River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-03-18
Its Aim Is to Increase Reve-
nuss and Encourage
Industries.
Committee Aimed at a Compro-
miss Between the Wilson and
the Nick nley Laws.
Agricultural Items IN DetaiI-Cotton
Schedule Not Much Changed
The Free List


effect is named in the preliminary
draft submitted to the house as May !.
1897. The bill. as a whole, is a pro-
tective measure. The average rates are
little, IL any. below those of the MeKin-
ley bill. and in some of the schedules
they are slightly higher. Specific duties
have been substituted. as far as possible,
for ad valOrem rates. II is intended 20
raise from s5O.OO0COO 10 S6O.O00,OOO
more revenue under the bill than is pro-
vided by existing laws under similar
business conditions. When the task of
preparing a new hill was first under
taken the committee was disposed TO
he very conservative and frame meas
ure which would be in the nature of a
compromise between the Mckinley law
and the present law. The following
outline of the various schedules indi-
Gates the general character of the meas
UTe and the more important changes
from the present law which have been
made:
Schedule A. dealing with chemicals, oils
and paints Is Ear more nearly like the pres
eut law than the Mckinley bill. but some
it PGT1ta ~ ,sn rom he free ,st and made
dutiable at ? cents per pound Crude bOrax
e Increased TO cents per pound ooIate OF
per pound COpperas Is taken from the
free list and made dutiable at the rate OF
fhree-tenths OF cent per pound The Nc
faxseed oil.
The duties on all lead products are in
creased TO correspond with an increase in
the rate on lead and lead ore. Acetate OF
lead is made cents per pound; litharge. 2
white paint containing lead. cents per
suiphate % soda is taken from the free
list and restored TO the Mckinley rate.
Sulphur ore f. taken from the free list
and made dutlabie at ~ cents per ton.
Cream tartar is made dutiable at cents
EartbS and Earthcnwnre.
No schedule IN the bin has given the
committee so much trouble as that relat-
ing to earths. earthenware anu glassware
Efforts were made to devise satisfactory
classification TO serve a basis for spe-
Cihc Instead OF ad valOrem duties oC pot
terry. but compromise was Effected as fOi-
Fire brick. 81. % per ton: glazed enaneIed.
ornamsntsd or decorated g per cent
GRATED In any manner. 80 per cent. Tiles.
encaustic. ceramlc-mOsaIc and all other
valued at not exceeding a. cents per square
foot. cents per square foot: exceeding 90
cents per square foot, 10 cents per square
foot and % per cent.
Cement, Lime and Plaster.
Roman, Portland and other hydraulic
cement, In barrels. sacks o. other pack
weight OF barrel or package: in bulk.
cents per 100 pounds; other cement. % per
Lime. 5 cents per 100 pounds. including
weight OF barrel or package
Plaster OF paris or gypsum. ground or
calcined. 81 81 per ton.
Pumice. stone. wholly or partially man
ufactured. One-half cent per pound.
Clays or earths. unwrOught or unmanu-
featured. 81 per ton: wrought or manufac-
act. g per ton: china clay or kaOline. 81 per
ton.
Earthcnwnre and China.
Common yellow and brown eartheuware,
common stOneware and crucibles. % per
China. porcelain, parian. bIsGue. earthen
stone and cookery ware. including clock
cases with or without movements. plaques.
ornaments toys; 10Y tea sstsi en harms
stained. enameled. printed. gflded or other
wise decorated or ornamented in any man
ner. 50 per cent. II plain white AMI without
superadded characterization OF any kind. s.
per cent
carthen. stone and crOckery ware and
manufactures thereof. or OF which the
value, by whatever name known. Il painted,
tinted. stained. euameled. printed. glded
OF otherwise decorated or crnamented in
any manner. % per cent; IL rot ornamented
and decorated. $ per cent.
substances. II not deco atefi IL any manner.
IS per cent: ~ decorated. As per cent.
Gas retOrts. g each. lava tips or burners.
electric lighting and alter tubes. % per
cent. porous pots for electric batteries.
without metallic connections. % per cent.
