The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-11

4 gress. We should support the tea
duty without any question"
I / ask the senator how the general
leather trade can be injurlously af-
I fected by some competition with this
central leather concern even If the
competition comes from Chicago?
Mr. Carter-I would be glad to have
the senator direct his attention to
this phase Of the question, because
it is very important. The central
leather company controls two-thirds Of
al the sole leather produced in the
country, 1T comes nearer being q mo-
Inopoy than any Of the many octo-
Fpuses to which attention has been
called here during the present session
Of the senate. 1t seems to me if the
senator rests his case upon a COM
plaint that opposition to this tanning
4 output is about to arise, the basis
of his ease is founded upon illogical
I ground from the present view point of
/ American people with reference to mo-
nopolies.
Mr.. Warrcn--Let me prompt the
senator from Montana by saying that
A the sole leather the central leather
4 trust produces led me to remember
i that there is the American Hide and
I Leather Trust company, composed of
4 a hundred and some companies, ac-
i cording TO their own averment. that
are engaged in producing leather of
i the lighter hides, which do not enter
into this dutiable line. f
i Senator Carter asked how the people
who buy leather from which shoes
i are made and who sell shoes are to
be injured by competition in the
tanning of leather He continued:
Ii the demand for free hides comes
from those who desire to still further
fortify this concern, which now con-
trolls two thirds of the output there
must be some very persuasive but
undiscloscd argument to warrant any
/ support for that contention. Why
would IT not in other words, be ben
eiical to the people at large, to the
leather trade, to the farmers and the
shoenakers to have some competition
With the central leather company in
tanning the leather
| should like to ask the senator
from Wyoming If he understands that
this stock of the central leather COM
pany has gone from below par to Il
premium of l06 With the prospect of
plueking the American farmer on the
irce-hide question:
MIR. ren-Endoubtedly
+ MIR Carter-Prospectiye profit?
MIR. Warren Undoubtedly.
Mr.. Carter-And better opportunity?
Mr.. Page-After YOU get through,
will be very glad to proceed with the
matter
Mr. Carter--Since we find company
commanding the leather trade by the
control of two thirds of the tanning
interests. how can we engage in amy
thing detrimental to the public in
terest by encouraing some competition
with this great monopolya AS 7 un-
stood the senator from Vermont, to
start With his proposition was that
because certain people in Chicago
bearing odous names contemplated
tanning leather, therefore
( MIR, Page-I wish to correct the
senator. | did not say bearing od-
ious names"
Mr., Carter understand that all of
the names of the beef packers have
been used from the beginning for the
purpose of diverting attention from
the real merits of the controversy ye
are now engaged in. If the beef
packers or the James brothers or any
other class of people are willing to
engage in tanning hides in competition
with his central company, why not
permit them to do SO? Why should we
take away from the farmers of the
country the little pittance of protec-
tion which is there, because, forsooth.
If we do not, then the central leather
company will have competitions ter
rible thing to contemplate?
Mr. Dixon | was called out of the
chamber and have not heard all of
the senator's speech Suppose we
put hides and leather and shoes on
the free list~-I am ready for it will
that settle the question? This sugges
ton is made in good faith and sim
eerity.
Mr., Page-i accept it as SUCH
Senator Garter took but 4 brief part
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