The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-16

reduction of 20 per cent in the du-
+ ties on pottery.
AS at all former tariff hearings
there was a fight between the shoe
and leather manufacturers of New
England and the cattle raisers of the
west. The leather manufacturers
were loath to admit that their indus
try could stand a reduction in the
duties on shoes and other leather ar
ticles, but urged that the raw ma
terial should be placed on the free
list An amusing incident occurred
when one of the shoe men admitted
that with free hides the shoe manu-
facturers would be able 10 compete
with foreign manufacturers without
tariff protection. This caused the
leather manufacturers to assemble
their forces and present arguments
to show that the duty on the manu-
featured article should not be re-
duced
Elisha W. Cobb, a manufacturer of
heavy leather, of Boston, Mass, told
the committee that the tariff on hides
accrued only to the benefit of the
packers and not to the farmer and
cattle raiser. He declared that the
large packers of Chicago are engag-
ed in the tanning business and look
forward TO the time when they will
have complete monopoly in the hide
business and in the sole and upper
leather business.
The wool schedule was the occa-
sion for more contention than any
other and during its consideration
there was much criticism of the
methods by which tariff bills are
framed. While William Whitman, of
Boston, representing the National
Wool Manufacturers. was on the
stand. Representative Clark, of Mis-
souri,, placed in the record a pamph-
let which purported TO inform the
ways and means committee how tar
in laws are framed The name of
the author OF the pamphlet was
given as Frank 2. Bennett, of Bos-
ton. -s--'--.
The place you get in your work
is not in the house of representa-
tives or in the ways and means COM
mittee, but is in the senate. isn't it?'
was one of the characteristic ques-
+, tons asked by Champ Clark, of Mr..
Whitman.
The wool growers of Ohio and the
western states declared emphatically
+ TO the committee that further pro-
f lection must be given the industry or
+ the wool growing business would be
entirely wiped out. The wooden man
ufacturers also asked that the pres
ent duties at least be retained on
their product. There were several
supplementary hearings on the wool
schedule. all OF which ind.tated thai
the various branches of the indus
try differ as to the proper classified.
len aud differentials 10 be estab'
lished In the tariff. The carpet man
ufacturers declared that the classi
fication in the present tarin is un
Just TO their industry and similar
claims were made by other manufac
turers. There was much testimon!
which shed considerable light on th
methods employed in the manufac
fure OF wooden fabrics. indicating tina
much so-called pure wool clothing
contains considerable shoddy ant
rags. This called forth the sugges
tion from Representative Clark tina
there should be a pure clothing law
similar in its objects TO the pur
food law.
The admission from the Philip
pines. free of duty, of 100000 ton
. of sugar was the first proposition o
which the WAYS and means committe
. agreed This action was taken b
! the committee following confer
! enee with Mr.. TAFT The statemen
: by Edwin + Watkins. of Boston
p that there was great danger of a
: instruction in Cuba IL the tariff o
3 sugar is not reduced and the argu
+ ments made by Claus X. Spreckels, O
! New York. IN favor OF a reduction i
: the duiv we're the striking feature
: OF the hearings on the sugar SEIZED
: ule. Secretary OF War Wright al
) peared before the committee in "a
, vor of free sugar from the PhiliI
, pines. He declared thar the 81
: called sugar trust was understood I
, own 81 per cent of the stock of IN