New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
WOOL MEN FOR PROTECTION.
ACTION OF The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
MANUFACTURERS
CLEAR AND FoRCIBLE WORDS FROM MEN WHO
\ HAVE PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE
OF THE TARIFF.

OF THE TARIFF.
About fifty men prominent in the wool manufact
uring trade az Industry representing Invested capltaI
OF several hundred millions OF dollars. met yesterday
at The Fifth Avenue Hotel and passed SET OF resoiu
condemnng IL the strongest terms the proposed
changes the present protective tariff, and express
ing tseir perfect satisfaction and approval OF the
results OF the duties In force. II was the twenty
eighth annual meeting OF the National Association OF
Wool Manufacturers. and among those present were
representative from nearly all OF the large manu-
featuring centres Of the country Among them were
william whitman, treasurer Arlington Mills Lawrence.
Mass. Rufus s. Frost RUFUS S. Frost g. Co., Boston,
Robert Middleton Globe woollen Company. Utica,
~ Y; Charles A. stott Bevidere woolen Company.
Lowell Mass; Charles II. Harding. Erben, Search &
Co.. Philadelphia; E. d. Holding, Sterling Mills
Lowell; A. J. Abbott. Abbott worsted Company, Gran
ltevlllc Mass; Benjamin Phipps. Parker. Wilder d
Co.. Boston; John l.. Houston, Hartford Carpet Com
pany. Thompsonyilc. Conn.,: Herbert l.. James, ROCK
Manufacturing Company, Rockville. Conn; william
b. Maxwell, Hockanum Company, Rockville, Conn.,
Charles Fletcher. Providence worsted Company, Provi
dcnce; George Merritt, George Merritt Co.. In
danapolls ii. G. b. Fisher North Adams Manu-
featuring Company, North Adams. Mass; otto Dress
Ter. Botany Worsted Company. Passac; John n. Car
pender, Norfolk and New-Bunswick Hosiery Com.
pany, New.Brunswick NJ j.: David l.. Fin
stein Raran Woollen Mills, New-York City
y. H. MdCtOl boriilNc NoHipa"D'
Pawtucket. X. l.; George Sykes. Hockanum Com
pany, Rockville. Conn.,; b. r. Jacobs. Assabet Man
ufacturing Company, Maynard, Mass; H. Sturs-
burg ir.. Germania Mills. II0yOke. Mass. Justin A.
Ware, Crompton Loom Works, Worcester Mass.
wdiam NJ. Wood. Washington Mills. Lawrence.
Mass. Thomas Cakes and Thomas Cakes 4 Co..
Bloomfield. n. j.; Walter Erben. Erben. Search d
Co.. Philadelphia. Penn: Robert NaXCel. Rockville,
Conn; F. p. Bennett. Boston. Mass. y. W. Fleisher,
& sher PHILADELPHIA. Robert Dor
nan. Dornan Brothers. Philadelphia: Joseph Saw
yer, Burlington W0ollen Company. Boston: william
Fl. Grundy william II. Grundy &c Co.. Bristol, Penn;
James Talcott. TalcOtt Brothers. TaloottviIe Conn.,
$ N. d. North, secretary, Boston; W. J. Battison,
assistant secretary. Boston
william Whitman. who has been PRECEDENT OF the
association for eight Years. presided for the as,
time. After the annual reports Of the secretary and
treasurer had been read and accepted. secretary
North read The resignation OF Mr. Whitman. lie
declined 10 serve again the ground Of increased
business cares which prevented him from giving n
proper amount Of time to the a>socations interests
A vote Of thanks for past services was passed In
the presidents favor and his resignation accepted.
The annual election Of officers which followed
suited In the unanimous choice OF the following:
President, Rufus 5. Frost; vlccpresidents, John L.
Houston. a. q. Miller. Thomas DOlan and Theodore
G. search; treasurer Benjamin Phipps; secretary. s.
y. ID. North: executive committee, Joseph Sawyer
william Whitman. william II. Halle Robert Middleton
John n. Carpenter. David L. Elnsten, Charles
Fletcher. James Phillips, jr.. H. L. James, James
Dob,on. Joseph Metcah. d. L. COZ. George Sykes,
Frank T. simpson and Lewis Anderson.
