The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-08

4 Circular That Brought A"
Wsuted-fsvoring free- Trade.
The WAYS and means committee OF
the house OF representatives recently
Cen, GU, a circular Of inquiry 20 sew
aral Thousand manufacturers and ex-
nor,ers. asking for opinions as 10 the
iasirabilitv Of r.-enacting reciprocity
sac,son Of the tariff law under when
The nresident would be- enabled 70
nepotiate treaties with foreign gov
.rnments The real object OF the CIR.
cuiar was 10 make campaign capltal
for the republicans by representing
the policy OF freer trade throuyh
treaties as one which was favored py
the party which is wholly committed
l so the doctrine of trade restriction.
: A large number OF replies have oeen
/ received by the ways and means com
i mi,,ee. most OF them being favora ole
? "a the abolition Of duties which foreign
: countries impose on our exports WIN
/, tine protection inconsistency many
!, Of the writers say that WINE
,h.v favor the imposition ~ heavy
!. au,ies on goods brought into TINS
\. country they would like To see ioreign
!. tariffs reduced or abolished Mos' %
the republicans whose letters haN'
been published want reciprocity WIZ
south America or West Indian couh
- tries only, and opposed the idea OF &c
~ auctions in duties on European GOODS
IN considerable number OF the repie
d. % The circular were of nature ina
IN must have beeu highly dispensing
on the McKinleyite majority OF the way
ng .na means committee. They declar
chat they ONLY favored reciprocity
ng -, far as il tended toward the aboiatio
nd - ali restrictions on commerce. an
No boldly asserted their belief In In
or trade. pure and simple. Among otne
OF Who wrote to this effect were Mr. 4
n Farouhar, proprietor of the gre
agricultural implement factory
York. Pa; the Reading (Pa.) sto
FORKS: Sargent & Co. OF New have
ronn.. and Lowell Manufacturing !
lowell Mass The latter company q
. capital OF s.. 900. 900, and empio
about 2. 900 workers in the manufactu
~ carpets. The following are extrat
from its presidents message:
.pnr market is entirely at home
have made some efforts when ira
was very dull in this country to sec
trade abroad, but so long as tne.e
= duty on wool this was SIMPLY int
= sible. Theoretically. draw BACK
J 90 per cent CT the duty was aiio'
under the Mckinley bill, but ~
imdossible TO estimate the amounts
r actlv in accordance with the treas
- instructions Though some exp
were made of goods extremely
pressed in this market, no exp
were made by this company III
these conditions
- ..Va know of no way OF reno
< foreign restrictions upon our goou
,.n, Nv removing the restriction OF
,,a-.S To this country from thos'
tons
..Our output has increased aoou
mar cent in the last year, whiie
eo-5 has decreased about 20 per cent,
IL owing to the Substitution OF
ern machinery. but more larger.
~, ING to the reduction of duties on
~ Sailing prices. compared to the
l'io''A s;x years ago. are about 20 per
owen PIX
- less. =.
err no' .Foreirn competitors have IN
npara- santiago OF Americans chiefly u
5 timc COS, 81 spinning and preparation.
are OF coss rh.v have also the adva
arper's - more extensive and varied and
markets for carpet wools- In
y Of their machinery also is less :
part of the worsted machinery u
sbllsss thi. country being made abroa'
iect TO heavy duties. The manui
re ma ers of the United States can a.
lely in n;n,.rsst in the foreign trade
J of tic necessary. provided they a
hose OF h.mrared bv national restriction
Itch az ,,.c;allv II they have access, free
ln,v. 20 a full supply OF woo
otal of other r." .I,r n.arl
states. trade requires dn"""'y
II rs. ct- AN ooo ,Sou nds OF carpet wool,
s.. BOO cally all Of which is imported.
~. y. o. great importance to us tna'
lcs. lv3.vs -,,,ra .pter without dut,
lille the "oo's II. "