The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-20

~Conee and tea are about the only
great staple articles of commerce
which we do not produce, and If re-
ciprocity be limited to the use of these
two commodities as a basis for nego-
uations we cannot expect TO make
much progress. To insist upon strict
adherence 10 such a principle in max
ing application of reciprocity is virtu-
ally to oppose its use in any practica
form.
The reciprocity that is wanted to-
day is a reciprocity that means some
thing and promises something in the
shape of tangible advantages for our
commerce, not merely expressions of
kind sentiment toward all the business
world, but IN actual giving and taking
of concessions that viii open wider for
US the markets of the world and broad
en- the distribution of our products"
The convention then took a recess
until 2 o'clock. Committee announce
ments and the reading of papers. large
ly technical, occupied the afternoon SEES
sion. The following representative
committee viii call on President ROOse-
welt at noon tomorrow:
To Call on Roosevelt.
Theodore Search, Philadelphia:
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Wilson. Cincinnati. EdWaTS. NJ. san
born. Philadelphia; Stephen A. knight.
Providence, r. l.; William 3. Rice,
Boston,; Henry Fairbanks. St. Johns
bury, VT; Richard Young, New York;
John Pitcairn, Philadelphia; ]. A JET
frey, Columbus, o.: George H. Barbour
Detroit; George NJ. Sargent, Chicago:
Ellison A. Smith, Pelzer, :. c.; Charles
A. Carlisle, South Bend, Ind; Titus 5.
Heard, New York.
The following were named as the
committee on resolutions: D. A. Temp
kins, Charlotte, n. c.; General William
! f. DRAPER. president Home Market
/ club. Boston; Titus Shearo. Little Falls,
/ n. Y. National Association of Knit
/ Goods Manufacturers W. r. Farrand,
president of the Farrand Organ COM
pany. Detroit; P. w. Gates, Allis- Chal-
mers company, Chicago. National
Founders association. Charles A.
Schieren. New York chamber of COM
/ merce: 5. 7. Mcknight, president Mis-
/ sissiDDi Valley Lumbermen's aSsOcia-
/ ton, Minnesota; Frank Z. kaufman,
/ st. Louis Millers' club; Murray Shipley,
I Manufacturers club Cincinnati: J. G.
/ Gray. Manufacturers club of Philadel-
phia.
Plea For Protection.
/ Charles H. Clark Of Philadelphia
made a strong plea to the convention
/ for protection. He took a position
/ against any modification of the tariff
and against tariff concessions such as
/ he believed to be in contemplation. He
COntended that past experience showed
/ that a reciprocity treaty was not ben
/ efcial to the country.
( Frank Leake, representing the Manu-
facturers' club Of Philadelphia, favored
/ the creation Of a department of COM
meTce and manufactures. to avert ex-
I tensive fluctuations in business con-
ditions brought about by ill-advised ag-
/ itatiOn.
/ George J. Seaburn of New York advo-
/ Gated the upbuilding of : strong mer-
| chant marine and the construction of
an isthmian canal as paramount in i'm
! DOrtanCe TO reciprocity treaties. He
/ advocated reduction in the war revenue
| tax. but not on the Dingley tariff. His
/ speech, which he said was New York 5
/ contribution to the meeting. urged
J against pToCraStinatiOn in general COM
! merCidl reciprocity.
/ George Llewellvn of Wheeling, W.
/ Va, interested in steel billets, arraigned
| the United States Steel company. He
said that before its organization his
/ company had been able to buy its ma
/ teTial at A figure that enabled it to sell
to all the markets of the world, but
since the organization of the steel trust
I this trade had been seriously interfeTed
with. and the present outlook was that
! his company's trade with South Amer
lea would be extinguished shortly.
Drift to High Tariff
The night session, devoted to the sub
ject of reciprocity with the Spanish
American countries, developed the fac