The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-05
FEATURES OF NEW TARIFF.

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The new tariff that was
adopted by the house of representa-
Gves is being DETAINED and defend
"a almost In the same breath. Some
think it is lacking anything of the es-
Dentials that were demanded by the
people, and others express the opin-
ION that while not wholly yet very
largely 1t will come up to the re-
Quirements to aid the general public
In many ways. President Taft is
given credit from some sources for
his interest and influence in reaching
what Is considered a good measure,
and others are inclined to critic.se
the president because he failed long
before to take q hand in shaping the
measure before 1t got too far into
unfriendly hands. At the present
time the senate has the measure in
tow. Speaking of the features of the
tariff the Omaha Bee sets forth the
following conclusions:
Some features of the new tariff
bill are commonly overlooked and
others entirely misunderstood.
Among the common misapprehen-
dons is that the wool and wooden
goods duties were raised above the
Dfngley rates, which is not the case,
the only change being to lower the
duty o. tops to give proper proper
Hon 70 otherSparts OF the wool sche-
dule. The cotton goods rates are
psrhaps the least understood when
quoted ! increases over the Dingley
rate. The new cotton goods rates
a.re Identical With those supposed to
Aave been imposed BY the Dingley
Sill ana which were. In fact. collect
n under It for four years after its
nessage. until the courts decided that
no law aid not say what It was In
tended 81 should.
Another salient feature and the
one which dominates the purpose of
tie. bill 80 that where increases have
besnSmade almost exclusively on lux
uries.s Census bureau figures show
tlat the total yearly consumption of
gGoodssonWhich Increases have been
made 81 ss52.5l2, 525, OF which,
amount S679.850,322 are Of luxur-
~. the largest single item being
wines and liquors. and the next larg-
- silks. On the other hand reduce
aatipns we're made on articles Of which
the United States consume yearly
Sl,s7s.122,124 worth.
ssone ofGthe mos vital items-lum-
ber-there has been q reduction all
along the line with the exception Of
sshingles,a and this last concession to
The producer Is explained because the
sanding cedar timber Is practically
s1hausted.a and in the shinglee made
from stumpage domestic mills could
sAotcompete with Canadians saving
fhuon tthe fuli trunk.
With one exception. the entire
lronSand atsel schedule has been cut.
saldSSSthds exception - for the saliva
tam f the small Independent manu-
faetnrsrs and industries scattered al
soyprSthS country. On steel beams
- III kinds OF iron work except
structural steel punched and fabri-
eafsd for use, tho duty q lowered.
The big stesl mills are cut on their
pIodsct while the hundreds Of local.
WorkshopsSa nj over the country which
1nigh the product for the builder get
thssonly increase.
whether the bill s. revision up
Nsrd 81 downward It turns some
whatyon its revenue producing quail
~. II 81 estimated that the new
tariff VIII produce s4o.oo0.o0O more
than the present Dingiey law.
CT this the corporation tax 10 de-
pended on TO raise 43s.00O.0OO. the
Increased internal revenue on tobac-
~, 31.600.o00, and some customs
100000 additional. TO produce
this inc.rsase q customs revenues.
:theAncleassd duties on Injuries must
~ several times $1,000 900 to Offset
To reductions upon necessities and,
~ materialss''
s.. RoMepsk@Co. took charge q
~ Huron Huronite Monday. and
tho newspaper mon OF the state who
have become accustomed to the ap-
spearance of the paper during the
past quarter Of a century will have
to look twice at It TO discover that
,it ~issreally the Huronite. The old
head has been discarded, the paper
has been increased toSa seven column
folio, Il ~ printed cleaner. Y Is made
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