The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-20
SWARM Of THE
INTERESTS IN
WASHINGTON
Higher Duties or the Same
Rates as at Present Asked
on Almost Everything.
DINGLEY SCHEDULES
WILL NOT BE LOWERED
HEARINGS OF HOUSE COMMITTEE
SO FAR INDICATES INCREASE
ALL ALONG THE LINE.

Washington. Nov. BIN the prepa-
ration of new tariff bill to be pre-
scented at a special session Of congress
next March, numerous changes in the
schedule covering agricultural products
and provisions viii have 10 be consid-
dered by the ways and means commit
tee of the house. The principal article
about which there is a contention for
a change in the duty appears TO be
citrus fruits oranges lemons and
grape fruit.
After hearing arguments from the
Florida and California citrus fruit
growers, all urging high protective
duty on those fruits, Champ Clark the
most active qUestioner on the Demo-
cratic, or duty for revenue side Of
the committee. asked one of the wit
nesses: When are you fellows t.
stand on your feet and have your trade
disappearing without The perpetual
protection of the tariff"
When the Democratic party gets in
powei and labor is reduced TO 25 cents
per day. was the sharp rejoinder
The Florida fruit growers claimed
that their principal competition is from
Cuba
Senator Pleads for Starch.
Tapioca starch viii BE- affected by the
changes IN the specific requirements OF
the tariff that have been suggested.
Senator Hale Of Maine made the claim
that when the Dingley bin WAS made
by inattention tapiOca starch was non
specially provided for, and it was left
on the free list.
Mr.. Payne, chairman of the commit
tee, told Senator Hale that change In
the wording of the law has been sug-
gested so that upon all preparations
used for starching. sizing or filing will
be levied the same duty as Is imposed
on starch.
! Buckwhest -four. biscuits. bread. wa
/ fers and similar articles; semOIna
Z by-prOduct 81 wheat Hour, refined or
! improved. wool grease and truffles are
to be specially provided for in the new
tariff bill
Fruit for the Members.
! The. ways and means committees
| private room adjoining the committee
room is assuming the appearance of an
exhibition hall Several crates Of
oranges, grape fruit and n crate or
lemons. the latter being entirely neg
| lected by members of the committee.
were submitted as samples by the Cali
fOrnia fruit growers Several Of the
members of the committee discovered
before tn session began this morning
that California fruit makes good break
fast food
Phillip :. Saitta. representing lemon
ana orange dealers and importers OF
New York. today asked that lemons be
put on the free list.
Herman Klaber of Portland. Ore.
and F. c Horst Of San Francisco, rep
resenting $500 hop growers. asked for .
! duty of a cents a pound. claiming that
the hop industry is on its last legs.
Duty on Salt.
/ New York state salt manufacturers
asked that the present duty on salt be
maintained. H. c. Newcombe Of PhiIa-
delphia gave the committee informa-
ton which he believed argued for a re-
ductiOn of cents a gallon on the duty
/ on olives. A reduction of the duty 10
| > cents d gallon. instead Of the present
rate of l. cents on olives was asked for
] by John Magee of New York.
i w F Bode Of Chicago also asked for
a reduction Of the tariff on olives.
claiming protection unnecessary AZ
twice as many California olives would
} be sold as are now produced.
William o. Johnson Of California ar
gued against this reduction and asked
/ that the duty be doubled on tbs
ground that protection is needed
! George G. Reeding. FOR the fig grow
( ers. and-AI. T. Tarby FOR the ralsin ana
currant growers. both Of Fresno, Cal.
argued for protection Mr.. TarDy asked
j that the duty on currants be increased
/ half a cent Il pound
Plea for Porto Rico Coffee.
/ Tolio Larringa. resident commissioner
/ Ia the house Of representatives from
Porto Rico. argued for duty OF cents
( on coffee. which. he said. was the prin-
+. cipaI crop of the island.
1T is the poor mans CROP he said
Under the protective tariff the sugar
and tobacco industries OF Porto Rico
/ have increased rapidly. The coffee is
not protected and its production has
I fallen off TO 81 600. OO0 pounds.
MANY farmers who up to a few
wears ago could live comfortably are
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