The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

sommers Co.,, Bridgeport, Brewster Corset company, Derby, Grown Corset company Bridgeport, powner, Hawes & Co.,, Bridgeport; l. Newman X Sons, New Haven; R, & G. Corset company, South Norwalk; strouse, Adler com pany, New Haven; l. Strouss X o., New Haven. and Warner Brothers company Bridgeport,
 Ansonia and Derby Heard,
 The Ansonia O. & C. company urges the retention Of the present duty on webblngs and aces and in this they are joined by other Connecti- cut manufacturers. ". W, skiddy of Stamford files a brief on extracts for tanning. fnvorlng more protection Tho Star Pin company of Derby and Waterbury want wire hat pins made class by itself with a specific duty of or cents per pound. In addition to tho o5 per cent ad vaorem duty now existing,
 The Bullard Machine Tool company of Bridgeport favors q maximum and minimum tariff on its goods which would form A basis for reciprocal ar engagements A minimum of 10 per cent, would, in the opinion of Presl- dent Bullard. be sufficient to protect all lines of machine tools, while the maximum is suggested at % or 30 per cent, The present duty ls 45 per cent. ad valorem. The American Pin company Of Waterbury wants tho present duty If 45 per cent, ad valorem on hooks and eyes retained, while the bicycle manufacturers, represented by Colonel George Pope of the Pope Man ufacturing Co. of Hartford, have lodg cd their protest against any reduction of the duty on bicycles The American Paper Goods company of Kenslngton suggests a new classification for envel- ores and puts the duty on plain en- velopes at 20 per cent. nd valorem. Fancy ones are put at S5 per cent and the additional duty to be imposed on the papor
 Reduction fin Cutlery Duties.
 The manufacturers of table cutlery as represented by C. F, Smith and +. A. Curtiss of New Britain have also suggested a substantial reduction in all kinds of cutlery They have sub mitted a schedule to the committee and also urges maximum and mini mum tariff in place of the present reciprocity treaty with Germany On common knives and forks. which rep resent In dollars third at least of the entire production of the trade, the reduction suggested is from A5 per cent, to ga per cent. ad valorem.
 On the other hand, the Smith WorthnEton company of Hartford, manufacturers of saddlery goods. ad- vocate higher duty than 45 per cent. on their goods in order to develop the saddlery industry In this country,
 Silver Duty Suits Meridcn. : $. l.. Barbour of the International Silver company of Merlden presents lengthy brief as to the silver duties wanted. and suggests that 70 per cent Is not too high on many of the articles manufactured by this company He also claims that a reduction of the , tariff would cause reduction of wages in their line. Colonel Frank W. Che ney of South Manchester represented the silk Association of America. and made a statement before the commit tee. He claimed that severe cut in the tariff rates on silk will he followed immediately by n cut in the wages oi the workers fin the silk mills. Later Mir, Cheney stated that thcy were noI before the committee to protest against anything. but would accept whatever the committee decided to do.
 lt s predicted that in tho tariff bin which is being framed by tho ways and means committee Philip. pine tobacco will b. on the free list with a limitation on the amount ni leaf that can bc brought into tho country one reason for this con. cluslon fig a question which Chairman Payne asked of Marcus l.. Floyd oi Tariffvllle, when ho was on the stant in relation 10 wrapper tobacco. Mir Payne's question was Suppose th' "'hV"iiN VI t'ph''' NVHllib I'H lil' Philippine Islands was limited to { certain number of tons a year. woulc that not do away with tho moat scri ons objection that you have"
 So far as Connecticut ls concerned the wrapper tobacco schedule scem 10 be the most important and the to bacco men arc tho only ones that hay, appeared before the committee iron the state