The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-16
FOR LUMBER TARIFF
National Convention Declares
Tor a Protective Rate.
FoRcisLE RESOLUTIONS PASSED
befexstes Speak agaiast Dfxerimi-
nation In Favor OF Canadian
manufacturers Committee Ay-
pointed 10 Represent the lam-
scrmen as washiaxssn.

CINCINNATI. Dec. ,S.--fSarSuans % th,
cal issued BY ]. +. FeAGegn. nGh4isaar ce
the TIM o@ralsa. ana W II gaadsosa pub
hsileF q tAe k-asaee-snza. iSa desSgaees.
representing t~e1As-seven states. assem-
elsd this morning JaaSoa aas FeDaaxa
made elaborate addresses. explala.ng tha
purpose ok the coavsafion and the present
condition or he ssHseer business. They
appealed 10 tae asaegascS 90 he southern
ssaSes, wAaca wese largely represented
Most Of The seusAern delegates haze aeen
free traders. a2S In Fssspoaalng To tAe ad-
dresses Of Jaesan ana Fsaanga shese DEB
sgat~s insisted saaf II there. was o be 4.
protective tariff lumber Shoaid not be dis
crsaana1ed against. ard said Eaey would
do ali thsy could 10 secure Sarin oa
lumber
Temporary organization was p<rfsesed
with j. a. FREEMAN as chairman. and
ID. +. FebaugA and j. b. Jadson AZ Sc
regaries.
Freeman made vigorous speech
against the tariff Of lss4. as discriminate
Ing against lumber. urging the convention
10 take action 20 secure 5s1Hl treatment of
the lumber industries IN the tariff 70 bs
enacted by the cozalnE eua9reSa.
Ramsay. OF Texas. Lamb. OF Iowa.
Forseman. Of Pennsylvania. Call. Of Ala
hama. and Farm. Of Virginia. We're ap-
pointed a committee on permanent or
ganizatt0n.
Si.as w. Gardner was introduced. and
made a speech. saying
Il am here 20 advocate that petition.
a great petition. representing the lafnekr
interests % the easirc country. be senr
Ia congress asking that some reparaston
he made Tor the damage Aana eur hzis.-
ness We should fetitien first that .. duty
% AT least 81 per thousand feet be laid
on rough lumber and timber Imported into
this country. and secoud. that upon ali
dressed or manufactured humber 81 per
thousand feet he imposed. Such duty
wail yield annually 70 the public treasury
about million dollars IN revenue. hscAuss
IL is high enough 70 be prchlhitcry.
ard yet - sufficient 20 prevent the Can
adam manufacturers from unloading their
surplus lines in me states. a. prssss 70
compete With which leaves no profit IN
the business for us II would check the
increase OF such irnporlssiens and en-
courage the closer working up q snuea
of the common and lower grade material
that IS now lert in our forests 90 hGrn or
TO decay because we cannot cntsin tha
cost OF manufacturing and transPorsa-
ton TO market out OF II
A general discussion followed. rssrtlci-
pated in by number ct delegates who
united I'm sayorfng tsriH on lumber ot
s. PER thousand.
Mr.. Foster. of Tacoma spoke At length
on Canadian lumber being ahipped
in British ships st = per f.oea. wniio
Americans are compelled to ray from
xs SO TO 81 per 1890. The Canadian gov
ernrnent takes back the land after tho
timber is taken of u. and the lumber
dealers have no taxss 70 pAy taeTa. they
also have cneap labor and tzrfn of -
Ter eoe viii not affect them In the mar
ket OF the Pacific coast
The committee on permanent organixa-
ton reported as follows: Prestdssft. &. w.
Goodyear. Buffalo. Vice presidents. IL
Clay Tunis. Maryland. ard T. r. SKINNER
Florida. secretary. c. w. Wells. lu}ncls
The COMMITTEES on permanent ORGANISM
ttorl recommended the appointing or the
following committee on ways and means
10 represent the iumbermen before con-
gress at Washington. and 10 have general
charge OF their interests:
J. F. Roper. Norfolk. Ga. = = Marscn.
Georgetown, :. c.. - +. Mart StNsh-
W. Gardiner, Laurel Mlss.. A. Il. VIM
chester. Buchanan. W. Va, w = ham-
sey, Lake Charles. Ia. J. E ffeeinsn.
Mllvllie, Ark: j. y W.T., s'fsn,l'n' pa VII. N9
lam Irvine, Chippewa Falls. Wis NJ. q.
Mcclure. Duluth. MINI. =. 4. MchaiKh,.
Minneapolis; Fred &. psRktnsh, feoeA
Island. Ill. A g. roster isS1HS
An ~ The of.osrs were made ex-offscio
members az the ways and means CON-
mlttee. A committee on resolutions WAS
also named
srbe congress was late IN assembling In
fha afternoon and slow in getting 10 work.
In fact. about the only business before u
was the hearing OF a report OF tae eefi-
rnfttes on resolutions If1at retof' was
criticised at arxt as lacking vim ana eom-
uraheaStv.uesx. These criticisms we're an
ewsrea by the statement that the resoln-
lions we're not an appeal 10 congress. but
a manifesto 10 the general pubic setting
form the astsfaae Of the lambefHisi et
the nation. However. the Introduction OF
: ,hlva resolution by ". IL. Simmons, of
xew york. ara the acceptance ef tf ~ the
committee gave general satisfaction Aha
stopped debate. The resolutions adopted
are.
whereas. 'rAe placing 81 lumber on ths
free list by the exisiiag iatsn hV a,ssy
from Canadian mills. buf ulseflaAtfthtr@ - -
g.kinst lumber as compared WIN "At'1
manufactures. therefore he y
s.Re~olved That fhis convention. FepIe-
eansire me effire lumber tnduNff3 % ms
rFnfse.f' states In GIL lines, respeSstatly pc
fitsona congress 20 place fufnp#f Oh t&is
ofutiahle list. and = = tnrinss a..,a~ a,
.sRraCIxed That each iGH1nef aeAiEr ~ ~
the United States be urged Y lhlnsen :, 80
~euators ~ his state and eonFFsEslls... y y
his district ftili Information sn isa.aia -, ~
the needs % sae lumber iadnstfys g 80 10
ay6 fhaf they can consistently assist IN
fhe tsassage 0s this measure: haAl'y.
..frxoived That fhEs eonxsstiien tes.7S .s.s-
nlzes the fact that unjust - y, S.,,,a
srevaiIs in some countries n es n,as = =
Ausrfra and elsewhere agasnss Anietisss - 2 :
lumber and ts8af we are emiafrst Dpp1s1e, 4 J,
10 such unjust O. stilss.ss'SS stssss.s.aS &C.,
~,e tnvoke fhe aid Of thei ustsa s1Atss :
es,nrreas for ire purpoEs q Fyieosaia4 w :
sauss. either by reeiproeiiy ~ oss ihs-
aW r. MER1ttDN Aleaas4b'
a. = NEfMEK, ArAADmAA.
.sH = kcKFsEY. Minnss9tA-
~W. n. SMITH. Alabama
III. G. TINS p.t...s.,. -.