The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-30
COTTONMANUFACTURERS
rypsy,r 4HEIR CLAIMS BEFORE
u1ysAND MEANS COMMITTEE.
xh.x Contend That Under Present Tariff
Foreign Competition L. loo strong FOR
fhe Industry in This Cougtry,

the Committee Of Ways ana Means OF
the House OF Representatives, opened
with the discussion OF Schedule l. Cotton
Manufactures"
There were SIX members Of the com
mitlee present when promptly al 10 A.
n. the proceedings were opened. These
were the chairman (4lr. Dingiey ci
Malncj. and McssIs. Payne OF New 4ofE.
lgaas of Kentucky. and Dalzcil Of Penn
sylsanis-su Republicans, ana MessI7.
1iCMllln OF Tennessee ana wheeler o.
AiabJIla-DemOl.at
The first section Of the schedule Ia
lates 10 the duty on cotton thread aLd
caf0cl yarns and Oh Warps OF warp
yarn. The gentlemen Who were present
10 ,uiphten the committee in regard 10
those manufacturcs were Mcssrs. Andrew
J.. sanford R. G.. Kerr. and 81. j.. ho"-
ldld. representing the Cotton spnnefs
Association OF Fan River. Mass, and
1lcssrs. j. 4. Campbell. D. q. Young, and
4. j. McNally. OF Manay unk, Pa
AZ. Sanford stated The views Ol uc
Cotton SpiuneTs Association, and was
subjected To- close questioning on the part
Of the TWO Democratic members.
AN AID VALOREM MEASURE
Mr. Sanford said that TIE pr0vlsos
placed ia The present tariff b.I had prac-
tcsliy made 10 au al falofem measure.
lf was simply impossible for the spinners
OF ihia country TO put out any nne yarns.
rs FAR ass these yarns went the bib was
imperative and the mills had been COM
peled 60 stop the making of line yarns
and Try The mahDs of coarse goods for
which their machinery was not adapted.
nder the present bu, fine yarns import
Ell were uudertalled. The manufacture
was injured and The Government was
deprived Of much revenue. The Cotton
Spuucrs' Association would he willing
T. have The present rates on cotton yarns
remain If the prov.sos in the laws regard
ing them We're stricken Ouf. The iin-
pouat0u of these yarns had increased
fror' some 10000 pounds in lN3 ID over
2n10Ol pounds this year.
The paragraph in the present law COM
planned of provides that I'm no case shall
tie duty levied exceed eight cents Der
pound ON yarns valued az not exceeding
- cents per pound. nor exceeding ID cents
per pound on yarns at over o. cents per
pound and not exceeding 90 cents per
pound
Provided further. that on an yarns
valued at more than 40 cents per pound
there shall Doe levied collected and PAID
duty OF 81 per cent an valorom.
FRAUDS EASY.
S. p. Chaco. of TaI River. Mass. spoke
for The makers of cotton cloth They
were not sufficiently protected on the fine
end of the business ho said and would
ask FOR "a few amendments 90 the present
law in this direction. They wanted
new classification for cloths exceeding
tnr'e hundred threads 20 the square inch.
o.N'f"lre ther were satisfied with the
present duties
They also desired TO have goods known
as inquired ucaVes" specially provided
Tor This was O. now branch of the in-
d-siry and tne figure doubled the value
o. the goods
Another matter De wished 70 cnU at-
t,hlion 20 was the importation Of plain
e.olh marked off in coior0d squares tla
size N handkerchiefs Fine cloth ,,.,e
imported in this way. duiiahie as common
hahdkerchiefs AS soon as imported
ihcse goods were scnt 10 lo hnachod +hs
Hnfs taken out. after which thew corla Dr..
us'a Tor any purpose In this way rroa+
frauds were perpetrated
re complained bitterly Of ad valo~o-
u-.les ond the undervaluation practlcod
Answering MI MoMmn De said that
a- the process OF manufacture improved
the price Of goods fen Comrofifior
va, 80, 80 ,,h,nrp in the United States that
u would Keep prices down even if
pFoMaiiorr duty was placed ON the goods
HAS TO IMPORT YARNS.
hepyine 10 Mr.. Duriov Dee said that
Nuilhs me past two years Dee had been
forced 10 import lne yarns as no maker
IN this country could supply them at
prices as low as those at which they
could De- Imported.
his attention was called by Nr
Wheeler of Alabama. 10 statements of
several authorities 90 The effect that
labor was better paid iu Europe. Die
did not agree 20 This on the other
hand. Doe said hc was positive fhc Amrri-
can lahorcrs lhis. at lcasU were better
paid.
Robert Filling. OF Philadelphia.
maker Of stockings and underwear. said
that Inter be- would eumDft 90 statement
covering what hosemakers desired. The
present law was not satisfactory, cslt-
caly on fashion goods.
ON underwear mo- change NoNl ir
asked lie requested the committee 90
strike from che stocking trnri.If tiHN-
eu This covered "a class of 'old cut
goods made on knitting frames Ih'N
We're no LONGER made tnt NNNlO n'. .'
soll but u the clause remained DC mitll
prove loophoie for fraudulent impui sA-
ti0u-
Referring TO labor he said that here
it was paid four times az muCn as IN, l
was ln Germany. the great ''i-'i'''''D'
iu the stocking frnnc.
For years he said. cur 2ooi ie had nee"
FtrugrNrg tc supply inc l+7i'i'N
and were lCrnrlne TO gct "a iooiaolu, u.l
,r1er me present trin law they could
not succeed. Tho Seamless uacllne. ah
American irVtuflou. was now beng mace
abroad. and This added greatly 10 the
''''' STOCKINGS.
r. w. Cooper Of Omcyvle R. J., a
manufacture OF the finer grade of stock
inrs. asked for tafin OF forty cents PCT
dozen and 81 PCT cent. ad Nalofem on an
goods cosfinr 81 10 ucr dozen and under.
The cost Of making goods here was three
times as great os DO was in Germany. anu
ne ratc asked fcr would exactly eaualze
conditions in the two CoI-frles ANA put
our people on the same iooilnc iil'