Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-25
INJURIES LUMBERMEN.
The wilson German Tariff, Law In.
jures Employed and
Employers. s.

tions to the manufacturers III the
different parts Of the country in
regard to the effect of the Wilson.
German tariff law on the indus.
tries of the country.
A look at the answers to these
questions from the lumber manu-,
facturers in St. Paul and Mime.
apolis shows a curious state OF
affairs. and further shows that the
law has caused great injury to the
lumber industry in Minnesota, and
the effect naturally has been the
same throughout the country.
Since the passage Of the Wilson
German bill immense industries
have been built up in Canada and
enormous quantities Of lumber are
now shipped into the United
States where, before the passage
of the bill, very little came across
the line. Last year 600, 000, 900
feet of lumber was shipped into
the United States more than dur.
ing the preceding year. A promi-
nent lumbernlan SAID yesterday
that at the lowest estimate that
lumber was worth $40 a thousand.
If this is the case the. lumber trade
of the United States has lost just
100000 through the present
tariff law.
Another thing that is much in
favor Of the Importation oflumber
from Canadian points is the much
lower freight rates that can be
obtained. The rate on manu-
featured lumber from Duluth to
Eastern terminals is at present 33
cents, while the, Canadian Pacific
makes q rate from Ottawa and
other Canadian cities to Eastern
terminals of II cents, a difference
OF Is cen is III favor Of the Canadian
product. ~. g
"We did not notice the effect of
the tariff bill! very much last year, !"
said 3 well known St. Paul lumber
manufacturer yesterday to q
Pioneer Press reporter. 1.-THE
reason for this is that there were
few lumber mills and factories in
Canada when the bill was passed,
and it took them about year to
get ready to food the country with
Canadian lumber. This year we
are feeling it terribly. In 1895,
before the Canadian lumber began
to come into this country we were
working up nice Eastern bust
ness. We shipped over 500, 900
worth Of manufactured Minnesota
lumber east to Ohio and we ex-
pected that our orders for that
portion of the country would be
more than doubled this year. But
this is not the case. During the
last eight months we have not
shipped a carload east of Chicago.
Onr Eastern customers are now
using Canadian lumber and Ca
madam manufactures. [ know
that that is what they are doing
for they do not hesitate to tell us.
They say that they can get what
they want from Canada cheaper
than they can by buying our pro.
ducts, and so they naturally buy
there. The Wilson. German law
means loss TO us on that line of
business alone of over $4,000 a
year" 55,~
The figures given in answer to
the inquiries of the American
Protective Tariff league by one
St. Paul firm are interesting and
instructive. In August, 1895, this
firm employed 104 men. This
includes all kind of workmen.
During August, 1896, the firm
employed 70 men.
.sThat shows" said the gentle.
men above quoted, "what the
Wilson German law has done for
The workingmen of the northwest.
Those are figures that can be
found on our books, and every
other firm in our business will tell
you the same story
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