The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-16
TO PROTECT FARMERS
Chamber Of Commerce Adopts
Lubin's Proposition.
a DELEGATE is TO Be NAMED.
The Movement for bounty on Farm
Exports and shipping Meets
With General Favor.


10 a conference wIth the executive com
rnittee OF his organization On protection
b. export bounty 10 agriculture and sn4 p-
ping, and the chamber adopted the res0-
buttons on the subject already passed BY
the San Francisco and Portland chambers.
There was some opposition from out-and-
out free traders. bot the resolutions were
carried almost unanimously.
MF. Bfoiu was Introduced b. President
r. o. Graves. who briefly explained the
purpose OF the meeting Mr. Lubln. IN a
lengthy address. unf0lde1 the plan Of the
National Grange. Il was proposed % 70
fifion congress 20 pass laws protecting
the shipping and agricultural interests of
the country One of the main objects OF
the convention VIII b. 20 secure legislation
IN favor of paying a bounty 20 shippers
OF agricultural produce 10 aid the farmer
and shipper tn competing with the product
OF cheap labor In other countries. also 10
establish differential duties 81 favor Of for
eigu products imported IN American ships
The manufacturing interests ot this codn-
try had been protected and foStereG into
prosperity and they were now on good
safe basis and would continue 70 pros
per as long AZ the agricultural element
OF the country was IN prosperous con-
difion. He said. however. fhe time had
come when IL was necessary that some
legislation should be passed which would
protect the farmer and shipper as well as
the manufacture
George II. Adair then presented the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas Agricultural staples being ex-
ports. cannot be protected by tariff on
imports as are manufactures. and
whereas. American ships IN the foreign
trade. being built Of protected material.
and under protection wages. are at q dis
advantage IN the worlds competition with
aayf nh
labor or free trade countFiesE such advan-
tage being beyond She reach Of protection
by 2 tariff on Imports therefore, be X
Resolved, IS tho Chamber of Com
rnerce of Seattle that the depressed con-
dition Of the staple agricultural and ship
ping interests demands tho enactment OF
such legislation as VIII put both these
great Industries upon a footing OF equal
fly with those now specially fostcreu by
the government. be X further
Resolved. That, since neither OF the
two great unprotected industries can de-
rive any benefit from tariff on imports.
we call upon congress 10 equalize the pro-
lection system ny extending 20 agricul-
tural staples and American shipping that
last measure OF protection which they
are entitled to as long as protection Is the
controlling and public policy Of this ma
ton. and that this be done by an export
bounty on the staples Of agriculture. and
TO American shipping In the foreign trade.
either by "A bounty on tonnage or by a diff
ferential duty which shall discriminate in
favor Of American as against foreign
ships all 10 the end that a restoration
may be brought about of our merchant
marine and tha. the independent land
owning farmers OF the nation may not
be driven into bankruptcy and ruin by the
competition of cheap-land and labor coun-
tries Of the world, he ii further
Resolved. That the efforts Of he Cham
her Of Commerce he pledged 10 the furth-
GRANGE OF a union between shipping and
Agricultural interests in an ehdeavor 10
secure equitable protection for both at the
hands OF the government"
Iacoo Furih asked # there were any
othsr resolutions TO be offered. as he
wanted 10 know just what was desired.
The following resolution was then read:
Whereas. The National Grange. Pa
troas Of Husbandry. az It's last annual
session In Springfield. III passed reso-
,utsa7 for the holding Of conference he
tween the representatives. OF agricultural
and commercial interests. a Z which con
creme ona or he subjects for discussion
will Be the protection Of staple agricul-
ture by an export bounty: therefore be II
Resolved That the president Of the
Chamber % Commerce OF Seattle he here
by authorized 20 appoint a committee ct
one 70 attend said conference on behalf Of
the commercial and shipping Interests %
washIrS ton. with tho end I'm Wow Or So
curing such cooperation between tho
as-ie,;tural and shipping interests as may
he best calculated 20 secure 20 each OF
these Industries the Just and equitable
Yne7ka~A Of protection 20 which they are
untitled as long as protection is the pub
lie policy Of the nation"
Mr. I.uhin then spoke ar great length
on ~. Industrial and economic questions
NJ tsH "a 4 (
THIS country had unlimited territory Of
rich agricultural lands. IA has been tho
case from the Rev oluton 10 the present
time with tho aid Of improved farming
machinery. the farmer OF this country
could compete with the nations OF the
world He stated that the great area ~
gulendld land in This country ami the
consequent immense production enabled
the farmer 80 pay a fair prirc for every
thing he uss~l an1 st'l continue TO VvpS-
per When. however. the great improve
rnents IN farming mao hinNry which have
taken place In this country I'm the past
hundred years were introduced BY foreign
rapttai into the countries OF South
America "a wcH as Europe AMI Asia. as
has been done during the past twenty
years. the case WAS changed. Uo con-
tinued:
Our exports are not factor enough 10
change the worlds price, Docs Il anoct
the worlds priCe that wheat = worth 10
cents per hushel more IN New York than
in san rrauclscoT Not NJ all The bus p
or In Liverpool who paws 80 cents per
hushel more in New York than he does
in San Francisco makes tho same profit.
fer the cost 81 transportation cqualixas
tho matter. and rho proposed bounty
MOULD h0 much tho sama as shortening
the distance and obtaining for cur OK
ports the corresponding increase which
a. a
price a. home. For. as has been shown
before the net export prize and che horne
price are the same. T. docs not concern
v,le world that We have an cNpovt houn-
~ 20 raise the prize of wheat az home
rs between the agricultural produce here
and the manufactures ard capitalists ~
the NaN England states y makes no
more differences 20 Germany or Russia or
any other country what thc eofnesri..
price 81 our wheat * than th' darnesfi,
price of our nocktieS. The proposition Is
that VS. cQualixe tsNa;ior hy making "A
class STARE the burden wAo noN sh5~k
payment ana who make a profit bv szhi~bl-
ing pas mtut. IL IS equity scr TAXATION am
protection. Above AL uafto-s 81 the
world * Is the privilege % thfs rt-,,hfL.
20 trece opt the p-.th and head the world
on the roat 90 progressive civilization,
Free trade in oar country wcuIa divert
the course of oar rrout,t, rr.,og che
peaceful hiEhev detelonrert so essential
20 Guar exalted leadership 10 a h7ssa ar.,
CorrHrunE universal cosnurr,. aIisru