The herald., 1896-09-20
THE WOOLiNnUSTRY.

DaCCneS
the Republican nominee for president,
made the following statement of factsCO
regarding the wool industry, which will
quote exactly as printed in both papers,
the Times and The Herald, the dis
patches, of course, being identical:
protection to the farmer has been
recognized from the beginning of the
government until now as showing the
Importance of your industry. 1t is only
necessary to say that in 1892 there were
100000 wool growers, 100000 whose chief
occupation was that of wool growing.
There were probably one-fourth as many
more who were owners of small fiocks
of sheep in the United States.
This industry employed, besides
those who owned the tlocks, it is esti-
mated, at least a half-million laborers,
representing, with those who were de-
pendent upon them, nearly 100000 peo-
pie. There were 700 900 farms, averaging
100 acres each, devoted to this industry,
and the mountainous regions and the
vast plains of the great west, which are
not adapted to other kinds of farming,
have been utilized in this great industry
and made valuable. Every one of these
farms comprising 100 acres-1l20 900
acres in all-have been seriously injured
by placing wool upon the free list. In
one of the agricultural papers of the
west 1 have seen the statement that in
Oregon, Utah, Washington, Idaho and
Western Montana there were 6,il0,il5
sheep, which were worth in 1892 SIS, AL
900, and which in 1856 were worth only
Sc, 900. In 1892 we had 41,213, 553 sheep
in the United States, valued at $125.O0o,-
Tn, E,nI
sos, 900, 900. and the total import of WOODEN
goods in 1892, under the Republican pro-
tective tariff law, which was little
over s37 ,OOO,OO in 1895, under the Wilson
tariff law, these imports amounted to
more than $50, 000, 000.'
l do not think comment Will be neces-
cary after q proper correction OF this
statement has been made, and as pro-
pose making herewith, to-wit:
First-The United States census of
1890 states that there are 70,047 male
stock-raisers, sheep-herders and drov-
ers, and 6s7 females. engaged in like
occupation, and l fail to find any state
ment showing 100000, whose chief occu-
patton is wool growing" the census,
being a Republican product, is without
doubt a fair statement from RepuD-
lican, or high tariff, standpoint. | feel
no hesitancy, therefore, il quoting from
it as above; and it further states i'll as"
riculture, fisheries and mining total in
males of 1888 500; females, 619503. Of
this humber the male laborers are 2.556-
$50; female laborers, 447,0S5; farmers,
planters and overseers, 5,05o, 100; females
in same occupation, 22642 Any other
statement is a guess, as no statement
of sheep laborers is shown. The census
gives 10,797,571 acres of farms in MOI
tara, Wyoming, Colorado. New Mexico,
Arizona Utah, Nevada, Idaho, wash
ington and Oregon as improved, and
1867 1863 acres unimproved, and live
stock at $126,69S94S The grand total Of
farms is given at 4,564641, and all 1.-Two
stock at $2,20S, 1888. The grand total
of sheep in 1892 is given at 44,93S, 365,
valued at SIG, 121 300 The figures given
by Mckinley are 47,27S, 553, valued at
Sla50o0.o0O, which is correct for 1898. but
should be 5000, eG4 more in value, mere
bagatelIe when using big figures.
The census figures for 1885 are 4o,294,-
O64, valued at 66,6S5, 767. His figures
are approximately correct for the fol-
lowing year. that is, 1896. The year 1879
the number is 3S, 123.Sv0, valued at S79,-
023, 1884, 1883, AZ, 237 ,291 valued at SPA $780,
325.
The treasury department reports the
imports OF wool in 1892 as 14S,760,652
pounds. and in 1894, 55,152, 55S pounds.
The tariff on worsted yarns is 30 and
40 per cent ad valorem; on clothing and
manufactured wool goods, 40 and 50 per
was 672 pounds and in 1894 sos pounds.
These figures can be easily verified by
the public documents and reports, II any
one has the patience to read them up
and figure them out. So many people
are wholly interested and in earnest on
the politico-fl financial problem this year
that, perhaps, some one will compare
these figures with the nominees state
ment and understand the discrepancy.
To those who abhor figures, will state,
that the nominees figures are almost
entirely guesses, and when he has given
figures that can be found in good Re-
publican authorities, they are for the
wrong years--and I have concluded for
myself that Mr.. McKinley's statements.
therefore, are wholly unreliable and on a
par with his famous utterance that the
tariff is not tax.
Democrats seem to think, or concede
without thinking, that Mr.. Mckinley is
most moral and exemplary man and all
that sort of thing. If he is SO exact in
morals and demeanor, how can he deny
our (his) silver Savior, ignore his many
votes for free silver and his free silver
utterances, and be so reckless when
quoting figures? And when he indorses
notes, why does he go on paper for ten
times his assets? Is that business?
NELSON A. WOLCOTT.
MICHIGAN FOR FREE SILVER.
Editor Herald: The following is an
extract from a letter received by res
ident of Pasadena from the Hon. John
Heffron of Detroit. Mich, who is
well known politician, having occupied
many prominent public positions in
that state, and is a very close observer
in political matters. He says: You
can set Michigan down for the cause of
silver as a sure state for Bryan. I have
just returned home from long trip.
have visited many counties in the
state, and all the people that I ran
against are pretty unanimous for sill
yer, regardless of former political af-