The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-07
"a Lesson in Tariff.

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"a Lesson in Tariff.
Statistics inst iss,ied from Washington
show that the imports Of iron and steel
during the fiscal year OF 1904 will be
only about one.half as large ms they
were In the fiscal year 1908.
During the ten months ended with
| April last the imports Of Iron and steel
amounted to only s23, o7o, ns4, as compared
with $40, a32,714 In tho same period OF last
year. On the other hand. the exports,
OF Iron ana steel during the current
fiscal year will show q material In
crease amounting to at east $4,000. 900
more than In the fiscal year. 1903.
The explanation is simple. During tho
fiscal year OF 1903, tho price Of American
Iron and steel was abnorinally high, yet
there was q, brisk. demand for all that
could be produced in the United States,
and more Foreigners were thus enabled
to pay the high tariff tax on imports
OF iron and steel. and yet sell their pro-
duct In the United States at a. profit.
On the other hand. prices at home We're
SO high that our iron producing concerns
shipped very little of their product
abroad. But recently there has been a
considerable decline in the prlcesof Amer
lean iron, and as a result import 81 have hay;
fallen off and exports have increased.
There is a fine object lesson In tariff
in these simple statements OF fact.
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Richmond ronors the widow % General
stonawall III Jackson and Is proud W hen 81
ever she honors this city with aI3vislit.
Mrs. jackson is In Richmond now stop
ping at the home of Judge George L.
Christian. 81 .3f,
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II State politics and the June sun do
mot prove enough to. keep Richmond
warm this week the scarcity OF ice next
Sunday. as was noticeable last ''unday,
will do the work.
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i / Considering the stage Of the thermon1e-
ter and tho political conditions IN the
Sucker. State, old Uncle Joe Cannon did
very we'll in managing that Illinois Re- e..
publican convention. .. III
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The civil war; in North Carolina
h being over, the Democratic hosts will
march right on to Greensboro and snomi-.
nate a candidate for Governor, If they
can.
III the laps really want to buy the
Philippines, 1and they have any spare
A change they ought not to: experience
much trouble in getting them.
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j Russell Sage boasts that he never took
a holiday. but he is bound to admit that
a pretty long one is waiting little way
.[up the road for him.
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! Too sunny to fish now, and entirely too
hot to dictate political essays, Mr.. Cleve-
Hand will give Messrs, Bryan and Waiter
a son a much needed rest.
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4 Here 1t Is getting along In June and so
4 far as the public knows Mr.. Roosevelt
has not yet decided who shall be his
running mate.
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4 The clans arc gathering, and II we
are not vastly mistaken, there will be
something OF a hot tine in this old town
this week,
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d A dark horse stands mighty good
chance on tho Democratic Gubernatorial
track over in North Carolina,
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A The Cossack is no longer the terror
OF the old world battlefield. He can't
4 stand before the, terrible Jap.
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i BY the way the old Confederates are
going to have something doing in Nash
vile In a short while.
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Anyhow, It ishotter in New York than
1t is In Richmond and there is some COM
fort In that.
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The sweet girl graduate has the free
dom Of the city and she is entitled to 1t.
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With Comment or Two.
| 1t Is now In order for Editor Josephus
| Daniel to inform the public how 1t feels
| 10 be In contemplate charlottesville Pro-
| gress.
Oh. he liked 1t pretty well.
The editor Of the Staunton Spectator,
who is All Incorporating Bryan Demo.
| clnt, being cut off the list of Possibilities
| for delegates 10 Richmond, has delib-