The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-08

fail. The Mckinley tariff helped US on
account of the reciprocity clause at
| tached to it. During the TWO years II
continued our mill alone sold $250.000
| worth Of -four 20 Cuba. 1t was our
best trade, because the most profita bic,
and il was growing. Millers were slim
| ulated 10 enlarge their capacities on &C
| count Of this enlarged business. The
blow that deranged il has thruck hard. p"
The Crane Elevator company of chi
cagO says that u gives better attention
to cultivating a foreign trade, and adds:
| I'VE had better bring about condi-
ton Of things that Will enable manufac-
turers TO take care of the home market.
! When that is reasonably well done,
! there viii be time enough to entertain
/ the idea Of seeking foreign markets OF
an extensive scale
The Regina Flour and Mil company,
! st. LOuis-''The general effect of reel
procity treaties was most marked in our
| -four exports, because in this line We
excel in cheapness and quality, no other
country at This time having equal natur-
! al and acquired advantages. We most
| decidedly favor reciprocity treaties as
| being the part of practical politics"
The Barber Milling company, Mime
| apOlis-"We can assure you that il is
| Of vital Importance to our business that
we have a return TO reciprocity and We
beg you TO lend your influence to the
| passage of this bill"
The William Becker company, Mil
waukee, manufacturer of leather-"We
favor the application of reciprocity
principles to future tariff legislation,
and the enactment of a general law
authorizing the president 10 negotiate
reciprocity treaties with both European
and American nations so far as pos
sible."
The Hugely company of Nashville,
HIT is beyond question that the pas
sage Of this bill will prove of vast bene-
fit to the business interests of the whole
country. It is an incontrovertable fact
that he repeal Of the reciprocity trea-
ties of 1890 has proved very harmful to
American industries. The statistics,
evidence and statements furnished your
committee cOnciusively prove that, and
our experience as exporters OF -four TO
the West Indies and Europe compels US
to indOrse all the statements made TO
the committee by friends of reciprocity.
This country exports about one-fourth
Of the wheat crop, owing 10 the tariff
laws of all European countries which
discriminate against American flour in
discrimination exists, this wheat could
be ground by American mills (Which are
now running but half capacity thus en-
HANGING the price of wheat and giving
now idle people employment
The Taylor Bros. Milling company,
Quincy, Ill.-''The great advantages Sc
cured by the act of 1890 can readily be
proved by government statistics; also
the loss of these benefits since the pas
sage Of the tariff act of 1894"
The Commercial Milling company,
Detroit, in a letter to Speaker Reed
Reciprocity is what this industry sadly
needs. 1t viii give the farmer better
prices for his wheat and quicker and
more active markets and at the same
time be feather in the cap of the poll
tician who viii bring it about"
The Isaac Harter Milling company,
FOstOria, Ohio.-"Since reciprocity has
been repealed we have practically lost
all our Cuban trade. which amounted
to about $1,000 barrels per year to this
mill alone. The consumption of winter
wheat fiOurs in Cuba was upward Of
100000 barrels a year, nearly all of
which has been lost since the repeal Of
reciprocity"