Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-06-06
TARIFF QUESTIONS
SENATE IS ASKING
OF MANUFACTURERS
20 Queries as to Production, Cost,
Foreign Trade and Part Pro-
lection Plays.
SEEK VIEWS OF BUSINESS.
Every Detail from Raw Product to
Final Sale Covered by Com
mittee's Interrogatories.

| you answer these questions!
You should do it fairly, for manu-
| facturers of the country are now an
swering 80 questions relative to the
tariff, prepared and sent to them by
the majority of the senate committee.
The committee notified the manufac-
turers, however, that the report of the
bill to the senate or final action in thu
senate would not be delayed for an.
swers.
| All questions must be answered UNI
der oath. The preliminary questions
relate to the manufacturers identity,
the commodity produced the raw ma
terials used in production, whether
they are produced here or abroad. and
if imported. from whence; cost per ton
of raw material and cost per unit Of
similar products 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
concern exporting this commodity? Ii
so, give name, amount Of product ex-
ported 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 CON-
modify in the domestic market. and
what were the prices charged when
sold in foreign markets in January,
April, July. October, 1912, and in jan
uary, 1913?
What was the cost Of transporta-
ton of your product from your factory
to the principal foreign markets?
What country. or countries, are
your chief competitors in the foreign
markets to which you export?
"Is there a 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 differ
entail?
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?
Are any of the producers organized
into trust or combination to control
the price or output. or for any other
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
produced by such trust? What pro.
portion by the independent producers?
as there any difference in the price
charged for this product In the do
nestle market by the Independent pro-
Queer and the trust producer?
What were your wholesale prices,
(. o. b. factory, of this commodity sold
in the United States during January,
April. July and October, 1912, and in
January. 1918?
What were your wholesale prices
for this commodity (. o. b. factory, for
export 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, overhead
prices and depreciation charges in sep
arate items and in as much detail as
possible.
I'm this connection give capitaliza-
ton, amount Of common stock, pre-
ferred stock and amount of bonds Is.
sued; amount Of actual cash or its
equivalent in property received in con-
sideration of stocks and bonds; rate of
dividend paid on preferred stock ami
common stock and rate of interest
borne by bonds for the last ten years:
how much of your earnings for each
of the years 1910, 1911, 1912 have been
credited to surplus and how much de-
voted to additions to the plant; sala.
ries paid during each Of the foregoing
years to each of your principal off,
Gals; statement of assets and liabili.
ties 1910. 1911 and 1912. and compare.
tive balance sheet for those years.
GIVE value for which the property
shown In the above statements 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 1919.
State amount of wages per annum
for the years 1910. 1911 and 1912, and
total value per annum of your prod
uct for the same years, and the charac.
ter quality and age of the machinery
used in manufacturing your product.
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