The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-13
WOOL MEN AT OUTS
GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS
LACK OONTIGUITY.

GAUk UUNTlGUIIYs
For Which Nobody is Partic uIariy to Bls mi
Nor, for That Matter. PARTICULAR,
to Interests Necessarily Diverse-Chair
man Dinglev q Much-Sought Man b,
Both Parties-Change From Ad vsloren
to Specific ImpracticabIe in Some SEIZED
ules-Reciprocity.
| Washington, March 12-The work Of
the Republican members OF the ways and
means committee on the WOO schedule
has brought the wool growers and man.
ufacturers TO Washington in full force
tel today, while the tariff makers were
in conference in their upstairs room, and
when the members emerged each one Of
them was surrounded by group of wool
men endeayoring to impress upon their
victim the urgent needs of their partic-
ular branch Of the business. Chairman
| Dingley was half an hour running the
gauntlet OF the hotel door, He listens
with patience 10 every statement.
After twenty-eour hours of work on the
second half Of the wool schedule. that
covering manufactures of WOO, the du-
ties have been made practically a repe-
tition Of the rates of the Mckinley bill.
The Mckinley rates on raw wool having
been re-adopted, it was considered the
only logical arrangement to adopt also
the compensatory duties on manufactures
Of wool of the Mckinley law, so this pol
| icy was followed
AID VALOREM TROUBLE.
There was an attempt made to change
the ad valorem rates on WOODEN manu-
| features in the Mckinley act to specific,
but such difficulties have been encoun-
! tered that the undertaking has been aban
| d0ned for the time being, at any rate,
and tonight the committee had practical
| ly decided to accept the wool schedule of
| the Mckinley act. A committee of eX-
perts devoted some time to the work OF
resolving the ad valorem factors OF the
wool schedule to corresponding specific
rates, but the results OF their labors prov
| ed so unsatisfactory to Chairman Ding
! ley that the scheme was rejected. The
bill as it wiz be introduced into the house
viii contain the Mckinley wool schedule
without material changes. except the
| chaonges in the classification Of woods
| which were made yesterday
CHANGES IN CLASS.
The changes in classification were de-
- H.. l.,
| eral varieties Of wool imported into the
| United States in large quantities as car
| pet wO0ls, under the rates OF Class and
/ used for the manufacture of clothing
| These woo.s, which include China lambs,
! Bagdad. Egyptian, Morocco, Casa Bran
| cho and fine skin woods, or butchers
! woods, were therefore changed from
! Class to Class l, and the necessary
| changes on the manufaC -ures OF these
woods were made. 1t is thought by men,
| bers of the committee most familiar with
| the wool industry that these changes in
! classification viii prove very beneficial to
| the wool growers of the United States.
Representatives of the manufacturing
| interests profess 10 be dissatisfied with
the re-adoption OF the Mckinley rates on
woods, basing their complaints on the
| ground that the prices of woods are much
| lower than they We're when the McKin-
! icy law was enacted, but members OF the
| committee think the point is not well
| taken.
Chairman Dingley says that the bill
will be ready TO be introduced in the
house on Monday The administrative
II, 5yof
| has the reciprocity scheme, although the
| features e it have been decided upon
These may be presented as the commit
tee amendments after the bill gets before
the house.
MORE AID VALOREM TROUBLE.
The earthenware schedule is not yet
perfected. The same difficulties have
been met with in adjusting the rates on
earthenware that were involved in wool
| en- goods-the attempt to carry into effect
the Republican policy of replacing ad va
lorem duties with specific. 1t has been
found almost impossible to determine
upon standards by which specific rates
can be levied on china and pottery goods
the factors of decoration, weight and
processes of manufacture entering so
largely into the value of these goods that
il is quite probable that they will be
placed under The Mckinley schedule with
some immaterial changes
RECIPROCITY.
The reciprocity principle which viii be
embodied in the bill will be that of lower
duties on certain classes OF goods in re-
turn for concessions to certain lines OF
American goods. The principal lines of
goods on which duties may be lowered
by reciprocity treaties viii be sugar, silks
champagnes. gloves. mineral waters,
chickles Cmuch Of which is imported for
chewing gum and argyll. or crude tartar.
which is one of the chief ingredients of
baking powders.
The president will be empowered by
the bill to enter into treaties in which the
duties viii be materially lowered on i'm
portation OF these goods from countries
whicl make concessions to American
cattle AMI other products. There will be
no reciprocity which involves placing any
important classes of imports on the free
lis or any authority given the executive
10 raise duties against imports from
countries which refuse 10 enter into reci-
procity treaties.
The reduction in the duty on sugar by
reciprocity viii be one-eighth OF cent
pound. 50 tina; sugar coming from
countries which make reciprocity treaties
with the United States viii be entered at
one and a half cents a pound. While
The reduction seems small. a difference
OF two and half cents a hundred
po~sers.