The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-04-17

CcuI- W Io.Vi per CSutss AldCdtOuj
from 1925 per cent. to 1881 per cent.
hay from 1921 per cent to 26.67 per
cent, fruits from 27.21 per cent. to
1888 per cent, figs from 51.53 per cent
to 42.10 per cent, lemons from 6S.Ss
per cent. to 24.03 per cent. live poul
try from 1910 per cent. to 6.67 pei
cent, and vinegar from 1908 per cent
to 1889 per cent Other changes are
in proportion, and the general effect
has been to reduce In a very material
proportion the heavy taxes upon i'm
ported foodstuffs.
General Slash on Cottons.
"In schedule /, dealing with cotton,
comparisons Of the principal items
show reductions on cotton thread from
S1.54 per cent. to 1929 per cent; or
spool thread from 1895 per cent. to
15 per cent; on cotton cloth from
42.74 per cent. to 1868 per cent; on
water proof cloth from 50.56 per cent.
to % per cent; on ready made cloth.
ing from so per cent. to 80 per cent. ;
on collars and cuffs from 64.03 pei
cent. to 25 per cent. on pushes from
61.40 per cent. to 40 per cent; on
handkerchiefs from 1927 per cent. to
80 per cent; on stockings, 1884 per
cent. to 90 per cent; on gloves from
S9.17 per cent. to 80 per cent; on un'
derwear from 60.27 per cent. to rs per
cent, and on cotton damask from Az
per cent. to % per cent.
FLAX. hemp and their products have
been similarly dealt with. Raw fax
and raw hemp have been reduced from
$22.40 and $22. so per ton, respective
ly, to s11.20 each; jute yarns have
been cut from $500 per cent. to Is
per cent; cables and cordage from
6.43 per cent. to 4.55 per cent; oil
cloths for floors from 44.29 per cent,
to Is per cent; handkerchiefs from
SO per cent. to 35 per cent.
How Schedule X Fares.
Schedule X, dealing with woods
and wooden manufactures, has been
the center Of criticism for many years
and the committee has given II very
careful study. The result has been
to make raw wool free Of duty, to re-
duce yarns from 1884 per cen to 20
per cent; blankets from 1850 per cent
to 25 per cent; flannels from 1929 per
cent to % and 35 per cent; dress
goods from 1910 per cent to 35 per
cent; clothing from 1856 per cent TO
35 per cent; weddings, etc., from S2.7
per cent to 35 per cent, and carpets
from rates ranging from 60 per cent
to 50 per cent, to rates ranging from
20 per cen to 35 per cent.
"Inasmuch as silk and silk goods
are distinctly to be classed as lux.
uries, it has been deemed wise to
make only very moderate reductions
In the rates of duty. Partially manu-.
featured goods have been cut from
21.01 per cent to Is per cent; spun
silk yarn from 300 per cent to So per
cent; sewing silk from 35 per cent to
Is per cent; silk goods from 52.55
per cen to SO per cent; silk handker-
chiefs (plain) from 80 per cent to 40
per cent; ribbons from so per cent to
40 per cent; artificial silk yarns from
41.79 per cent to 35 per cent, and
braids, embroideries and the like of
artificial silk, from 6S.49 per cen to
60 per cent.
Print Paper on the Free List.
Print paper, whose cost of produc.
ton is as low in this country under
favorable conditions as it is anywhere
in the world, has been transferred to
the free list when worth less than
21a cents per pound, while the higher
grades have been given a tariff OF IL
per cen in place of 1880 per cent.
Copying paper has been cut from 1882
per cent to 80 per cent, bag envelopes,
ETC., from 1892 per cent to 35 per
cent, parchment papers from 47.92 per
cent to IS per cent, Photographic pa.
per from 29.99 per cent to 25 per
cent, writing paper from 1913 per
cent to % per cent; common wrap
ping paper from 80 per cent to 25 per
cent and books from % per cen to
Is per cent.
Jewelry Only Slightly Reduced.
"Jewelry has been only slightly re.
duced, falling from 1874 per cen TO
so per cent. A good illustration of
the attitude adopted with respon' TO
the application of the tariff is seen in
the item, precious stones uncut,
which are given a rate OF 10 per cent
Notwithstanding they were on the
free list under the act of 1909.
Where the tariff rates balance the
difference in cost of production at
home and abroad, including an allow.
m for the difference in freight
rates, the tariff must be competitive,
and from that point downward to the
lowest tariff that can be levied will
continue to be competitive to a great.
er or less extent. :,
Strikes Blow at Monopoly.
"On the other hand, when the duties
levied at the custom house are high
enough to allow the American manu-.
facturer to make a profit before his
competitor can enter the field, we have
invaded the domain of the protection
OF profits. In the committees judg-
ment the protection Of any profit must
Of necessity have a tendency to de-
stroy competition and create morop-
oily, whether the profit protected is
reasonable or unreasonable.
Which course is the wiser one for
u government to take? The one