Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-05-09
WASHINGTON NEWS
FOR THE JOURNAL
TARIFF SCHEDULES AS THEY
AFFECT IDAHO GREAT
INDUSTRIES.
Special CORRESPONDENCE

consideration OF the UnderwOOs
bill under The five minute rule ant
the memorable Democratic major.
hy rejects every amendment sub
united by the Republicans or Pro-
gressiyes with clock like precision.
Speaking on the sub iect Repre-
sentative French said
Some ~ The Schedules Ia which
Idaho 4 mos Interested have all
ready been reached. io-wii. The
lead and zinc schedules, and the
others will be reached within a
lew days Judging iia future by
The past have no doubt that
the Democratic majority viii insist
0n me schedules Is reported Ia The
bill by The committee. This Will
mean ten per cent ad NalOrem
duty ssi zine, half cent per
pound Ou lead, sugar upon the
free list in three years and wool
upon The FREE list at once.
have repeatedly Indicated my |
belief ia favor OF tariff mOdifica-
ton, but the present bin is 50
Revolutionary that fear il will
prove mot embarrassing for the
Industries 10 which Idaho is es-
pecialiy Concerned.
No protection whatever wutlld
lose nearly every lead aud zinc
mine IN TIE State and the meager
duty reported in the bill will un-
doubleday luna production 20 the
f-sst producing mines and check or
destroy mining development IN Ida
DO indefinitely.
The wo1i schedule should be-
changed lnlt free wool will work a {
s"riets hardship ts,on wool grow. a
ers IA the State and affect most q
disastrVusly tho farmers who are
raising alialta-a cIssp that IS im- n
mediafel5 paying upon newly ifri- u
gated land. Of southern Idaho. p
'Dn The wool schedule believe o
The duties should be fixed upon
The specific basis With relation to
The clean content and based upon u
he recent report Of the tariff com {
mission. a
The tariff program that be- Ii
heve would b. wls'sst 30 follow 81
might be- represented as follows. VI
First. The present congress l..
law modifying schedules X and / Id
&he wool and cotton schedules 50 On
that The duties would conform TO y,
thc tariff boards report.
refsno The present congress NJ
fhorln wlilis1 three ur four months
PASS iaw moGiiNn INK the other
schedules lu sui,li Respects as No
may have Attenuation from the IA.
frlEiuwi0rt reports of the c0fn- ~.
lni~slcn and irom other data 40 49,
hand fla-e notifications should w.,
o. made with great care. ,r'
ihird The present congress ~,
.boidd provide immediately for a ~.
IrHi- paitl.an. tariff commission and ~,
announce ~ the country that tar ~
~ schedule IN The future shall ~,
'e anelos,d from tiine lo time up t,n
~ tho basis Of the tariff board rlo'
epoft giving Only measure of ona
'uircfiCn 90 OsT producers equal ~.
~ The difference isl cost of pro- ~, -
aeiion az home alid ia foreign sieg
olalrics. s'S'
This program would mean inane- wv ~
isie relief 10 The CONSUMERS of H..
le country aud mAHe stability to n -
le producers.
TIE members OF The Western Can
alef Users Association haze been sem,
tllcd io Washington hy the Sec tu,rs
'iary OF the Interior for The pur- "a
Se az enabling hin 10 become man
quainlfd Wlth conditions as they :
~ exist ot the different irriga- Az
pa pfojtctS, Practically an of me
g pioJe,siS are represented ain
On April Aih tho members Of the inn,
dbo delegation attended pre- ~ y
ninary meeting held at gae office Tb
SENATOR smith of Arizona. who hr \
a member Of the Senate com ana
\ on z lAsu"n ana racialna- Of Il
IN May iSt Tia fr,t reeuiar eaeb
ffing wsa4 held before the Sec bihis
AIRY 81 The interior vii
senator Brady ia addressing the The +
eting. told the members of The
itfent water users associations mn.
II TIE greateSi good could DO ac-
nphsnei by the associations and VA
department. Of The interior Nm,
ung IN closer contact and know ,', 49,, = :
each other better. he said ~ !,
y ne felt u was the duty Of eV- ~.
delegate present "a frankly n,,n,i'
" 10 The secretary and his ~
reSentatiNeS every complaint 800
I II was deemed necessary 10 49, 49,
ks. Senator Brany long ex- ins,s,.
fence n irrigation work has H.
le hnn a useful member OF an no,nI,
given
hen the lead schedule in The ~.
oA' " a. tfst net IN tne House
Representatives Congressman :,
th endeasored to have the pres MOI
n and means c.,ou,;sst.e b,;n s this y
uced the shlfv from 90 I'D the ds
half 10 ona-balf ~ an rs ful SCI
lead bearing oras r. ~ hereto
re of his Ternarls Ne ctith the oc
rnitteS the foiio.,,;ne r,si s,." school.
ch we copy from ;ba con e~,,sa' ial pro
i record why H. laad s7,,,,ss ers Of
IN idaho shoi,ld ba,,o ~ ,.n.s ernor
J of The orotacii,.s ts,;ss.e ton G.
We have in nortbar, raaho State /
II 1900 people dependent d.
~ or Indirectly on the opera FRUIT
OF our lead mines. which pro- varie
? over 30 per cent Of the sun abou
OF The United States. Nearly sold
70, Or0 yearly COOS "a tho roI Jour