Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-21
SOUTH FOR DUTY ON LUMBER
Georgia AanafHeturer eguest that
Schedule BE Not

WASHINGTON.

Lee. O--Ihe Gmber
schea44z WAS asaIn uuoer discussion before
the house ways and means committee for a
short time today. II. H Tiff OF Triton.
Ga, who appeared at the request Of the
committee, asked that the lumber schedule
be left andisturbed.
Chairman Payne asked Mr.. Tiff why the
people OF the south come before the COM
mittee and ask for higher duties than the
people from any other section. and then
voted for a low tariff in the national cleo
ton.
Taft got 4e.0o votes in Georgia re-
marked the witness.
Yes. but he should have gotten a ma
jority."
There was no campaign made for him.
rejoined the witness.
Otto Kirehner OF Detroit asked for spe-
eific duty on seeds instead Of the ad val
orem rates.
r. K. McLea Of New York argued for a
readtustnent OF the cotton schedule, claim
ING It should be simplified. He declared If
any changes are made in the rates Of duty
on cotton goods they should be made grad
ually.
The testimony OF E D. MetcaIf Of Au-
burn, N Y. representing the National
Harvester company, was similar In many
/ I-EFEGA8 70 mat OA suuAE L. n GdEl OF
the United States Steel corporation yester-
day. AR. MeucaIf said his company is so
well entrenched in the agricultural imple-
ment business that 1t does not need the
tariff. and that il Is lmmaterial to it how
the tariff Il changed. He did not deny that
the International Harvester company manu-
features over 50 per cent Of the harvesters,
mowers. etc. made IN this country.
Can you manufacture cheaper than the
English and French makers7" asker Rep
rescntatfve crumpacker.
Il think We can, from the fact that we
sell our goods IN those countries. We
have improved methods in all lines OF
manufacture In this country which bene-
fIts US IN the manufacture Of our goods
You have not suffered as a result OF
the tariff on steel and on iron oreT' asked
Mr.. Crumpacker.
I cannot see how the tariff can be held
responsible for the fluctuations in the
prices Of steel and iron. It is Que to the
demand and supply"
The witness said that American manu-
facturers Of agricultural implements are
obliged to pay the maximum tariff in
France. while British manufacturer enjoy
the benefits OF the minimum tariff.
Mr.. Metcalf disagreed with the testi-
mony Of H. E. Miles Of the National As
sociation Of Manufacturers and the COM
plants OF several manufacturers OF aErt-
cultural implements that the cost entering
into the manufacture OF their products has
Increased He declared that the prices o.
these raw materials had steadily decreased
Representative Crumpacker ehamploned
the cause Of the smaller manufacturer
claiming they cannot compete with the In
I farwaFfnnaF Hrr The Frraagv Ev--f---- -
} said the amount Of their business ala not
justify their making use OF the drawbacl
I provision Of the tariff. Nj, Metcalf de.
cIared himself in favor Of taking off III,
tariff on farming implements, claiming thi,
would open the American markets TO for.
eign manufacturers and the American
manufacturer increase his export trade
the business being put on an equal basis
He made this suggestion with the proyis,
that II any foreign country does not Civ,
America the benefit OF its lowest tariff
a duty Of % Per cent should be impose,
On the agricultural implements from TIA
: country.
Representative Mon6en OF Wyoming
j speaking in the interest OF the coal minins
interests OF Wyoming. asked that the dut,
or coal be kept where Il Is. claiming tina.
E the Rocky mountain miners could not com
E pete with the Canadian coal producer,
= without reducing wages II the tariff Is r.
duced-
He claimed the demand OF other mann
faeturers OF automobiles for a Is per cen
daty was not for the bsEefit Of American
a labor. but was because Ct ~eKtravagan
management and enormous pronts." II.
asserted that In a 400 machine the cos
: Of labor is 500 and that other manufac
/. J furerg have really aEkad for A.
: 60 per cent en- the finished product Z.
tia sake OF labor. He avoided answern
: questions concerning the accuracy 81
o statement q HIS attorney saEly In the vel
that his eompany vas going 70 bund
: plant N Europe