The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-30
WOOL TARIFF
 IN BALANCE
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OPPOSED TO RAISING RATE IN THE
 UNDERWOOD BILL.
President Taft Indicates That He Win Veto Any Such Measure That Comes to Him for
 Signature.

Washington, July 29.-Democratic leaders of the house adopted anything but conciiiatory tone on the wool tariff situation today. Chairman Un- derwood and Representative Harri- fson of the ways and means commit tee and other prominent democrats expressed themselves tonight in un- friendly terms toward wool tariff compromise with the senpte that
 would mean raising the rates of the original Underwood bill. Meawbile
 President Taft Is generally accredlt- led by those who talked with him today as being fully determined to veto the bill when it reaches him.
 The present situation in the house
 IS the key to the entire tariff tangle in congress. Upon the action of the house early next week rests the
 possibility of further tariff legisla- ton at this session. Speaker Clark expressed confidence today that a wool bill would be agreed upon In conferece, and that it would be signed by the president. Other house leaders, however, adopted a more Ipessimistic view of the presidents attitude and contemplate the presi- dents veto of any wool bill framed by the democratic-insurgent republi- can coalition in the senate.
 It is apparently the desire of Chair.
 man Underwood and certain house leaders now to take no chances or
 being placed on record as endorsing
 a partly protective tariff bill. Thel
 believe the president will veto anl
 bill and they don't want to be or
 record in favor Of any measure ex- cept a straight revenue bill such d. the Underwood bin proclaimed to be
 Back of this sentiment is the de
 mand also of another faction, o which Representative Harrison o New York. is the leader, that tht
 raw wool duty shall not be increas- led above 20' per cent. The general expectation is that the La FolleHe
 compromise bill as it passed the
 senate will emerge from conference
 as measure based on 30 per cent ad valorem on raw wool.
 "The free wool advocates conced- led all it was possible for them to kconcede when the Underwood bill was
 made" said Representative Harrison
 today, "and we believe the oniy way t6 settle the question of revising schedule K is to settle 1t right. We
 believe that if it is settled now in a compromise with protection that il will be many more years before it lis finally settled on the true basis lof revenue tariff"
 There was no real change in the situation in the senate today, the coalition maintaining It's strength
 and the parties to that combination expressing confidence in their ab..,ty to put through revision Legislation. Profit In Sheep Raising.
 Ogden, Utah, July 29.-W. c. Barnes. representing President Taft and the tariff board in checking up the information gathered by special agents of the government on wool and sheep industries, arrived in Og- |den this morning after visiting four |of the largest sheep states of the West. In statement today he says the data obtained proves that sheep can be raised, wool clipped and mark |eted and lambs disposed of at a cost of $1.50 a head. the annual re- turns from which. with wool at thir- teen cents. totals s3.31. leaving a |profit of $l .S1 head.
 His figures follow:
 Cost head to raise sheep, all ex- penses incident to grazing, herding. |shearing, dipping. lambing. freight On wool and mutton, interest On money invested. etc. $1.50.
 Average clip Of wool per head bounds, at an average of 13c per bound delivered, 91 cents.
 Average price of lambs ss; average increase being figured at about 50 lper cent placed on market $2.40. Total receipts $3.31.
 Total net receipts per head $1.S1. MT. Barnes says there may be a
 slight variation by states in the
 cost of raising sheep and in markets ling value as to the wool clip, laEi6s land mutton. but the figures show the average in the territory over