The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-26
LET FREE WOOL ALONE.


class of Republicans to restore the
duty on wool to a limited extent is not
regarded with favor by the manufac-
turers of wooden goods, and will not
be by anybody who has at heart the
general welfare. 1t is merely sop to
the wool-growers, who imagine that
small duty on foreign wool will raise
the price of the domestic product to
the extent of the duty.
The fallacy of this reasoning has
been demonstrated many times by the
logic of facts. If a small duty Will
make a small raise in home prices,
large duty will raise them correspond
! ingly. But with a duty of eleven
cents a pound on foreign wool under
the Mckinley law, the price of domes-
tic wool declined until it reached it's
lowest figure in the history of the
trade in this country.
The repeal of the duty on foreign
woods has enabled the manufacturers
of fine wooden goods to use larger
quantity of home woods to mix with
the foreign articles, and thus to COM
pete satisfactorily with foreign manu-
facturers in certain lines in which
their English competitors formerly ex-
celled.
This is notably the case in what are
called Clay diagonals, a kind Of
worsted cloths for mems coatings which
is in great demand and which until re-
Gently were chiefly imported. The
American Wool and Cotton Reporter
in late issue had this to say:
'E,The demand for Clays in this coun-
try is far beyond the capacity of the
domestic mills producing such goods;
fully so per cent of the total yardage
used in this country has heretofore
! been supplied by foreign mills. Not
withstanding the attempt of foreign
ers to secure a larger part of this
! business by naming extremely low
prices for the lightweight season, the
domestic mills have held their ground,
! and prices were advanced fully cents
per yard shortly after the season
! opened.
1.-The leading mills have their total
production for the season engaged, and
nave refused further orders, except for
very late delivery and at further ad-
vance in prices.
.rThe leading makes of domestic
worsteds are superior in quality to
many makes of foreign goods at the
same price, and the clothier buying of
these mills has no fault to find with
| delayed deliveries, and can adjust all
claims with q CELEBRITY which is impos-
sible when foreign fabrics are found
defective"
The mills engaged in this class of
manufactures are in full blast, with
| increased wages and larger number
of employees than formerly and have
been ever since last March. The WASH
ington Mills and the Fulton Worsted
Mills are notable cases and the Re-
porter says:
''It is we'll known and admitted by
the importers that they have not been
able to place any number of orders
under the prices named by the WASH
ington Mills Company"
Also that.
Many orders have already been
turned over to domestic manufacturers
and cancellations would be more
numerous if there were any possibility
of obtaining early deliveries in this
market
The same paper goes on to say in
relation to the manufacture sof dress
goods:
The worsted dress goods mills have
done an exceptional business at very
satisfactory prices and have their
seasons production practically sold
up. Duplicates of such goods will pro-
| IN
plain and fancy cotton warp goods,
especially those of which mohair is a
component part, have also sold well.
! Several of the largest mills making
these goods are building large addi-
tons to their works to meet the in
creased demand
The project to put a duty on
foreign woods should be sat down upon
with a "thud" that will be 'sicken-
ing" to the politicians who favor it
for party ends. 1t will not benefit the
home wool-grower, but will be iniuri-
Gus to the manufacturer. Even if it
should temporarily raise the price of
home wool a trif1e, it should not pre-
vail as against the general interest
With the woods of the world at their
] SOIllIldHu, AMERICAN manufacturers
can compete with foreign workers and
markets, and importations of those
finer fabrics which this country could
not formerly produce will be dimin.
ished if not shut off
1t is the promotion of home manu-.
features that the Democratic party
desires on legitimate principles. So.
called Republican protection" is a
fraud, it is designed for the benefit Of
special classes. it does not accomplish
the good of the community, and some
day the people will have their eyes
fully opened to its folly. The WOO
duty is one of the worst and most de-
ceptive features of the high tariff hum
bug, and the prosperity of the wooler
industry since its removal is strik
ing illustration of the fact.
A FAIR WORD FOR SILVER.