The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-18

WASHINGTON, July 17.-President
Taft will win his fight for free or re-
duced rates Of duty on raw materials.
Nearly every member of the conference
on the tariff bill conceded this today
The indications are that when the new
tariff becomes a law. the rates on the
articles, which the president desired to
come in free. will be as follows:
Iron ore, free (present rate, forty
conts per tom.
Oil, free (now protected by counter
vailing duty.
Hides, 7l2 per cent ad ralorem (pres-
ent rate, - per cent?.
Coal, forty-fivc cents per ton (prescnt
rates, sixty.scven centsl.
Lumber, probably $l.25 on rough,
with senate rates on finished. This
would be material reduction through
out the lumber schedule,
When the conferees transferred to
the president s shoulders the response
bility of putting the foregoing raw ma
terals on the free list, 1T was not be
lieved ne would meet with success in
bringing about changed sentiment in
relation to these articles.
Has Been Hard Struggle.
For several days, however. members
of congress have been going 10 the
white house, and not n few OF them
came away convinced that the president
was right In insisting on lower duties.
ii was also acknowledged that any re-
duction in rates Of the pending bill on
these articles would amount TO an ad-
ministration triumph.
q effect, the president was told by
the conferecs that If iron ore. oil coal
hides or lumber were 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 re-
port WAS to be adopted by the senate.
Neither WAS ii believed rates on these
articles could be reduced.
That change of sentiment had taken
place in the senate III the matter of
free iron ore and free oil, was a matter
Of common gossip about the capitol to-
day. 1t was stated Just as confidently
that the II per cent ad valorem rate
on hides would have to be cut in half,
although some opponents To the prop
osltion Of putting hides on the free list
are still hopeful Of retaining rate as
high as ten per cent
Coal AT A. cents ton, IT was de
clared, would prove satisfactory TO
every section except Wyoming, which
fears that the industry in that state
might be ruined by cheap Canadian
coal
Another Taft Victory.
President Taft will win another de
cded victory in the Philippine free
trade provision, The subcommittee
which has been considering this sec
ton has decided TO permit the free adj
mission Of 150.O00.000 cigars annually
AS rcquestcd' bv the president, instead
of 70,000,000, as would be admitted
under senate amendment adopted at
the instance Of Mr.. La Toilette. 1t is
expected that the Philippine section, rs
approved by the subcommittee. will be
adopted by the conferees on Monday
il provides for the free admission OF
100000 pounds Of wrapper tobacco and
100000 pounds Of filler tobacco and
100000 tons of sugar.
With the exception of rice and the
limitation placed upon tobacco and SUI
gar, all articles, "the growth, product
or manufacture OF the Philippine is
lands, - viii be admitted free.
- originally adopted by the house