The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-06
SAYS WOOL GROWERS
ARE LOSING MONEY
Secretary Mcclure of the National
Association Makes Statement
in Washington.
TARIFF TINKERS BLAMED
Idaho Man Declares Flockmasters
Are Waiting Patiently for Con-
gress to Adjourn.
TARIFF TINKERS BLAMED
Epecial TO The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tr1bCne.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-Some western
members OF congress. insurgents as well
as regulars. who are opposed to re
vision of the wool tariff at this time arc
becoming convinced that Senator La
Toilette docs not intend that the presi-
dent shall have an opportunity TO carry
into effect his intention to veto wool
bill framed In advance OF tho tariff
bonrd's report. The evident favor with
which the presidents announced inten-
tion to veto premature revision bill has
been received, II IS believed. will induce
Senator La Toilette 10 withhold the op-
portunity for a veto OF the wool bill.
This he can accomplish by falling as a
member Of the sub-conference committee
and the other members OF the sub-com-
miItee. But there will be no hestancy
in giving the president the chance to
veto tho bills revising other than the
wool schedule.
Woolgrowers Losing.
S, NJ Mcclure, secretary OF the Ma
tional Wool Growers association, who is
here from Idaho. snid OF the situation:
The wool growers OF the United States
are waiting patiently for the adjourn
ment of congress. The tariff agitation
during the past six months has cost them
not less than fifty million dollars in re-
OF the bills now pending before congress
will become a law. for It is the firm con-
viction on all sides that the president Will
sign no wool bin until the tariff board
has made Its report next December. The
wool growers of the whole country have
Endorsed the tariff board. and have done
In actually arriving at the cost of pro-
ducing wool and mutton in this country.
and fairness demands that this report
be IN the hands of congress before the
schedule is revised.
An effort has been made to convince
the consumer that the tariff on wool In
IS that ii the wool grower gave his wool
for nothing. the cost OF an aIl-wool suit
Of clothes could only be reduced about
ceives from si25 to 50 for ali the wool
that goes TO make en- all-wool suit Of
clothes that costs S25 at the. store or
FOR wool It is almost Impossible to put
S2 worth of wool into an average me
dium weight suit. This includes tariff
and all the wool grower receives for a
years labor In producing the wool.
An Alleged Joker.
Senator Smoot of Utah has found a
Joker In the La Toilette wool bill, which,
he says, makes 1t the most dangerous
measure FOR the wool growing Industry
since the Wilson free wool act He says
OF the bill: THE bill provides 35 per
cent duty on first class wools. 10 per
Seut on Seconc CLASS WOOS mOnair,
and all other woods are free. The pres
ent tariff law In section 36S provides that
wools OF any kind imported In any other
than ordinary condition which have been
sorted or Increased In value by the re-
lection OF any part Of the original fleece,
shall be subject to twice the duty 10
which 1t would otherwise be subject.
This section Is eliminated in the La
Toilette bill. and there is nothing in that
bill to prevent wool being purchased in a
foreign country at given price and not
only skirted but assorted, and the heavy
shrinking part of the fleece sent TO Eng
land and the light shrinkage, long staple
part OF the fleece shipped to America at
the price paid for the original fleece.
Woods that Will come in competition with
50 per cent of our woods are today worth
13 cents per pound at Buenos Ayres, 50
per cent on that price will be A cents
per pound II this wool is allowed to be
assorted and only the best part Of the
fleece shipped In, 1t would reduce the
protection nearly one-half, and our wool
growers under this bill would receive not
to exceed cents per pound protection"