Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22

rather than above, the facts. He says
that on the average pair OF shoes worn
by the wortinsman 1t would take 2
pounds II solo leather for each pair
manufactured You can sec. therefore.
what would he the addcd cost of the
shoe. Tic added cost for sole leather Is
approximately cents per pound. Add to
that the cost Of the upper leather, which
he finds TO he about cents. and we find
the added cost Of pair of shoes on ac-
! count Of hide duty to be from to 10
| cents a pair.
| Mr Carter. Mr.. President. II is known
| TO the senator and known to Nj. Jones
! that the uppcrs Of % per cent. Of the
Shoes. or greater per cent. than that.
! are not subject to any duty at all-the
, calfskin%, tho lizht hides, the goatskins.
| horse skins. and various skins out Of
which the ui1pers OF shoes are made.
! Mr. Page That Is oil confessed. Senn-
| tor.
M. Garter So the truth Is that cottlc
| hides are used chiefly for coles and hees
on the average rhoe.. Tho only portion
| % the leather subject to any duty be-
! cause az tho duty on the hides Is that
/ cmhra cei In tie sole and the heel. which.
acroriing 10 the concurrent opinion OF
all, IS not 70 exceed 2 cents on each pair
Of shoes.
Mr.. Page want to confess 10 the
senator he il ri-ht rs to tho uppcrs IN
the shoes that he and | wear but am
very much Yrstahen-and have been
! somewhat c'heervant-if tho ordinary
farmer az home ana around the farm
and IN his daily work docs not wear
shoe the uppcrs Of which are made from
q hide weighing % pounds and above.
| I know that both pairs Of the shoes
exhibited here on Saturday were made
! Of grain leather. and am very certain
that I nm not mistaken az TO the up1'er
md sole being made from hides that. be-
cause Of their weight would be dutable.
What I was about 10 say In regard 10
fair play is this: Tho tanneries here In
this country are endeavorins 70 DO not
only the business o. this country, but
! The busirers OF the world and the stats
ties shown by the senator from Wyoming
prove tNcir success. They are having
| wonderful Development in producing
leather mad. from nondutiahle hides.
u has been my pleasure TO visit tan
n.ries IN Furo7e In Germany there are
four. called the big Four" Cornelius
Heyl is the largest tanner Of the four.
Ne Is q baron. when tho Car ~ Rus
s!a goes through Europe he stops ~
Cornelius Hevrs. He has n magnificent
home on TIE beautiful square where there
is monument erected to Martin Luther,
who said he vas going TO Worms II there
were as many devils there as there were
tiles on the roof tops.
His son, young Baron Hevl. know
personally. They commenced genera
lions ago to make calf.krs. and they
,oi. ,l-~ 1oe- WA
They arc vigorous. they have abundant
means: and I tell you the tanner Of this
country who rubs up against them In
trade must bc both progressive ana Wig
orou. Yet our American tanners are
doing u.
| The ncxt largest tanpnr Of the big
-Four" Is Carl Fr.uden,crS ~ Welnheim.
The grandfather long yAar+ ago started
the business which the grarhc'i'dren are
now continuing. W,lter Froudenbcrg.
one Of the grandchildren. buys the raw
material. He Is young man Of excel
cnt ability. When he reached that point
In lie where his father thought he saw
some rne bushes. ability IN him, he de-
, ci1ed to make him the purchaser 81 tho
raw material FOR the hrr's business. The
, father wrote 70 me rsking that 7 allow
young Frcud-nberg ~ enter nv service
for a tvo-y~,r period TO learn the raw
material eni Of the business and was
kind enough 10 compliment me with tn"
suggestion that he believed my system Of
handling ana grading cn'f-iS.n. WIS tho
, host In the world. The boy came. and
putting on Ills ovArnl.s Ike common day
In horer- millionaire though lie wns-Went
into the hide house ond worked ALONGSIDE
OF men who were receiving eight. nine.