The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-15
CARNEGIE WITTY
BUT INDEFINITE
What May Be Expected al
Hands Of Special Con-
gTessIOnaI Session

tAlI fAn1NAAMA'A 4 ftHotf
Washington d G., Match IS. Fully
100 importers and exporters, minu
actnrers and agnculsurists and tanf
'xperts appeared before the Houst
Committee on ways and mtans at ~,
agions hearings which began on No
eInber 10Th and continued daily uh.i
December 23d and also al sevele
supplemental hearings. Some Of IN,
most prominent men IN the maing
aeiurlng and financial worlds pre-
pnicd testimony Of d varied and in
preatlug character ln aditiun t1 thl.
eStIm0ny There were thousands 81
rlefa lllad with The committee, whlel
dlcd IN lhc statistics furAished b..
hc varloug government department.,
nd alcnis sent abroad, together
lth special data complied by Thomas
! D0hery assistant counsel of N,
rcasury department and Major + a
lefi Lord who was clora Of the ways
ma mcalig committee Whea tne Ding
ey taiilf was framed. has given th,
ommitee information moro complete
han has ever beel al the tisnosa o
larlff framing committee.
Andrea Carnegie. Charles s
chwah Judge 4 H. Gary and alhei
noted nngnates furnished the mas
interesting testimony MI. Carnegie
ghu caueed considerable discussion
" proclalming. m magazine article
hat the steel manufacturers Of ths
ountry do not need any tariff pro
eotlon WIS before the committee Tni
early elghlz hours. Ills testimony
ghile Witty and entertaining. did not
fier the tariff makers much speei
ic Information regarding the eest ol
nanufaehplng steel rails and other ar
icles ot Steel he dealt largely IA
heOIles and deductions and ayolee
lgurcs, claiming that he was not fa
nlliar nlh The details Of the steel
lusiuess Of the present time but spsNe
rom bis general knowledge gained IN
he business before he retired TO grl
ate llfc.
Judge Gary, who was one Of ihe
lest equipped and most satisfactory
Witnesses who appeBred before the
ommltiee. preceded Nir Carnegie ny
everal days, He declared that the
Independent steel manufacturers re.
niire tariff protection and said that
| the duty on steel should Be remcy.
a The United states steel corpora
lon. Of whose board Of directors he
chairman, would secure q moncp-
nv ul the market The cost Of labor
would be reduced. he said. Il the tariff
n steel was taken off entirely IN
he course Of his Testimony nidge
iary declared IN favor Of government
ontr0l Of manufacturers 10 prevent
hem from charging & price which
would give them ore than fair re
urn on their Investments.
Mr. schwaD. who vas formerly pres
ldent o. The steel corporation, was
)ne Of ihe most earnest advocates
for protection Tor the steel lnduags
o appcar before the committee. Hls
replies 10 the questions Of members oi
he committee we're repIele with flg
ares and arguments. He declared that
THE Bcssemer process Of steel man
fracture viii. within five years. Be
iupcfccded hy the open hearth PRO
'ess, which, he predicted. will IN turn
be abandoned for the electric sys.
em Of manufacture being Geseloprt
N Uurmany.
The agitation for free lumber os
those m symmetry " with the moVamenl
'or The 90 Avatio1 Of the forests oi
he cOunv tssnlIea In a Ysvang ap
seal from q nmbef interests uE lht
South ana The Northwest Repro
sentative Chamn Clark. Of Missouri
hc minority leader of the House. sub
rittet lbe lnmber magnalea Is IL
WE'RE caeexanInailoHs aud these
eN,ines were among the most Iute.
sstlnE n II Walker anh IedNar
silllVs two nf iha lsrgnsl lumber deal
IRIS n lhe Northwest. argued far lhs
eientiDn of the present tnty On Ium
Nf, tinlmlng thhl fln United stagas
8lnnul compete with d'flaaaa. Ill iii
Mhilns fcf dhealn srAuenuI laflQn u
Aen3t lsfpg \ nrfaIWf Of stuthtri
nmhGgmen asked gof protection. con
erdlnE Hal the cnsf oi production
1a9 Increased
a severe arrllgumenl oE the 20
allied fnneF trust BY John Norris
repre- cutting the American Newspaper
puhiishef8 association. and A defeuss
M The International Paper company
1y Chester ~ Lyman. assistant &
ihe president q the company. Of
Tered one Of the sensations of IN