The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-16

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Messrs. Ramsey, Of Texas; Lamb, of
Iowa; Forseman, Of Pennsylvania
Call, of Alabama, and Farm, of Vir-
ginia, were appointed as a committee
on permanent organization and retired
for meeting.
TWO-DOLLAR TARIFF.
There were addresses by Silas W.
Gardner and w. B. Judson after which
a general discussion followed, particl-
pated in by Mr. Simmons. of New
York; H. S. White, of West Virginia;
Congressman Dorr, of West Virginia;
d. F. Nelson, of Minneapolis; George
5. Holt, of Chicago, and others, who
united in favOring a tariff on lumber
of 81 per thousand. A. G. Foster, of
Tacoma. spoke at length on the Cam
adfan lumber being shipped in British
ships to American ports at 50 per thous-
and, while Americans are compelled to
pay from $3.50 to $500 per 1000. The
Canadian government takes back the
land after the timber is taken off it
and the lumber dealers have no taxes
to pay there. They also have cheap
labor and a tariff of 81 per 1000 would
not affect them in the market on the
Pacific coast
Mr.. Montana, Of the Indiana Retail
Dealers association, spoke in favor of
a tariff Of 81 per 1,00e and held that it
would not affect the price to the con.
sumers. Mr.. Werner, of St Louis, gave
elaborate statistics of the tariff duties
Of France and Germany and favored
an American tariff from So to So per
1000.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported as follows: President,
G. w. Goodyear. Buffalo,; vice presi-
dents, H. Clay Tunis, Maryland; e. E.
Skinner Florida. CQ1raf9TV q
Wells, Illinois.
The committee also recommended the
appointment of the following commit
tee on ways and means to represent
the lumbermen before congress at
Washington and to have general
charge of the interests Of the organiza-
ton:
John L. Roper, Norfolk, Va; S. J..
Marsh, Georgetown, S. c.; H. P. Smart,
Savannah, Ca; l. c. Enoch, Jackson,
Miss; s. w. Gardiner, Laurel Miss. !;
F. B. Williams, Palleison, La; F. M.
Hamilton, Nashville, Tenn; A. II. Win
chester, Buchanan, w Va; W: e.
Ramsey, Lake Charles, La; J. A. Free
man, Millville Ark; ]. B. White,
Grandion, Mo-; Elias Deemer, Will
Transport, Pa; Fred Upham, Chicago;
William Irvine, Chippewa Falls, Wis.
W. c. Denkman, Rock Island, ILL.,; A.
G. Foster, Tacoma, Wash. All the
OfncerS were maze eX-OII1C1O members.
of the ways and means committee.
The following were recommended as
members of the committee on resolu-
tions: w. B. Marchon, Michigan; A.
J. Neimeyer, Arkansas; A. G. Ack1ey,
Minnesota; W. T. Smith, Alabama; H.
Clay Tunis, Maryland.
After the unanimous adoption of the
report on permanent organization,
Temporary Chairman J. A. Freeman,
of Millville, Ark, appointed a COM
mittee to escort the permanent presi-
dent, Mr. Goodyear, to the platform.
Mr. Goodyear spoke at length on the
protection accorded iron and other in
dustries and the discrimination against
lumber, the largest of American in
dustries. He urged all to be at Wash
ington this winter and also next win
ter Recess was then taken until 2:30
.. m.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The convention was late assembling
after noon, and slow about getting to
work. In fact, about the only bust
ness before it was the hearing Of the
report of the committee on resolutions.