The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-06
ON
||lL CONDITION
Passase of New Tariff
n Will Ruin Industry
in West.
s. MILLIONS TO
|IsTERNOUNTAIN EMPIRE
a Discusses the Present
Going on in
Congress.

assos;dcnt of the National
ay.ssoeiation, g prominent mem
a. National Woolgrowers as
=, and q conspicuous figure in
Struggle sheepmen of the
maSing against the proposed
q tbe wool tariff, registered
Eo.el Utah yesterday. Mr..
r ,Hh has Just returned from a
n s,sy at the scene of hostil"
wssbington. D. c., and is now
70 Mexico on business of a
psiure. 49,.
In wool situation, both from
.rroiu, OF the tariff agitation
sifect on the market, he de-
,sss a virtual "deadlock' had
.'ocobt about. which gave prom
smtiuuinc until the tariff re-
,r,stion had been definitely ad-
"a WAY or the other. He also
That If the proposed revision
. isriff as passed up TO the sen
ae house in the form of what
IS "schedule K' should be.
4 enactment. the sheepmen of
q, would be absolutely driven
I husiuess, while the west would
Industry which has always been
n source of real revenue.
4 calls It Big Question,
4 ousstion of the tariff revi-
'se said. "is one of vital I'M
y, especially 20 the great west
4 natter that needs careful study
-nlmged investigation before IT
solved with equal justice toI
Ia. Yet in nv opinion the only !
-xtiop that arises is that of cor
4 ihe many inequalities and pos.
'iauities of the proposed 'scbed-
4 90 Important is the question
|sesply has il aeitated the entire
q ihat in NY opinion II cannot
Il BE- settled until next Decem-
q is not matter that congress
q through and dispose of In a
|iine. That has already been
sirated. II will require months
essni hard labor,
Nd people probably don Z realize
|srly sl0.0O0.O00 comes into this
Fery year through the sheep in
/ And il stays here. 1t is not
y mining industry, which pays
siiends TO eastern and foreign
phers. The product is raised
ire. and the return must of nee
}Jne back here. In raising
nl mutton. the mountain tops
tsrl areas are used. which would
Ins be wasted and without bring
h revenue. Conditions in other
sstes are exactly the same
iisaate 10 the extent of the in
Ell Kill Wool Industry.
hihisd5 Of the sheep industry
Iteuntry exists west Of the Mis-
llrer. If the proposed revision
'iuuch. il will positively kill the
y and iniure the great west TO
PSI ineonceivable degree. The
y Of sheepmen would not be
lism their hands TO something
PIE those that could would en-
q fields and increase competi-
'hle the western states would
immense, solid revenue. But
.tonntry thinks it best not 10
y sheep industry or any other
50 important and essential to
'E.nonwealth, the matter is IN
rs That is really the question.
sasep industry to be saved or
general supposition is that the
make big money. In years
!, that may have been true. !
however. with standard data
ne, that under the present ar
'tl even there 'are few men in
'Efy who are making more than
psf cent on their investment in
4 lower tariff would positively
I one and all out Of business.
sear, and especially during the
|. pFlces on hay and feed. labor,
- freight rates on wool and
asVe advanced so materially
Mngss have been so restricted
margin of profit has been
WY lQw, so low. in fact. that
'lances.
Cost of Clothing.
pe often claim that they are
~ ~ pay tribute TO the wool.
Iotn@. II takes 33s yards of
70 make the average suit of
.ne average weight of actual,
,;eoufcd wool in that material
ii iinufteen ounces to the ward
=, Is oeIng bought clean for
D,s % 10 cents pound. From
~ ',. ~ is easily estimated how
sss. wn'a the woolman in clothes.
i ,Iisclurer gains all that the
hi 'Sses a under The present AT.
~ ,.i, o. the tariff.
!, arm was meant to protect
;u., .,oolgrowers and sheepmen.
ldu,,rr0Yu r0uoie the money to carry
! oS.fy w.. In this country as com.
pu,h' sheepmen of New Zea.
h Ahlerlca and Australia.
si,sso so't Is about 9 cents on the
epn allowing credit for the
~ mere the average cost is
III fad- fpuaad- If the tariff is low
proS, oaSSlther, it means that the
Lomaa Lauc' can easily be placed
II en market, and The labor and
fora;. own sheepmcn will be
sS0Ianers will undersell them,
on ny trouble is this; the pres.
lhish Tools !. is based on grease
ieb o,I,, unscientific and unjust,
dae ~ gives one-half the pro !
'sui Tue tue woolgrower even under
arrangement. The present |
'ld. al q . woods is il cents to / 4,
of sbr;.E7 y 20 per cent being al. ,
,rsjSnu rlnkagc. As n matter Of
. cnsl;, an ;Wools have improved so |
sba,oy, that it can be prov. .
'iAirdss ~ allowance is made !
es. di,,p u the grease wool be. ,
Ilnkapa and shrinkage, the ac. {
liea Iess' only 40 per cent and
psinnss that the foreigner is
q On the duty duty Of 5l4 cents =,