Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-30
President Wins on Lum-
Der, Hides and 9th
er Schedules.
PAPER PULP IS FREE
Congress Has Its Revenge by
Changing Administrative
Features.

Washington, July 3o.-President
Taft expressed himself today as i'm.
menseiy pleased with the tariff bill as
it was finally agreed to by the con-
ferees last evening. 1t is known he IS
not entirely satisfied with all of the
bill and he told several of his callers
today it would be the greatest miracle
of the age if tariff bill could be de-
signed that would please everybody.
Payne Presents Report.
Washington, July 30-Payne, head
of the house conference, today present
mittee on the tariff bill. He made an
exhaustive analysis of the bill, and un-
dertook to show it made a marked de-
crease in the rates on the necessaries
of life, while admitting there had been
an increase on some of the Injuries.
Large Cut in Metal.
Probably the most marked reduc-
tions are found in the metal schedules.
Beginning with decrease in the rate
on iron ore from 40 to Is cents ton,
|
out that portion of the bill, pig iron
going from "a to $3.50 ton, and scrap
iron from 81 to 81. The reduction on
many items of the iron schedule
amounts to about so per cent, and in
cludes steel rails There is an in
use.
Lumber Cut Considerably.
Rough lumber is reduced from 81 to
S125 per thousand, with a correspond
ing reduction in the differential on
dressed luraber
The wool schedule underwent no
change of consequence. but the entire
cotton schedule was reconstructed and
the phraseology greatly changed. 1t
is estimated the rates fixed by the bill
are about per cent higher on the
average than those collected on cot
ton last year.
Big Increase on Hosiery.
The rates on cotton hosiery are
greatly increased.
Only one change is made in the glove
schedule. that being n slight reduction.
The silk schedule will be somewhat
higher than at present Oil cloths and
linoleum are heavily cut, but other
wise the changes in flax, hemp, and
| jute provision are not material.
Sugar and Tobacco Same.
The sugar and tobacco duties re-
main substantially as they are. There
is uniform increase on spirits, wines
and liquors of Is per cent. Hops are
| increased from II to 16 cents per
pound. There is a general decrease in
common window glass and chemical
schedules.
| Third Cut I'm Paper Pulp. ~
Publishers win in their fight for
| lower wood pulp and print paper, the
rate on ordinary newspaper print pa
per being fixed at $3.75 per ton in
stead of Sc under the Dingley law.
The higher grades of print paper are
at 1915 instead of $S. Mechanically
ground wood pulp is to come in free
of duty, but provision is made for a
countervailing duty in case it becomes
necessary to protect this country
against Canada's inhibitions upon ex-
portations of woods to the United
States.
Hides Come Free.
Hides of cattle come in free, and
there is corresponding reduction on
leather and leather goods. The house
rates are practically retained on sole
leather. leather for uppers, boots,
shoes, and harness, but the free hide
provision is based on the condition
that on and after Oct. / next sole
leather from hides that are to be ad-
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