Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
THE NEW TARIFF
MEASURE AND COLORADO


VIII be found of interest by all our
readers:
Editor Her ID. Dufsngo. Colo.
Aug. 2. 1909.
submit he following FOR your IN
formation. snd for publication. should
you so deaife:
A number OF itous In the bill are
OF great interest TO he people OF Colo
rado because OF the home industries
which are affected by them
OF the farm products a duty OF 10
per cent ad valorem is placed upon
sugar beets.
On honey, of which Colorado pro-
duces about 100000 per year. the
Dlngley rate OF 20 cents per gallons is
retained.
The potato crop of Colorado
amounts to about s6,650,oo0 year.
considerable amount Of which Is
cents busbel is maintained on this
item.
On the dairy products. Colorados
production of which reaches over $27-
100000 yearly. the present rates are
retained in the bill
The hay crop of Colorado last year
amounted 10 $l9,500,000, being two
thirds of the gold output of the state.
The Dingley rate of 81 per ton on hay
IS unchanged in the present bill.
The production OF starch from pota-
toes is a new and growing industry
in Colorado. Under the Dingley law
the duty on starch. from whatever
substance produced. was one and one
half cents a pound. Under the new
bill potato starch is given protec,
tive duty of one and one-half cents
n pound, while the duty on starch
made from other substances is reduced
10 ] cent per pound.
Colorados output OF wool amounts
~ about sl,000,00O yearly The Ding
ley rate on wool remains unchanged
Cattle hides were placed upon the
free list by the conferees.
The rate on mechanically ground
wool pulp was decreased from one.
twelve OF one cent per pound to ex-
emption from duty on pulp from any
country not imposing export duty, etc,
ON certain forest products.
A reduction was made on printing
paper. valued at not above 2K cents
per pound, from SO per ton to y3.75
per ton; valued above 2A cents
pound and not above az cents
pound. from IS per ton to 1916 per
ton
Paper envelopes were reduced from
30 per cent to 20 per cent ad valorem.
Rough marble. large quantities of
which are now being produced in Colo.
rado, and the industry of which is lust
beginning. retains the present Ding
ley duty of 65 cents per cubic foot.
The present Dingley rate on FuIler's
earth--crude, $l.50. and refined. SO
per ton--is retained in the bill. Con.
siderable capital Is invested near Ster-
ing, Colo. in this enterprise, and a
large production Is predicted for the
near future.
The duty on mineral waters. an In.
uustry which is steadily growing I'm
the state. is the same as that con.
iained in the Dngley law.
"a long comparison of duties on
metal of every character follows above
lead showing reduction of u cent
per pound The letter continuously
Blasting caps-Dingley rates, $2.36
Per 1000; senate and conference rates
s2.25 per 1000
Fuiminates and Illuminating powders
Dingley and house rates, 30 per
cent; senate and conference rates. 20
per cent ad valorem,.
Mining explosives. valued at 20 cents
or less per pound-Dingley rate, 4
cents per pound; house, senate, and
conference rate, 2 cents per pound;
valued above 20 cents pound, Ding.
ley rate. &c; house. senate, and con.
ference ratos. cents per pound.
Boulder county is the largest tung.
ften-producing camp In the world
Tungsten ores are imported free of
duty under the present law, and were
left on the free list by the house. My
amendment to the tariff bill, placing
n duty OF fifteen (15) per cent upon
the ores, passed the senate, and after
strong opposition in conference to any
duty upon the ores the conference
finally agreed 10 duty OF 10 per cent
The following is the drayback pro
vision. except as to preparations made
in part for domestic alcohol, and Is
in effect the same as the present law
That where imported materials on
which duties have been paid are used
In the manufacture OF articles manu-.
factured or produced In the United
States, there shall be allowed on the
expectation of such articles II draw
back equal In amount TO the duties
paid on the materials used, less l per
cent of such duties: Provided, thai
when the articles exported are made
In part from domestic materials, the
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