Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-07
Sweeping Reductions Proposed
on Necessities in New Tariff Bill

I proper portion of the tariff respon'
sibilities. Many items of manufacture
controlled by monopolies have beer
placed on the free list
Underwoods Statement.
Chairman Underwood's statement
| giving the changes in detail con-
| tinues as follows:
In the chemical schedule the rates
on certain commodities show heavy
reductions. For instance, boracic
acid is cut from 1910 per cent. to 2l4S
per cent, glue from 1906 per cent. to
| 14.29 per cent. and red lead from 60.3
per cent. to % per cent. Moderate
reductions have been made on medi-
einal preparations. which are cut from
| % per cent. to Is per cent, backing
from % per cent. to is per cent. drugs
from 1885 per cent. to 10 per cent,
and olive oil from 1918 per cent. To
2105 per cent. The schedule contains
number of articles on which either
no reduction has been made or an
advance provided for.
Rates on all brick have been cut
on the average from 1923 per cent. To
1923 per cent. tile from 47.S4 per cent.
to 1886 per cent, asphalt from 3I05
per cent. to 9.62 per cent. Ordinary
earthenware. which was already rela-
lively low, being subject to an aver
age duty of 24.67 per cent, has now
been cut to Is per cent, while window
glass has been given an average re-
| duction on all glasses of from 1888
per cent. to 2S.S1 per cent. Plate
glass. which may be considered Il
luxury. still retains a duty of nearly
10 per cent, the average being 3S.45
per cent. in place of the duty of $685.
per cent. In the law,
pig iron and slabs, which were
1876 per cent and 1919 per cent, have
been cut to 8 per cent. in each case;
beams from 1920 per cent. to II per
cent. and forgings from 80 per cent.
to Is per cent On the other hand,
bicycles, a much more highly manu-
featured product, are dutiable at rs
per cent as against As per cent, and
razors at 80 per cent. as against 77,6S
per cent.
The Lumber Tariff
1.-THE idea of the large extension
of the free list for the unmanufac-
tured products has been the fnnda-
mental conception, while the effort
has been made to improve the status
of the manufactured lumber. Thus
sawed boards, other than cabinet
wood, have been carried to the free
list while sawed cabinet woods,
which were 1915 per cent. in 1912, are
now 10 per cent. casks, barrels, etc,
which were 80 per cent, are now
ATT per cent, and house furniture,
which was So per cent, is now Is
per cent.
Tobacco and spirits have been
found to be good producers of reve-
nue. and have, therefore, been left
at the same rates as in the present
law.
I'm the effort to relieve the con-
sumner and to mitigate the high and
rising cost of living, schedule @,
which deals with agricultural prod
ucts, has been thoroughly revised
and important reductions have been
made. For instance, the duty on
horses has been reduced from rs per
cent. to 10 per cent, cattle from
25.07 per cent. to 10 per cent, sheep
from 1914 per cent. to 10 per cent,
barley from 1906 per cent. to 23.07
per cent, macaroni from 34.25 per
cent. to 1881 per cent hay from
1921 per cent. to 1857 per cent,
fruits from 27.21 per cent. to 1888
per cent, figs from 81, SO per cent. to
42.10 per cent, lemons from 6S.85 per
cent. to 24.0S per cent, live poultry
from 1910 per cent. to 6.67 per cent.
and vinegar from 5000 per cent. to
1879 per cent. Other changes are In
proportion. and the general effect
has been to reduce in very ma
terial proportion the heavy taxes
upon imported foodstuffs.
Big Drop In Cotton.
I'm schedule I. dealing with cot
ton, comparisons of the principal
items show reductions on cotton
thread from S1.54 per cent. to 1929
per cent, on spool thread from 22.95
per cent. to 10 per cent, on cotton
cloth from 42.74 per cent. to 1920 per
cent, on waterproof cloth from 5O.56
per cent. to 20 per cent, on ready
made clothing from so per cent. to 80
per cent, on collars and cuffs from
64.03 per cent. to 20 per cent, on
pushes from 51.4O per cent to 40 per
cent, on handlSerchiefs from 1927
per cent. to 80 per cent, on stockings
from 1888 per cent. to so per cent.
on gloves from Se17 per cent to S5
per cent, on underwear from 1927
per cent. to 25 per cent. and on cot
ton damask from 40 per cent to %
per cent
FLAX, hemp and their products
have been similarly dealt with. Raw
flax and raw hemp have been reduced
from s22.4O to $3.50 per ton, respect
lively, to $11.20 each; jute yarns have
been cut from $3.50 per cent. to 10 per
cent, cables and cordage from Gas
per cent. to 4.55 per cent, oileloth for
floors from 4429 per cent to is per
cent, handlSerchiefs from so per cent
to So per cent.
Schedule X, dealing with woods and
wooden manufactures, has been the
centre of criticism for many years
and the committee has given it very
careful study. The result has been to
make raw wool free of duty. to re-
duce yarns from 1894 per cent. to 20
per cent, blankets from 70 So per cent
to 20 per cent, flannels from 1920 per
cent. to % and 35 per cent, dress
goods from 1910 per cent to 50 per
cent, clothing from 1856 per cent to
So per cent. weddings, etc, from SET
to So per cent, and carpets from rates
Half