The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-08-19
ANOTHER INCREASE

ne Hlost astounding pEoNlSloH III
the Aldrich bill Is the one which
provides for n conditional increase
Of 25per cent ad valorem on the 3lst Of
Marcn next. If this increase goes
into effect there will he large in
crease all along the line. Congress-
man Cullop of Indiana, among
others, called attention of this lca-
ture. He says:
con the chemical schedule there
is II reduction, but on tn" important
articles of universal consumption In
the necessities of life there is n
large increase. ON the schedule du-
ties there is an increase of = per
cent over the Dinglcy rates. In
other words, the average specific
duties in the Dinglcy bill were A.
per cent and in the Paync-Aldrich
bill the average specific duties are
l. pes cent. The bill reported by
the conference committee is higher
than the Payne bill as originally
passed by the house.
"But the specie schedule duties
do not constitute the real rates, and
this is where the public is being de-
ceived about the real tariff In sec
tion two Of the bill is where the con-
sumner is handed good size lemon.
That section provides that after the
3lst day of March, 1910, there shall
be levied, collected and paid on all
articles when imported from any
foreign country into the United
States the rates of duty prescribed
by the schedules and paragraphs of
tn" dutiabl" list of section one, and
in addition thereto - per cent ad
valorcm; which rates shall consti-
tutc the maximum tariff of the
| United States
"This means that in addition To
the rates fixed In the more than
1000 specific schedules there shall
be added as the tariff - per cent of
the value OF the articles as the real
tariff on the same and hence this
raises the average tariff rates To ~
per cent, the highest by far ever
levied.
LET us illustrate what is meant
by this. For instance, take rough
lumber, the cheapest kind. The
specific duty fixed in the schedule
is 81 - per thousand. but To which
must be added the - per cent nd
valorem duty provided by said sec
ton two. suppose such lumber Is
valued ut $40 per thousand feet, 2,
per cent of that value is $50, t.
which add the SIS, and it woult
make the tariff on rough lumber OF
that value $50 per thousand feet
On lumber valued at $50 Thousand
the tariff is S62i, and on lumber
valued at $50 thousand II is s. 30
"Thc Dingley rates were - {
thousand straight. Thus it Will br
seen there has been "A very large in
grouse In the tariff on lumber in stcaC
of q decrease, if the maximum rat,
prevails, and We believe IL will.
Take coal. The Dmglcy rates
w"r" 61 cents ton. Under tn,
Payue-Aldrich bill the specific duty
is ~ cents Il ton to which must b,
lnII,J ia, nd yul,r.,, Jnt,, 90 -. ,,,,
cent provided for in said section, I,
get the real duty. Take coal of tn,
value of ~ IA ton, the specific duty
is ~ cents. and the nd valorcm duty
is - cents, which makes the actua
tariff on coal valued at 81 ton, Il
cents. On coal values AT e ton
the tariff is % cents a ton, and :,
on. Instead of decreases here is I
substantial increase.
been n reduction of the duty on prin
paper from So ton to S3.1i, but thii
is not fact. Such n reduction /,
made in the specific duty named it
the schedule, hut to this you mus
add the - per cent nd valorem
Suppose II ton of print paper il
valued at $40. The specific duty /,
1919 plus - per cent of $40, which il
$40, making the total duty on tor
of the above stated $3.50. Thus Il
will he seen that instead Of de
crcas" it has been more than
doubled.
"What is true of these article,
taken ms illustrations is true %
every item in the dutiablc list con
sisting of more than four thousanC
items. The wooden schedule ul
specific duties is the same as tn,
Dingley law, to which must be addct
the - per cent ad valorem duty
which makes an enormous raise il
the tariff on WOODEN goods"