Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-05-23
THE TARIFF TO MAKE LIVING
CHEAPER.

articles of general use which have some |
bearing on the high cost Of living with !
the proposed duties on the same articles
in the schedules which have passed the
House Of Representatives and are now be-
fore the Senate indicates that Mr.. and Mrs. |
Consumer are going to have their burdens
lightened in providing food. drink and
shelter for themselves and all their little
consumers.
comparison Of the present and pro-
posed duties has been made by the New
York Sun, which is presented herewith:
The comparison became rather difficult
in some cases. for the reason that the
duties involved were neither both ad valo-
rem nor both specific, but in some cases
an ad valorem duty had to be compared
with a specific and in others there was the
added problem Of the compound duty. which
is both ad valorem, or percentage of the
value Of the article. and specific. which is
a tax according to weight or quantity.
Mr.. Consumer viii buy his agricultural
implements at lower figure because the
present IS per cent duty is removed and
harows. harvesters. reapers. drills. plows,
cultivators and mowers are all admitted
free. When he buys alcohol he will find
the 20 per cent duty removed. while the
druggist will sell antitoxins at one-fourth
the present price because the rs per cent.
duty is gone.
The winters supply Of coal ought to
cheaper through the reduction of AS cents
ton on bituminous coal. Anthracite is
on the free list under the present tariff.
Corn loses its duty of is cents bushel
and imports Of meal will be available with
out the duty Of 40 cents on 100 pounds.
Flax straw loses its duty of IS a ton.
Mrs Consumers supply Of lard will be
cheaper because the half cent a pound
duty goes. and the price Of shoe laces will
be affected by the lifting of duty Of so
cents gross pair and further duty of 10
per cent on the value. The removal of the
rs per cent duty on harness and saddlery
and 10 per cent. on boots and shoes ought
to send down the price.
II the importation of fresh meats to this
country follows the incentive offered by the
free list. Mrs. Consumer ought buy beef
veal. mutton, lamb and pork for l-2 cents
a pound less and bacon and hams for 4
cents pound less Milk and cream 90 on
the free list with the removal Of 2 and S
cents gallon. respectively.
When Mr.. Consumer buys the nails or
spikes to build his house the dealer will
say that two-fifths of cent a pound duty
has been taken off, which makes them
cheaper than the last lot he bought Lu-
bricating oils will no longer be subject to
the duty Of rs per cent. Potatoes will be
lower because the duty of rs cents a
bushel is removed. and Mrs Consumers
supply Of salt is no LONGER affected by the
tax Of cents hundred pounds.
Barbed wire loses its duty of three-quar-
tiers Of cent pound, while hewn or sawed
logs, sided or squared. are not subject to
the present duty of one-half cent a cubic
foot. Rough hewn lumber is no LONGER
taxed 20 per cent, and planks and boards
Of most general use for building purposes
are free and ought to be so cents per 1000
feet cheaper. When the hog pen is built
Farmer Consumer can import swine to fill
it at $1.50 each less than at present. while
the hogs he raises will be sold for less be-
cause of the removal Of the duty
Mrs. Consumers umbrella loses is per
cent. OF its duty and her husbands walking
cane is 10 per cent. less. Imported combs
will be available at half the present tariff
and the cost to Mrs. Consumer ought to be
reduced by that amount. When she wants
to buy manufactured articles Of mother
Of pearl, plaster Of paris, papier mache OF
duction of 10 per cent.
All musical instruments and their parts
excepting talking machines, are 10 pei
cent less, and the latter are reduced 20
per cent, which ought to put phonograph
in nearly every home. Even pencils have
their duty lowered AS cents gross.
Mrs. Consumer can buy crinoline for 2
cents square yard less than at present,
and hair seating and press cloth for cents
less. She can buy gold chains and buckles
Of all sorts for aquarter less than she pays
to-day. Feathers won't be any cheaper
but quilts or down will be 20 per cent. less
While Mr.. Consumer may be grieved to
hear that the duty on poker chips is in
creased from IS to so per cent, it will
help some to get matches for cents q
gross box less.