The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-03
ROOM TO FOREIGNERS.
rsset of Hayemeyer Law on
Washington Industries.
e.stDa's TlmegRmsn ENRICHED
her
70. are
~ ara
ers 70
- Iumbsr Will Raise Price OF Their
rsnas-wsges Must Come Down-
Blew TO Wool Gressra

II .-rioassy estlmAting what reduction in
Il -. wages viii be caused in order 20
..bss shens 70 meet the invasion OF cheap
go pro8ucts which will inevitably fol.
Iuss - TIE hardest blow is struck at two Of
-. ssple industries Of this staIe-wool
losing and interchangeable the coal
Al .s.<rs have bad IS cents a ton cut OF the
.-s.-esson afforded them against the
sA,sp coal % England and Australia
.strh Is brought in ballast and thus has
sssreseht % pay.
fAe pgincipaI competition In the lumber
- f,aastrT will come from Canada. which
xres duty Of 20 per cent. ad valorem on
i fumhsr snd timber manufactured and on
4 tsssgss. Only admitting free Of duty luin-
- il the raw or half manufactured state
II esnsda's free list ineluaes among lumber
i ..s4arss: Timber hewn or sawed and
tmber used for spars and in building
i sharfs: timber square sided; sawed
hssrds panks. deals and other lumber
.,ss.. ssasssssa or dressed on one side only;
81 ~ use clapboards, spruce elapboards; laths
4 tarksss and shingles Thus while the
1 Anerscan lnmbermen viii be exposed 70
LIN / he eompetition of Canada on finished
stsssaI lsmbsr be will have to meet duty of 70
:kjatk1 t<s cent. If be attempts TO carry the war
osshssA tso the enemy's country.
EhIz4 Il order 10 ascertain the opinion Of those
Il II "a lsss able 30 Judge Of the matter. Posr-
sliforkaA lsrrIlIeTScER reporter last week inter
. nsvcI usssd the leading men engaged in the in
. hszI sassries chiefly affected by the new tariff
yet a snd their views are given below:
sssrdssI TE Eganson. OF the Seattle Wooden
'ms ds,H MI Company: Il don't know yet the
ehss n uaeg effect IL will have until we come in
i spBtAct with the European goods under
l ne e0nditions made by the tariff bill just
ERA / asset i cannot tell yet what the effect
/ vi be on manufactured goods, because
val h1 hare not yet scanned the bill. The effect
1 ii free wool, however. will be that IL will
mel ruin the wool industry in this country. Ii
sturs.& ssli hurt the sheep raiser. who will not
a. - hereafter raise the sheep which produce
= u lie inner grades of wool, but will raise
~ shsep that are chiefly valuable for their
on 81 rHtton. We wili in time have TO depend
vas al q The foreign markets for our wool, and
. xsf4 specially Tor the liner grades. In foreign
&c - sountres they can raise sheep and wool
ux%s 81 I'D manufacture goods cheaper than We
=. ~ san here because labor Is cheaper We
-. snnos get men TO work for 30 10 80 cents
1870 pei day here and as consequences we can
fa - BOT compete with foreign countries ia the
4 natter OF production. We cannot get
that - laso the foreign markets and as a conse-
3 uss{ casnce have 10 meet foreign producers
= ~ IN competition in our own country. which
- y the best market ia the world. England.
~ Germany, Belgium. Russia. France and
asls1 Austria are the foreign countries ia which
H. soc Is most manufactured and where II
haso worn. We cannot get market in
msftr& these countries because We cannot under
onrnA Mi them and yet with the tariff of they
omua& san come into our country and underseli
mcss1 a. In parts Of South America there Is a
. - market Tor WOODEN goods, but the English
epos<zX sci Germans have control Of it aud ne
rexnuN nnnot do anything there. We cannot
II hezN ssil in China or Japan. where cotton Is
, SRI worm. because there Is no demand for
1 kn1X soolsn goods and 50 the American manu-
ions n iscsurer Is confined TO the home market.
,ls - The situation here In Washington Is favor
onsu able 10 the manufactures. The wool used by
a.
