New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
WOOL-GROWERS ASK RELIEF.
A STRONG MEMORIAL TO CoN"hE'S'

STRONG MEMORIAL TO CoNGhESS'
,,. ,r,oS,r. ASSOCIATIONS PLEA FOR GREAT
,,,,,,srpv FRUSTRATED BY THE WILSON
BI1II-pEMAND FOR A TARIFF TO
SECURE FAIR PRICES.
a. tee recen, sessions in Washington the Nauohai
WooI-Crowers' Association took strong s'o""u "
favor NJ speedy action to secure protective '-ss'"
ton for the sheep-rais'ng Industry oi US 800,
The following taken from the memorial p ,epa'e'
nder the direction OF Encouragement "iiiiam
laurence president OF the association ana pre-
eented to Congress on December w. Is '
s,atarent of the position OF American "oo'-e''"
. 1914 % that NJ
as 1884 in numerous acts the recosnSed
poiicy of the Government was 10 Incentive The
WnoI TaT act of March 2. 1861 gave aaeauauue
to our chief wool pr9 9se prees of wool
lions f fs1v eTsrns SHEEP increased from
M 81 il 1861 gIOdnS,dnsc lD9'9 sSsSe pounds II
70 tor gS TSaTS from January 1880 to January 1884,
On "c, lad n connsd IN
mens adap, to D change gt9,es oiSco sheep
prodicns $50 pounds OF wool on the %
bassan amount sufficient tb. to s"pp gold eS
ports %HG to pay for foreign wool would NOT as nov" De
necessary. -. ,,,,os an uools were re-
duced by the Tariff act Of March 3 is rom 20 s2s COG
sheep deC elm Of e 1SmssT pounds to only
u 81, XII c in 1891 producing 2s5cOOoo pounds
THE M'KINLEY ACT OF 1890
n view Of the injury resulting from the reduc-
ton the Tariff act OF october !, 1871, KNOW" DIS '.e
Mckinley law. was passed intended D! .o"s,ea , T..
give FUN and adequate protection an 10 .e from the
Ie on W. Ways and By s ctsrma an
M Mckinley was much 1D6 the Ror sci Of 1880
One OF the notifications Of me }ew and only a
few Of The carpet manufacturers OF fhhaue'p''a
DEFECTS IN THE LAW.
Ru, the bill and the law as enacted contained
three fatal and rulnous defects vrou,r az 1.-THE
The csuss thu the e pGqvdfo %hsh
tice to reduce the protective dement's Oh INC p''
sG When aS Ss and Cause
finally passed the e 1ser. Gc "e by
though in the debates before the Senate finance
a0d # is evident that this defect was not generally
understood. II at ALL by CONGRESS and compl
hPs mot nesons snvoed in the of the
tariff bill and the consequent con po'S''''''' VI
looking defects pointed tut
AID vALoREM DUTIES.
But the real purpose of the wool-tarin ptoV's'o'
OF the Mckinley act. and the protective DEMENT'S
intended thereby TO be given alike by Mr. Nc
Wtn,ay and nv those generally who voted for the
hin were IN a large measure defeated by another
aefect-the ad vaorem duties on class woods rcocc
The original bill as reported dui,es was Sc
cured bv some carpet manufacturers. as stated.
This feature Of the law operated NOV mports OF
growers by increasing immensely tne p ra ,sed
Class woods which to large extent W ,srs s sy
IN the manufacture Of cOthn xodis and the long
Woods Of the mutton breeds OF sheep The rum rad
Of the ad ysorem duties %as Vast Imports OF
China wools-a source OF supply oil very rece"'
There was third defect in the law not generany
understood by bly, not genesa f
+ IT. at ALL by f Mseers to G make provision
the light shrnkage in securing oil wnois of ali
r nearly ali other countries Including our own Ihat
is pointed in this volume ana .ne mn LIE, bSil
found in this Volume is presented with view 10
remedy this defect
HOSTILE CONDITIONS.
In addition to the defects In the law ITSELF us
protective purpose was In large measure ue
feated by conditions arising since the Ia" was
passed. Among these thee were two ch'ei III i'''-
portance. 80 ,, -.
The real purpose of the wool-tarin provisions OF
the Mckinley act was in large measure defeated
by fourth cause-unforeseen when the law , was
nassed-unexpected-w which no human foreslsh'
Paid antcipate~whict arose after 1t was passed
This was the decline in the prices Of woods al
ESe bart by vast increase OF sheep and 2} in less
degree BY the s ds ssansa4d of ru s
Other conditions arising since the Mckinley bill
oG ImproSed A methods of manufacture by which
thrdcass socalled carpet woods We're, as amey
are now used in the manufacture OF clothlhg GOODS
thus suppanting the use OF merlno WOODS anu the
long woods of the mutton breeds or sneep 49,,
The wnns Rceedng IN quantity those Of both
classes combined at unprecedentedly low prices
China opened UP new supply OF NOSE so 'ta oa ~
pounds mporcd at an import Prize ,bs or Gn
shTinkage of less than per in securing were
equal TO and displaced 46SOOc0 pounds of ordinary
~ Nv reason OF the combined operation Of these
causes the Mckinley act failed to accomplish the
nurpose intended by II. Under It prices OF woods
Constantly declined and the inevitable result would
soon have been iau h 10 re ya Where
the of growing wool Is as low as " not less man
any other State. sheep declined In numbers from
42sl SIP in 1890 to 2.Sj9 269 in 1894.
RUIN WROUGHT BY THE WILSON ACT.
But TO add to the ruin OF American sheep hus-
bandry the free wool provisions OF the Wilson tariff
act of Angus: 2s 1894 were put In operation These.
II continued as a permanent policy. will ruin the
American wool industry
Under It's operation new peril confronts Ameri-
can wool growers In the rapid increase Of sheep
and the extension of wool growing in Canada
In view OF these considerations the National
met in convention in Washington ID. c.. commenc-
ing December 4. 1885, and during session or i've
days unanimously agreed on memorial to Con
American sheep husbandry full and adequate pro-
lection" OF course. all who participated In the pro
ceedngs acted upon the evidence that an that the
memorial asked was Just. necessary and wise, and
they will in good faith and as in honor bound adj
here to and aid in securing It's objects.
Appended the memorial are twelve chapters
cognate to the subjects therein considered.
THREE BILLS PROPOSED.
In these will he found the draft Of three bills for
the consideration OF Congress:
l. One intended TO embody the tariff provisions
understood be asked for In the memorial