New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
WORK Of TARIFF BOARD
Print Paper Report VIII Be
Ready in Two Weeks.
EMERY DISCUSSES PROGRESS
Next Congress Will Have Com
prehensive Data on Cotton
end Wool Schedules

Cincinnati. Arri' i5-The hiial report %
fh, federal Tarin Beard O. pulp ard news
paper Print papsr viii re laid before the
President for transmission % congress -
two weeks. and tie bosrS will Be ready
% rspor, Complementary - ~ rex: con
gress on the cct.cn and wool schedules Of
tne tarlf law, according &c an announce
ment made here tonight ~ Henry c
Ensry, chairman 81 the board.
NJ Emerv spoke before The Commercial
Club, Of Cincinnati ~ ifs annual dinner
the affair being given ocer 20 tariff and
reciprocity subjects TIE other speakers
were William ". Howard. ~ Georgia,
member II the board, and Nicholas Long
worth. Representative ~ the 1st Ohio Dis
trict IN Congress Nr Howard discussed
eytenporsr~ousy Tho Business Uses Of
Tariff Board" and Mr. Longworth defended
the proposed rccipr city treaty with
canada
Mr.. Emcrv outlined AZ length the sco0e Of
he Tariff Boards iayestisatons and re-
viewed the work IT has accomplished thus
lar. He said, in part:
We laid out our work tor this yesr With
the expectation hat tariff legislation would
not he introduced i'm Congress Until next
December The necessity Of an extra
session was not then anticipated me
board began its work nine months aso'
and what IL has accomplished to date Is
briefly, rs follows.
International Expert Inquiry.
We have had prepared by experts here
and in Europe reports N separate sched-
ules. analyzing the different items in each
schedule. the relation ~ the various tariffs
to cach other tine system ~ classification,
with critical comments On the operation OF
the different clauses These cover cneml-
cais. earthware and pottery. iron and steel.
cortons. wool and woollens. silk. leather
and others such reports cannot oe
properly published, however, until their
conclusions have been thoroughly checked
both here and abroad.
glossary Of the tariff act has been
practically completed for many schedules
giving q escripton Of each article, Us
method Of production. source ~ supply sNd
chief markets in this end leading COM
pe'inG countries with = calculation OF
duties collected in al valorem terms.
We have made further a searching eS-
animation into the cost ~ production or
tne pulp, news print and some other ioTIls
These figures have been taken directly
from The books Of the companies, ana rep
resent al factors affecting the industry
We feel sure that the final report VIII
present as complete and accurate survey
Of this industry rs T. practicable
similar Investigation has been under
"a ken into tho cost Of wool CROWNS. ana
rs practically complete Tor the Eastern
secti0n Of the country. covering reports
from about 20 wool growers. The Western
Investigation e. uaa~in- an END. An in
curry has been made IN Australia and an
other is under way i'm South America.
On cotton and voollen goods We are col
lect.ug SAMPLES Of foreign and domestic
products. with relative prices here ana
abroad and with estimates OF foreisn eE
pprts az o. tho clst Of making tho Ameri-
To brio Tho collection OF 10
nestle costs is being pushed by agents
already in the mills. while the data on
various samples viii be extended aud care
fully checked.