The Detroit times., 1909-06-18

WASHINGTON, d. c., June Is
Does thr-Aldticn bill revise the tariff
np or dnMn2 =
On cotton goods. Senator Aldrich
changed the rates from ad valorem 10
specific rates. He claims the change
was not such as to effect an increase.
A valuable translation OF these rates,
back from the specific to the ad
valorem., has been made by Senator
La Toilette. 49,
The following is sample of the
comparison made:
"'Value at over cents and not over
8 cents per square yard the Dingley
rate, Is. 25 per cent; applied 10 cloth
/ OF those values the Dingley duties
would be from l. ga cents for the
* lowest value UP TO 2 Ii cents for the
highest value. The Aldrich rate. by
specific terms, would be 1t cents
1 per sq6are yard on cloth OF those
! values. 1ncrease over lowest Dingley
rate. 2S- 1-2 per cent.
Taking the next grade. valued at
over cents and not over 10 cents per
square yard the Dingley ad valorem
of 25 per cent. applied TO cloth Of those
values, gives us rates from , IA for
the. lowest value to ? . cents per
square yard for the highest value,
while the rate fixed by plain terms in
this bill for cloth of the same value
is cents per square yard Increase
over lowest Dingley rate, 33 1-3 per
cent
'''rake the next grade of goods
valued -at~over-1o cents-and am go
ing'to resd these lines through. So that
they will be OF record-'valued at
over 10 cents and not over y 10 cents
per. square yard the Dingley al val
orem rate applied to that value Is
liz cents per square yard for the
lowest value To Is cents per square
yard for the highest value The rate
fixed by the Aldrich bill is 3-s cents
per square yard on all. the low and the
high. Increase over lowest Dingley
! rate. Is per cent.
"Taking the next grade. valued at
over IL 1-2 cent sand not oTer,14 cents
per-, square yard the Dingley al
valorem applied 10 cloth OF those
values is from Is cents 10 3 10
cents. depending upon the value Of
each square yard OF cloth. while the
duty fixed by the terms OF the Aid.
rich bill is 5 IL cents per square
yard on cloth of the low value as we'll
as on cfoth or the high valre. Increase
over7iuwest Dingiey rate. 76 per cent
Passing TO the next grade. valued
at over "a cents per square yard the
Dingley rate Is ; IL cents per square
gard. but not less than 25 per cent:
while the rate fixed In the Aldrich bill
Is cents per square yard. but not
IxAs. 49,
Increase over the lowest Dingley rate
Y OF 100 per cent
Passing now 10 the next grade cf
cloth In this paragraph. bleached cloth
valued at over 9 and not over II
cents per square yard. the Dingley ad
& valUfefn- rate OF -25 per cent, when ro.
duced 20 a specific rate. is 1.4cents
to o 3-4 cents per square yard. &C.
cording to the square yard value OF
the~cloth. The duty fixed In the Aid
rich-bill is 3,4 cents per square yard
on all. an increase over the loves,
Dingley rate OF % per cent.
"Qn the. next higher grade, valued
at eyer IL and not over IL cents per
square yard the Dingley rate Is from
Sd cents to 3Acents per square yard,
} and the rate fixed by the Aldrich bill
II = II Ctils pei SQUARE NhlN ON all
the.-low value as well - the high
value, an increase over the lowest
Dineley rate OF 54 1-2 per cent.
"0n the next grade of cloth 'valueu
at ever u and not over Is cents PEI
square yard the Dinglcy al valCrCm
reduced. TO a specific rate, is from
\ TO & ga cents per square yard Tho
specific rate fixed in the Aldrich bin
FOR cloth OF these values is IA cents
per square yard, an increase over the
lowest Dingley rate OF IS per cent
'sOn the next grade of cloth valued
at over i5 end not over 16 cents pee
square yard the Dingley rate is from
3 sI 10 4 cents per square yard The
AIdrich rate FOR cloth Of these values
IL ss1.2 cents per square yard an in.
rrp>rAe~over the lowest -f9iHPlep- FgF4ta-
OF 90 per cent.
ss9n the next grade. valued at over
f6 cents per square yard the Dingley
rafe-is q cents per square yard. but not
less.than. 2s. per cent. The Aldrich rate
"A s~cents per square yard. no matter
What tha..xalue may be, but not less
/. than 2S nor cent ad Yalore "a. and IN.