The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-25
SHOUTING FOR
SAME RATES OR
HIGHER ONES
Glass Manufacturers Descend
Upon House Ways and
Means Committee.
ALL HAVE SAME OLD
ARGUMENT TO ADVANCE
ONE MAN ADMITS THAT RAISING
OF TARIFF WOULD NOT HELP
THE WoRkMEN EMPLOYED.

washington, Nov. 24-Ethan Allen
hitchcock, former secretary of the in
terror, appeared before the WAYS and
means committee of the house TODAY in
behalf of the Pittsburg Plate Glass
company. Gypsum, cement and glass
We're the subjects under consideration.
MI Hitchcock assured the committee
that the promised revision of the tariff
so lar as it affected the glass industry,
met with the approval of the Pittsburg
Plate Glass company, and that so far
as ne knew there was no combinati
or trust among the American producers
of plate glass.
He told the committee that polished
plate glass sold in this country at from
10 TO 10 per cent of the price formerly
exacted by the importer. which. he said,
was due to the tariff and agreement In
prices of manufacture
We want simply one fixed flat rae
on all sizes of polished plate glass
continued Mr.. Hitchcock. "as the pes,
and only means of providing reasonable
protection for the industry"
Reduction Asked.
F. j. Goetner of New York asked for
a reduction in the duty on plate and
window glass, claiming that the present
tariff was made under conditions which
existed twenty years ago and was ex-
cessiVe.
George E. Roberts. former director of
the mint, representing Nova Scotia
manufacturers of plaster of paris. and
Montague kessler asked for the removal
of the duty on gypsum.
y H. Walker OF st. Louis asked that
the rate on gypsum be doubled He adj
United that his company had been
making profit of 10 per cent except
this year.
Today's hearing was devoid of in
teresting features. the Democratic mem
bers of the committee falling to enter
into any severe examination of wit
nesSes- The entire afternoon session, |
which was concluded at O'Clock. was !
devoted 10 the tariff on glass and glass
ware.
w. L. Kann of the Pennsylvania /
American Plate Glass company. on be-
half of eleven plate glass companies, |
supplemented the remarks of r. A. |
Hitchcock and w. L. Clause. asking for
the same increase in the duty on plate
glass.
Would Not Benefit Labor.
Representative Bouten of Illinois
questioned the witnesses as to whether
the American laborer would benefit
from an increase IN the tariff. and when
informed that he would not. Mr. Bou-
tell said:
For three weeks this committee has
conducted these hearings and all those
who appeared before il do so voluntar-
lily. No one was aksed. The testimony
has uniformly shown that increa sed du-
ties viii not accrue to the benefit of
the labOrer and that a decrease in the
duties will not accrue to the benefit of
the consumer. 1t seems that no mat
ter what we do, if we raise or lower the
tariff. it will only benefit one class, the
one which you belong to-
The poor manufacturer" suggested
Mr.. Kann.
Precisely" replied Mr. BouteT L
want to know what will be accom-
pllshed by revision of the tariff"
Glass Combination.
Representative Pau of North Carolina
secured the admission from Mr.. Kmn
that eleven plate glass companies he
represented endeaVOred to put up the
prices of glass at the same time.
After a discussion regarding the re-
suits that would follow an increase in
the duty on plate glass. Mr.. Clark of
Missouri said 10 the witness:
Hou get little here and there. too
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