The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

tain bank presidents In Baltimore have
been engaged in the manufacture OF OIL
cloths" go
Il imply nothing" said the witness.
say that certain manufacturer OF on
cloths I'm Baltimore have become presl-
dents and principals Of banks.
Perhaps they were bank presidents nc
fore they became oil-cloih manulactuf-
ers.' Mr.. GTosvonor suggested;
THAT IS not So said Mr.. Lyon.
Then you mean 10 imply Mr.. Gros-
vcnOr persisted that they made unrca-
sonable profit as oil-cloth manufacturers
and went into the banking business
Il leave you 10 imply whatever you
Ike" was the reply.
The oil cloth and linoleum business. he
said, was I'm the hands Of few compa-
MES. Any Increase IN the present Guties
would prohibit importatlons and place the
makers here IN position TO squeeze
the public. an opportunity they had never
been known 20 overlook. The cost OF
making these products was now lower
than ever before, and in addition. the
Improvement OF machinery enabled one
emplOyc TO do great deal more work.
Mr. Rutherford OF California the first
witness. said that be did not object TO
being called an ''alarmist." but he would
not submit 10 being characterized as
mislcacer. and he went on 20 argue that
he was right in his original statement.
JOhn WILSON, OF Newark. y. j.. fax
worker. spoke on behalf Of those engaged
IN this trade. lie asked for the restora-
ton or the duties Of three per cent. Der
pound for raw material II raw mate
RAJ was taxed one cent q pound ne asked
4 IL cents per pound on the dressed ar
ucic' 10 even the difference in wages here
ana abroad.
leslie Combs. OF Lexington. Ky. said
previous TO the passage OF the present
tariu law, he had been the largest hemp
grower IN this country. His business
had been practically destroyed under that
la IIaI s.f.t
years.
The putting Of sisaI grass. MANILA.
ana jutc on the free list had greatly
damaged the hemp industry. At the
llmc or the formation Of the Mckinley
hlH the growers of hemp did not under
stand the danger from these obstacles
iic asked for n duty OF $50 per ton on
russian and italian hemp and so "a ton
on manila, sisal grass. and iutc lie
also wished q clause placed I'm the law
making il crime 10 sell iute goods col
orcd and dyed as hemp. 1t was an out
rage 10 allow cheap common lutte products
10 be brought here from abroad and pass
cd or as the genuine Kentucky hemp
Representative Vanhorne. Of Missouri
spoke Of the destruction OF the hemp
industry In his State Farmers Of Mis-
souri,. he said would be glad 10 return
TO hemp raising. and would do so If pro-
lection was afforded
J. n. Bcmis. Of Boston. representing tho
burlap bag manufacturers Of this country.
claimed that there was no burlap industry
here TO cope with that abroad. and there
fore no industry 10 protect. lie requested
a duty on burlap bags sufficient 10 cover
the difference i'm the cost OF labor here
and abroad. lie wanted free burlaps
ana free burlap cloth the proper width
for making bags. Jute. he held. could
not be grown here under any conditions.
In case a high duty was imposed on lutte
and burlap cloth the India Government
would meet II by giving an export bounty
moo Ia q
obtain some duty from burlap cloth, he
asked that u not exceed half cent per
pound. and that the return Of second
hand bags made hero be prohibited. as
IT would lead TO fraud.
+. r. Biddlc. of New York. said that
the samples submitted by MI hut1 e
ford. of California. as coming In free
of duty mt San Francisco. were paying
duty az New York. and suggested tnat
the attention Of the Treasury Depart
ment be called TO the fraud.
G. i. Pearcc. Of ST. Louis. represent
ing the manufacturers OF cotton pdstinB
and cordagc. asked for tho restoration
of the duty on these articles pfoNlu'u
i'm the Mckinley bill He said thal lne
free Importation OF iute and othcr hhies
h,-i displaced annually 2,OVVUO h'lcS Oh
American cotton. i'm his opinion coidase
could stand a reduction lundeF the NC
Kinlcv rate) from ~ cents 10 ! cent
and binding twinc from = OF a cent ~
about y cent.
r. w. McCreary. Of frankfort, ny,
said that nc was president or a. 'Viiili,,,ra
which had been making hemp mhuihs
twiuo for "a number of years lie Wdmtvv
10 saw that the product was an eN',Hvl'
one and could hc successfully Hau' ~
Mr.. Pearce. replying TO Iu'9.,oi, ANN,
that lutte or ramirO could De bi""" aug
place south of Lexington. 40, ,t,,,a,,.
Tho committee adjourned until Mo"u1E'
when the other delegations VIII De he"iu'