The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-01
COFFEE OFF
FREE LIST
Tariff K eOisers
Look To That
PrOductfO Yield
ReDenue.

WASHINGTON. Dec 31-There
is probability that the tariff bill to
be reported to the new congress will
authorize the imposition of a duty
of five cents a pound on coffee which
would yield annually $4,000 900 in
revenue. basing the calculation upon
the imports of this commodity in
1908. While no definite conclusion
has been reached by the committee
on ways and means on the proposed
coffee duty, it is under consideration
in connection with other schedules
of the the tariff revision bill. Per-
sistent demands are made for re-
duction in duties on some of the
leading imports, notably sugar, to-
bacco, WOOL hides. iron, steel and
wood. and IL ii is complied with even
in part. rates must be increased on
other allicltes, or as some have pro-.
posed. coffee will be taken from the
free iist aud made To yield something
ia the way of revenue.
AS lar as the treasury Is Concerned
congress could afford TO sacrifice the
duties on hides, coal, coke. iron. steel
metals and art works as the ags
gregate collected on these com
modities Just about equals what IL q j
estimated coffee taxed at five cents
a pound would yield at the custom
houses of the United States.
1he advocates of customs tax ON
eoffeee base their contention on three
grounds: First, it would be a pce,s
revenue producer: secors-sa II wouI6
encourage the raisip. "a of coffee in the
nsular possessio,z-<ais third. il would
)rovi ssa.ss~ a basis whereby this govern.
ff-nent could secure reciprocal con-
e sessions from coffee producing coun-
I tries, notably Brazil Brazil sells a
: little less than 100000. 900 worth
5 OF goods TO the United States annual
! ~ and purchases only $4,000. 900
worth IN return. She does most of
her trading in Europe. With five
cent duty on coffee Brazil would find
pfontable TO make concessions ON
american manufactured products. II
Is argued and thus would be diverted
10 TINS country part of her com
neree that now goes elsewhere.
our insular possessions" said n
.ariH expert today. could supply MS
IN TIME with all the coffee we CON
sumo. We send s7.00O,OOO a year to
foreign countries for this product If
uutY OF fve cents pound were
ieNled on foreign coffee il would en-
courage the industry in Porto Rico
ana hawaii, and also in the Philip-
pines where until the blight IL vears
ago excellent coffee was raised. Our
insuiar possessions with the protec-
tlon OF duty, could successfully
compete with the coffee of Brazil and
.of the Centeral American states.'
Republican members of the ways
ana means committee point out that
there Is good deal of misunder-
standing as TO the purpose of the
present revision of the tariff. Many
people believe, they say. that revision
means nothing more or less than q
reduction in rates all along the line.
these members declare that the new
measure will protect as freely as the
Dlngley law, merely providing for
such readjustments as is required to
Mt changed conditions. Some rates
Will be increased. others reduced. and
some removed
The committee is concerned about
the revenues. In the estimation of
the amount the new law will Weld In
this respect account must be taken of
the present condition OF the treasury
The deficit now ag,gvegattes = $ ? ga.e
5ecletary or the Treasury Cortelyou
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