Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-27
Its Scientific Preparation Is Ably
Defended.
An Attempt TO Provide n Fair scale 10
Allow for the Shrinkage OF
WOOI--The FOur-tO-
One Ratio.

tracted by the following paragraph:
Whatever the justice or otherwise of
the N'ayne) wool and wooden rates, 1t
cannot successfully be denied that these
rates are levied as a rule upon n scientific
basis. and that with some slight read
sustments. IL found necessary through
the development of modern processes.
they will stand all reasonable tests, as
far as the system upon which they are
levied Is concerned For example. 1t Is n
matter of fact easily demonstrated how
idany pounds of wool are required to
make pound of cloth.
Mr.. Zimmerman suggests that If these
statements are correct tho difficulty
with Schedule X has been imaginary and |
that it is clearly the duty of your
respondent to demonstrate hts PROPOSE |
tons for the benefit of Congress- nov |
engaged in what is believed to he the |
dlficult problem of revising Schedule *.
Referring to woods shrinking from 5
to 65 per cent, the Boston gentleman
asks a demonstration of how much wool
of each of these kinds is required TO
make a pound of cloth and how the re-
suits can be applied to the framing of
compensatory tariff on wooden goods.
Your correspondent, writes Mr.. Hume
man, owes 1t to Congress and the Amer
lean people to demontrate it Without de
lay. Moreover, he owes 1t to the readers
of the Transcript to prove his assertion
that the Payne duties on wool goods are
levied on n scientific basis. for one
believe they are unscientiic and unfair
and that w. +. b. has allowed himself
to give currency to the unmeaning
hrases with which the beneficiaries un
der Schedule * are accustomed to CON
Ceal the truth about that schedule. |
will suspend judgment however, in or
der that W. +. b. may give us a demon
stration"
| SHARP DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
| The letter of Mr. Zimmerman is inter
! esting and welcome in illustrating, as
| perhaps the letter to which lie refers
Gid not, the sharp differences of opinion
as to procedure, based upon material
| facts. which the would-be reViser5 Of
| the tariff are called upon to consider 1t
| rsver has been the custom of this cor
| Il spondence to discuss the wooden sched-
| ule from any personal point of view or
| the habit of the correspondent to accept
| the tariff word of either free trader or
| high protectionist at It's face value sim
I;y because it happened to be uttered by
distinguished lips. In the letter which Mr..
| Zimmerman with gentle sarcasm crticiseS
only the modest feat was attempted Of
| trying to suggest that Schedule as it
stands is reasonably consistent in its
scheme and that the popular complaint,
at least, is directed chiefly against what
the people believe to be excessive rates
r,tber than apainst tho theory upon
,vhicb tho dutiee are levied
,o,. o>.,, name,
The general theory OF the wool duties
Is that -FOUR pounds or greasy wool are
required on the average 10 'idhe d
pound or cloth. rms is paSrd oh an
average shrinkaHe of about 60 per cent
or the WOODS produced IN the '"i'en
States, From this basis the 'oinpensa-
, tory duties are punt up II Is 'ulato"
that wool shrinks on an average anouI
tNo-thirds in securing hence pouhd OF
wool which would pay II cents duty IN
the grease would pay ~ cents secured
ard compensating duty OF A cents, or
four time II cents, Is leNied on 'he pouhu
of cloth made from such wool
Mr.. Zimmerman Is fhmllar, or course
with these elementary facts. He is quite
correct in pointing out thar IN WOODS
with a varying degree of shrlnkage the
prevailing rigid duties often WORK MUS
tice, a point made very clear IN the aru-
Gle which he criticises. The question fof
; Congress to decide, II the present system
is to he maintained, II whether or MOI
the ratio of four-to-one is "A fair one. IT
the mass of testimony submitted to th'
ways and means committee illustrating
the loss between grease wool and hn'SheG
cloth II was shown that from two anc
81 one-half to five and onc-half pounds OF
wool We're required, according to the KIND
| of cloth and the variety Of wool employed
e FOR ITS manufactures
< The experiments were mace III "ooie'
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