The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-09
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GLdSS. UARBLE AID STONE INDUS
INNS 4Sh ron men TIEIFF.
Manufacturer, of Cut Glass Claim That
They Cannot Compete With Foreign :
Goods-Before the Committee.

WASHINGTON. ID. g., Jan. s.-The
Ways and Means Committee to-day heard
representatives OF the eartnenwtre. glass
ware. marble. and stone Industries.
r.. ". Walker OF Beaver Falls, Pa,
the first speaker advocated change ia
the section OF the present law relating
90 titles, favorins new ciassincauon
with specific duties.
r.. W. Leslie. of Philadelphia. advocated
the retention Of the present duty On co-
ment.
on behalf OF tne slass-DlOweis ol lnn"i7'
tue restoration ot me mckinney rates
GLAss-BLOWERS.
r.. a. Again. OK otreatOr llL. glass
blower. sud mat the American WorNmeh
had been ariyen 10 the wall ty the pres
cuL tariu law. Works mad been closed,
wages reduced, and the hours OF Work iu-
creased. Under the Mckinney Law the
industry had proslcred, ana az the same
Time the cost or bottles was reduced -
uer cent Under present conditions 30
Was becoming more and more dlulcuil
for the American glass-DlOwcrs tO hoiu
their own against the cheap LABOR dDiodi.
The ola duty was simply just and ialt
and injured no one. The present dulN
mad I'D no way benefited tine consumer
and had almost ruined the Wofkmeh. },
was simply DahlIs from those Who had
httle aad giving tO those VINO had ihDci.
". j. smith. of iittsburg' spoke lor
the workers Iu flut and lime glassware.
tue most important branch OF the glass
Industry. employing the greatest Aliun'i
or laDOicrs ana uaNlu6 the dlbe7l 'Ntl,,-i.
He asked for protection ON llihc ana ma.
products iu order that the industry mlbul
live and employment bee given thc idle
women. Bohemia, with the cheapest
labor ia The world, was the greatest COM
u.rftor Germany. where the wages
were only about Onc-hah ~ Wull tlty
were here. came next. l"' $50.
needed stimulation now more tndn tfvl
before. and in his opinion ne duties given
should exceed those lu We Ac'Nlii'5 ''"'
CUT GLASS.
W. T. D0riilueer, Of Sew oIh' iepi
soutlue the Cut-Glas- Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION. said high tuiu ca cut glass
was necessary ln order 10 compete sue
ccs sfully with the ware liOuuced hs
cheap foreign labor.
l.. L. Bod.ne OF Philadelphia. a manu-
facturcr of cylinder window glass anu
green and niut bottles. said mat the tl-
fect OF the present law had been 90 re-
uuDe wages. close factories ana mann
ruut NEST OF the domestic makers. me
importation of foreign glass was unneccs-
sarv. as the mills of this country were
able % supply the home demand, ana
would do $50 if the labor alone was given
the requisite protection. Under these
conditions lc tho uEht IL rehrohthle. JH7'
and necessary To- have rates not lower
than those uNed in the Mckinley law.
Samuel Burns. representing the WINDOW
glass makers Of pittsburg. said that those
he represented required am additional
tarln 10 compete with foreigners. The
effects OF the Wilson bill had been disas-
tr0us 20 the v,rkmen and tho trade. tine
WOrkmeu being forced 10 accept "a ieduc-
zion of from 81 to %, unr cent
I{eprcs tutatiyes of thc PETERS " New
Jersey and East Liverpool o.. plead pra'-
ucally the stme story ass the elass-bloW
ers and made the same appeal for pro-
ttCtiCu.
TARIFF OK MARBLE.
4 Rutland WI marble quarryman ask
ed for duty on marble.
AIr j.. NJ. stewart Of Chattanooga,
Teun % manufacturer OF lava gas tips.
advocated specific duty OF I'D per cent.
per gross ou impOrtatiOus oi lava tips.
The committee adjourned until tO-mor-
row. when those interested in iron, steel
and lead ores viii be heard.