The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-30

rescntinE the cotton yarn spinncrs' as
ISOLATION OF the United States. about
10000 sNludlcs. said that the main
trouble with the present law was that
the duties levied We're practically ad.
yalorcm and permitted Of extensive
undcr-vuluation. The present schedule
would be satisfactory Il the two provl-
sos were stricken out, which limited
the duty on yarns not exceeding twea-
ty-HYC cents per pound to eight cents,
USCSCdiHS twenty-five and not exceed
Ing forty cents. fifteen cents and eX-
rcedIng forty cents. ioriy-AVc per cent
advnlOrCm.
Mr.. SANFORD produced statistics show
Ing that In 1898 the importAtiunS OF
yarns We're $4,000 pounds and In 1896,
tt5l, 900 pounds He said that tho conr--
rr grades Of yarn could De mInuIa--
iurel in this country. especially in
the south. owing 20 long hours md
chcnp labor pcChIps as cheap!y as in
England. He recognized. he said. that
some tinIs IN the fuiurc the south
might become 4 competitor In the man-
usic;ure oi the finer yarns.
simeon .. Chase, OF Fan River, Mass.
Oh behalf OF the cotton cloth manutac-
turcrs, said those whom h.. represent
ed did not ask an increase Of duty, al
though on the finer grudeS they did not
have adequate protection. They rccus-
nized that the new classification In two
or thee amendments 10 compel ina
port1tiOn OF certain classes under Sps-
Ci;lc duties rs they wcr" persuaded
that abuses had crepS in. They also de-
sired new definition OF goods con-
taining three hundred threads and up
MnrIl She - tpRb ITTnvn
hroldcTcd or figured woven goods. Il
class Of goods o; recent manufacture.
;hsy asked an additional duty OF 80
per cent. Mr.. Chase also asked f0r
some provision which would protect
tsan from handkerchief rnlnufACUI"-
ers who Imported clothes marked OF
wita simple lines OF color. This, he
claimed. was cle1f evasion OF the
Law.
4 representative OK the cotton grow
ers OF the MissIssipp! Valley. j r.
Craig, of VIcks3urg. appeared TO ask
for 4 duty on Egyptian cotton. This
product was underscllinS the extra
staple cotton Of the Mississippi valley.
having greatly decreased in price dur
ing the past ten years. -->-
THE south would be selling It's
bIrthr!ght FOR n u1oSs OF pot;age 20 ask
Sor this protection" commented Rep
reseHtatiVe Wheeler, OF Alabama.
What do sou call Its bITthright?'
Chairman DlnSlcy asked.
Free institutions. free trade. free ev-
eTything," replied Mr.. Wheeler.
The feature Of the day was a brie'
oral argument made By L. G. Iiavey. oC
New York, representing the textile man
UticturerS association, II favor OF more
stringent regulations 20 prevent under
valuations and fraud on the revenue.
Mr.. HoYry has q quasi connection with
tha New York board ot general up-
Pralscrs.
The others who appeared before the
committee to-day were:
Robert Billings. OF Philadelphia, for q
change nf specific duties on cotton hos
tery ard slightly higher; Robert NJ
Cooper, OF O!ncyv!lc, Il. l., who asked
:or 30 cents a dozen and 20 per cent ad
vatoren on cotton hosiery; James Tai
cott. OF New Britain. Conn. and W. II.
B!lyeu, ot Philadelphia, for higher rates
on hosiery; q. Il. StoHer. Of WTiGhiE-
Vile. Pa. for u new classification OF en-
brodeTed goods and an Increase or the
rate. and W. II. Chapman. Of East
Hampton, Mass. who asked shat silk
buttons be placed in the silk schedule.
Some Telling Point.
During the progress OF the hearing.
Robert W. Cooper, president OF the Brit
ish Hosiery Company, OF OlneyTille, r.
l., presented figures 20 show that the
cost OF producing the grade OF gooGs
manufactured by his firm Is 81 &c per
dozen IN the United States and 50 cents
n Germany.
The labor cost Is 72 cents Int he United
Stntcs and q cents In Germany. Work.
.uen In the American mills earned SIC Il
week and women 5, while men IN Ger
many made 81, and women 81 -. In be-
half OF his firm he asked Il duty Ot 40
cents n dozen and 30 per cent ad VHlo-
rem, 81 cents 4 dozen protection bclnl;
needed 70 place the American goods on
thc market OIL lii equality with the
German.
Mr. Payne, OF New York. incidentally
said that trclEhts from Germany 20 New
York and Chicago were often as cheap
as from New England points 10 the
came cities.
James Taicott. or tho AmoTlchn Hos
icyy Company, Ci New britain, Conn,
manufacturer 0s full fashioned hose and
underwear, stated that n the present
rate OF 80 per cent ad vnlorem, his mlllB
had bacn Idle or running on limited
Zinc under tho Wilson i2w-
W. II. Bilycu, OF the Philadelphia
Knitting MILE, stated that the hose
manufacturers would later pTeBcEt Il
schedule OF rates desired by them.
Robert PillinGS. OF Philadelphia, rep
rngcntlng the manufacturers OF cotton
hosiery, gave notice that lit would later
submit brief In favor Of some chanGca
In this schedule.
In reply 10 question by Mr.. DinElcy
n To the labor conditions In GGrmnny,
Ihe chief manufacturer or cotton hos
icTy. he said thn wages here were four
timrs thosc paid In Germany
At the afternoon scsslon. 6lls and
silk go0d5 were taken up.
J.. II. Stoncr, OF Wrlgh,Jvlllc, Pa,
filed brief asking fur new Clh8gliiCa-
ti1n of embroidered curtains and other
embroidered goods. The duty on such
goods was reduced by thc act Of 1884
from 60 10 20 per cent. MO3t OF these
goods, he said, were now TncdH In Bel
GUM. and many millions we're annually
imported. IIr asked for bOth nm I'D va
lJrrm and Il Encc!Ac duty.
W. II. Chapman. q SILK button manu-
factur"r o: Eas; Hampton. Ma6.. made
n brlcr argument In favor uf placing
ellli buttons in the silk EOhcdnlc.
Wants Specific nHtItS.
T., C. lIDyoF, nt New York, represent
Ing the Textile MGmuractur"rs' Aasoca-
ton. appeared 10 make n general argu.
;Ecnt In favor Of 4 return to specific du.
ties Tie subject Of undcrgdlua ti0ug
leading TO cxlrnsIvc frauds on the Trvt.
nur h. urged should be Cnrciully cXnm-
incd by the committee. lIc ,lid he hhi
mg1c an extensive tour abroad last
year % loOl; Into thls subject and IA n
result hc nUprilcd - the cOmnmiltrr
10 look carefully nL every schedule 10
Ecp II they could not wipe away every
lg0p.lOlc by whiuh the dIsll5nCgl lmp%-