The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-13
WHAT WOOL MEN WANT.
DUTIES THAT WOULD MAKE
THEM SUPREMELY HAPPY.
National Wool Growers, However,
Lock Horns With the National
Association of Wool Manufac-
turers-Some Figures Presented.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The National
| WooIgrowers' association took excep-
! ton to the statement of their differ
ences with the manufacturers about
the wool schedule as voiced by Secre-
tary North of the National Association
of Wool Manufacturers in his inter-
view with a reporter of the United As
sociated Presses. President William
Lawrence, of the Woolgrowers' asso-
citation, voices his dissent as follows:
THE committee of wool manufac-
turers proposed as the highest rate
they would aid in securing duties as
follows:
on class l, woods of the value of Is
cents per pound or less. a duty of
cents per pound; on woods over 16 cents
per pound. 10c. duty; double on washed,
treble on secured
THE rate in the Mckinley act of
1890 is IL cents per pound. without any
dividing line as to value, double on
washed, treble on secured
"Two-On class two. woods of the
value of 16 cents per pound or less,
cents per pound: on woods over 16 cents
in value, II cents per pound duty. But
these woods then come in at these
rates, washed, treble duty for secured.
The rate in the Mckinley law was u
cents IN the same wav, treble II
secured.
.'Three-On class three. woods. the
ad valorem rates of the act of 1890, on
woods valued at Is cents per pound or
less, 90 per cent, and 30 per cent over
that value.
THE committee of wool manufactur-
ers required that all woods should be
imported skirted without any addi-
tional duty.
THE committee of the national wool
growers declined to agree TO these rates
and they were rejected by unanimous
vote OF the association
The National Woolgrowers' associa-
ton proposed as the lowest rates of
duty TO which they would agree, duties
as follows:
Duty lon woods of the first class
and second-class, a duty of II cents
per pound, double on washed, treble on
secured
.'2-On third-class woods, sometimes
called CARPET woods, but largely used
in the manufacture of clothing goods,
a duty of S cents per pound, unwashed,
as the-r now compete with and sup
plant the use of merino and down
woods. Double If washed, treble if
secured.
Am additional duty of cents per
pound on ali skirted woods.
The skirting adds TO the value of
wool, because:
1T to a large extent saves the cost
of sorting-an expense of at least q
of a cent per pound.
'2-By rejecting the skirts or inferior
portions OF the fleece, the Skirted part
to be imported into the United States
is rendered more valuable. This was
endorsed b. a vote of the National
Woolgrowers' association unanimously.
except one dissenting vote. This was
the exception on division of appointing
woolgrowers. so far as known The
committee OF wool manufacturers de-
clined 20 assent to the rates of duty
proposed by the woolgrowers. and the
conference of the committees adj
journed sine die.
The woolgrowers claim that the
duty of cents per pound in cOmDeti-
ton with skirted Australian merino,
shrinking about so per cent in scour-
ing, would not give protective bene-
fit o. cents per pound to American
merino, shrinking in securing Sc %
per cent per pound. The import of
third-class wool at less than cents
would be ruinous to woolgrowers. AS
to this, all the woolgrowers were
agreed. With the compensatory duties
which the manufacturers will receive
their industry would abundantly
prosper under these rates"