The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-07

per cent of bitartrate of potash, but
the bill as reported reduces the duty
5 per cent lower than the Italians
asked for, making 1t 8 per cent and
they imposed IL cents h pound on
a higher grade, as asked for by the
same Italian organization. That chem
Der asked for IL cents a sound on
cream Of tartar and got it, although
the duty was reduced from 6 to 5
cents in 1909, with a large increase
In imports as result.
The bill puts q duty on licorice
root, a raw material not produced
in this country, equal to 14.2S per
cent, which is the equivalent Of
specific duty Of one.fourth OF cent
pound, and then on extracts Of
licorice in paste, and so forth, II has
an equivalent ad valorem Of 1871 per
cent, a higher percentage on the raw
than on the finished product. The
Italian Chamber of Commerce, speak.
ing for the foreign interests asked
for Is per cent on licorice extract,
but the trainers OF this bill imposed
only 7.91 per cent. The chamber
asked for a reduction on ground SUI
mac to an equivalent of 10 per cent,
but the bill puts 1t on the free list.
But bergamot oil, not produced in
the United States, Is taken from the
free list and made dutiable at 20
per cent, and the same Is done with
the oil of lines, spike, lavender oil,
juniper, jasmine, fennel and other
oils. II they were produced in this
country there might be some excuse
for this 20 per cent duty but now
it is simply an inexcusable tax.
The Italian Chamber of Commerce
wanted the duty reduced OF CASTLE
soap, and they got what they asked
for. They also asked for reduced
rates on medical preparations con-
tanning alcohol. and the bill cuts the
duty one-half, as recommended. Cal
cined magnesia was reduced from
to 3 IL cents pound, as recommen-
ded by the chamber. 1t also asked
to have sulphur free, so sulphur, re-
fined or sublimed, was put on the
free list. The chamber asked Ior
the reduction of the duty on ground
and talc,s of which over 20,000.000
pounds were imported in 1912 and
the duty was reduced as requested
In the same way sienna, crude, was
reduced to from 10. SO per cent
and when powdered the same duty is
imposed; and the same per cent
duty is imposed when ground in OF
or water.
Hay is made dutiable at so a ton
reduction of 80 per cent, thous
nearly 100000 tons of It were imD1rt
ed last year. The House commit:e,
estimated that 100000 will be irI-
ported next year under this reduced
duty, though that is probably an un
der estimate.
Killing the Beet Sugar Industry
OF the many monstrous provision s
of this tariff law, perhaps the worst
is the one designed to annihilate the
production Of sugar in this country
The demand for such legislation
comes principally from the cane ST..
gar refiners. They have expended
money in agitating for free trade in
sugar in order to kill off the growing
beet sugar industry, which has caus.
cd them to reduce prices and threat
en- the destruction of the industry. A
more unwise step could not be taken
Not only does the growth Of sugaf
in this country cheaper the product
but 1t increased the production Of the
soil for other crops and keeps at
home the vast sum that would be
sent abroad to pay for sugar raised
by half civilized labor in Java and
other foreign countries. There would
DO no assurance of cheaper sugar
under free trade after the American
producer is destroyed.
1t seems almost incredible that any
party should make itself responsible
for such great calamity as put
ting sugar on the free list to bene.
fit a few refiners on the sea coas:.
The average prices Of other farm
products have increased while sugar
has declined, For instance for IL
years. beginning with 1900, the av-
erage wholesale price Of 33 articles of
farm and food products increased Il.
price 26.s per cent, but the sugar
itself declined in price per cent.
The per capital consumption of sug.
ar is over 81 pounds annually nov,
and 40 per cent of that enters into
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