The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-14
~ HE 10000 persons. including
custom house brokers. attor-
neys OF special practice and
other individuals employed by


the Government. have had
good insight into the working
of the Dingley bill and are
on the high road to famili-
arity with the duties imposed by the
new tariff on a whole lot of things.
Nearly all this big army OF men are Off
cials employed by the Government to
see that Uncle Sam Is not cheated.
The government expects 10 get revenue
amounting TO S6695.000 from the import
alton OF chemicals. oils. paints, and
kindred commodities. 1t expects TO re-
ceive S974l000 from earthenware and
glassware. Metals and manufactures
thereof is expected TO yield sl2, 500 000
Wood and wood manufactures will fall
short OF the estimation If they do not
make $l49iOO0 more. and sugar is ex-
pected to yield s3S. .O0O. .O00 tobacco $l3,-
10000; spirits 1885, 900; flax. hemp and
Jute. raw and manufactured, SIS, ,46s, 900;
wool $23.02S. .000 and silk in various
forms $l3,623,000. The duty on the lat
ter fabric is designated especially TO
protect American silk industry
The goods that are to command this
vast revenue are To come into this
country To he sold here and their dispo-
sition and the share OF the competition
that Rhode Island is to have is a mat
ter of considerable Importance 10 the
sequence to know what effect the new
tariff will have on the general business
of the city of Providence and other inn
portant places i'm the State. and what
effect IL will have on the general con-
sumer.
Whether the prices are to be higher
and how much.
THE GENERAL OPINION.
1t is the general opinion of dealers
In the commodities on which the tariff
has been advanced that the change will
be SO insignificant that Il will not be
noticed. Indeed on the major portion
of the goods mentioned there will he no
change. Commercial oil will not be af-
fected, and the only thing in the cherni-
cal line OF Importance. that will be af-
fected are soaps. perfumery. cod liver
oil, cotton seed oil. croton oil and gum
opium.
The soaps and perfumery will find
ready sale because the domestic arti-
Gle is not i'm favor with a great many
persons. They want imported goods.
This will not have much effect on the
American manufactures because the
same conditions would exist whether
there was a tariff or not.
Machinery will not varv i'm price be-
cause of the tariff. but il may assume
it's share OF the general prosperity
which seems to be looming up. Pur-
chasers will have to paw a tri1e more
on first quality earthenware. but the
American product I'm glass ware will
compare favorably with the article i'm
ported. IL Will make some difference in
the price of certain glass goods, but it's
bearing will be OF no significance. Iron
building material will not be harmed
in the least for the producers are ex-
porters at the present time and a ready
market is found abroad.
SLIGHT ADVANCE IN SEEDS.
There VIII be a slight advance in seed
stock. as there is . constant demand
for IL. This stock comes from Canada.
Sugar and molasses will not show any
difference worth mentioning. Sumatra
wrapping tobacco will cost con-
siderably more. but the dealers
say the extra cost will come
out of the cigars. Agricultural
impliments Will not be any higher on
account of the tariff. because the best
goods in this line are made i'm this
country and the manufacturers have
large export trade. LIQUOR i'm ease
will be higher. There will be some ad-
vance in certain kinds Of spirits, but
the general consumer will never real
ize It,. The profit is so large now that
there Will be no necessity OF advancing
prices. generally speaking
Cotton fabrics Will not be advanced
because the market is overcrowded at
the present time. Wool dealers and
manufacturers Of wool will be largely
benefited. This is demonstrated bv
the conditions that exist at OlneyvllIe.
the great wool manufacturing district
OF this state.
BOOM IN oLNEYvILLE.
The wool manufacturers all tell one
story OF growing production. of increas-
ed employment OF labor. of enlarged
wage payments and n story OF vener,;
prosperity. The mills are all busy with
their machinery going the whole day
long, and their employees happy for the
first time in four years
thousands Of wage earners I'm this |
vicinity already have been benefited !
by a return to American methods and /
policies OF these bread winners, half |
OF them gain their benefit i'm being en- |
abled once more TO work on full in
stead Of half time. The others gain i'm |
having full employment whereas they |
long have been entirely idle and with
out money.
The total wage payments I'm the WOOL
on and worsted industries of Olneyvine
VIII be, for this month. at least twice !
what they were I'm August year ago.
Charles Fletcher's enormous mills are |
alive with industry, and he is building /
two more factories.
The Weybosset mills are running on
full time. with all their machinery in 4
operation. The Riverside mill has SO
much work on hand that IL has been
compelled TO refuse some orders for
mills. which have been running at a
sacrifice under the Wilson law, ere
now operating at their utmost capacity
and expect that there will be no ces-
sation Of the boom.
In these four mills alone the record
OF wage earners now fully employed
stands as follows Fletcher. 1000: Wey-
bosset, 1900: Riverside. 2.000: Atlantic.
1000: total. 1900.
According 10 the statements to re-
porters i'm this district. not only are
the employees gamers. but every per-
son I'm the district who has anything to
sell is benefited. Every one engaged
i'm producing the material which they
turn out i'm the finished article: the
wholesale merchants who furnish goods
90 the retailer; the farmer who sends
his product TO the markets, where
wage-earners buy their food-all the
country is better off by iust the in
creased purchasing power supplied 10
the American market by the busy mills