The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-29

are seeking an alternative 20 your crop.
Remember aIso that under the Mckinley
act OF isqa the daty on hops was raised by
the Republican party from cents to Is
cents 50 as to give you growers o better
chance in season such as rhe present one.
when there is great shortage. 20 obtain
better prices by keeping back foreign hops
except by the payment OF IS cents per
pound 70 enter. but Iupuline then was
practically unknown as . hop al
tentative in the United States and
was classed as crude drug.
and had been imported only for medicinal
purposes and was taxable at low rate of
duty. An appeal was, however. taken by
q New York importer and the United
States general appraisers decided Il VAS
eyefspt from duty. thus admitting into COM
petition q crude drug without any duty
90 compete with your hop industry. at
though the Mckinley bin specially in
tended to help you to the extent Of Is
cents a pound. Therefore, in all equality.
iupuIine ought to DO taxed s. a pound. for
one round equals twenty pounds of hops.
and the duty on hops is Is cents and
twenty pounds would equal 81.
Farmers, save yonr iupuline Il you
will, but don't cut your own throats by
selling IL az 90 cents pound: get your So
q pound or keep il, and If you don't sail it
aud there Is a shortage in hops an extra
price per pound for hops must be paid,
which selling your iupnline might destroy.
The cry has been given from the Lon
don merchants, We have more hops
and you will soon hear the echo in King
county. and II your hops can be bought at
a reduced price by that music you will
soon have full band to listen to.
II there ever was time when prudence
and unity amongst growers was necessary
for their own good now is the time.
ITO consign your hops Unfortunately
is to fill the hop factors with surplus,
the merchants then will certainly starve
you TO death. for your hops are in their
and what can you do? Why, nothing but
regret.
as IL not possible for King county
growers to select two Of your own men TO
20 to London and sell your hops? The cost
per bale wonld amount to very small
sum indeed; il might open ont market
such as Is not expected by the most san
guine, and II it proved failure you would
have the satisfaction of knowing that the
loss was through a general decline in
prices and not through sharp practice.
No doubt every effort would be made to
defeat the obiect-thst You may rely upon
for certainty; but knowing how you are
handicapped at present. and with no pos
sible means of relief before you is IL not
time to try some means to help yourselves?
Ii you could obtain the profits which the
middlemen make and add thar to the
prices you obtain don't you think that the
figures would rather surprise you? Why
cannot your You may and most likely
will respond, don't know'--and unless
you try you never will, and with such
reasonable chances of success Through the
shortness of the supply as you have this
year If you fail to grasp you may never
have again.
After four years OF incessant writing
and pleading with the agricultural depart
ment az Washington City to have hops in
Guided in the monthly report Of crops.
notice this month for the first time they
are included, and TO enable every farmer
to know the condition of the crop during
the whole time Of their growth, write your
name and address to the department of
agriculture at Washington City and ask
for monthly report to be sent you from
the department and keep well posted. and 1t
will be Of great service, know. They are
sent free BY mail, and that will show the
department you appreciate their efforts in
YOUR behalf