New-York tribune., 1896-03-30
1hORE VIEWS on RECIPROCITY
REPLIES STILL COMING IN FROM B1,sI-
NESS MEN.

IONS EXPREssED-coNsIDERAB
DIVERSITY SHOWN
asn'hston. March 2S-The Ways and Means
Hommttee's queries to the commercial interests ~
''i' country on the reciprocity idea in tariff ar
,,nn "e"'s continue to attract widespread atten-
.o'i, as shown in the numerous responsas from
leading organizations and from all sections
Inc investigation has resulted in an unnracsden,
.u oppression OF frank opinions and advice NJ
h.gny diversified character
from among the more important letters received
-. .-e ias' lew days by the committee the following
extracts are taken:
SlandaId Oh Company, New-York-We are not
consnmnt rat a. reciprocity has materially affected tne
Many cIunirie W ,nen ,mierdcan OF one way or another.
%s,atm % mere matter of revenue which would not be
meipeo p, by reciprocity, though a reau.,ion OF dutv
would undoubtedly stimulate consumpI on u O'''
~ ,he i tN. d. Board OF TradeMe consider it
prlhclpe TO future tarin legs ation Hy means of
with manv nfegonaOns fose9 treaties may be arranged
enGess onG Oh production OF American industries may
Peiton Wheel Company San Frarcisoo-We favor
reciprocity most decidedly We '"'0'
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship COMPANY
Inc Inc reciprocity treaty enabled us to double our
pnas oaee eapacIty to cuba and yet carry full car
'oHnage tg capacity, but with less than half carsoes
Heath q Miilgan Manufacturing Company paint
eSipocity that is really reciprocity based on good
iuusmeht and common-sense that will go hand-ln-
american fen industries and American labor. and
lurnlsh adequate revenue to meet the expenses in
CURED IN maintaining our Government.
, National Association of Wool Manufacturers
boston-This organization believes most heartily
Of the act of & ha ,Sev S the er recpr9S clauses
neal neal IN extending the foreign commerce of the
inoment mon practicable The manufacturers connected
nize tha, b are as rule men who recos-
be successfully carried on in this country must be
projected in some degree from the competing woods
Ions t involving a much lower the producer,
& ny reason OF their attitude in this respect. and in
view OF the fact that they anticipate extension
OF their markets in South America in consequence
oa recprocy treaties they are debarred from advo-
in your circular
Louis Contencln Sons frul, dealers Ncw-York
NO be'ter example can cited the benefit
or reciprocity than the serious losses sustained by
cO.n france and Italy through The rupture Of The
Wss1 1'ay II proved Almost national disaster
reduced those nations beneiited should ,ecprocae.
mere being no sense in giving millions away with
ator Pettigrew's psrmanent COMMISSION to take
preliminary steps with foreign Governments toward
establishing commercial treaties. The keynote
should be reasonable protection to our products
and our industries toward those nations willing TO
". H. Parsons & Co. manufactures New-York
Our export trade has continued to grow. noiwith-
standing the rereal Of the reciprocity treaties but
In the absence OF ANYTHING better we are in sym
pathy with the re-estahlshment OF such treaties
with the South American nations
A. II. Muford Company. chemists. Philadelphia
American countes IL a. OUR b s ,o ,ne we 5n
Be able to successfully Compete with fSreisn manu-
entire market for pharmaceutical products
Lanman & Kemp. chemists. New York-The gen
in our opinion. unfavorable TO the trade Of this
country. While the exports to certain countries Of
etc. may have incres I'd. the reverse was the case
producers the expense Of others. which. perhaps
procty. it would preferable 10 restore the
duties on coffee tea opium and other articles now
beneft 10 the foreign producers hut of little ad-
vantage to the consumers here. We would recon-
mend that the duties on raw materials be removed;
that. putting skill: against the cheap labor OF
Europe we may be put IN the position to com2e,s
with foreign manufacturers ,.,..o,.,s
only 10 American countries. for the reason tnat
IA EuoS. our ,h. Line % ~sa .se, rsda
in the wages that are enabled TO pay. ..
Hnf IL avo2 SS"1iany 81 cns1a aSr @
with Spanish American countries alone but with
time place discriminating duties on -four as com
pared with whea 6e so S@u1s sS@ %ne
s1H Article, "a'ef''i. ''SS eN''D4e on "N',u'1,''
Waldo Smith. presient-My deliberate conviction
Is thar what the ant fr naeea csarges al es
and anaDs from maai all s aaf fURsts astson ne'' 0
The Cincinnati Corrugatlng Company; steel and and
OF reciprocity being the wisest and most effective
principle eyer INTRODUCED in the GommfrenI i Iefs
which would enable US eventually We e capture our
fq Of hs msat es o. hs of Duluth
Mimi. and Superior. Wis,Heartily favor genera
ity treaties with foreign countries Having already
been tried and proven successful as the rec9ra [ o.
the short period when the previous reciprocity law
was in effect Will show we beieye ms 10 De 'ne h
0Psn tss Msns q Si Gn
oy the sefara ar 'hs Of the and
believe II 70 be more or less unwise not d3nser h
treaty making branch Of the Executive Department
Of The dS1 by sTnsTal aw St. Louis
Favor reciprocity principles In future tlrn legsIa.
ton from to 0 END sap Any o Of
raw material simply impover!shes the county, ana nd
peS" believe that at any country that viii discriminate
against our labor should be shut off commercially
from the United States altogether ..o Mo
We consider reciprocity treaties properly got
W gRnffalo nf Merchants Exchange- Recommend gen
reciprocity treaties with foreign nations so far as
means sSn'S lowering Of our tariffs to favored few
nations am in Iayor Of voTeh Il as fT al he
i"s am In favor Of it until we reach condition when
We can freely buy and sell with the whole world
oresnsITo make reciprocity acceptable and bene.
6cial 10 the country as "A whole. Congress must put
aside po.iHcs and honest craftsmanship shouin pt
substituted Our commercial intercourse win such
Countries as embrace the benefits OF reciprocity can
only be Increased by establishing upon nrrn Dass
wel-equpped and fact steamers 70 ply between @ ins
and such countries. under the United States nag
and in order 10 sustain such lines OF steamers CON
press should b. liberal. and by subsidy mtlntaih
such linos until they are sef-supporng by the IN
creased business. ,,,,.s4,.,. =,
r D. Wood & Co. iron founders PhiladelphiaIlf
|, ia possible to re-establ!sh reciprocity as was me
case few years ago. nothing could be done l whcn
woud more facilitate the expansion OF the export
trade in our particular branch OF manufactures AS
t cost of production in this country we are almost
on the same .eve as the manufacturers abroad ana
we only need some such assistance as RECIPROCITY 10
s,trac m this country a very large volume OF the6e.
National Live Stock Exchange. ChicagoIRecproc-
LIZ IL ALWAYS favorable 10 promotion OF the lorelsh