Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-27


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sa1as.sd -to z. g. g 6 Genus T. on
.couleuss wool: IRE ~ me SAM
j measure g, that. the duty on secured WOOL
" PM n genera. theySZ are -
at ra.es q =. n''sn e h!ie 1.
2tnan' the duties palo on the cIean9contont
81 ot WOODS actoally imported they should
De reduced ana so.ad1usted 70 the late
on wool as to bear thetf .proper proportion
% the real rate levied OF, the actual wool
s5s ;s &. 5f S E #
Some Duties Prohl bitory.
Tht duties on. many classes Of wool
manufacture ma are prohibitory and greatly
n m.excess OF the dHerence IN cost OF pro.
~. yarns Win ne exception 5 9.
w .,s yarns OF avery nisn eraael' ana
.,,...o's. anu 'aeolu1a grace cloeh q neAvy
.5s 6.
eops ~ 70 % cents q pouno IN Ss p.,.
1s.u " ya1Ns " 70 Genus J" va1ue, :.'e
t ,,.I = ~ per cent Win coIresponoinssy
5n.ls 49, ZOE !oWer ya!ues. On eneap
anu meulum grace clotns. tho e4i 'i'll1le!
lates tIequehtiy run 20 nov Per cent: ano
On some cheap gooos 10 over ~ per
cent. 81. q. 81.
~ inc other nano. the %nnoine: SNOW,
INA. .lla the duties which run 70 sucn hi9n and
valofem equivalents are prohibltofy. since
ue sooas& are not imported, put tnat inc
prices OF domestic Fabrics are not raised
~ tue 1uA amount OF outy. On SET q
ono yaro samples OF 10 Enensn !aDflcs.
w!en are completeiy exciuoea Dy tne
-, taf1H TateSs3't was .louna !tna1 tne
M .ns 1orelen value wa. ~. II: the outiea
rans.n "oulo nave been assessed mao tnese
-, .se vseM aMposteo' t'eN' We to.e'S.
~ so p.us .ie announI OF Inc uuty. e14ees'
h,,,,.,'on NY ~, ~ 100 ~. cent: ~ tas.:
ao.t pacucany ioentlcat tap EDUC. =. !.
eso'1s ~. nake SOLO At the same TINE ~
10Y. snow1ne an enhanced prlce over tne
oAe'sn market value OF OUT % per cent
Would Reduce Duties,
Although these dutie. do not increasa
prices Of domestic goods bv arvthine like
their full. amount II In none. the .iess tr,,t&
that such prohibitive d,,tes eliminate tho
possibility Of forei1n comnetition even IN
time of scarcity 40 that thew form: a tenn
taton to mononolv and; consniracv ia con:
troll domestic nrices: that. thew are much
duction here and ohroaas ond ,fhsf thew.
should be reduced 70 %. noints which ac.!
cords with The nrincinle =
The findings II the hoard show that In
this industry the actual manufacturtnes
cost. aside from the question of the nrice3
of materials. Is much higher: in this coun-s
try than II IL ahroad. fiat In the mailing
Of yarn and cloth the Edomestic woolec
and worsted manufactured has in general:
no advantage IN the form NJ snnerior ma
chinerv mr. mora afaciant lahor - OFFSET
the higher wages maid In this, country.
The hnda chow thot +ha co.t ~ t,rnin1
wool intn warn IN thia country Ia about
douhle that n tho GlaodirgI coronat,no
co,,ntrv ord +ha+ +ha COT - t,,-n,,9 10 ~
into ,c,oth is snrna,,,h.t 100 .5o;,hie
Under the nrotecttve noiicv > great indus.
try. involving the welfare Of hundreds of
desn;rsa "a b peoRe s oee"
In roconmondin1 rav,c,on .nd reduc-
t,on 100000 So +hat',o+ion 10 "a.
ken with fhesa facts II Mind - The end
that an ;rnnortar+ ord a.tohliehed indus.
trv NAV MT ha feona rdi1ed
The tariff board renortsz that no eoutta-,
BILE method has been. found to lew purely
SPECIFIC duties on wooden and worsted fab
RIGS ana that axcantinc Tor = cornnensa-
tory dirty: the rate mms+ ha al svalorem
on such manufacture. r. 10 imnortant tn
realize. however thar M flat ad valorem
rate on suc., fabrics can he made to work
fairly and effectively Anv single rate
which "a h;ph eno,,1h IN ,en,al;ze tha diff
ferance IN no,nufa e+,,rirv cost ~ home
and ahroad ~ hiohlv An,shed eooda In
y1o0 1o1> H,4 tnrx
IN cheanar Goods IN u,h;c,, Tho la or cost
Is smaller nronnrtion of the total value.
Conversely rate univ adennate to equal
ize this difference on cheaner goods woulc
remove nrotection from the fane goods
manufacture. the increase in which has
been one ~ the str,lk,ng features Of the
trade develonnent in recent wears. :
tharernra race,, s,a,d +h.+ 4, a,y rav,s,or
the Importance Of a Graduated scale Of az
valorem duties IN cloths be carefully con-
sidered and annlied.
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49, Praises WORK OF Committee.
,on+,,ra ~ CIV that M ,a,,e,,+,ve
,odv los sver had ,rasentad +o ~ q now
coSon,ata and exhanstive renort Than thi.
~, 81, difoc,,,+ o,d co,,,n,;ca+ad a .,,hiac+
~. ~, reIa+;va costs ~ WOO, ond uooiens
~ wor,d ovor II 10 a monument ~ tha
thorovghne.s trdustrv ;nna rtialitv and
.no:ous 20 ~, ..use ,, . p 10 -. ..sa