The Washington times., 1909-07-12

same. niece of cloth as that used by the
cheap manufacturer. He goes step
further than the medium manufac-
ture in the process Of manutacto anu sI-
SI2 will be sold TO the retailer next
spring for SIS and the retail price VIII
be go. m
The fine" manufacturer, dealing with
the same piece of goods that he sold
last spring for SIS will now, because OF
the increased price of the cloth sell II
for SEQ and the retailer VIII ask MS
customer S25 for it.
Attitude of Wholesalers.
The attitude of the great wholesalers
and retailers can best be given IN the
words of Frank R. Chambers, manager
Of Rogers. Poet & Co. This firm PROD
ably does the biggest retail ci2tnlns
business in the United states.
"A few years ago, SAID Mr. ChaIn-
hers Eve were able to make a speclaiIy
0f s,,frS At s15 1t was a class of goods
which appealed to the ken IN very
rnoderate circumstances, yet we We're
enabled 10 make good garments anu We
did not risk our reputation IN uolhs 81
Today We cannot sell q SUIT LOT sl9; ti,o
advanced price OF Worsteds ana tls
steady deterioration Of the weight ana
quality of the fabrics makes II lmp3s-
sibie for Us to put S1o SUE on tile
market The aggregate buIdeh u me
increased cost of men S and boys cloth-
ms 10 the American people under the
Dresent advance alone, viii De el@ViVVJ,yoo
for the wear 1910, which is Twice tIS
value Of the annual domestic Wooi CUP.
The general committee Of the Wnole-
sale Dry Goods Merchants OF rev I ,.,il
today put a force OF girls AZ WoIA
parinR literature which VIII be sent 20
PRESIDENT Taft. members Of Congress,
and 10 the trade throughout me coIA-
try The Presidents campaign speeCtie7
Hedging downward revision are quOlei-
In commenting on these pleuses' 'il1
dry goods merchants say:
I'VE inclose chart made up with great
care showing item by item the radlcal
Increases in the Aldrich Dill, ana we
factlrer or the dry goods trade need
such added protection as the prahcIies
Of tbat Industry which are affected nave
been more prosperous than any olheT
and further that such increases cannot
he excused on the gTOud OF revenue as
Tresarf rates are already practically
nrohfbitory. In effect, they viii promote
artI6ctailv high prices TO the consum-
ers. and in the end result IN an undue
imitation OF this branch or the CoIloh
goods industry. which IN Us cons uII'Iil1-
lion. will bring about disastrous re-
action. &C.,, a..
. Impartial evidence, rs referred to
by President Taft, IN his speech OF sep
TENDER "a 1908 shows from every source
that the public is entitled 70 reduction
In DingIev rates on cotton cloth, rather
than the proposed advances as set forth
in the Senate bill
Fosters Wooden Trust.
Louis Stern. senior member Of the
firm Of Stern Brothers, one Of the
largest department stores in Kew York,
declared today that ne could not be
ueve that Congress would send the
tariff bin 10 the country in anything
like its present shape.
THE bill as IT stands today" said Mr..
stern, represents only one side, and
that is not the consumers side. ] have
1ust returned from Europe and am not
familiar with the progress OF the bill,
but 7 feel confident that great I'M
provement will be worked into the oil
I IN conference
Practically every clothing manufac-
turer in New York is emphatic In Ms
declaration that the present schedule
/ fosters and nOurishes the Wooden trust
The tariff is so high that the importa-
ton OF foreign goods is a negligible
! quantity II Is declared that 1t IS a
/ common occurrence for manufactures