The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-04-29
THE TARIFF ON CUTLERY.
Why the Trust Can Dictate Such Out.
rageously High Duties

Il why hho lfuht Nun Dictate SuCh out
rageously High Duties.
Ono Of tho worst schedules in the
Dingley bill is that relating to cutlery
especially pocket cutlery The duties
ON pooketlsnives range from 100 per
cent to 800 per cent above present du-
ties and are nearly double those in the
Mckinley bill Why, you will ask, are
these duties 80 extraordinarily highP
And why are they allowed to remain
thoroP Both questions are easily an
swered.
1t Is unnecessary here to 90 into do
tails Before McKinleys nomination
one Of the five or six largo manufaotur-
ers Of pocket cutlery, who was prom
inent in tho trust, which raised prices
an average Of about 85 per cent under
the Mckinley bill, began to hustle for
Mckinley, He is said to have raised q
largo sum Of money by passing the hat
among the 20 or 25 cutlery manufaotur-
ers, just how the money was spent is
not known, 1t Is probable, however
that several Mckinley delegates to ST.
Louis owed their presence there to this
fund, The hat passer himself was ono
Of tho very few delegates from New
York who was for Mckinley first, last
and all the time, He was one Of Han
mas most trusted lioutonants Ono Of
tho two favors which ho is said to have
asked as compensation for his valuable
services was the fixing Of the cutlery
schedule, This privilege being an ordi-
nary and expected ono under tho proteo-
tion systom, was roodily granted by tho
power behind tho throne, This is prob
ably the whole story, IL explains fully
why tho duties arc there and why they
will stay thore,
Below Is given in detail some Of tho
effects Of tho proposed duties as applied
to importOtions for tho last fiscal year,
OF course but few knives will bo inn
ported under such oxorbitant duties,
PROPOSED SCHEDULE,
First, AN pocket knives not costing moro
than DO conts doZon, 80 per cont nd vQlorom
Rooond,-Costing moro than 10 conta do2en
] blade, 20 per cent nd yHlorom and " conta u
do2on.
Third,-CostinR moro thon 10 conta dozon
blad0, 20 por cont nd yaorom and 81 n dozon
or pearl or aholl, NO oont8 u dozon oxtr0,)
Fourth, Costing moro than 10 contaR do2on,
D blodo, 20 per cont nd yalorom and Sl,b0 q
do8on,
Bifth,-Costing moro than 30 oonta dozon, 4
blades or more, 10 por cont nd yOlorom and "
n dozen,
(lf pearl or shell, 10 cents dozen oxtro ON 0
and blados)
Calculation showing result bnsod ON importa.
tlons for fiscal yonr 1906. All lmiyos costing 10
oonta per dozen and less,
100000 do2on, average price, 70 contal value,
N0,O00i 90 por cont,
Knives costing over 30 oonta per do8on
1900 doSon, 1 blade, average prioo, 20 oonta,
value, 5000 0t 20 per cont and 10 cents q
dozen, duty, &2D,700,
$4,000 dozen, = blade average pnoo, sl04,
value, ElO8,iOOI NJ 20 per cont and 81 u dozon
duty, 9E2ib2,
$4,000 dolon, blOdo nyorngo prico, Sl&I
value, t8bl 1908 nt 70 por cont and tl,bOR dozonl
duty, &is5Hb8,
$4,000 dogon, 4 blado average price, tl70I
value, SiBp 40 No 70 per cont and ~ per dozen
duty, f5p5bB4,
Total value 'l,a2O,7oi total duty, tl59l,a5ii
i2pla per cont
EatImotod that Of =, 0 and bladc 20 por cont
are Of poarl or shell, adding duty ~ followal
$1,000 dozen, blade, NJ 600, $4,000
00 250 dozen, Bblnde, NJ Zoe, bD,i8
OObgO dozen, blade, ~ Zoe, lhO2O