The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-12-26
VIEWS
ON WOOL TARIFF

A Washington press dispatcn SAYS
that congress is to have surfeit of
bills revising the woolen tariff sched-
ues, and hard fight is assured mn.-
diately after the holiday recess.
Democratic members of the ways
and means committee already have be-
gun the preparation of bill; the Re-
publican members of the committee
are also preparing a wool bill, and
Senator Smoot, Of Utah, a member Of
the finance committee, said that he,
too, would prepare bill.
81 am pleased with the tariff
board 3 report on schedule K,'' Senat-
or Smoot said, "and hope that the
findings of that body will be accepted
by the American people.
Senator Smoot submitted for consid-
GRAFTON of the house the following
ideas as to revision:
"The report shows that fine and
fine medium woods, which represen
nearly 80 per cent If our domestic
clip, cost to produ e f,cm IL to 13
cents pound. The re naming 20 per
cent, being the coarser grades, costs
less Australia and New Zealand pro-
duce great quantities Of wool that
come into competition with American
| fine and fine medium woods and costs
net to produce nothing, as the profits
from the sale Of mutton and sheep for
stocking other runs pay in normal
year the entire station expenses.
Difference in Met Cost.
"Let US allow 2 cents a pound to
cover extraordinary losses that may
be caused by calamitous droughts in
Australia. We then find a difference
of the net cost of producing fine and
fine medium woods in this country and
Australia and New Zealand of 9 to 10
cents pound.
"The report shows that western
fine woods shrink on an average of 81
per cent; Ohio fine woods so per cent;
and the lower grades of woods an aver
age of As per cent, while the national
average is about go per cent. Imported
wools now coming in largely skirted
fleeces) shrink nearly so per cent. It
is generally conceded that the aver
age shrinkage of Australia woods un-
skirted, would be 55 per cent or more
"I approve the president s plan OF
|levying duties on wool by single
specific duty based upon the secured
pound, with all woods now classified as
first and second thrown together with
one rate, and third class, or carpet
wools, at another and lower rate.
eff the difference in cost of pro-
ducing woods other than carpet and
the lower grades in this country and
abroad is only 9 cents a pound, and
the average shrinkage of fine and fine
medium woods imported is 55 per cent
then the actual rate of duty on the
secured wool content should be 2t
cents a pound.
For Single Rate Duty.
"I will support single rate OF
duty, based on the secured contents OF
wool of the first and second class, ol
20 cents pound, and am confident
that the wool grower will receive al
much protection as he is now receiv
ing, based upon the IL cents per pound
in the grease, or supposed protection
of 33 cents on each secured pound.
"The rate of 20 cents pound vii
be the basis for a compensatory duty
for secured wool used in the manu-
factured product, instead of 33 cent?
per pound in the present law.
"The rate of duty on carpet wool
should be considered more from ,
revenue basis than a protective one
and in my opinion ought to be II
cents per pound on the secured con
tent.
"The determination of the shrinkag'
of each shipment of wool into thii
country must be by testing every bale
or bag in government establishments
'sI would like to see the rates higl
enough on rags and low grades OF
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as we have enough of that class Of
adulterants produced in this country
"The compensatory duty levied up
on wooden and worsted fabrics should
be specific or 81 cents per pound, be
ing the 20 cents levied on secured WOO
and cents allowance for loss in manu-
featuring (instead of A cents as now
provided on goods valued at more thar
40 cents a pound), and a graduated ad
valorem scale to equal the difference
of cost of production in this country