The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-10
MOST UNJUST CT BURDENS
Tariff Cursed Wool Industry Is a Fine
Sample of Republican Love
OF Big Trusts.

OF the many foolish. injurious and
even outrageous tariff taxes levied by
the Dinglcy bill. none. perhaps, does
greater amount OF harm 10 all. and a
smaller amount OF good 10 a few, than
do those levied on wool and woolens.
This tax. averaging nearly 100 per
cent on both raw wool and on woolen
goods. increases the cost Of wooden
clothes by nearly 100 per cent, reduces
the amount of wool consumed by about
half; compels the general use Of cotton.
shoddy and other cheap substitutes and
adulterarts. instead Of wool, cOmptls
working men with ordinary incomes 10
wear inferior and improper clothing in
winter and IS responsible for much Of
the pneumonia and other diseases that
carry off such large percentage Of our
northern population every year
This tax on wool and woolens is be-
sides. a heavy burden upon the wooden
manufacturing industry. which Is now
languishing. and is comparatively stag
nant anu Improbable Neither has it,.
apparently. benefited the wool growing
industry, for fewer pounds u wool are
produced now than either 10 OF 20 years
ago. while the mum Der Of sheep is about
the same now as then
The only real prosperity enjoyed by
the wooden industry for more than 30
years was during the three years Of free
wool under The Wilson I'LL During
this period our wCo.en mills manufac-
tured more yards az woolens than ever
before or since and the per capita coz
sumption Of WOO. increased greatly. and
was then about 60 per cent greater
than II has since been.
The duties OF wool vary from to Il
cents per pound on raw wool. to
% 70 30 cents on secured wool. Duties
on wooden goods vary greatly Cen
orally speaking. they are three or four
times as much per pound as upon an
equal mum Der of pounds OF raw wool.
and In addition. from 80 10 IS per cent.
al valorem The duties on raw cloth
inc wool may be considered as II cents
per pound. on wooden clothes. az "A
cents per pound and 80 per cent. and
on clothing "a cents per pound and s.
per cent. The duty collected on i'm
ported wool last year was IS per cent Of
the value ~ the wool and that collect
ed on voolen goods vas equal 10 VI per
cent. cf their value.
AS these. like all other specific or
partly specific duties are higher on
cheap than on expressive goods. il Is evil
q Haref TflI
ger cent on ordinary wooden goods.
As about 40 per cent OF the wool con-
sumed in this country comes from
abroad. and. therefore is nearly doubled
in value by the tariff duties Il Is evident
that the tariff must increase The value
Of most woolens sold here hy nearly 100
per cent
The total value al retail q al wooden
goods and clothing sold In this country
Is probably about s60o 100000 a year
Il is safe 10 say that $4,000 GOO Of
this amount Is due TO the tariff duties on
wool and woolens This Is ar average
Of about nine dollars per family for our
whole population.
But not more than half q the price
az wool (probably not one-fiih) can b.
credited TO the duty on raw wool
Therefore in order 10 grant a proiec-
ton bonus az from $4,000 600 10 $50
600 600 n year to our wool growers, We
tax all families an average II nine dol
lars per family in order that We NAY
confer tariff benefit which cannot POS.
siblv exceed two dollars. and which
probably does not exceed - cents pel
family But. as one-half OF this pro
lection bonus most certainly goes K
less than 200 600 OF the big ranchmen q
Montana. Wyoming. Idaho. Oregon. Cal
ifornia. Nevada Utah. Colorado. Ari
zona and New Mexico. Who prodnc'
more than one-half the wool grown i
this country. the average for all the 9th
or families cannot exceed one dollar
and probably does not exceed 40 cent
DER family.
In order to facilitate that pure
caupaiyr Mr.. Carnegie will b. prompt
no doubt. in RENTING that check for
million or SO 10 Mr.. Corielyou -Iious
ton TEX Post
After feeling the pulse and look
ing al the tongue OF the average trus'
there Il little hope Of It's dying on In
natural way. as predicted Washing
ton Star GRepl.
4 -r- n T-T---- = 80 - =
eral Knox Is going ater the trusts aeain
but they have such a start y Is not ne
Naved he viii overtake them before m
seecnd veaL n Move II ber.- Washing
tJp Port