New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
TARIFF BILL ATTACKED.
FurricrS Protest against Rate for
Rae Skins.

Tho manufacturers Importers. dressers. dyers and
retailers OF furs OF this city met at the Jaeckel
Building yesterday afternoon and adopted resolu-
tions condemning the Payne tariff In so far as 1t
applies to furs They organized. elected commit
tee to present their resolutions to Congress and
raised 5000 for expenses.
The petition 10 Congress expressed satisfaction
with the present and the proposed schedule with
reference TO raw skins which ara admitted free.
but It objected 10 the virtual duty Of IS per cent
on dressed skins instead Of the Dingley rate OF "
per cent on this point the petition read
The Dinglev act reads, "Furs dressed the skin.
but not made up into articles p Per Csn Ta:se o9
The skin but not dyed, sewed. repaired or advanced
And The proviso referring 10 these skins reads.
When dyed. repaired sewed or advaHced IN IN any ny
same as manufactures OF furs' that Is at 80 per
When IT is considered that nearly every skin is
likely to have one more holes, caused by knife
are repaired and sewed merely prevent further
injury and TO put the skin IN InerchahLaDe @ Cou IL
included the dressing. it will be seen that, the
effect Of the words added in the Payne 81 Seheduie he'd Is
as intended but really at 50 per cent
Apropos of the Is per cent increase in duty on
dressed and dyed skins the petition said;
These dressed skins and dressed and dyed skins
when so Hn8gT a be advanced to IS per cent should
remain. as under the Dtngey tariff at 20 per cent
skins and If the rate of duty is increased as pro
Dosed their importation will decrease materially,
and the home manufacturer VIII De compelled 20
buv in their stead the finished product from his
T7,Ironean competitor and 70 that extent curta mis-
own reduction here. The greatest part or the
revenue from the finished product VIII be obtained
at the expense OF the home INDUSTRY. ana VIII De
from these dressed skins. and dressed and DYED
skins. at the present rate of duty.
Manufactures of furs (not articles or wearing
appareD when partly prepared for use as material.
eIb q Innings pla ties and crosses. under the Ding
lev act were at 20 per cent, and are now advanced
10 az per cent. and satisfied with this
change provided, however, that the completely
manufactured article is advanced to 30 per cent
competelv manufactured articles he dutahIe at the
same rate Is untenahle upon any ground.
Articles Of wearing apparel OF every deScri iptoh'
made m or ma nufaCtured composed of furthat is.
The completely manufactured articles-should be ad
yanced to least 50 cent IN order 10 maintain
its proper proportion OF protection 10 the prepared
material, already indicated
The committee Of nine chosen to present the
claims of the furriers IN Congress was appoint
ed bv Alexander Heilbronner, who was elected
president OF the organization. 1t was made up
as follows. For the manufacturers. Hugo Jaeckel.
May Cohn Franklin Gunther. Herman Baer
and Max Thorn: for the importers Edward NJ
speer. Harry Eisenbach and Samuel Ullman; for
the Divers and dressers, Theodore Schif, president
Of the Overs and Dressers' Association David c.
Mills was secretary and Joseph Stein treas
urer
Among the firms represented were A. Jaeckel, H
Jaeckel Arnold. Constable & Co. Stern Brothers,
G g Sbayne ]. Vorhous Il Sons. Clark 81 Vein
berg Otto Erter, A & J. Enge, A Jacobson &
pro NJ Thorn, Leo Greenfield & Co. Leventhal
8 Voeel Micho & Muller and Henry Ames & Rau.