The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-29

follows:
Glue-Large incl ease over the present
law.
White lead and other lead products
Rates double.
Paints-Increase % per cent.
Observation-Disclosures 40 per cent.
Soaps-Rates double.
China and ere ckery-From 35 to GO per
cent.
Engraved glassware-From 40 to 60
per cent.
Window glass-Increased all the way
from 20 per cent. to 100 per cent. Espe-
cialiy Is the rate increased on common
window glass.
Looking glass plates for cheap furni-
ture-LaIg ely increased, so that the
plate-glass trust can force the purchase
CT plate-glass.
Observation-Disclosures enormously; a
cheap pair of spectacles cannot pay less
than 50 per cent. and from that up to
over 100 per cent.
Marble-A duty of s1.10 per cubic foot
for gravestones This is nearly double
the present law.
Steel rails 1874 per ton, when con-
tracts are being made to supply rails in
England for less than English iron mas
tiers demand.
lin plates-Increased, Notwithstanding
importations decreased one-half under
the present law and the domestic output
has risen from 139, 100000 pounds in
1894 to 307 ,000,0 600 pounds in 1906
Card clothing (used in all Southern
mills for carding cotton) THE rate is adj
vanced to 56 per cent. ad valorem.
Sporting guns-Rates more than
trebled. The duty on sporting rifle
valued at $40 is 05 per cent, as against
3O per cent. at present.
Granite ware is 30 per cent. and impor-
tatlons have fallen from $50, 900 to $751;
OUO. The rate is increased to 40 per cent.
There were 81 900 worth of horse shoe
nails imported in 1886 under duty of 80
per cent; YET the duty is made over
thirty-five per cent.
Cut nails The rate is made 25 per
cent, Notwithstanding. only $143 worth
were imported in '06.
Wire nails-Increased from 25 to 60
per cent, while there were only 500, 900
imported in 1S96--nct enough to stock
one wholesale dealer.
Tacks-Twelve thousand dollars worth
imported at 25 per cent. The increased
duty is cunningly concealed by making
it Ia cents per 200, which will treble
the existing rates.
Saws-There was revenue of $40 70
duty OF IL cents per foot. This rate is
continued. 1t amounts to over so per
cent. ad valorem.
Other saws-The duty is increased,
from % TO 30 per cent, and on band saws
1t Is nadc COMPOUND about 100 per cent
Screws-Very fine work has been done
In this paragraph. and while there is an
apparent decrease, there is in reality n
large increase Of duty. The total revenue
derived in '96 from all screws was f18
Dutch metal leaf-Present law, 40 per
cent. Proposed law cents per bundled
leaves, equivalent to over 100 per cent
on an article not one of which Is made In
this country and never will be- 1t is the
raw material of book binders, lithp-
graphic and other printers, picture
frames and furniture makers, etc.
Watches-Enormous advance of duty
when American watches are the worlds
standard.
Zinc-Increase, when we are large i'm
porters.
Lumber-Duty imposed for the benefit
of trusts. Taken from free list and
taxed 81.
Toothpicks-Ev these are advanced
to 90 and 10 per cent. duty.
kindling wood is taxed for the first
time.
Fruits and nu's are largely advanced
Salt-Now free, but taxed by this bill.
Again the breakfast table suffers.
Table cutlery 80 per cent of which Is
made in this country under the present
duty of 30 per cent, has been advanced
to an equivalent ad valorem duty of 225
per cent. on some grades.
Every town In the land has been called
on to pay to II theoretical industry, not
yet ann never to be established, 100 per
cent. duty on linen fabrics of the descrip-
ton used by the poor.
a reasonable schedule was submitted
by the importers and such domestic man.
ufacturers AS are in existence, but that
schedule was rejected. Raw flax was
advanced over the House rates; flax yarn,
were then advanced on the strength OF
such an advance, and finally the finished
fabrics were. proportionately increased,
the excuse being given that such an adj
vance was made necessary on account of
the higher duty on yarn. In conference
the duty on yarn was reduced, but 20
reduction was made on
finished fabric. This is one of the rank
injustices of this bill.
Another injustice il in placing duty
varying from 100 10 700 per cent on light
weight silk goods in the piece, and pro-
viding fer articles made therefrom at GO
per cent The operation of this schedule
OF duties will he to throw out of employ
ment at least 10000 poor sew ing women
in New York and the leading cities
throughout the county. Several large
firms in New York are arranging to move
their establishments to Europe in order
TO ship the products there of to this coun-
try in finished condition.