The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-15


Another thing III connection with the
wool tariff will BIO kept from publicity
as much rs possible by the men who
passed the existing law on tho subject.
Tho cry was sent up all over the coun.
try that putting wool on tho free lis,
would give the people better clothing
and stop the use OF "shoddy." Tho
Treasury statistics give an interesting
lesson on that subject. Under the Nc.
kinley act only l.54 pounds OF shoddy
and waste were imported in March OF
last year. In the same month this yea!
S,llS,GGD pounds were imported, show.
in. II gain Of li01.G9 per cent in tho i'm.
portations OF shoddy and waste under
the new law. For the nine months end.
ing March u, in 1871, the inportations
were Ij.923 pounds, while for tho eight
months ending at the sans time under
the new law the importaiions
were 9,Il3,lSI pounds. That is
tho way the new Law ia keep
ing out shoddy-that is, by increasing
its importation l40I.69 per cent. Such
impor,ations OF shoddy were never be-
fore known in the history OF the couu-
try. That 10 the way free wool and
"tarif! reform" give the American peo-
plc better and cheaper clothing. And
even by tho use OF this shoddy. and
with free wool, the manufacturers are
unable TO compete with those OF Eng.
land. The itnporta:ions OF WOODEN goods
increa'cd from S!.23S.307 in March OF
last year, to $3.50. Ito in the same
month this yenr. another enormous
percentage OF increase. A large num-
Der OF WOODEN mills arc now shut down
because OF strikes. the manufacturers
being unable TO pay oven the present
reduced rate OF wages.
1t has been shown in these dispatches
on numerous occasions that Great Bri.
tain uscs more shoddy and other sub.
stitutes for wool than any other nation
in the world. Germany is now trying
to catch up with her in that respect.
The American Wool and Cotton 10.
porter, which was free wool organ bo-
fore the now tarid law took effect, snid
in a recent issuc: England is the home
o! shOddy goods, aud, unIo4- it DO Cor
many, there is no other country thai.
can come within gunshot range oil her.
And the Manchester, England, corro.
spondcnt OF ,hut trade Journal has nc.
knowlcdGod that upward OF 10000, 600
pounds OF rags arc annually imported
md collected in Great Britain TO DO
worked over into clothing. stop tho
supply OF shoddy and muuso," declares
this authority. ''and moro than onc-half
OF the WOODEN mills in tho kingdom
would have to close"
FRUITS OF TARIFF REFORM.
Tho English consumption OF pnro
wool was 60 pounds per capita in 1890,
as compared with 9.23 pounds in tho
United States. Tho American 10 oplo
were getting better clothing before tho
gates wore thrown open to thil irrup.
ton OF British shnddyN than any othcr
nation in the world. But tho reign OF
shOddv has begun and it will continue
as long aa tho Wilson tariff law is on
the statute books. Wo arc not only
buying vast quantitios Of shoddy for
use in this country, but We nre al4n buy
Ing Bboddy goods made abroad. Tho
increase in tho impor.ations OF wooden
goods slncu the now tariff law took effect
is over Sl0,00000O in value. But ~ tho
woolon sChedu,c did not take object IN
all Of its parts until January the i'm
portations for March may DO takcn as n
safo guide. The increase for that month
was $3,OSl.SO3 rs compared with tho
sainc month in the previous year. That
means at least S37,000,000 increase for
tho year in tho ilnportations OF wooden
manufactures.
Wool has CONC down nearly onc.half,
the increase in shoddv.. impor,ations
running up to liO1,G9 por cent. an
enormous increase in tho impor;a,ions
OF w0olcn goods. American iarmorn in
ncarlyn bankrupt con'lition, and Amnri.
can woritncu in wooden mills on n
strike, arc s0uio OF tho fruits OF tarill 70.
form no far rs We hayG gone.