foreign pi- it being y fayorite
ire ght ON westward voyages. Steel rails We
reduce from sl34+ per ton, n.w % per cent.
now disorganied. the other producers will
neEie at Pittsburgh and Mr.. stirling at Chi
cage than against foreign producers.
D. ~, Ing residue OF the schedules vary from 20
latter figure Beams and girdcrs are 80 per
cent. because II the waste in cutting beams
and the variety Of lengths and sizes, aud also
OF the frequent necessity oI changing the rolls
in maxim: beams and sirdcrs. because ot the
Irregular quantities and lengths and sizes OF
n little more than one half OF tho Mckinley
rate. This Is revenue duty. and at the same
time enough to permit any existing mills to
live and flourish Cheaper grades of pocket
CUTLERY are - per cent Higher grades -.
very substantial reductions from present rates,
which. being sIcciilc, reach in some grades "
release OF taxes on raw materials. especially
Oh pearl and ivory for handles. seems ample.
Buth fopper ores and pig COPPER are made
Tree. we beng largo exporters Of the latter.
and the duty serving only to enable the pro-
iucers to sell higher to our people than to
foreigners Nickel is free. Lead ore has II
small duty Of II per cent. Pig 10 al one cent q
pound. silver lead ores are restored 10 tho
is put at 20 per cent, with tho
prnyiso that II any export duties are charged
On foreign lumber It shall DO admitted only at
Sugar has been ~ difficult subject to deal
with law sugar was transferred to the free
lakes paid on It went 10 the Duolir Treasury.
strong desire among some members OF the |
Committee was to put an Hd vaIorum duty Of
20 or % per cent on II and to abolish the |
bounty at once. After much consideration It |
was decided to reduce bv one half the duty on
refined sugar and to repeal tn" bounty one
eighth each year, leaving raw sugar untaXed. |
rs at present.
sought when would bring most revenue. Tho !
pre- sent taxes OF 81 and S2.75 II pound on !
WRAPPER leaf have blottel out many small cs-
We make tho rates 81 and ~. - por pound on !
wrapper leaf and 10 cents and 80 cents per |
'tcmmed in each. Manufacture OF tobacco |
IRE put at 40 cents. Cigars are reduced from |
800 per pound and % per cent al yaIorem to
rs per pound and % per cent. which Is he |
ieyed To hs the most productive revenue rate. |
md is higher than tho law % 1888.
/, reduced from 30 cents per bushe to 20 per
'ent.; which is about II cents. BreAdstuns. u
ss S STs Wh"H S%
countries putting on duties on our like
products. IN which case tho duty is 20 |
ke food products are untaxed for the benefit
u our own consumers, largely the working
,ackages the salt is free. but the covering is
iutiable Il rates prescribed for like articles.
=" Tho tkitf on spirits Is put at double the In
light reduction Is made on still wines. malt
iIuors, ginger ale, and like beverages in the
parking wines is Likewise slightly reduced
or the same reasons, that on champagne be-
ng put at - per dozen quarts, as against -
- In cotton manufactures substantial Tcluc-
Ions are made, especially on cheap cloths and
rlnts, ana tile existing system OF taxing Iy
cunt al threads N tho square inch is retained
Temp and ilaN arc made free: dressed line Of
emp and lax, cent and = cents rr,pert-
Srly. BurapS and cotton and grain buggiug
70 nut At ~ per cent, but when imported for
overIng OF articles 10 DO exported are duty
rec
Wool Is made free. This takes the stills
rom under wopllsn manufactures and be-
cts the hope that they may recover from
le languishing condition in which they
ave been for u quarter II q century |
nd that We may get wuOllen goods at rea- |
Dnaple rates instead OF mt duties that on !
Ne common grades frequently reach 100
or cent, and in cases two or three times that |
lerci!csS figure. Cloths and dress goods are |
at at 40 per cent. clothing at - per cont, |
ltes higher Khan the committee desired, hut !
crMci temporarily necessary because our 7
have So long been excluded from !
yu-thlrd5 Of the woods ut the world that they |
III have To- leaTa tho art Of manufacturing |
lth Tree wool. A sliding scale l. therefore !
ldoi By which the rates ia tho wopliru |
,hsdule are to come down live points with tho |
pse ut uNe years, CARPETS. an industry in !
hlch Wa will soon be independent ut cOmpe- |
lon, are Put at - per cent. Tor Administer. |
Oquette, and Wilton, 30 Per cent for Brus- |
us, whilo common grades 20 down 20 20 per !
mt, The bill provides that the duties shall |
removed from wool on March /. aud re-
iced On wOOllen goods on July /
- In tho silk schedule the reduction 81 rates
small or than in cotton or wuOlrn ia' rics.
- sole leather ls reduced from ton 10 tiya nor