The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25

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Let us be more than liberal and al
low cents pound TO cover extra
ordinary losses that may be caused
by calamitous droughts which happen
at long intervals in Australia We
then find difference OF the net cost
OF producing fine and fine medium
woods In this country and Australia
and New Zealand, the American wool
growers competitors. of cents TO 10
cents per pound.
The report also shows that West
ern fine woods shrink or an average
OF 81 per cent: Ohio fine woods. 60 per
cent. and the lower grade OF woods, an
average of 45 per cent while the ma
tional average IS about GO per cent.
Imported woods now coming in larEe-
ly skirted heeces) shrink nearly so per
cent II is generally conceded that the
average shr!nkage OF Australian woods.
unskirted, would be SIS per cent. or
more.
Approves Tnfts Plan.
i approve of the Presidents sug-
Gested plan of Ievying duties on wool
by single specific duty based upon
the secured pound. with all woods now
classified as first and second-class
thrown together with one rate imposed.
and third-class, or carpet woods nj
These facts ascertained and "a Man
agreed uEon II is easy to determine
the rate Of duty necessary 10 protect
the American wool grower. If the
diterence IN cost of producing woods,
other than carpet and the lower
grades. IN this country and abroad is,
say. only cents per pound, and the
average shrinkage OF fine and fine mo-
dunn woods imported and under this
plan still heavier shrinkage woods 70
De hereafter imported Is only 90 per
cent. then the actual rate of duty on
inc secured wool content should be
20 cents per pound.
The wool grower thinks Il ought To
be more and should be based upon the
shrinkage of our natural averar. of
90 per cent. Instead of the average of
imported woods. will support a sim
gle rate OF duty, based on the secured
content of wool OF the first and seconn
Grass OF 20 cents per pound as conf
dent that the wool grower will re-
cetVe as much protection as he Is now
receiving, based upon the II cents ner
pound in the grease or n supposed pro-
lection of SO cents on each secured
pound.
The limited amount OF carpet woods
grown in this country Is shorn for the
cipally for their mutton value. The
rate of duty on carpet woods, there
Tore. should be considered more from
revenue basis than n protective one
and, In my opinion. the rate Of duty
on carpet woods ought to be 10 cents
per pound on the secured wool con-
tent
III the proposed system OF single
specific duty based upon the secured
pound Is adopted no division or branch
oil The wooden industry can truthfully
claim they are Disseminated against.
for all Will pay uniform rate Of %
cents per pound on the secured content
of the woods imported of the first and
second classes and 10 cents per pound
on third-ciass or carpet woods.
The compensatory duty levied upon
wooden and worsted fabrics should he
specific duty of 81 cents per hound,
being the 90 cents levied on secured
wool. and { cents allowance for loss
In manufacturing the wool into cloth
unstead of - cents. as provided in
the present law on goods valued M
graduated scale of ad valorem duties
to equal the difference OF cost of pro-
duction in this country and abroad
Not Far From Right.
Barring the prohibitive rates on
low grade mixed goods caused by the
SPECIFIC DUTY or a. cents, nut not taken
advantage Of by the American manu-
facturer as shown by the Tariff
Boards report, the ad valorem rates
of the present law are not far from
being right on the great bulk OF
wooden and worsted fabrics used nv
the American people, but in the future
the rates must be graduated so as 10
not overprotect the lower grades of
mixed fabrics.
II have always commended that the
cost of conversion of wool into wooden
and worstcd goods in this country
costs 100 per cent. to $50 per cent
moro than in England. The report
sustains my contention. have always
claimed there. are no advantages in
the way Of labor saving devices .and
machinery In this country as compared
with foreign countries; that the em-
cheney of our workers was no greater,
but in certain instances less than In
England The 3rcport nroYes NV CLAIM.