The Lake Charles echo., 1894-05-25
THE RICE SCHEDULE.
Who Are the Friends Of the Rice Farmers
A Letter from GHstaEe A. Jahn on
the Subject

GE. EDtToR:-It was my intention to
remain silent and pay no attention what
ever to the statements of several New
| Orleans rice millers and brokers which
have from time 10 time appeared i'll the
columns of the New Orleans press, par
| ticularly those i'll issues 9th and 1ltL
| inst. but the article in the PjcagHRc Of
| the 10Th inst. under the caption "The
Rice Tariff Schedule" " naming me as the
only advocate of the proposed amend
ment in Louisiana cOmpels me 10 break
| the silepce and come 10 the front and ask
! Of you the courtesy to permit me through
tine columns of your valued paper to pre-
sent to the public some real facts tuot
lictionl regarding the proposed changes
| in the tariff Oh rice.
ANY Que at all couvcrsant with the
matter al issue can easilysee the ''nigger
| in the wood pile, the bitter animOsities
| of the New Orleans rice miller towards
not only his New York competitor but
| also toward all country mills. not even
excepting tloso Of the Pacific slope
Then why not he honest about 1t
Acknowledge the corn and say to the
| honorable. senate aud house OF represen-
! tatiyes thai this is really IL war waged
| by them against AL thr rice millers Of
the country outside Of their own little
Bailiwlck fOr the purpOse Of eXtertnlnat-
! ing not only those of New York but the
| Pacili. coast as well and that 81 far a.
it concerns the interest and welfare Of
the poor rice planter, why lac isn't Sin it
at all And the attitude Of the father OF
the following resolution. purPortlng to
have been adopted 10y the Lake Charles
| Board of Trade. is truly incompTehenSi-
bic, considering that it was sprung upon
| a few citizens assembled for the purpose
Of appointing committees 10 provide
ways and means fUT the entertainment
of the members OF the Louisiana Press
Association which Mer' ia be the guests
Of the city. There had not been any
poster, distributed nor amy call issued
for Il mass meeting rs stated lii the Time,
| Democrat Of llth. tuwit:
"rosters We're distributed last night
calling IL mass meeting at the court
house this morning A large number
assembled and court took recess while
the NEE ting convened and adopted the
following rUsOlutiUn and committees
were appointed to promulgate the
protest:
To the honorable Senators and Repre-
sematiyes Of the State Of Louisiana.
Washington, d. {.
GrNTLENEN Our people are startled
10y the report that the schedule estah-
llshed hy the Wilson bill Oh rice has been
cut in the senate report to thrae-1uurths
of one cent Oh uncleaued rice and Onc-hali
cent on paddy. This proposed change is
at the opportunities OF certain New York
millers who haze abeenMorking this scheme
for two months. We are satisfied with the
Wilson bill rate Oh rice but this proposed
cut will ruin the industry in Louisiana
and bring calamity upon our entire
| section. We appeal to You to do all yOU
can 10 defeat this movement. Our entire
population is i'll arms at tbs surrender
to capital.
A NJ. MAYO. c. p HAMPTON.
Secretary. Chairman.
See how unwittingly the Hnsuspecting
country Board OF Trade, limited, fell
into the trap set by the designing New
Orleans millers and by them to be used
to pull their chestnuts out Of the fire.
1t cannot be denied that the future pros
perity Of Southwestern Louisiana, Calea-
| sian y,urigI, i, rort;unl,r l. lnpgal,r ~
dependent upon the success Of the rice
farming industry which is now threatened
with destruction by the proposed change
in the tariff, reducing the duty Oh foreign
cleaned rice cent per pound.
Referring to the effect Of the two pro-
posed rates of duty Oh the production of
rice in the United States aud Louisiana
in particular, it must be noticed that the
Mckinley or present tariff provides duty
of cents per pound on clean rice, and one
and one-fourth cent per pound Oh unelean
rice, three fourth cents per pound Oh paddy
or r0ugh rice, and the proposed amend
lneut to the Wilson bill provides forsone
and one-lalf cent per pound on clean rice
three-40ufths cent per pound Oh unelean
rice, one-han cent per pound on paddy
or Tough. 1t must be borne in mind that
in both bills the long established differ
l.ential of three-fDuftLs cent or rs cents
per 100 lbs. is justly and equitably main
tanned.
i The Mckinley tariff has been in oper-
| at1nn fnr tl,ran N-nars and dup5nD fthat