After long discussion on the tariff and the
threatened reduction in the duty wool by the
coming Democratic Congress the following resolutions
passed unanimously:
whereas It has been the policy the National Asso.
ctsn OF Wool Manufacturers. since its Organization In
Piled 10 accept the judgment Of Congress IN determining
duty WOOL provided they were accom- panied by
necessary compensatory duties on wooien gods and
where's 1t is proposed to repeal the wool duties.
therefore.
Resolved l. That the manufacturers nevertheless
desire again place upon ecod their belief that the ex
isng tariff has PROVED advantageous TO tho wool grower
manufacturer and the OF woolen goods
proposed economic chnge is not In response 10 any
demand the industry represent 80 per cent OF
the machinery OF the country having Joined In prot sting
against the passage OF the Free Wool bill pending in
Congress- which protest is hereby reanrmei.
. The wool manufacture organized and conducted for
more thirty years the basis OF duty on its raw
material easily quickly adjust itself % rati
q a change OF condition. and the utmost care should
taken II such measure Is to be enacted to so ADJUST
It's terms and parts that the industry will not b. suddenly
forced into position that Will carry general
disaster engaged In it. and to every merchant
and shopkecper handling their goods We trust That no
Congress elected by the people and responsible 10 them
s3oo 600 capital invested IN the wool mmufatu
In this belief we invite the attention Of Congress- 10
the fact that wooen goods manufactured nearly
yco- in advance q the for who's, they
aiapte1 an consequence any law simultaneously
removing the duty Oh and the compensatory daty on
foods VIII compel tho whole domestic production OF
season. manufactured from dutypald wool, TO compel" III
the markets with foreign goods manufactured from FREQ
wool This so-caed springer LII douby dis rimnat''
against the manufacture in this respect by al
.ung reduced rates. simultaneously with the peal
wool duties all foreign goods importer prior 10 us
PASSAGE and held in bond Il would thus force the
domestic product into direct competition with foreign
gooIs manufactured from free maleri'ls; and the In
cytablo consequence Of this discrimination would be the
loss whole seasons production. which would nvolV"
the ruin Of man, mills ami Of industries dependent
mon them. year should eapsc ,ftcr the wool duties
disappear before the compensatory duties are repeated
Relieving the industrial welfare OF the Nation re
qurs that the manufacture of wool shall be continued
md developed this country, we AJAX at the hands OF
congress the careful examination OF all the con-
dons surrounding the industry In this ana oher couh'
trcs 10 the end duty be adjusted at point that
Will equalc dfercn"e existing in the cost Of manu-
hero and abroad both respect to wages and cost
of cali,a. machinery and plant.
I, Experence has shown that smpc Oh falorem
ae are invariably accompanied BY systematic under
valuation equally disastrous 70 the manufacturer ana Ue
honest importer that the Government cannot coect all
that Is due under the adj Naorem system ana h'c the
danger Of undcrvauaton I, greater in woollen gods Than
~ a,r o,her class OF merchandise We therefore urge
n Congress. the Importance OF retaining the specific
,o.m O, duty. or some part OF IL, In mis- schcd"e !"
odancc with the recommendation Of the late secretary
Monnins. ,r ,.,.
q We protest against any measure OF tarin reVi''on
,h SINGLES out q particular industry, like the wool
manufacture for reduct OF duty which ore not opped
.nInrtialy and simultaneously to all other 'nu"''r'S'
,n h,orv cvc.tuns ard counties. supplies Necessary
o. ,hc wool monutactur dutabe by the present law
and redu, ton Of tho talG Oh woolen goods ana nov
On ,cc Necessary accesorleS would place the INDUSTRY
A. dl,,dysus.. under which It's pFo'rAuon "0u'u W
complete -, ,soo ,o. ,..
rho Customs Administrative Act OF 1870 has pro-
s,d far rho nrst time IN oar history UNIFORM ihprua
and crcc,,vc a.nln.t alton 81 the arih laws Win an
cxport tribunal for the determination OF d'p"''u r's
1 iossinratoas such il necessary under any Wf'h
, To- tho honest collection OF the duties imposed by