The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11

cannot be found in our, tariff laws. II it
were 80 found. then these combinations
d Be &c b t9 hGs
that many Of these combinations. and the
largest OF them, have no relation whatever
to the tariff; but have grown Up without
tarif protection, and wholly outside OF 1t.
STANDARD OIL TRUST.
The Standard Oil trust is a conspicuous
example of this, There is not now and never
has been any duty on its product. AZ
precautionary measure. the Wilson bill Of
1894 provided that if any country producing
petroleum or its products imposed duty
upon our petroleum l5, 95 It's products duty
provision. not materially modified, was re-
taned in the Dingley law But it is Of no
value, and has no effect upon the trade.
ANTHRACITE COAL.
Anthracite coal has been continuously
on the free. list under all protective, tariffs.
even including the Ding ley law. although.
by a mistaken definition OF anthracite as dis
tlnguished from hituminons coal, the Treasury
Department was led to decide that a certain
class of anthracite should pay duty, About
$50, 900 tons of so called anthracite were i'm
ported between the passage OF the Dingley
pared with total production Of so, on. 600
tons In our own country during the inter-
vening time Of which production coal to The
value of Sl2 600, 900 was exported to Canade.
The impossibility OF this small importation
having any effect upon the price OF anthracite
coal in our markets is apparent whatever
combination in pennsylyana. TIE tarin had
TIE BEEF TRUST.
1t is said there is a beef combination that
i ahle to control prices 81 and limit production
would help. rather, than in]nre this eonbi:
wo %hs rspsn Of hs sy ds 81 ss
its control over the market 10 the extent i
now has. There Is no place from which
dfsse With %ss 9 Sss, be Y eenss.
more cattle and meat products than We
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cotton is produced. This monopoly has no
benefit from the tariff. az cotton ties are on
the free list
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
We hear something lately of trust in the
Our country produces these implements In
none ever: .rs Ras e the world and
The, Wilson -Gormsn bill put them on the
free list, with no effect. whatever upon the
Of e &c per n Ssntu% l. Of no value e he sa
facturers. and J understand they 90 regard
IL. nor does it affect home prices IN the slightest
degree. The skill In production and the
inventive genius Of our people as respects
this class OF manufactures are such that our
implements 20 the world around. The only
complaint made IL that France and Germany
aud other countries in Europe, and the Do
miniOn OF Canada. place a high duty upon
CANADA especially persist In retaining these
duties II will be done at the cost Of the farm
ers Of Canada. AS Canada does not produce
these articles to any extent
IRON AND STEEL.
No industry is more important 70 our
country than that of iron and steel It was
truthfully stated by somebody that the
wealth Of u country could be largely measured
BY It's consumption Of iron and steel prod
ucts We produced in the United States
~ 1850 iron and steel products TO the value
~ 5000 900, 900 in round numbers Twenty
products in round numbers q 500. 0QO. O0O.
thus nearly TRIPPING our product In value in
| twenty years, and II we could carry that
ssuI SrsstsS. We sonSums6 . IN nsaslS