Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-16
THE TARIFF ON WOOL.
Approximate Figures on the Wool
Schedule as Reported in the House
and Sent to the Senate on
April |.
NEW MEXICO is DEEPLY INTERESTED
A Little Duty, Meaning Duty Which
will Give New Mexico Producers
One-Half Cent Less Than the
Cost of Production, is No
Better Than Free Wool.

The tariff on wool as reported to the
house of congress and sent to the senate
on April last WAS approximately as
follows:
WOOL, HAIR, ETC.
Glass 1.-Unwashed, lilo per ID; washed,
22c per ID; secured, $50 per lb.
Glass 2.-Unwashed, 100 per ID; washed,
12c per ID; secured, 36c per I'd.
Glass 3-Value $50 or less, unwashed,
washed or secured, 80 per cent ad val.
Glass 3.-Value over 13o, unwashed,
washed or secured, so per cent ad val.
And the language of the bill was viz
finally that of the law of 1890, which was
80 defective. This induced Hon. VIM.
Lawrence, president of the National Wool
the wool growers on the 18th day of last
April, and it was in response to this call
the executive of the New Mexico associa
ton sent delegate to Washington. At
that meeting protest against the house
bill was prepared, together with memo
rial to congress praying for such changes
in the bill as would result in giving the
wool growers that "full and adequate pro-
lection" which had been promised.
On the 4th of May the bill was reported
to the senate with the following rates,
viz:
Glass 1,-Unwashed, Sc per fb; washed,
16c per Id; secured, 24c per ID.
Glass 2.--Unwashed, Sc per ID; washed,
SO per ID; secured, &c per ID.
Glass 3.-Value 100 or less, unwashed,
washed or secured, &c per ID.
GLASS 3.--Value over 10c, unwashed
washed or secured, 70 per ID.
In this bill the ad valorem rates, the
premiums for fraud, had been replaced by
the specific rates of and cents, and the
dividing line of valuation had been re-
duced to 10 cents, but the rates on first
and second class woods had been lowered,
and all of the Objectionable features of
the bill in classifcations, descriptions and
provisions were retained.
Against these, the repres entative of
the wool growers then in Washington,
protested most earnestly and continuous
ly, demanding that whatever the duty, the
provisions by which the duty or any por-
natsa freyn tho law N " VIM
Tho sanotors fro,o tho WOO,
states were nnanimons in snnnort;ne,
this demand, and Endorsed the following
amendments asked for by the wool grow
ers:
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