Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-10
PROTECTION ASKED FOR.
A Memorial 10 Congress on Behalf Of Ship
ping and agriculture.
The Argument Presented by the Press
idcnt OF the Tsnn.missi--ippi
Congress.

president OF the chamber 81 commerce
OF San Francisco. IN relation to bill 4.
iO2l. by Senator Hanna. also known as
u. II. ii,Jis. By Mr. Payne of New
York.
So as not TO incumbcr this memorial.
| inclose sundry documents herewith In
the form OF addenda a, %. etc. which
VIII clearly Get forth facts deemed CO.
sgntial In relation TO tho matter
While ! am glad 10 note that an cffnrt
" being made Tot the protection ~ ahlp-
ping In the foreign trade, and OF the up
building OF our merchant marine. am
ut the same time constrained to ask why
no provision has been made IN this hill
for the Joint protection OF agricultural
staples with shipping.
AZ Il IN well known nnd admitted, pro.
lection of either one of the two indus
tries named would prove disastrous 20
the other. II h only hy protecting both
at the same time that an advantage
may be hud.
When this question came up FOR con.
rldcratiOn before the chamber OF com
mcrcc Of San ffanclaco, the unanimous
conclusion OF the chamber was cx-
pressed In favor " the Joint protection
of agricultural staples aud shipping
The same c0ncluHlnu and like favor
able action WIS hHd on this subject by
the chambers OF commerce OF Port.
land. or. aud OF seattle Wash. and
addition to these. Tho princinnl ndvo.
cntca OF tho ioint pfotsefinn ~ thss.
two indtfrtrice ,ysra Tho Atlantic coast
ahip.owncra and hip-bullirra.
No lengthy or elaborate argument IN
necessary to prove the fact that hill 8
l02i ar " now Stands. ~ not wise or
just measure. nor. indeed. iH II caicu.
lated I'M ia prcaent fnrt, a. r.,.i,.
the vote ~ nny ,t,rnb., ~ f,n,,r'...
win r.n,,sc,ts m s,,tie,,t,,,r.,t ,,,,,s,,,,
uene, n ig .ini,ient a. min, ~, M,
fnrt That thia Llnd ~ ahinnins. n,,,r.-
linn .n,,st din,tnish ma ir ,hc i,a NV,
siude fn,,.rn ramne,ifin,, Ia 49,, -
rinrc.
IA v,u.t nt,, a.. ,a,,tt,.t H., -. =.
long limo Ia rn,nc n,,d - -, i,s,,,,', I"
rufil,inut numhc, ~ sdtiti1tst Ar,,,i
can shins ar" hum IN, M MI ~
pr"tcr,in, ,,,,., IT, 10 ,,. 49,, -, ,t,t,,',,
tend 40 tnrrs.s. M nsi,H ~ ,...,,
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Whit thsn ,nust soii,,yg rht.- ,,,,
Tho fars,s,, a., ~, ,,,ti,,,, ,ti, -. -.
tb, shinni,,, ta,,,'.', III. ~ ,'" '
y,iu M H. al ~ ~, -. =, e. ~
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s" 10y, oy w, i.,,9MllEj -.
cxpn,,"d 40, ~ ~, h,,,,,t,',, " 80 ~,
1870, ,,.,'i, "' ~, ~. ~, y "lse =.
N''hh lifllnN hi 'fniN "a huHhNl Mnull
lower the homo export price . cents n
hunhel on the thirty bushels FOR ok
tori. This would cause "a gain OF $3.50
Tor the American protected ships ana
corresponding loss OF $50 to the
American farmer. This however. " by
no means the end OF the farmers loss
on this Kind OF protection, hut ~ only
the beginning. Iiy this system the far.
iurr ~ destined a. b. caused Il atiil fur.
Their ana much greater loss. lie win
likewise be- compelled TO Fcll his r..
naming seventy bushels out ~ the
huntpvf (which " sold for home uHrl
~ the Same loss of . cents bushel
that be- sold the thirty bushels for.
Thus. again he would lose 6 cents on
each OF tie seventy bushels. which
makes aa.sn. This. when added Ia the
Al's' loss on the thirty bushels. makes
y total lusH To the farmer OF g on one
hundred hurhcls and gain 10 the ship
ling Interests Of fl,y0.
That such would be The case II owl
dent from the fact that tho export and
home buyers Of agricultural STAPLES
both pay the same pric. Ia the wheat
pit or cotton exchange. Therefore,
greater quantity for home use likewise
declines. This N true not alone ~
wheat hut likewise OF cotton. corn.
tobacco. hops. meat products and other
staples OF agriculture.
Thin fuct ~ evident and was freely
admitted hN the mcmberr of the Han
Francisco chamber " commerce nj the
TINE the matter was up Tor action. u