Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
TARIFF MAKERS
TO COMPROMISE
VIII Gut Rate On Leather GOOds
and Hides on Free List.
ONLY WAY OUT OF TiNGlE

II 10 Said This Must Be Done to Get
Sufficient Votes to Pass Conferences
Report - Senator Warren Denies
Beef Packers Control the Leathes
Market.
Washington, July 27.-Hides will be
put on the free list II boots and shoes
and other manufactures of leather are
reduced below the rates fixed by the
house bill Unless the advocates of
free hides are able to carry out this
bargain the whole program Is to be
called of. A decision to this effect
was reached by she tariff conferees.
An effort will be made to pass a
rule IN the house confeJging jurisdic-
ton upon the coaferees to agree to
lower rates on leather than those
named in the house bill
Must Cut Rates On Leather Good5.
Senator Adrich has informed sena-
tors from northwestern states that he
will not consent to the abolAion of the
duty ON hides unless there is ma
terial cut in the rates, on boots an6
shoes and other leather goods. In NO
other way, he said. can he get the
votes necessary for she adoption ot
the report in the senate If 1t carries
free hides. Senators from cattle rails
inc states have insisted that she only
way consumers can gest any benefits
from The removal OF tie protection
on hides will be. by corresponding re-
auctions in the duties on boots and
shoes ana harness The Rhode Island
senator'sSyiews csincide with his state
ment.
Senator Warren said that the west
ern senators would not be represent
ing their states IL they were 10 con-
sent to the abolition Of the duty on
hides in the interest of tie m@nufac
turers of shoes and other leather
goods, unless manufacturers in New
England and other eastern states are
compelled to concede lower rates on
leather products. While the western
senators take the position that the re-
moval of the duty on hides will be in
furious toatile cattle business some of
them say tffey wilf withdraw their pro-
tests, because OF the insisteuce OF
President taft If reductions are made
all along the line in the leather
schedule.
The Frograrn.
The program ON which the con.
ferees are working is an follows:
Hides free, as provided by the
house, against tine senate rata OF Is
per cent au valoram.
Sole leather S per cent; THE same
as in the house bill, rs against the
senate rate of Is per cent
Dressed upper leather 71s per cent.
as against Is per cent in, doth the
house a&d senate bills.
Boots and shoes 10 per cent, as
against IS per cent i'm the house bill
and 20 per cena- in the senate bill.
Saddiery and harness 20 per cent.
as against 35 per cent in the house
bill ard 40 per cent in the senate bill.
According to Senator Warren. the
story that beef packers are engaging
extensively IN the tanning business,
and will be the principal benefciaries
of a. duty on hides has been used by
the 'free hide LOBBY" in manufacture
ing sentiment against the protection
asked by ahe cattle industry. He suc-
misted figures to- Senator Aldrich Co
be used in refating this argument
Mr.. Warren declared that the tisree
largest packers IN the United STATES
annually tan 1858 900 hides, which, he
said, is only = per cent of the entire
domestic production. He denied that
the beef packers are able to control
the leather market.
While no rates have been fixed posi-
lively on coal oil, lumber, hosiery,
gloves. print paper or iron ore, the
conferees have given enough consider
alton to these subjects to know that
1t would be possible TO dispose OF
them in one brief session. II was an
nounced that none of these subjects
would be closed until the conferees
are ready to act uron all OF them.