The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-26
TARIFF PLANK
CARBON FIGHT RESUME
Western Men arc Seemingly
Allied TO Get Honest
Revision
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(secia Washington Correspondence |
Washlngtoa. May 2G Electric are
light carbons turned out 10 be one Of
the most interesting subjects tackled
by Che kennse during she thrift sea
SON. senator Aldrich finally had his
way. but before ne had Il sufficient
lata was injected into The record for
future reference TO make the debate,
on the whole. one which promisee 70
react tor the cause Of the people.
The vote showed the greatest
strength the progressive Republicans
and Democrats have yet been able
10 muster, The committees amend.
mcnt which win boost the price Of
electric carhons being carried by only
seven majority The fact that hun
lreda of municipal lighting plants.
thousands OF dry goods stores and the
big electric companies win have lol
pay more for their carbon6 Is not CON
sdered 50 important to the Senators
who protested against The advance o.
duty. as was the principle and meth
Ods resoried 60 by The Aldfich gang
to increase the profits on the caribou
trust when the existing duty on the
product obviously afforded ample
protection
The fight over earbons was one OF
the hliteiest Of the session. a bill.
hant array Of Senators spoke for each
side.
| For ths earbon trust. charged 10 be
| ...i.1t ff4.s+ 4tstta.so ~ CIauHur4 Tfi
ihesa appeared Burton Of Ohio lstand
| pat Republican,, and smooi. Of Utah.
tstam.pat Republican ana handy man
| 81 Aidrlohl These senator's were add.
ed from time To lime by the remarks
\ uf Gallmge Of New hampshire
latand pat Republican,; Johnson Of
| North Dakota. lstnnd pal Republican,
and l.udge Of Massachusetts,
For The consumer of carhons there
| appeael laFolele. of Wisconsin,
| progressive Republicans Gore Of
| Oklahoma, lDemo@al simmons, Of
| North gatollul tnemocaU; Stone o.
| Missouri lDomacraU bailey Of res
las (Demoerat) Rayner of Maryland
| inemotfatI. and Eurkeit Of Nebraa
| ka. progressive Republican,
Mr. simmons; had heretofore sun
posed that d reduction had been made
on eaehens becauae noticed IN que
book Of estimates prepared at Aid
| flch's dlreellonsl that the duty under
the present law ls 80 ccnts per hun
| dred. while snder the Senate bin It
Is 40 cenis lsr hundred.
Mr. iaF0lletle Those figures are
| utterly misleading They show an
apparent reduction. but II correct would
shOW an Increase OF i5 per cent over
| the existing rates
Mr. Simmons, J wanted To see thu
joker worked out I noticed that
myself
| Mr. LaFnlletie The percentage
rate given IN The table OF estimates
rs computed npon the assumption eaas
the caFhona are imported al a i2inch
| rstf undHr the Dingley law. But the
lcalhons are imported In 2a-ineh
lengths
| Mr.. Rayner. / am with Senator La
! FOllette on this proposition have re.
ceived communication II reads
In part as follows "The National
| Carbon Company has already as ad.
mitted by their secretary IN the hear.
ing before the Committee on Ways and
Means, absolute control OF the busis
ness. and therefore must be consider
ed trust / might add that the cap
| ital stock Is slQ.O0O,OO0, OF which 81,
! 100000 Is nreferred, on which they
| pay Z per cent and sh.5OO000 com.
mon. which Is All water and on which
| they a-e paying 4 per cent The coms
mon stuck has been selling for
months ii SO and viii no doubt go up.
/ To loo II the Senate blu ID passed
4 Competition against the carbon trust
IS excluded for the mere reason that
/ the rms maieslsl for the manufacture
II earlipns has 10 be trsght from the
1 Standard oil company fhich Is close.
/ W related 10 the carhpn trust"
4 Mr. Huflpn ] understand there Is
no monpenlY In this Industry, Mr
prest1ans have lived N Cleveland
for some .me. aud Il this company II
i trust ! Do not know K.