The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-07
FROM POKER CHIPS
TO LAUNDRY SOAP
Discussion of Change in Tariff
Schedules Has Wide
Range.
FIRST HEARING IS HELD
Each Witness Has Eye Open tc
Prosperity of His Own Par
tiCular Business.

Washington. January "a score OF
manufa cturers. importers and represen-
,atives of other interests affected by
customs changes aired their griev-
ances before the House Committee on
Ways and Means to-day in the first OF
series Of hearings preliminary to
sharp revision of the Payne-Ald ch
tariff law at the coming extra session
OF Congress.
The discussion ranged from poker
chips to sponges. and from potash &c
LAUNDRY soap. The burden of the ar
guments was the maintenance OF the
present tariff. instead OF the changes
proposed by the Democrats along the
line Of the terms OF the chemical tar
if revision bill that was put through
both houses to a White House veto
last year.
The spectre OF a gigantic glue trust
whose tentacies reached out over Eu-
rope and into South America. was
RAISED by Charles Delaney. president
Of the National Association Of Glue ano
Gelatine Manufacturers. Mr. Deianes
pictured the European glue trust" as
doing its work with the approval OF
the vsrious European governments
absolutely controlling the glue manu-
featuring INDUSTRY OA o'A an
Austria. with plants in Italy. France
Holland and Russia. and recently eN-
tending It's operations to south Amer
;ca controlling % per cent OF the out
put Of glue of the Continent OF Eu-
rope.
Would weaken Industry.
The glue. trust" he said. was large
" engaged in the manufacture OF
reIatirs The witness said the prese nj
tariff on CLUES and geiatines was not
prohibitive. and that any material in
presen; conditions would weaken abe
industry. There is an annual output
Of Sic 600. 600 worth ~ glue. and Mr
Delaney suggested a tariff OF > per
cent ad vaiorem on glues. 30 per cent
on gelatine up 10 s. cents a pound and
a. per cent above that price
The committee sharply questioned
several witnesses regarding their
profits. Nj. Delaney did not give any
round hgu-es AT first. but later sai'
he had p side business which gave
him considerable profit
what is your side line7- he VS.
asked.
Curling hai-.~ he replied
''You'u md che gentleman from n 90
lucky a pretty good customer.
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% ohio. while Scuator-eiect James.
Keutuckv. a member - the cof1if.-'
tee. who loves a joke about his o. /.
head. smiled iuduigcntly and promist 2
his patronage
The corrnittec interroratcd u
rcrisn. treasurer 81 the America.
craphophonc company. - Bridgepo =
conn. go closely about its hEsi'e
that he told che members be dlt mo-
thiuk 10 their busines- 60 ASK aa'-.
orivate details Nr Dorian want
sh.iiae and copai kept on nc free hst.
Instead ~ makiar them dutia'ie o.
nr.no~ed hy che Democrats.
Mr.. Underwood drew from the wi.
..,s that the gran o7hone compar.
,avs Der cent divid.rds on a SIC
900 600 capitalization. that 70 carrie
a bonded i-aebfe5nesc ~ mere than
8; 900 oae ard ftat t1c srE-csted dut,
on these two artic.cs on which TIE
H.. mocrafs rla1 O. raise about ssQe.oro
u-o,, d mean an expense o. szs.0DO O.
80 roo - rs company.
NJ Dorian did not care - stale how
much of the capital WAS paid in Re-
prcscntatIvc Kitchen. % North caro-
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