Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-12-05
CUDAHY ASKS DUTY.
NJ. 7. Carlow Of Grand Island Pre-
sents Plea to Committee.
INFANT INDUSTRY AT OMAHA
Italian Product Laid Down for Less
Than the Domestic.
LARGE DEPOSITS IN NEBRASKA
Product Used in Soaps and Securing
Compound.
FOUR YEARS NEEDED TO GROW
General Land once Computes Amount
Due state of south Dakota
from the Sale of Public
Lands,
FOUR YEARS NEEDED TO GROW
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-(special Tele-
TramD-M. T. Carlow Of Grand Island ap-
pcared before the ways and means commit
tee today, which body is taking testimony
in behalf Of a revision Of the tariff. ana
asked for a protective duty on punice
stone. Mr.. Carlow stated that he repre-
sented the Cudahy interests and William
ouigiey Of Pttsburg. Pumce stone is be-
ing manufactu ed in South Omaha, the raw
material being obtained largely from Ne
braska, especially from the counties Of
Harlan. Antelope and Lincoln and from
kansas and Oklahoma.
So far as Is known the South Omaha
factory is the only one in the United
States. Mr.. Carlow in his presentation
stated that the pumlce stone people were
asking for a h-cent a pound duty on the
imported article. Italy and Sicily furnish
the pumice stole for the world. but they
have found in Nebraska along the line Of
the Republican and other river valleys de-
posits of pumice stone TO depth OF
hundred feet or more, which is easily ac-
cessible. Owing, however. to the present
schedule on pumce stone foreign producers
can undersell the infant industry In this
country and Mr. Carlow argued for pro-
lection.
The present schedule is SC per ton on
the manufactured product and 10 per cent
wbieh is an ad valorem duty, on the crude
product. which only amounted to H.52 per
ton in 1907 Mr.. Carlow in his argument
asked for a duty Of h-cent per pound on
both the manufactured and crude product,
which would edualize the New York mar
ket. The FIRE ght rates from Missouri river
points Comaha) on pumice stone to New
York Is 81 - per ton, whereas with the
duty and freight charges pumice stone is
delivered from foreign ports to New York
at N9.T2. with the freight rate of I'll. "
per ton from Omaha to New York, plus
1878, the cost per ton to manufacture,
there is difference OF s5.4S in favor Of
the foreigner as against our own citizen.
Four Years TO Grow.
Mr. Carlow told the committee that IL
there was q protective duty of half cent
per pound provided for in the tariff bill In
favor Of American pumice stone In four
years the manufacturers OF this new In
dustry would be able TO iedualise conditions
and compete with the world
p,rire stone is used in soaps as ahras-
iveshlnd fnlers for paints and in many
other compounds. Its manufacture in this
: country in marketable form is extremely
new, but discoveries have shown 1t to ex-
list in large quantities in many states wesl
of the Missouri river.
Mr. Carlow was accorded close attention
by the members of the committee. Champ
Clark of Missouri at one time interrupted
to ask whether there were any places In
Kansas where pumice stone could be found
TO a depth of a hundred feet. Chairman
Payne suggested to Mr.. Carlow that he
better compromise with Mr.. Clark al
seventy-five feet and let II go at that.
Public Land Sales.
The general land office has made up its
account with the state of South Dakota
showing per cent of the net proceeds OF
sales OF public lands In said state for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1905. The gros:
proceeds Of sale Of public lands were $eoS,
S65.O5. from which amount is deducted
. pro rata share OF the expenses chargeabl'
I to the state OF SIS, ,sl2.S3, making the ne
proceeds $3.50. .552.T2. on which amount tn,
state is entitled TO per cent or S2s, "a
A The receipts from sale Of public lands Wer,
"A 3l1, ,5s2 g, from which amount is deducte,
- the purchase money and fees and commits
sions repiid on account OF lands erroncousl,
sold, amounting to SSO56S2. leaving a sur
plus OF SeCS $50 5. The receipts from fee
and commissions were s1sS. .lSS.72, making
total receipts from all sources SSO7. .S0S.77.
y VIII HuNford Of Omaha has been ap
pointed a clerk In the forest service a
Aissoula Mont.