The Washington times., 1909-06-08
Declares Manufacturers of
East and Growers in West
Pull Together.
CARDED WOODEN
TRADE IN DANGER
Asserts on Floor of Senate That
Duty on Material Should
Not Be Raised.
By JOHN sNURE.

That the WoOlen schedules as now
framed in the tariff bill and as the
Finance Committee proposes to
have IN the new law are cal
culated TO ruin the carded woolen
manufacturing business Of the ooun-
try and enhance the interests OF the
worsted manufacturers, was strong
" asserted on the Senate floor to-
day by Senator Dolliver Of Iowa.
More than this, he brought out the
fact that there is a close alliance be
tween the worSted manufacturing
interests and the wool growers OF
the Far West, at the expense of the
Mississippi Valley wool growers,
and that the worSted interests are
forming into a few powerful COM
binations.
Disposed of Schedule.
The Senate last night disposed Of the
cotton schedule, the chief action Il took
hefng 10 restore the Dingley rates on
hosiery. Today the wooien schedule was
reached. Following up his sensational
attack on it OF several weeks ago. Dol
liver pursued the subject further and
took il up in detail. offering amend
1nents TO certain paragraphs. He first
addressed the Senate on paragraph ste.
which fiEes a duty OF 81 cf nts per Pouhe
on various kinds Of waste
These wastes are by-uroducts OF the
rnarufacture Of wOrs "a wooiens and
are used he declared by the card5d
7troa1eu peOple in man IfacrurtnE.
He sought 70 show that the actual
DUTY paid on q large amo9nt OF light
ehrinkage wool comm z into this country
Is but 10 cents per s. oured pound and
rontended It was al ara TO shove the
duty up TO 80 cents .5Sr pound on waste
under such circumstance He held il
put the carded people completely at a
disadvantage and the ~esult was the
carded Industry in this country was be
ing sstTanSled
Reads Addresses.
Senator Dollsver had read the address
of the Carded Wool Association TO the
President to confirm that. he said. It al
legged The worsted people were getting
special privileges and that they were
going into a few powerful combinations
The statement objected to what wa
called the prohibitive duty on the b
rsroducts Of wool used by the cardeC
reopfe and not used by the Worsted n
5erests. Il was alleged the WOOL sched
uIe, made IN 1851. was obsolete an
should be redrawn TO meet modern con
Senator Carter called attention TO tn
small percentage Of carded WOOL now be
ing manufactured. lie SAID not a caro-
ed 4voolen suit was 10 be found IN IA
Senate chamber and when the cardes
wooden representatives came before tn
VVays and Means Committee It wa
noticed they all wore worsIeds.
General Grosvenor had on suit 0
carded woolenr q suit that cost SO.
said Dolliver.
s.Elut ne is azstatesnan- out OF a Job.
said Garter.
ssfIe represents the wool growers O
ahe United States" returned the IOwaT
DoIliVer digclaimed any attack on In
wool growers, for, he said, he was 4
q humbis way representative Of IN
agricultural interests. This led TO a
amusing colloquy with Senator WarreI
70 whom D0lliVer referred as 'th
greatest shepherd since Abraham"
ssI don't own a sheep or a COW or an
animal except one horse, said WarreI
IT have scsae interests In stock con
uenies, ia railroads ana other thlngi
but I am not interested in live stock
To this Dolliver retorted BY describln
IN humorous fashion a trip he made
wyoming under the tutelage Of Ware
and said the Wyoming Senator had a
the airs Of ownership ana ueiIcdl
hospitality that could not nave arise
from the heart of a mere renter
Senator DolliVeP had read a letter
Senator Clapp from Magnus Brown. 4
fhe Minnesota Wool Growers ASsOclt
ffou iu which a more equitable adius
Trent Of the schedule was asked Brow
alleged there was an intimate relauo
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