The San Francisco call., 1898-06-12
ANOTHER INDUSTRY
 RAISES A PROTEST
THE NEW TARIFF WILL KILL
 REMEMBERING.
Thousands Recently Invested in Big Refneries-A Letter to Senator
 George c. Perkins.

The reciprocity treaty that President Mckinley recently signed whereby France is to receive certain concessions and privi- leges with regard to the duties on her products is working great injury to many industries of this State, judging by the complaints made by many of the Western manufacturers. As has been shown in these columns, the wine men have raised a great protest against the clause in the treaty relative to wine. claiming that if 1t is permitted to go into operation 1t will be the means of running the wine in- dustry of the entire State. A memorial to this effect has been sent to the Pacific Coast delegates in Washington and to the President himself. coupled with the re- quest that the clause complained of at least be amended.
 Another industry has come to the front with a protest, its representatives assert ing that they will be ruined if the treaty is allowed to go into operation The in- dustry is the manufacture of tartar, one Of the principal components of the many baking powders used in the making of bread It is comparatively new to this coast, but in the short time it has been found to be profitable considerable capital has been invested therein. The materials used come from the product of the win eries-refuse that cannot be used by the grape growers even as fertiliZing mate rial The importance of this new industry may be judged from a letter that one of those deeply interested sent to Senator Perkins: It is only one of several that are to be sent, which have been placed in the hands of the Manufacturers and Producers Association for it's indorsement and support. It Is as follows:
 SAN FRANCISCO, June Il. 1898.
 Hon. George c. Perkins, United States Sen ate washington-Dear Sir: We very much distressed to read in the newspapers of the proposed reduction of the duty oh crude tartar that is argols and lees. Last fall. en- couraged by the duty placed on this raw ma terfal we were induced to invest some s25 900 at Matermore, Fresno County, where col .Iected the dregs from the wineries and turned them into. cash, where formerly it was an ex- pense to the wine makers to remove it. We keep fifteen to twenty a5a teams , employed haul tory hands and run night and day shift.
 It has been demonstrated that crude tartar can onIv be manufactured prof1tably this coast by working a large scale, the profit being small, therefore the removal of duty nlsn, lieI,,,aIIy tbe closing down of our works There are besides our own four other crude cream of tartar factories and a large refinery Tn San Francisco which will equally suffer with us and the wine makers Of this state
 ,a ms nsanv men and 1t deserves protection now more than in the future. We may mention that the Eastern cream of tartar renneries import their raw material principally from Italy. Snafn France and other wine countries Of Europe, sending many thousands of dollars abroad which are trying to keep here. Another point Is this, that the other countries would ship through France to evade the higher rate of duty With the necessary protection .%ts industry can be further developed and made one of the prominent industries of the
 we hope that you will be able to assist us in tbis matter which will guarantee to us sue nes c.ias to our enterprise and benefit those whom vre ennnloy and the wine makers whose material we buy Any additional information you may desire will be gladly furnished Yours very respectfully. R HoMEh'
 The letter is signed by R. Romer, the manager of the Fresno Tartar Works. Several letters of similar import are in the hands of Manager Lewis of the Manu- lecturers and Producers Association, and tomorrow he will bring them b 4fore the association for indorsement, for Senator PerI,ins quickly attends to any recommen- dation coming from this body. As nearly ali those who are making the protest are members of the association, there is no doIiht that their complaint will receive immediate attention.
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