Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
libertines and gamblers because they had a

libertines and gamblers because they had
foreign label.
Senator Perkins. OF California. presented
the memorial recently adopted by the State
Fruit Growers organization In addition
to the recommendations of Mr.. Bowers. he
asked for duties on nuts and lima beans
and chicory. and that the duty of the Will
son law on coeoanuts be dropped.
The almond growers of California were
represented by T b. Armstrong, of Cam
po. He stated that from 81, O00,OOO to $l5,-
000.0G) was invested in the business and
from 2O.000 to 30.010 hands employed The
business had been brought to the verge of
bankruptcy by the Wilson law, and an in
crease of rates from cents 10 6 cents was
asked
David Lubin. of California, made brief
speech in advocacy of export bounties on
agricultural products.
Grand Master Rhone. of the Pennsyl-
vauia state grange. advocated protection
for the farmers. While the leather manu-
facturer was doubly protected, a Republic
an congress had placed raw hides on the
free list. refusing to give the American
farmer the same protection given the man
ufacturer. a Republican congress had
reduced the duty on wool and a Democrat
ic congress had placed wool on the free
list. The farmers knew that protection
could not do for them what it did for man
ufac;urers. 1t could not add 4 cent to the
price of wheat or flour. Therefore. the
only protection for the farmer against the
cheap lands and cheap labor of the world
was by export bounties on corn, cotton,
wheat and other products.
State Senator @. &. Brown, of PennSyi-
vania. a member of the legislative com
mittee of the grange. presented a memorial
from that body. 1t asserted that the
prices of many agricultural products We're
below the cost of production, and that the
opening of the Siberian railway by Russia
would open great tracts of land to be cui-
tivated by improved machinery, which
would reduce the prices of cereals. Export
bounties We're asked.
At the afternoon session n committee
consisting of Burnet Landreth, w f. Drew
and W. A. Burpoo. of Philadelphia, repre-
senting the seed farmers, laborers and i'm
porters, asked that the present ad valorem
rates be changed TO specific duties, levied
by the bushel or pound.
Edward n. Loomis. for the produce mer-
chants of New York, asked for a lower
duty on Bermuda onions and potatoes dur
ing March April and May than during the
rest OF the year.
Representative Blue of Kansas spoke for
a duty on cattle which would accomplish
the practical exclusion of the lower grades.
w. b. Sutton. formerly of the diplomatic
service recommended an su NliOTtHl ldTlil
on cattle. If Mexican cattle were again
barred out, Mexico would retaliate against
our hogs. Mr.. Tawney called attention
TO the fact that the discrimination against
hogs was continued. Mr. Sutton asked
him to consider American investments in
Mexico.
The rice interests were represented by
large party. The delegation included The
odore G. Barker, Samuel G. Stone and
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commerce; Fred G. Ernest and Emil Du-
pre-, of the New Orleans board of trade;
Charles A. Lowry, Myron Abbott and c.
l.. Grippen. representing the planters of
Southwest Louisiana, and G. G. Bauer, of
the Lake Charles. La, board of trade. The
spokesman. T. ]. Barker, said the indus
try was absolutely dependent upon pro-
lection. In the two Carolinas, Louisiana
and Georgia, the crop had been reduced
one-half by the reduction of the tariff, on
account of the competition of Asiatic cheap
labor. The opening of new lands in South
eastern Louisiana and Texas promised to
supply the market of the United States
with proper stimulus. An article called
uncIeaned rice was evading the duty and
should be barred out.
In answer to Mr.. Tanner. the witness
said there had been a large increase in the
crops in the past few years. The duty
Cpresent rate. 10. and on uncleaned X
present rate, $40 cents)- Mr.. Ernest
spoke of the necessity for more strict
classification of varieties of rice.
Maccaroni was represented by A. ].
Toomey, of New York, a manufacturer in
raw materials. The restoration of the Nc
Kinley rate of . cents a pound, instead of
the Wilson 20 per cent ad Valorem, was
asked.
lila,
porter of salt. held that a duty on that
product fell heavily on the Southern states
and New England. He was subjected to n
lively cross-examinatiOn by Messrs. Payne
and Grosvenor, and declared that under
the Wilson law the Syracuse salt was more
largely sold in New York markets than
the foreign article
Mr. Payne-"Has not the effect of the
Wilson bill been to take the making of
most of the salt consumed in this country
from American workmen to give the busi-
ness to foregners?"
Mr.. Woodruff-"It may have had that
effect"
Mr.. Tawney-"What has been the differ
cnce in price,"
Mr.. Woodruff-"About equivalent to the
difference in the tariff"
The American salt industries were repro
sented by Edward A. Brown, of New York,
who stated they would be satisfied with
the re-enactment of the Mckinley rates,
except the concession of free salt for cur
ing meats for export.
The fishing interests were represented by
Charles Fl. McCue. of Gloucester, Mass.
who announced that he spoke for $500
deep sea fishers. manning G,400 vessels in
1892 and for 153.90O other fishermen. They
desired duties of three-fourths of a cent a
pound on mackerel and haIibut, one-fourth h
on cod. more than the Wilson rates, and
one-half on skinned and boned fish.
The other side of the question was pre-
| sented by Il. f. Debutts. who said he rep
resented sixty firms in Boston who wished
| the continuance of the present tariff rates.
Fred w. Kelsey. chairman of a commit
| tee of the Florists Club of New York, pre-
| sented 4 resolution asking a duty of 1C
! per cent al valorem on plants, bulbs, cut
| flowers and clippings.
Representative Wilbur, of New York. pre-
/ sented statements from hop growers ask
| ing for Il cents a pound duty on hops. and
| from the National Hay Association, for 81
! ton duty.
The committee adjourned at o'clock.
Curtis Position Approved.
| Topeka. Kas.. Jan. 5.-(SpeciaID The 20.
! sition taken by Hon. Charles Curtis to-day
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