,uss>1 tost Of transportation to the East and the
po..X semmission paid 20 middlemen in our
hfnrA favor. The wool sent East from this Coast
o.itls1I b fail OF dirt and considerable has 10 be
, nonH paid for hauling the dirt TO the East We
OF yas<& save ali this. Then water is plentiful and
shafTA psts nothing. Fuel IS cheap aud labor
hayIsd u not high, aud with all these advantages
&c can manufacture WOODEN goods at
"A a. i profit
10 eoar market Is principally in the East,
hs And sc are building up trade here At
did - home and also in Alaska. The latter
/, bal 4 trade promises 10 assume goods pro-
tsusf PORTIONS.
, IN al .On tho whole, cannot see any adj
vantage in free wool 90 the American
manufacturer and | believe il will ulti-
sss nAtelv ruin the sheep raiser"
'o, - 7. Il. Fleming. president and manager
- efthe Fleming Ayerst Co., manufac-
'nss inFsrs of cedar lumber and shingles: I'm
= 81 Shieago for many years the wholesale
osnsasI lember buyers considered the agitation OF
1&SaE
~ - hnctiYely bear proposition. During the
- 81 eiening Of navigation, when they were in
- = IL the market 10 buy, they talked reduction
,m sssI 49, , -. 49,. sass ~ - =,
- thar had made their purchases and had
~ 81 large stocks Of lumber on their hands.
ass,ssss1 The lnmter manufacturers, however. were
: 81 universally, without exception. for the
- faFin, and st heart the lumber dealers
u we're HkeW ise. save when tn the spring
they desired 60 demorasike prices 10 enable
tasm 10 stock an. Free trade is not n
easuess proposition. 1t NAV be aitruism
Il o philanthropy TO stop our own factories
hs nA those 81 Canada or Europe may be
keps going hut IL seems 10 me il would be
u. = better % otter asylum 10 the panpeFism
.thinfl q farepe than TO open vide our markets
q I'll ~ is goods aud pauperixs our own work
f,rxaI nfmsn. AZ all eveafs the business Of
hseouatry is not in 50 prosperous con
:. eiIen s. 90 enable Il successfully TO battle
'uinMl sngle-hanard against protected nations,
tafII ssseh practically Includes the whole world.
u 81 Whenever IL VAS threated TO take the
" e hr8 OF lumber it caused an immediate
ns1f hsrsase sn ihe value Of Canadian timber
10 ~ ss1s and decrease IN the value 81 tlni-
IN. tts lands in tie United States. The lutn-
iofTN tsfmen would quietly 20 over ioto canada
- sheFe tifabcr land - cheap taSe Options
- e large blocks. - they knew that u the
Gee. enty taken of lumber u would
az treaty Increase in value. The effect OF
- Z tAAlae the duty OF lumber Is simply this
sies@ Y stds market 10 the Canada forests Of
= 4. "s%AH' People. where they ehAg nSA
y EarSet 81 SD 90 people. lt - mag
: - sfeeat thluE for tile mallmen OF hFlush
~ tolsgsbls, Sc tneir trade Is Increased to
he extent al ee0e1eo people, While 80
- Save their competition 10 light against
. - vac ne DID n3t have before.
elhsF There AcFc - many mills IN W aShinE-
- IL ~ ant 50 Tea in british Columbia, aud
al VS. country - new. that do not
sAlnk me effect wi.l be 50 severe - II :
isfteef east The trade 81 the United
tnfF s4Ales Is isrge that the effect wil not
wai8 = AppseciatHe for quite = long period II
q h9seyer q decided advantage 20 the
y ss1i SITS Columbia millmen, and u any one
sssrx
I have noticed while in tie lnmesr
- e@sAness thas wages acre always hiRbeT
a. TIE American than On the Canadian
pc The effect az free lumber wils bs
- sssEgng ST Jae price ef labor On the Amer
tfse AsA stds ard au increase on tAe Canadian
- sse nnti they are ahout equal Another
sssf a.. Be liz loser the prlce Of ipu Der
= tsis sl1c ans raise tt un the other stas
- tAsy ARE aaout eQaal. A thtrd result
- ee lowering as tae price 81 iiino@f
'ssss .~aSs go tle TASTED States and a cafFs-
lsess sfeadtns vase % Cana8s- Every cent tSaas
"a Il akea 90 the value o5 timber land ia toe