Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-28

cles AZ Tarrytown, n. Y, took the
stand to ask for a removal of the tar
ift on pig iron.
He argued that if the entire tariff
had been removed from pig iron last
wear the American manufacturers
would have received $153,000,00O more
than they received for the product III
1904
In that year, he added, profit was
made, "for the steel trust does not pro
duce unless it produces a proft.
Mr.. Lyon said that the removal OF
the duty on pig iron would mean a re-
duction of cost of material of $500 on
his output of wire articles, amounting
to 10000 a year.
In an attack on the "Steel Trust MI
Lyon said:
WHY. our great President is follow
irr the Standard Oil Co. to prevent II
shipping oil few cents cheaper than
it's competitors and let's this steel trust
go Scot free while stealing from the
public through the robber tasif, from
one to two million dollars year, Is
beyond by comprehension
Representative Vreeland of New
York. on behalf of constituent
George W. Koin, who manufacturers
razors, asked for a specific duty on ra-
zors The present duty averages D per
cent. ad yalorem but, Mr.. Vreeland ar
gued, a higher duty was necessary II
the industry was to become profitable
in the United States.
$. S. Garland of Philadelphia asked
for an increase of 10 per cent. Ill ''ie
duty on ball bearings.
Dwight Devine of New York desired
that the tariff or pocket knives be re-
tanned
Increased duty on small sizes Oh
chains and d reduction on large sizes
was the request of H. F. Mattern Oh
Lebanon. Pa, and Thomas T. WOOD
house of Trenton. N. ].
Rep. Nicholas Longworth Indicated
that he was against unnecessary pro-
lection.
"The total imports of chains equal
only $4,000 year." he SAID. ou
manufacture i'll this country s5'ooo'ooo
worth, and vet YOU want an increase in
the tariff
At the night session A. H. Wash
burn of New York, representing III
norters of bronze powder useo 1or lhe
gliding of wall paper and other ccioi-
irg purposes, asked that the speciilc
dIty of II cents a pound on that az
ticle me changed to 80 per cent. ad
valorem. G.. w. Jefferson of New YORK
representing an importer. asked ina.
the specific duty of six cents per pouna
ON unmanufactured mica be abolished
leaving only the 20 per cent. ad valo-
rem duty.
F. ". Webster of Boston, manu-
facturer, asked that only ad valorem
duties he collected on mica
Vance Brown of Ashvilie. n e,
manufacturer and B. c. GrenslaH vi
sylvia, n. c., miner of domestic MI
"a asked for a modification OF the TAR
ff rates upward.
arthur V. Davis of Pittsburg, q
manufacturer of aluminium. requested
that the duties on aluminium be retain
cd The same request In regard 10 the
rates on silver were made by Samuel
Barber. representing a New England
si,verware manufacturing company.
Asking that the present duty OF $So a
ton on lead in ore be maintained, Z. II
Allen of Salt Lake City. representing
mine operators in Utah, ana fu" ai .
A. Roster speaking for the industry ~
southwestern Missouri. addressed the
committee. 81.
Milton l.. Lissburger, speaking lol
tho lead manufacturers asked for a
substantial reduction in the duty vi
l.ad ore and said that the manu1ac-
turers were willing to have the duty
+aken off of manufactured lead artl-
cles nroyided they get raw materials
free of duty.
A. n az the committee adjourned un-
I'll $50 A. M. tomorrow.