The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-04

Nd~AluGIuU. May g.. southern mem
beers OF congress believe that the tar
iu bill is uqutously sectional, ana
for proof point to the alleged discrim-
mation against every cotton produc-
ing state i'm the matter OF duty ON
cotton nargug and ties which
amounts to ten cents per bale The
members from cotton growing states
point out that while the New Eng
landcrs have Disseminated against
the west and south both. the south
has cotton the worst of it because
western farmers get binder twine free
of duty to bind their grain. while
cotton planters must pay duty on the
haggiug and ties used in baling their
cotton
senator Bailey OF Texas. and Scua-
tor Gore aud owen have called attou-
ton to this and Representative Bart
lett, Of Gcorgit, is particularly insis.
tent upon eliminating the discrimina-
ton Senator Bailey bitterly attacked
the senate tariff measure on this item
and to Senator Aldrich said.
1T costs the cotton growers of tho
south a million dollars per year 10
pay this unjust burden and it ought
to be hfted from their shoulders.
even If every factory of the cotton
bagging trust should be compelled 10
close"
Representative Bartlett, who made
a determined fight to have eliminated
in tire house tariff bill the ten cents
duty on cotton binding and lost il.
has appealed to Senator Bailey to
carry the fight into the upper chamber
and the Texas senator is doing So
I'm securing information on this sub
Ject Mr. Bartlett discovered at the
treasury department some interesting
facts in connection with this matter
The provisions of the drawback law
have been so construed as to permit
the exporters of products IN import.
ed bags, or bags made from importod
materials. to receive the drawback.
But this is not all tine discrimination
against the cotton planter. It was
found that the treasury department
has for years been paying to the ex.
porters of cotton baled i'm round bales
the duties paid on the bagginc i'm.
ported for the purpose of balirg cor.
ton in round bales But no such rule
is applied to cotton exported
in square bales. The baling oI
cotton in round bales is in
the control of a trust or combination.
but SO tar the cotton growers have
been able 20 prevent the round bale
people controlling the ginning and
baling business. In other words the
round bale trust which exports an.
nually only about 100000 bales of
cotton, gets the benefit of the draw.
back, while by reason of the discr,m.
nation ruling of the treasury depart.
ment the exporters of $4,000 900
square bales receive no such bene.
fit.
f1grues in the treasury department
show that under the operation of the
Dingley law there was imported into
this country during the fiscal wear
1908 burlap valued at s231S7.SGI pay.
ing duty of S5,Sil. .535 OF this
amount nearly a half million dollars
were refunded as a drawback on the
expectation bags manufactured from
the burlap. The treasury department
has granted a drawback on round bale
bags made from imported burlap by
the American Cotton Company. OF
Ncr York, The Reagan Round Bat
Company OF Houston, Texas. The
AlabamaMssissippi Round Bale Com
pany, of Montgomery Ala, Bent,
Brother Bag Company. of st. Louis
The department furthor adds thar No
The drawback has been allowed or
the covering for square bales.
The attention of Senator Aldrict
has been called TO the fact that th,
cotton CROP not including the seed o
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