Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-25
NO PLATE GLASS COMBINE.
Former Secretary Hitchcock Says He
Knows Of None In America.

w dSllnStOn, NOV. Z4.-Etnan Allen
Hitchcock, former secretary of the inter-
Tor. appeared before the ways and means
committee Of the House today in behalf
of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. Gypsum
cement and glass were the subjects OF
Schedule "B" of the tariff which were
considered at the morning session.
Mr. Hitchcock said that the promised
revision of the tariff. SO far as it af-
fected the glass industry, met with the
approval of the Ftchburg Plate Glass
Co. Mr.. Hitchcock said that so far as he
knew there was no combination among
the American producers of plate glass
He claimed that there existed combna-
ton OF foreign manufacturers which
dumped their small sizes of glass upon
the American market at figures far be
low the cost of manufacturers here.
I'VE want simply one fixed fiat rate or
all sizes Of polished plate glass" contin-
ued Mr.. Hitchcock.
W. l.. Clause. president Of the Pittsbure
Co, asked that the fiat rate of duty FOR
all sizes of polished glass from 10 to 25t
square feet in area, but no change on
pieces from five to &c square feet and an
vance only on glass under five square
feet in area
F. G. Goethner OF New York asked for
a reduction in the duty on plate anu
window glass.
George b. Roberts former director OF
the mint. representing Nova Scotia man
ufacturers, asked for the removal Of the
duty on gypsum. while S. H. Walker of
st. Louis, asked that the rate on gypsum
be doubled He admitted that his COM
= 1T, 90
cent, except this year. In response 20 an
animation from Rep. Cochran THAI a
trust was in progress of formation. Mr.,
Walker offered to sell the congressman
some stock.
ooh. you want to abstract my money
and my fears at the same time" sug-
gested Mr.. Cochran.
Today's hearing was devoid Of inter-
esting features. the Democratic members
of the committee failing to enter into any
severe examination of witnesses The en-.
tire Afternoon session. which was con-
cluded at six o'clock. was devoted to the
tariff on glass and glassware.
Preparatory to the hearing on the
question Of iron and steel tariff revi-
sion which begins tomorrow before the
House ways and means committee. an
informal conference was held tonight
OF those representatives of steel and
iron companies who already have ar
rived in this city to appear before the
committee. No definite action was
taken on any question in connection
with the hearing, the matters relating
thereto being discussed merely IN a
general way.
mo plans have been made or policy
adopted to advocate either reduction
or an increase of the tariff as 1t per-
tains to steel products" said f. O.
FELTON, of Harrisburg, Pa. president of
the Pennsylvania Steel Co. tonight af-
ter the meeting. I'VE have come here
to lay before the committee the various
facts of which we are in possession re-
garding the particular variety Of steel
products with which we deal. We will
leave it to the committee after having
all the facts in its possession to decide
whether the tariff needs to be revised
Our purpose is not to advise the COM
mittee OH that point
Mr.. FELTON, refused to discuss An
drew Carnegie's article in the Century
stating that he would not say anything
until he had read the article as =
whole. as he might have an entirely
different view of the matter afte: hav-
ing seen all of Mr. Carnegies argu-
ment in favor of tariff removal on
steel ..