Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-08-13
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1909
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nor1E INDUSTRIES ON SCHEDULE
Senator Guggenheim Shows How
New Tariff Bill Affects Colorado


statement for publication regarding the
Payne tariff bill. passed by congress and
duly signed by President Taft:
"A number Of items in the bill are Of
great interest to the people Of Colorado
because Of the home industries which are
affected by them.
Of the farm products duty Of ls per
cent ad valorsm is placed upon sugar
beets.
On honey Of which Colorado produces
about s5oo.ooo per year. the DinGley
rate Of 20 cents per gallon Is retained
The potato crop Of Colorado amounts
to about ss.65o.ooo = considerable
protection Of 25 cents bushel is main
tanned on this item
On the dairy products. colorado's pro-
duotion OF which reaches over
S2Z 900. 900 yearly. the present rates are
retained in this bill.
The hay crop Of Colorado last year
amounted to sle.5oo.ooo 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 po-
tatoes Is new and growing industry in
Colorado. Under the DinSlsy Law tho
duty on starch from whatever substance
WAS one and one-han cents a pound.
Under the new bill potato starch is
given = protective duty OF one and one
half cents = pound, while the duty on
starch made from other substances is
reduced to one cent per pound.
Colorados output Of wool amounts to
about 81 100000 yearly. The pinSlsy
rate On wool remains unchanged.
Cattle hides were placed upon the free
list by the eonfsrsss.
Ths rate on mechanically ground wood
pulp WAS decreased from ene-twentisth
Of one cent psr pound to exemption from
duty On pulp from any country not impos-
ing export duty. sss.. on certain forest
. products. p
A reduction was made On printing
paper. valued at not above 2keents per
.. pound. from Sc psr ton to S5.7s Per ton:
valued above az cents pound. and not
above az cents a pound. from s. per ton
to SS.7s per ton.
Paper envelopes were reduced from
IS per cen; to 80 per cen, ad valorsm.
Rough marble. large qualities o. which
are ao~ being produced in Colorado, and
the innus,ry .. which is Just Beginning.
retains the pressn, DinSley duty Of sixty
ave cents per cubic foot
The present DinSisy ra;s on Fuller's
earth crude, l.so. and refined Ss per
tons retained in the bill. Considerable
capital is invested near Sterling. Gel
n this enterprise. and large production
Is prsiis.si fer the near future.
Tie duty O. mineral waters, an iudus-
nv which IS steadily growing in the s;ase.
IS the same As TIA; contained in The
CinS,sy law.
On the metals, Of which celoraie
p:siress yearly about Sil.ooo.ooo. a
eonparissa 81 ,as presen: piaSiey rates
anG those aGspssd by tie eentere1se:
shows A. increase Of from y cents 70
lS cents per peuai CO Aatinsay lS
cents 4 pound o. leaG bearinS eres, 10
per ota; si yaloren % traSs:sa bearing
ores. anG cen: pslaG GO .ins bearing
srss.
SealSsr esca.y is tie larSss: tungsten
pCo5eciaS camp u the world Tc,Ss:sa
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: p-ssea; law. AID were len 90 tie free
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per cent ua,. The a-ss, passed tie senate.
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