Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-19


domestic production Of wool has diminish
ed s, 600. 600 pounds since s0a will necessi.
tate the Importation OF much more wool
now than in the latter year Assuming
that the importatiOns Of wool will fall OFF
at least one third from those of 1896 on
account of antieipatory imports to avoid
duties we place the increased revenue from
this source at 81 900 600.
How the Inore sse WIN ne seour d.
"This increase Of revenue is secured by
transferring wool lumber crude opium
argols paintings and stltuary straw or
naments straw mattngs buraps and va
lious other articles from the free list of the
present law to the dutiable list by in
creasing the duty on woolens 10 compen.
safe the manufacturer for the duty placed
on wool; by raising the duty on sugar
about three fourths of a cent per pound in
order to encourage the production OF sugar
in this country. which it is believed can
be done, and thus give our farmers a new
crop, which we now import mainly from
abroad; by increasing the duty on agri
cultural products affected by Canadian
competition and on fine cotton goods
some advanced manufactures of iron and
steel, manufactures Of iute Tax and hemp
in order to encourage these and other in.
dustries here and especially by Increasing
duties on such luxuries as liquors tobao
co, silks and aces etc
LAS rule the rates of duties proposed
are between the rates of the tariff of 1890
and the tariff of 1894 such reduction Of
rates from the former law preservation Of
the protective principle being made feast
BILE by changed conditions
THE iron and steel schedule Is changed
very little from that schedule in the tariff
of 1894, the change being entirely in the
more advanced articles. The same is true
Of the cottons schedule In the agrioultur
al, wool and glass and earthenware sched.
ules alone are the duties Of the act of 1890
fully restored as a rule and In q few cases
increased with the view of amply protect
ing and encouraging our farming inter
ests at every possible point While the du.
ty on clothing wool is larger in proportion
to the foreign value than manufactured
articles yet it is thought desirable for the
public interest and for our agriculture
that we should produce this prime ueces-
sity for ourselves The duty on carpet
woods as, well as upon many other articles,
is imposed mainly for revenue The circu
lation caused by the use Of a few woods
heretofore classod carpet woods being
used for clothing purposes has been reme
died by transferring such woods In the
clothing wool classes, hut the duty ~
clothing wool has been restored to the rate
of the act Of 1890
In framing this new tariff the aim has
been to mako the duties specific, or at least
partly specific rs far AS possible, to protect
the revenue and also to protect our own
industries. This has been done in response
TO the wishes Of the better class Of import
ers as well as OF the administrators OF the
law and of our own producers The very
general substitution Of specific duties even
where they are only the equivalent Of OK
isting adj valorems will Of itself increase
the revenue and strengthen the protection
afforded TO our industries.
"The reciprocity provisions Of the act oi
1890 have not only been fully restored, but
this policy has been extended by adding
60 sugar, tea coffee and hides as articles