The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-27
TWO DOLLAR TARIFF
URGED ON MINNESOTA CONGRESS-
MEN BY THE LUsIBERNiEN OF
THE STATE.
TAwnEY IN ATTENDANCE
THE CONFERENCE HELD AT
MINNEAPOLIS.
PRESENT COMPETITION TOO KEEN
Canada and Languishing In the
United States. ~

The great lumber manufacturing in
terests of the Northwest are agrees
sively imploring consideration of con-
gress. Acting upon the suggestion Of
the recent national conference at Gin
cinnati, powerful and united cry has
gone forth for the restoration of duty
on the manufactured product of the Ca
madam forests. This agitation took tan
gible shape yesterday at the West hotel.
where the leading representatives of
the lumber industry of the West con-
ferred with trio of congressman from
this state. The congressman present
at the conference were J. A Tawney,
off 63lnna; Page Morris, of Duluth,
who viii succeed Towne in March, and
Loren Fletcher of this city. The last
mentioned, knowing the sentiment of
the lumber manufacturers Of the
Northwest in favor of restored protec-
tive duties, had arranged for the con-
ference during the visit of the cons
gresham of the First district to his
home. The latter, as member Of the
ways and means committee of the
house, was considered the fitting repre-
sentative to present the views of the
men of the West to that body in the
arrangement of the proposed schedule
Of duties, which is to embody the plat
form of the Republicans upon which
they We're successful at the elections
in November 5
w. H. Laird, of Winona, presided at
the meeting. There were present: S.
T. Mcknight, H. c. Al1eley. John De
Laittre, Howard De Laittre, c. A.
Bovey, w H. II. Day. J. w. Day. D.
A. Willard, T. B. Walker, Gilbert
Walker, D. F. Brooks, T. H. Shevlin,
j. Newton Mind, B. F. Nelson, of Min
neapolis; Frederick Weyerhauser, st.
Paul; R. L. Mccormick. of Hayward,
Wis; L. G. Coleman, of La Crosse;
Eugene Shaw, of Eau Claire; George
Fl Atwater, Saltwater; George S.
Shaw Rudolph Weyerhauser,> Fred
Weyerhauser, of Cloquet; John F.
Weyerhauser, of Rock Island, Ill. !;
Charles A. Weyerhauser Little Falls,
Mimi, and number of others
Congressman Fletcher opened the
conference at the request of the presi-
dent He explained that he took the
liberty of arranging the conference out
of respect to the interest which he
knew existed to the contemplated
changes to be made in the tariff. His
impression was that the new fiscal
measure would likely be along the lines
OF the Mckinley bill of four years ago,
and one which met with such salts
faction as to warrant it's not being
disturbed every campaign. He con-
sidered a conference superior to the
method of sending a delegation to the
capitol. There was a necessity for a
sitting of matters before March 4. as
the proposed measure was now being
prepared and few changes would be
made after its introduction into the
house. He claimed ito feel a deep in
terest in the measure as it was prob
able that the act would stand in the
shape adopted for years to come He
touched upon the proposed lumber
duties and emphasized the necessity
of carefully considering the duties
wished upon each grade.
Congressman Tawney, on being in
troduced. expressed pleasure at being
in attendance at such an importan,
meeting. He stated that the committee
Of ways and means of the house had
arranged to give a public hearing to
the lumber interests Dec. 81. He was