New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-12

YEARLY INTO THE POCKETS oF AMERICAN
FARMERS WOULD BE SWEPT AWAY BY
THIS PROVISION OF THE WILSON
pr1,1~A FLOOD OF PROTESTS
AGAINST IT.
inv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIprNHo
w,sb,n9ton JAM IA hint TO the opponents
., tho Wilson bill who desire 10 nave inc"
nro,ests brought to the attention vi N''e'@''
q. bodv and made fully effective VIII not De OUT
NJ Mace Every petition. memorial ana P'o'e'.
s,or,d he addressed to the Senate and House OF
9''oo' one copv should be sent to a
go ard another TO a member OF the House.
An s,cb naners will be officially noted In the Jour
nails Of the two branches and In ihe |oie' e'
Record" and thereby become a part oi ','e
-. co,rress This precaution Is by no
ooossorv Its observance. however
oryb, not TO interfere with written OF per so'' az
,aa,s N Senators and Representatives. colhp"'"
,vclv few of whom will he likely to ignore ''e"''
7, order to show why the precaution reicrreu 10
IL n wise one. attention Is called 10 's
A rou, DAYS after the public hearings oe'''e '
W. ord Means Committee were discontinued
y,-,,taro Ubiten,an OF Boston who had appeared
49, ,ho oo,,r,i.,ee wrote and sent to Chairman
Wilson most important and Interesting ie.'e'
showing first the need OF placing n'sne 80
on clothing than cloths ana Seco"' Wv -,
,,ocont proportion which the specific duty OH I'M
ror.ed cloths bears to the retail price OF sun
of
Int, tIo,rncs" published by order or the com
..,,..oe and the consequence is that the vaiuao'e
aoovrront contains no accurate specinc sui'e'N."'
On that subject There IL reason 70 pe"e'e ~
many other communications were receN ~
MAJORITY OF The committee after the pupno "e''
,ocad and before the bill was reported 10 ,he
House. but no allusion 10 thei'' 10 " "
report of the majority.
MORE THAN 800 PROTESTS SENT IN
,.. ., tho minority framed their
,,,oo.,o,a N The bill they had received more IMAM
rno nro,ests from thirty-hve States ana ler'''''e
against the placing OF wool on the rree ns'' '"1"
,n- the languishing condition OF tne "oo' 49,.
Industry on account OF the threat 10 uo o., az
,roh,hi. effec, II It should be executed or course
,bose protests will be more efectiVe a''e ~
Au h,yo beon noted IN The Congressional fec-
o-d" wbere Senator's and Representatives VIII oo
sure TO see them. Tho mere fact thht n'oie '
6oo protests against single provision WI "
hove heen received by members OF '"e ''''"
-, ~. committee IL a strong indication II not ac'
:, ...,oo y, tho fact that many hundreds or
-. -o.es.a have been received BY Dcmocrauc
80 ou "a Republican members OF the COMMITTEES
oco,s. other provisions as we'll az against INC '''
itself "a.
In n,ac,nr wool on the free list. the MAJORITY mas
a,sreo,rded and treated with cool contempt not
Vie, , 49, ,nooIs and protests OF the hock-owners
,.hoso interests are placed in jeopardy out '"c
orn,ons OF an overwhelming majority OF 'hc "oo".
manufacturers OF the United States IN spite VI ~
assertion Of Mr.. Latzko. the Austrian "oo"e"
manufacturer to the contrary Even the
roo, -,anuracturers who nre the largest consum-
49, -, ,o-oirn wool do not demand or favor tho
-, y, tho duties In IT, report the majority
r.,rarks that at Is not deemed necessary 10 NJ
,a,,nt n restatemcnt Of the reasons TOT p'"'''r
WOO, on the free list. because IN recent E""' Wv
House in two Congresses has passeh 'h"S
.ho, onoc, II adds "1t Ia enough TO say thh' 'n'
tic
a., ,,nor,cop wool grower least or MI 10 the
American farmer who in any balancing OF ~
counts must see that he yearly paws OUT " so''
dollar ror every doubtful dime he may receive nn'r
To onerat,on has dsastrousy hampereh our manu-
featuring industry and made cruel and relentless
war upon the health. the comfort ana 'he p'"'"''
energy OF the American people
rb,a ,s the curt answer which tho raloriV III
the committee returns TO the appHhls OF II r'"''
American citizens who are cngageh III uc VIZ
growing Industry and were the owners or "'Z"'''
sboon when the blight OF Democratic free TRADE
victory fell upon them. II is not an argument nut
n bald assertion: not only unsupported by 'ac''
nm, rcruted by n multitude ~ witnesses whose
written and personal testimony has been laid b.
fore members OF the committee
THE MrNoRITY's ARRAY OF FACTS
~. minority had dealt with this subject in
dit erent manner. and has submitted unanswerho'e
arguments, backed by imprcgnable array OF
short OF the destruction OF this important Industry
can he counted on as the consequence OF placing
both wool and mutton on the free hst. Inc
minority shows that during the past year. owing
70 the Impending threat Of free wool and radical
reductions in tho duties woolen goods. the prices
n, domestic woods Of all descriptions have fahen
from 20 TO 30 per cent below the prices that pre-
,al,ed n wear ago Even at these figures there has
been little market for wool. and many farmers
have still on their hands this seasons clips which
nj this time last year were being rapidly converter
into goods by mills which stand idle. The value
OF the sheep has fallen equally with the value OF
their clip. The depreciation In the value OF this
snecios OF agricultural property from the two
sources may be conservatively stated at $DODO.GO
''In support OF this contention. the minority sub
mits the testimony OF wool-growers and wool-buycrs
in the state Of Wyoming. who. among other things.
say. zone year ago wool Melted MS here from IL
cen,s 10 "a cents while this year II has Noted
only from 10 8 cents. making shrinkage OF al
most % per cent caused by prospective free trade.
Our sheep which sold one year ago for 81 to 81 per
head this year are selling for only g 10 So % per
head Should wool be placed on the free list.
must take London prices and compete with all for
egn woods Of same grade. with all the advantages
of growing as above stated to our Disadvantage"
sIEEP-RAIsERS ALMOST PANIC STRICKEN.
The testimony Of prominent wool growers In the
State Of Washington Is also cited as follows: I'VE
have only 100000 sheep In this county. but in four
or five counties south OF us In Eastern Oregon.
there are over 100000 sheep. We are Just get
ting returns from our wool shipped 10 Eastern
markets last spring. which brought only TO 7 cents
nx The same wool sold last year at IL to IL cents
M home our freghts Boston 2 cents per
mound 90 we cannot compete with Australian wool.
with ocean frcghts at one-half cent per pound.
Last year the price Of our sheep was 81 80 10 81;
AT present the price is only 81 to 81 q per head.
| and the sheep almost panic-stricken. their
creditors forcing them 10 sell or ship to Chicago
(Which is unusual at this season OF the year.. and
only getting 81 per head clear. But are still
struggling and trying to hold out hoping that
/ Congress will let alone. II there Is change
next spring prices. We will have to throw up the
business for 3 6 cents for wool and 81 for sheep
will not pay the expenses. We all agree that we
cannot raise wool on this coast for less than last