Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-25
rs found IN the tatifi Hcts OF NOvsm.
Der !, 1891, and August 81, 1884
Itaays
TARIFF AND FARM PRODUCTS.

IL says
TARIFF AND FARM PRODUCTS.
"During the Inst fiscal year OF the
| operation OF the former law the Nc
Klnley tariff the agriculture. imports
on twenty aitioIes, the like Of which
we produce North and South, nmounl-
ed to s65, S04, 4i8; during the trst cal.
endar year OF the operations Of The
present EWilson tariff law the impor'
tation OF the same nfticles amounted
to Sl34, 06S, $50, or Au increase over the
former law Of S6s, 264,3l4. In the ex'
portatioU OF farm products we find the
discrepancy still greater In twenty
seven chief articles produced on the
farm. During the fiscsl year 1894 we
explrted farm products to the amount
OF 1907, 940 ,945, while during the cal.
| enuaf year 1896 there were exports In
the same products to the amount OF
only s75l 1888, 1887, decrease OF 1855.
| I13,00S. AddIng the gain in imports
to The lose In exports and the Aneri.
can farmer loses in one year 1924 337,.
1922. 1t may be claimed with some
show Of reason that other conditions
aside from the change In schedules
| produced this effect; az, for instance,
ON the article Of hides, on the free list
under both schedules, the Increase i'm
| portation was $40 .162, 272; on wool the
Increase was SCI .662,7lS. while our
exports in cotton and breadstutls re-
ceded ssl ,l22 $780,"
THE POLICY OF PROTECTION.
In order 10 give effect to the policy
OF protection, 1t should be observed:
/. That moat OF the products OF the
farm eau be supplied by American
farmers in sufficient amounts to meet
the total Deeus Of the American people.
This condition will evidently continue
Tor many year,, even with the enlarged
bone market that may be created by
needed Increase OF cur manufacturing
industriee.
III. 1t 10 further to be observed that
as to iarm products, 10 combination,
or monopoly, or trust, can be organized
to sxtort exorbitaDt prices. No ob1ec-
ton can be properly made rs to protec-
tion for farm products on the ground OF
monopoly.
Ill. Ii results from these c3nsidera.
tions that sound policy requires that as
to such farm products, the protection to
be given TO them should be so ample as
TO exclude all similar foreign products.
When American farmers can supply
all needed for domestic consumption,
why should they lose market for any
par? Why should foreigners draw
gold from the United States In payment
Tor commodities OF classes W hich Al er.
lean farmers can adequately supply?
Why net retain the gold to be paid t.
American farmer?
In view OF these considerations this
memorial asks the Congrsl OF the
United States to give the "moet am.
pie protection" for farm products OF
the CLASSES mentioned-that is, pro-
teotive duties which will give the
whole market 10 American farmers.
Among these products may be named.
ny Cotton, t2) hemp, ts) fax, ~
wheat, 10Y corn, 70 barley, az oats, Isl
potatoes, 10y hops. (1O) dairy products,
(ll) gsruen vegetables, Q2) poultry
anu eggs, Q8) live stock for use as
food, l4) sumo kinds OF tobacco, (l5)
small iruiis, Q6) apples and other or.
chard fruits, az hay, and Qs) pea
nuts.
Az TO SUGAR, RICE, ORANGES, ETC.
As to sugar, wool, rice and come
other products, some considerations
arise.
The cane and beet sugar industries
ars not yet sufficiently developed to
produce anything like the amount
OF sugar needed Tor domestic co stump.
ton. They can be In time so devel-
oped, under favorable legislation by
Congress anu the state governments.
Until this time sugar must be import
ed.
Tho form OF encouragement,
whether by protective tariff, or boun-
ties, or some Of both, ia a proper sub
ject Tor consideration. And this me.
moral especially urges urges that Con.
gress will give to these industries the
most ample aid and encouragement.
The production OF rice, grapes,
oranges and come other fruits needs
encouragement. They should have
the most ample protection.
WOOL.
Under normal conditions, the present
population OF the United Stated will
consume annually nine pounds per
capita OF wool, on the nnwashed basis,
or In all. $50, 600. 900 pounds, +, quiring
10000. 600 sheep for production. Ii
has been demonstrated that " the wool
tariff Of 1887 had been continued In
force to this time, with Improvements
W hNbpt ~ " we
would now have q suffi Client number
OF sheep to supply all the wool OF
every kind needed for consumption in
this country.
The taria net Of 1888 reduced the
duties OF wool, and under 1t sheep
declined In numbers. The free wool
act OF August "a, 1894, was the most
ruinons blow ever aimed at our great
sheep husbandry industry. The Hon.
s. N. d. North, the able secretary OF
the National Wool Manufacturer |
Association, in ali article IN the Sep.
TENDER number, 1896. of the Bulletin Of
that association, said:
"Under the act OF 1880 the focks Of
the United States had reached q total
Of AZ, 228, 900, and Were increasing at
tho rate OF about 100000 q year,
With value OF $3.50 head In 1892,
our fiocks were worth slls,O57, 500.