Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-07
URGE MODERATION.
Sessea manufacturers Oppose High
I. Dates ON Wool.


~ Duttes Wool.
Some o. the severest criticisms not
only " special duties and clauses, but
of The whole accused protective sys-
TEN, come from the protected mapufac-
tuners themselves In their struggle with
opposing interests. Mr.. S. N. ID. North,
secretary of the Wooden Manufacturers
association, is now and always has been
a stanch protectionist> As such he be-
lieves that the o.O00, O0o consumers OF
this country are legitimate subjects for
plumber and that the manufacturers
are the proper persons to enjoy the pro-
lection plumber.
The free wool experiment which we
have been trying for three years. be-
sides being an object lesson in the way
of cheap woolens. has taught the
wooden manufacturers that they can
make as much or more profit with free
WOOL and moderate protection, which
permits people OF moderate means to
wear reol wooden goods, than with high
duties on both wool and woolens which
restrict the use of Voolens to peo-
pie In good circumstances. The manu-
facturers therefore display more than
their usual modesty and patriotism in
the advice which they ore giving to
congress- Mr.. North Is IN Washington
20 voice the man ufacturers' patriotism.
Here Is part of his advice as taken from
the Washington correspondence of the
Dry Goods Economist:
am free TO say the bill is far from salts
factory TO tho wooden manufacturers. Tho
chief fault Is to be found with the raw
wool duties, which are so high that our
manufacturers will find themselves sorely
em62rras sed II is true the committee has
provided compensatory Duties which are
nFsbably sufficient TO Offset the duties on
row wool. but the difhcGity will be- In my
epfnton. that the very considerable In
crease In price which must be made to
cover the additional cost OF raw material
win have the effect OF cutting down con-
sumption 70 ain extent that Will be disas-
trous to the manufacturers. I do not con-
tend that the rates on wooden manufac-
lures I'm the bill are not sufficient 10 protect
US against too severe foreign petition.
but the limit OF the consumers purchas-
ing power must control him In buying
WOODEN manufactures. and fear the rates
or the new bill Will very materially restrict
consumption.
This. Is practically saying TO Dingley,
ifldrich and the other servants of the
protected manufacturers Mt Washing
ton:
go slow with your high duties and
don't try TO protect too many. lfyou
let everybody into the protection ring,
there will be nobody outside to prey
upon and we. will have TO prey upon
each other. Don't make the mistake
OF taxing raw material too high. We
wouldn't mind il il we could sell our
goods and charge the tax over to the
consumer. But when the Tux Is so high
that We have to make eur prices almost
out Of sight we have found that we can
not cell 90 many goods because the peo-
pie cant afford To wear clothes-that
is. wooden clothes. which are the only
ones worth considering. because they
are the only ones which we manufac-
ture. Our soIicitude for the dear Amer
lean consumer Is such that we do not
wish TO compel him to clothe himself in