Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-04-26
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me interests OF the hardy fishermen of
the Maine and Massachusetts, coast were,
from an early day, the subject of the
fostering care of the government, and, for
many years under democratic and whig
administrations. considerable bounty
was paid directly from the treasury and
divided among the owners of fishing yes
sells and the crews, to encourage and slim
nlate them in their dangerous vocations,
ard since this bounty was taken of the
competition between the fishermen of
those States and those Of the maritime
provinces of Canada has been recognized
in reasonable duties imposed 10 different
tariff bills
The schedules which | have submitted
show. in almost every class of this PRO
duet, reduction Of the specific duty pro
vided for by the Mckinley bin, an All va
iorem rate ranging from 40 to go per cent
reduction, and III the large industry of the
packing OF saidtues and other h>h In oil
and IN tin boxes. where the Mckinley Dill
provided specific duties according 10 the
size of the hoxe, sufficient to protect our
own establishments the House hill has
substituted for this "a lu,y Of 80 per cent.
al valorem, and the Senate committee,
not content with this. has further reduced
II TO p per cent. which is only equivalent
/ 20 about une-thjri OF tue former duty.
| why 1t l. that this most meriioiiuus in
dustry-an Industry involving labor dsn-
ger. Ilsk, everything that appeals not only
10 sympathy. hu; - ordinary good sense
IL would stem, IN legislating upon iarifr
bills-hs~ been selected We have not been
able t. dui out
read here a Statement, a. To the effect
Of The bill upon this Industry
The magnitude q the domestic sarllue ID
duttry T. not generally known. There are hfty-
eight iaci"r1e-, large and small There are about
s,'tA people employed IA. annual product
amounts 10 about s4i@"h lnf which S>!l.elo l.
wages
ihe pre-cnt duty Is ti-factorv to ali Va ~
dueiian has been asked by any bosiy. The taria
90 lS'1 proved p" ~attsfactor, that no ntttmr,
hi- heretofore hren made 10 change Il, not even
nc Mili~ tii which lcn II a. HNttl In ls..i The
Wilson bin proposes to reduce from a. - per
Gaze quarter nll -Hf'iinc4 70 - Yer cent al "a.
lorrul
The domestic -srliuc packed 90 the coast 81
Maine, that -t- Ser - '"tp -, l. not iu cnmprti.
men "ith what Il commercially known a. foreign
-arliues hat there j. an article packed ia spain
| and Aigier> that Is now iuYocel ia Nar-rilc- al
( ~ irat'- In small lots, II The Wilson It'll l.
/ passed. They uould dnd their way 20 tbi@ marie,
~ arg quantities. aud 3n}oice, 81 Is franc. or
les, With duty. frviKhi. iN-urtpre and Interest
added, they w..s.id tee laid down tn New orr At
about - ht- g. Tire article with which W. can
/ noi complete At Hus dcc,ut rcmunerativc rate for
/ lai"g, hnit-~ VIZ could rtiute thr cost OF the
HaH1ia'ftrt article" ! ga VIII ob-erNc that Of
/ ih' ."~t ~ the mShGfactapi article. s*4iase II
! 1T ial-'r Tn materials entering into the man
I ufaetur- are Nsurrd ciosc. II ain reduction ia
gur cost y t" hT male il wu-t &c In the labor.
! Ahi- l. SUBSTANTIALLY vRr ease.
/ also. ~ 10 Tie case If thr farmers and
starch manufacturers OF Aroa,touk conu-
/ y, present the petition ~ignet nv 500 GILL
I hens " Washington aui Hancock coun-
/ tee. demonstrating sgains, tie reduction
/ II duties uu foreign sst,iInes. sui can A.
! ttutIun To thr fact that without Distinction.