The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-24
Twenty-Five Questions Re-
lating to Proposed Tariff
VIII Be Issued
ANSWERS MUST BE
MADE PROMPTLY
Neither Report Of Bill to the Senate
Nor Final Action by Senate
on Bill Will BE
Delayed

Washington, May Ex-senator Sim
mons. chairman of the Senate finance
committee, made public tonight a list
of % questions relating to the tariff
proposed by majority members of the
committee which will be sent to man
ufaeturers of the country. TO avert any
clash over this action in the Senate,
the majority will send with their list
the original l6 questions proposed by
Senator LaFollette, although most of
his are incorporated in the majority
list
The committee announcement in a
statement that If manufacturers or
persons who have filed briefs or have
made written or oral protests to the
finance committee will send answers
before the bill is reported back TO the
Senate they Will be printed.
but the statement added neither
report of the bill to the Senate nor
final action by the Senate on the bill
Will be delayed for answers All in
terrogatories must be answered under
oath
Preliminary Questions
The preliminary questions relate to
the manufacturer $ Identity, the COM
modify produced, the raw materials
used in production. whether they are
produced here or abroad, and ii inn
ported, from whence: cost per unit of
raw material and cost per unit of sim
liar product in foreign countries.
The other questions are as follows:
What part of your production do
you export; to what countries and in
what quantities and values. and what
rates of duty are paid at the several
foreign ports?
Are YOU Interested in any other con-
Germ exporting this commodity? If so,
give name, amount of product export
ed and the actual selling price of this
product here and abroad.
What were the Wholesale prices
charged by you and by any concern in
which you are interested for this COM
modify in the domestic market and
what We're the prices charged when
sold in foreign markets during Ian
uafy Arm. July Octoner, 1sl2, aud In
January, 1913?
What was the cost of transportation
of your product from your factory to
the principal foreign markets. giving
the names of markets for the same pc
riods specifed2
What country or countries are your
chief competitors in the foreign mar
kets to which you export?
rs there tariff differential for Or
against you in any of the countries
to which you export this commodity?
II so, what is the amount of such diff
ferential? What rates Of duty have you
paid?
How many concerns are engaged in
the manufacture or production of this
commodity in this country and who are
the principal producers?
Trust or Combination
Are any of these producers organ
ibed into "a trust or combination TO con-
troll the price or output, or for any 9TH
er purpose and have you any connection
or interest, directly or Indirectly, in
such trust or combination?
what proportion Of the production
of this commodity in this country is pro-
duced by such trust? What proportion
by the Independent producers?
rs there any difference in the price
charged for this product in the domestic
market by the Independent producer
and the trust producer?
What were your Wholesale prices
f. o. b. factory of this commodity sold
in the United States during January
April, July and October 1912, and in
January, 1872
what were your wholesale prices of
this commodity f. o. b. factory for ex-
port in foreign countries during the
same periods?
"What was the cost of production in
your plant per unit of your product for
the fiscal years 1910 and 1912?
GIVE cost of materials. labor, over
head charges and depreciation charges
in separate items and in as much detail
as possible. In this connection give cap
italization. amount of common stock.
preferred stock and amount of bonds
issued amount of actual cash or its
equivalent in property received in con
sideration of stocks and bonds, rates of
dividend paid on preferred stock and
common stock, and rate of interest
borne for the past 10 years; how much
of your earnings for each of the years
1910. 1911, 1912 have been credited to
surplus and how much devoted to ad-
ditions to the plant; salaries paid dur
ing each of the foregoing years to each
of your principal officials; statement of
assets and Liabilities 1910, 1911 and
1912. and comparative balance sheet for
these years.
Give value for which the property
shown in the above statement of as
sets and liabilities WAS assessed for
taxation in 1912 and transcript of Your
labor roll for January, April. July, Oc-
tober, 1912, and January, 1918.
Amount of Wages
"State amount of wages paid per an
mum for the years 1910. 1911 and 1912
and total value per annum of your
product for the same years and char
acter, quality and age of the machinery
used in manufacturing your product
What is total cost of production per
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