The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-08-13
DOWNWARD CO TARIFFS
WHEN PRESIDENT TAFT YIELDS
HIS BIG STICK.
LUMBER REDUCEDi HIDES FREE
argument On All Disputed Points
Reached and Taft Scores Com.
plete Victory.

synopsis OF Leading Rates In
a synopsis OF the leadno tariff
rates in controversy. as AGREED
upon by the conferees in Mash.
ington, is as follows:
Iron ore, IS cents a ton.
Coal IS cents a short ton
Hides, free.
Gloves, Dingiey rates.
hosiery, reduced from the House
rates, but increased about 20
per cent above the Dinqley rates
' common hosiery retailing for
~, $3.50 and 81 dozen pairs.
OIL free.
Boots and shoes, 10 per cent.
Lumber, SIPS a thousand.
washington, Special: The PAYNE
Aldrich tariff bill is completed. An
agreement on all disputed points was
reached Thursday afternoon and the
Gohierees report was signed by the
Republican conferees.
rated by the mandate Of President
lait, the tariff conferees were com.
pelled to turn back and revise their
rates on lumber and gloves. In a com
munlcation 10 Senator Aldrich and
representative Payne. the President
demanded that the high rate on gloves
as hNed by the House. and the high
rate on lumber. as fixed by the Senate.
should not be made a part Of the con
terence report
When the conferees fixed lumber
ana glove rates by shading slightly
the higher rates on each. they were
certain that the President would con.
sent TO the arrangement.
The President had other ideas of
what the rates should be and he ex-
pressed them very forcihly i'm a letter
lie said that lumber should not be
more than Sl.25 a thousand feet for
rough. with the differentials fixed by
the Senate on finished lumber. He
also declared that the Senate rates on
gloves, which are the same as the
Dingley rates and much less than the I
House rates, would have to be adopt- (
ed 10 obtain his Endorsement.
Not content with issuing an iniunc-
ton against high rates on these ar
ticles. the President specified that
hides must go on the free list and the
House rates on boots and shoes and
other manufacturers OF leather re.
duced.
Hosiery. too. he thought should be
reduced below the House rates. which
were advances over the Dingley rates.
There was no opportunity to com
promise on gloves. The President
said the rates must not be advanced
beyond the figures named by the Sen.
ne bin. which are the same as the
existing duties except for the fact that
'chmaschen gloves were reduced bv
he Senate from 81 75 a dozen to s125.
although the House cOnferees insisted
hat these rates would endanger the
assage OF the conference report
Trough the House. they nevertheless
iere adopted.
on lumber some concessions were ,
iade. in spite Of the fact that the
residents instructions were complied :
18th to the letter Rough lumber was
lade duiiable at 1925 a thousand
set. finished on one side. Si75. fin.
he'd on two sides or one side planned !
nd tongued and groOved. s2.15; fin. :
he'd on three sides. S252ia. and fin :
he'd on four sides. $3.50. T,
To conciliate Senators Piles and >,
)nes the conferees adopted the Sen. j
e rate Of so cents a thousand on =
lingles. instead OF the House rate of
cents s.
To obtain the support OF Senator !.
eyburn the industries OF whose state :.
I'd been assailed through the aboli. y
)n OF the duty on hides. the reduc- -
IN in the duty on lumber and the re. I.
ction in the differential on pig lead {.
bars. the latter schedule was re. a,
nsidered ~
The Senate fixed the rate on mig y
id at . rs cents a pound. but this -
Is reduced in conference to cents.
view OF the dissatisfaction OF the IN
iho senators this subject was re. IN
ened and a rate Of 21-S cents a er
und on pig lead in bars was re. co
red &c
IN view OF the action Of the confer 10
in putting hides on the free list
also was made TO the cat.
industry by taking tallow off the
e list where II had been placed bv Pr
conferees. and restoring il to the 90
liable list. Tallow had been put on inn
free list by the House. but the as
ion Of the conferees makes IL du. cos
BE al y cents a pound od
he rates on hosiery were fixed by
rcases Of about 90 per cent in
des valued az ST. $3.50 and 50 a
en- pairs. This is an increase over /
sting rates. but material decrease san
n the advances made by the House. beg
all other values of hosiery the OF
gley rates. which had been re-en. Ind
"a by the Senate were retained yer
S action. the ccnferees believe. was 900
with the spirit of the to