The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-25
CONTROLS PRICES
here AND ELSEWHERE
MONOPOLY CONTROLLING PRICE
OF IMPLEMENTS IN THIS
COUNTRY ALSO CONTROLS
THEM IN OTHER COUN.
TRIES.

TRIES.
Washington, ID. C.-The Free List
been called the Farmers Free List
Bill" by the Democrats because 1t
places farm implements on the free
list. But the bill is broader in its
scope than that.
Aside from farm implements, the
bill places a large number Of arti-
cles used by farmers upon the free
list, such as bagging for cotton and
coverings suitable for covering and
baling cotton; burlaps and bags or
sacks for bagging and sacking agri-
cultural products. Hoop and band
iron or hoop and band steel for bal
ing cotton, and wire for baling hay
and straw are put upon the list.
Harness and saddles and articles US
ed In the making thereof. barbed
fence wire, wire rods and wire
strands and wire rope and wire WOW
en- o manufactured for wire fencing
Including wire staples are included.
In the free list.
To Even It Up.
The above provisions are for the
purpose of a compensatory measure
for the farmers because OF the pro-
lection taken from their products in
the Canadian treaty measure which
Is now pending in the Senate.
But 1t Is not by reason of any Of
these articles being placed upon the
free list that there is opposition to
the measure. The fight on the bill
comes from the shoemakers, the
millers and the cattle growers. For
1.-The bill places upon the free list
boots and shoes, flour of all kind and
meats of all kind.
As In the Canadian Reciprocity
tBiN( too, the lumber trust gets an
other blow. and the statesmen who
represent the lumber interests are
aggressively opposing the bill. Not
In the name of the farmer this time,
however, as In their opposition to
the Reciprocity Bill, but in the name
of government revenues. The Dem
5ocrats have ben warned that they
are bankgupting the treasury In
passing the bill.
Shoe Men Have a Lobby.
The shoe manufacturers have had
a lobby here to fight the bill and to
appear before the committee on A.
nance Of the Senate to protest
against the passage Of the measure
when 1t comes up for hearing there.
The millers have been writing to con-
gressmen protesting against the en-
actment OF the bill.
Tie bill reduces the revenues of
the government about 10 million dol
lars, based upon the custom duties
received on the articles included in
Il, in the past year.
It is not believed that the bill pass
ed yesterday will, ven If 1t should
pass the Senate, be the means Of
red ltirg Prices Of farm i'm.
because the monopoly
which controls the manufacture of
tarm implements in this country,
controls In other countries also. The
same IL true of meats to a certain
extent, although 1t is expected to pre-
vent further increase in meat prices
md 1t is hoped that It will accom-
plish the purpose Of making a sub
,tantial reduction in meat prices.
and It is hoped that 1t will accom-
plish the purpose Of making a sub
reduction in meat prices. !
The ultra protectionists, in their OPP
position to the bill. have declared
that the free meat provision would
mean q blow OF the cattle industry
81 the West because it would admit
meat from South America in compe-
tition with American meat. Some
the votes against the bill was in
auenced by the fear that 1t might
the cattle industry. But the
friends OF the measure were not so
hopeful, az the protectionists were
'earful, that the bill would have the
eject Of predicting conditions that
you'd break down tho combination
hat keeps the prices Of meats at
he present standard.