Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-19
Heads of Inheritance Tax.
TAFT WILL WIN OUT.
Leaders concede There Will Be . Cut
in Raw Material Schedules.

in Raw Material Schedules.
Washington, July 19.-President Taft
will win his fight for free or reduced
rates Of duty on raw materials. Near
ly every member of the conference
committee on the tariff bill comedies
this. The indications are that when the
new tariff bill becomes law the rates
on the articles which the president
preferred to come in free will be as
follows:l
Iron ore free, present rate 40 cents
per ton.
OH free, now protected by counter
vailing duty.
Hides tx per cent ad valoreum,
present rate 15 per cent.
Coal As cents per ton, present rate
81 cents.
Lumber probably s1.25, on rough
with senate rates on finished.
This would be material reduction
thruout the lumber schedule.
When the conferees transferred to
the presidents shoulders the RESPONSE
bility Of putting the foregoing raw ma
terials on, the free list it was not be-
lieved he would meet with much sue
cess in bringing about a changed sem
sllIn6uL III TSldLlOl W lIl6S0 dEllCl0S.
For several days, however, members
Of congress have been going to the
White House, and not few Of them
came away convinced that the presi-
dent was right in insisting that all of
these articles could stand lower du-
ties. It was not believed he would be
able to put hides, lumber or coal on
the free List, but 1t was acknowledged
that any reduction in rates of the
pending bill on these articles, would
amount to an administration triumph.
In effect the president was told by the
conferees that If iron ore, oil, coal,
hides or lumber We're put on the free
list or the rates reduced below the
figures adopted in the senate he would
"have to get the votes"
1t was recognized that it would be
impossible to put hides, lumber and
coal on the free list If the conference
report was to be adopted by the SEN
ate. Neither was it believed rates or
these articles could be reduced.
Convinced by the President.
That a change of sentiment has taken
place in the senate in the matter of free
: iron ore and free oil was a matter OF
common gossip about the capitol
It was stated just as confidentl,
that y. Iii. The IS s Per cent ad vaiorem rate
on hides would have TO be cut in half
altho some opponents to the proposition
Of putting hides on the free list are still
hopeful Of retaining rate as high as
10 per cent.
Coal at 45 cents ton, it was de-
clared. would prove satisfactory to ev.
cry section except Wyoming, which
fears that the industry in that state
might be ruined by cheap Canadian
coal. Two railroads are now building
from northwestern states to Canada
which will tap the Canadian coal fields
Senator Clark and Representative
Mondell, OF Wyoming, are protesting
against any reduction from the presen
rate of 81 cents ton, in spite of the
fact that the senate adopted a 60-cen
rate.
It is understood that the cent rate
II adopted, will provide for no change
in the existing rate Of Is cents a tor
on slack, but that the Elkins amend.
ment providing that this rate shall ap.
ply only to natural slack shipped al
such ct the mines will be accepted.
President Taft wSll win another de-