The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-09

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goods of even 10 per cent. would
have most injurious effect to us
and all other manufacturers of cot
ton fabrics.
Naturally the discussion of a
measure of this kind has consider
able effect upon the industrials in
unsettling business, and even the
agitation of cut in the Tariff, !;
proposed, will have a most depress
ing effect on the business conditions
of the country.
We sincerely hope that your
organizati m will use every effort to
prevent the passage of the Lodge
bill or similar measures.
Referring to the policy underlying
the proposed McCleary bill-name-
ly, that the Dingley Tariff shall be
taken as basis, and thai additional
duties be applied upon foreign mer-
chandise from countries which do
not treat our products fairly. 1t
seems to US that this is the proper
American policy.
One very important element arises
in connection with reciprocity tr' at
les, and, in fact, in regard 10 the
Tariffs of all nations-namely, that
there is no country in the world
which treats the merchandise Of
foreign countries as fairly as the
United States. Even without citi.
zenshlp the importer has the right
of appealing all through the various
branches of the Treasury Depart
ment, and absolute fairness is guar
anteed to the importer and to his
importation, whereas in other
countries we must depend upon a
purely arbitrary administration of
their law, and all our exports are
subject to local taxation, unknown
in this country.
| Mr.. J. friedrich Talcott, for the
Board of Directors of the American
Hosiery Company. over his signal
ture dated January 23rd, tells US:
| Anything in the nature of reel
procity with Germany, France Oh
any other country tending to reduce
the Protection upon our manufact
ured product would be very dlsas
trous. We manufacture what j:
known in the trade as fashioned, Of
fine class of knit underwear anc
hosiery, used almost entirely by the
wealthy classes, and the larger pro-
portion of the cost is labor.
Our goods are made on compli
Gated and very expensive frames
which narrow and widen the fabric
to me 1t any required shape. TIL,
garments are then scanned or mad
up either by hand or machinery
which involves hand work. All tn,
machines used for full-fashionet
goods are slow in their operation
difficult to keep in order, and the
require skilled operators and tn
closest care, and the employment O
intelligent, we'll paid and satisfied
labor.
We have large investment a
New Britain, Conn.,, employing
|. about one thousand workmen. Gu
competition is principally foreign
and the duty at present is inadequate
and under any revision of the Tart
i. should be increased in certain
, directions, as a large share of GU
. wealthy population purchase fore;gl
goods, while under a proper Pro
tective Tariff these goods could b.
made here, to the advantage OF pur
4 chaser and manufacturer.
:. Messrs. Shreeve & Adams, com
mission merchants, of New York
handling the product of several mill
. tell US:
We feel most acutely the DANCE
threatening the hosiery industry o
this country by the measures in thu
Lodge bill, which proposes reduc
ton of from 10 to rs per cent. from
TIE Dingley Tariff rates.
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