The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05

erfiar rate Of duty on the wrapper lear.
H. had said al thar time that such "
rate would not permanently bcnent lHe
domestic grower, but would very huen
clrar making. He thought be coul1
prove that what he had said there ma
cone true lie had Put in writing tne
argument which he desired 10 SUBMIT
and he proceeded TO read IL.
lie recommended the charge or puly
ON leaf tobacco from dincrcntial Of Sl'"D
nor uOund on wrappers and 30 cents "
| iouud on filters 20 a uniform specific Iate
ou an uustemcd leaf tobacco. win
reasonable addition, also specific, hol
exceeding 80 per cent on stemmed leal.
AS these two grades could be readiy
DISTINGUISHED by Occular inspection, tneie
| WAS no valid objection TO "a discrimlnd-
ton. The experience Of the past SIX
/ vrars had amply demonstrated that WIN
| tho most careful efforts the present la"
/ could not DO justly administered Ihe
discrimination was no longer deinahleS
/ Iv tie large mass Of farmers, who had
| discovered that they could not overcome
/ tie demand for the Sumatra except ~
pr0hlhitive duty, which would DE desliu iuc
] ti.e to the cigar industry. lie hehcN't
! q rate OF so cents a pound on imported
/ leaf tobacco was an the trade could stAna.
Vhc chairman CallfI Dir. Schroeder IS
attention TO the fact that the foreish
price OF Sumatra tobacco had largely
] gone I'D between ANNpi MNNn iNN 'NNf "'''
/ 81 "a uDund and 1896. when the duty was
| 81 80 and asked whether the foreigners
/ hal taken advantage Of the reduction III
| duty 90 put Up the price ia a -poAu-
! Err sebroodcr did not coincide I'm that
! Wow. ramarking that the increase iu price
! was larger between 1893 and 1e0i-io
! cents "A u0und-duriug which period me
! Mckinley act was in force. than II was
/ between 1891 and 1896. Besides the con-
! sunnfion OF Sumatra tobacco was not
| limited 10 the United Statcs. lt was
/ used for cigar wrappers in every country
| in rur0ne. He added that there WAS
no market anywhere Tor American wrap
"Y9u might as weir said he, tell a
1 woman that calico is just as good az
! silk. that 10 VIII wear as We'll ana ls
! mucl cheaper. While silks are IN the
/ market tle woman viii have the silk
SOUTHERN TOBACCO.
Mr Turner inquired ass 90 the tobacco
! crops of fl0riut ana Heoibla.
Mr. Schroeder replied that those two
! State produced crop of about million
! u0una. DOB Der cent OF which was used
/ Tor wrapper purposes, and was used AS d
! substitute for Cuban tobacco.
els L a lair su0stitulcE' Ar. Turner
asked.
! Schroeder replied. "lt is used for miNins.
! do not think 10 is anything more Ike
/ cuban tobacco lt- Qldilly ANA NANot liitA
! ohio to.accO ls. but lt looks more hAe
! D. and tni do very "-il aa d. aeeelFei'
Sit. II s, Frye, OF Windsor Conn, adj
! 0re- cd Tire committee On BEHALF OF lnt iu-
] tcrcsts %. tIe tobacco growers OF Ne"
| England. "Ile only ovation Of tAe Zoe
! baDcO industry of sew England ii o. olty
/ ON tobacco hugh enough ty protect what
/ little ls Jet Ot tnc homo market to the
/ domestic IroIlccrf' Ae flld. SumAlit "a
| tobacco Wai a luxury, and hc mad been
| tod DF Ci1. rulakera ,nut even li "a oulf
/ OF fOur Or IEe dollars per pound We're
| placed on t.ls tobacco IL would not dee
| crease its Ipoftati0n. bul as Sumai II
/ was a luxury and a. matter ol fancy ne
/ held that ll should have been taxed as
| such. and ON th.s ground he asked Tor ~
/ hilh ratio of duty, which would allow
| American growers t0 furnish wrappers
for tho Ave-cet cigars. Wages in New
| England We're I'D per cent higher tAan ID
CIGAR MANUFACTURERS.
After recess Mr. Moses Kohn. presto Gont
| OF The National Associuion of Cle p
| Manufacturers, pr entcd'ueir case. Tho
cigar mHuufac ctur.re. Doe said, well urdrf-
/ stood tho conditions which rendered 3D. TO-
] vision OF the tarif necessary at This time.
| They knew fun well thar not only was
/ it necessary TO pi .cr tho revenues of lhe
/ Government Ou basis which would meet
tIe urUN .dry ch .oueNf, NNt tNr9 Mtit
| also advised of te fact That tine theory
| of the proposed tIIr revision would Dee
! u lne with the theory OF protecting
American labor nd American indNs-
I'm common wifi an other American
| manufacturers Trey We're in harmony
with tho principle of protection referred
/ 10. and they consequently did not appear
| for the purpose Dl asking any exemption
| from bearing just and proper share ct
| the burdens OF m intalniug the Govern
| mcnt. which. conn red with ether indus
| tries. they had borne IN excess Of their