Glassware
The Mckinley rates on glassware have
been restored throughout. with some I'M
pOrtant increases. Plate glass not exceed
Ing 16x74 inches square has been increased
from to cents per square foot. above
that. and not exceeding 2fxSo inches square,
Increased from TO Il cents. There is no in
crease in the larger sizes over the Mckin-
SiIvered plate glass ana Iooking-glass
plates not exceeding l6Nca inches square
have been increased TO cents per square
foot. above that. and not exceeding 24x30
inches. to Y cents, above that. and not ex-
ceedlng 24X69 inches. decreased TO 3 cents.
all above that reduced TO 3 cents
Marble and stone.
Marble or onyx, in blocks. not dressed
or made into articles. - cents per cubic
foot: marble OF all kinds and onyx, sawed
or dressed. including M rble or onyx slabs.
paving tiles mosaic cubes, containing
less than cubic inches each, sll0 per cubic
cube shall be computed at less than inch
IN thickness. Manufactures of agate. ala
basteT, chslcedony, chrysolite, comedian.
garner. jasper. Jet. maiachite, marble.
onyx or rock crystal. including clock ca So
with or without movements. % per cuut.
Freestone, granite. sandstone. limestone
and other building and monumental stone.
manufactured or undressed. 10 cents per
stone. except marble and and ony o'i heWS
dressed or polished. 20 per cent. States.
tables, roofing slate and all other manu-
features Of slate. - per cent
The Metal Schedule.
In the metal schedule the rates OF the
present law have been pretty well adhered
TO 10 iron and steel. The Mckinley
rates on hoop. nand iron. etc. have been
lies viii pay ouS-tenth Of one cent Der Si-
pound in addition to the duty imposed upon
the iron or steel from which they are made.
instead OF cents. In the present law they
are on the free list.
The classification Il changed in the para
graphs relating 10 sheets Of iron Or steel.
including black taggers, iron or steel. by
the addition OF new class. thinner than
No = wire gauge at 2-lO cents per pound
Tin Plate.
The duty on tin plate Is placed at ia
cents per pound. Under the Mckinley law
Il was 2-l0 cents. and in the present law il
on steel ingots. etc. the classification Of
the pres,nI law : ne So me- and the duties
those OF the Mckinley act and the present
law. beginning with seyen-twentieths OF a
pound or less. and running TO 8 cents on all
valued above Is cents pound.
Wires.
on iron or steel wire known as crinoline
wire, etc, the duty Is increased from ~
20 4S per cent. with proviSo that articles
manufactured from iron or steel wire shall
cents per pound additional. on anchors.
mill irons. etc. the rate is increased TO
stored 10 the Mckinley rate
Penknfves, Etc.
There Is an entire new classification OF
a
~ cents pa dozen are dutishis at IS per
cent. all other penkniVes having one blade.
81 cents a-Cfuzeu and - per cent all having
two blades. 81 dozen and = per cent: all
having three blades. sl-5n per dozen and -
per Gent. all having 4 ~ blades or more, 81
p-r dozen and - per cent In case the
handles are pearl OF tortoise she'll 8 cents
are asced on knives OF two blades and Is
cents en- those OF more than two hiades
Mckinley rates are restored on raZors
Lahle AID carving knives and forks with
hanstes OF pearl or ivory will paw Is cents
Per dozen and Is Ecr cent: with handles
OF bone or ceiluioid. u cents per dozen and
- rer cent on wares Of iron steel or
other metal euameled or glazed the rate
Is increased from IS 70 ~ per cent
Nails and Other Hardware
Cut nails are changed from ~ rer
cent te six-tenths Of a cent per porrS-
horseshoe nails from - per cent. TO : cents
pound: wire nails from = per cent 10 one
halt sfiVe-eighths and cent a pound ac
coriing TO size: spikes. nuts. washers and
horSeShoes from = per cent ad vaiorem -
I cent per pound Needles for knitting or
sewing machines. ION 3 per cent. TO q
rer thousand and p per cent; all other
needles not specially provided FOR. from IS
% IS per cent
Railway fshplates are changed from *
uer cent 10 one-haif cent pound; rivets
from 8 per cent. to cents per pound. saws
not sp~cfaify provided for. from = TO % per