Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-05
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
THESE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED DE-
FORE THE TARITF-FRAMERs
THE SUMATRA lNTERLOPER.
some OF The Speakers Would Like
to sec 10 Kicked Out--Gcorpta
nrd Florida Wrappcrs-Thc QucS-
dior of Rates.


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Ne Che subject OF the hearing before
r committee ON Ways and Means this
...-
,., .,
.' N"'i"""i NSs'1l'Noh OF cigar
iaciurcrs OF the United States was
represented hy these gentlemen: Moses
..-hn. OF Cincinnati. president: Maurice
,.Is. OF Now York secretary. Wall
et.-.- 10 ~. ,-..,.. l,...-...
p. o- Kingston, \. 1r lichaid u.
t.nuert. OF phuadclphi8. John Her
.I..r OF Now Orleans and Mr. Al
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..r N''l- lo"dcco soar" OF iiaNc OF
Sow lorh was represented 10y f. A.
-..ro.Her a. Blur Joseph D. Cullnan
rflrr,,o vettorloi, an ~ Ney Work.
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81 l" was inc Hist sl'"hei' te s"ii
N he had been appointed hy The New
.. st.fe Tobacco Association The
.r t >- 1ort, ct,t.
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. lDatress They had suffered through
r. importation of Sumatra tobacco 10
t extent that their production had
. DO thought chat return 10 me
r of duty imposed by the Mckinley
$50" peg pounO on Sumatra wrap
..r would not bc adequate io protect
domestic producer
ra chairman asked Mr. Tobin if he
account for the fact that the for
. price of Sumatra wrappers had
up goo the same proportion ass the
of duty that had been reduced
ID. d. HHI II..rrH not
a0 under The wilson act-but Mr.
goblin could give no reason for it unless
aas because of the law of supply and
.ird.
~t. chairman. however intimated his
..r.ou 90 be that the foreigner had SIM
bis taken advantage OF tho reduction of
O.. Duty
The next witness was Mr. j. s. Van
0a.ser of Horseheads y. y who said
chat he represented the tobacco-growers
O. the Chemung Valley which comprised
f..r counties in Southern New or6
.rl "a few OF the northern counties of
r.nsylvauIa He argued that 50 "a
sound ON wrappers. while am apparently
.>0rb.taut tax ad yaiorom, was really
r.t ex0rbitaut when the difference i'm
t.. cost Of labor was taken into con-
.I.raton.
t.rr-l-C,r Or T1fpORTATION.
..rr.... d. t.r ,r. ,f.,fufn asked after
Iin" i7 lC -iI- NJ '0'i'.''.l ''' 81 I', ''1'
tne witness had made "a ratnti lons pom
t.'l argument 'tnat Sumaiia lopdcco'
which costs FLU pouh'' uilNv9 o%u. GUY "o-
1atstic tobacco. "hic" 0o7'9 ii'ii' -0 ~ 80
cents a pound
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'i the Iool-hhe-- oi '"e amer 'V,,. p'o-
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Af McNllIlli' lou '"'i'" ''''' ''
There is in Do.
-le Wines I""' i' '''
i. IS -ll.,,,.... ,.-, .t. 20 7,t,. do
4..,. mont ,+ chic ti,,,o
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,,.,,icr l.aiio,.e tbe cir,r-
I, tbc sroyrers and The
Il IN o,.,.,. ,,,on + ,rotli
,"ts If duty which would sub
...,.r,. Keen ont this Sumatra tobacco.
f...t crt down its Importation
-..v dare not ask this of YOU.
.r-. do not believe YOU are in
Situation 10 give it 10 MS. UauchterD
subsequently. in am incidental manner
ID. witness suggested s. 20 pound as the
r-. of duty which hc would like TO have
irr..ei
.'- Frederick a. Schroeder. eN-Mayor
O Ir. 0klyn. next addressed the commit
t. as representative OF tne lobacco
Board of Trade of New lork ciiy. IT,
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