Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-22
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Leading Men of Industry Before
House Committee.
FIGHT our TARIFF ISSUE
Testimony Differs. some Seeking 70
as- Retain Part Of Duty 70 Preteet
Business From Foreign -

a@ wsshfhgfoD,a Jan, j AZ The Wed
nesday hearing before the house. ways
and means rcemmittee 7On thsi tariff,
sugar refiners. beet sugar esaeBs vine
producers and others. appeared in
force TO fight out the issuet z1rV
Nothing in the committees exami-
nation of The varying shades of sugar
rate views indicated any weakening
OF the Democratic tentative plan for
presenting another free sugar bill for
action By the house at the coming
extra session OF congress.
Some Of the leading men in the
sugar industry were present. Edwin
H. Atkins. the vice-president and act
ing head Of the American Sugar Re
fning company. proposed moderate
reduction in the sugar tariff
Witnesses from California, Colora-
do, Montana, Wisconsin. Michigan and
other states were present TO fight for
tariff protection for American beet
sugar interests. r. E. Milling Of Frank
lin, La. pleaded for tariff bars to
avert the deEth keel Of the sugar In.
dustry of that state.
Former Governor b. NJ Fernald of
Maine. speaking for rs per cent. Of
the fruit canning industry OF the
country. advocated either free sugar
or a reduced rate while the Arbuckle
Bros. of Brooklyn. through William A.
Jameson, and the Federal Sugar Re-
filming company through Frank c.
Lowery. pleaded the free sugar
cause. s4r '-r
Francis *, Carey of Baltimore, pres
ident of the National Sugar Securities
company and vice-president OF the Ma
tional Sugar Manufacturing company
of Colorado, warned the committee
against Throwing beet sugar like
bone TO hungry dogs" hh
He declared that sugar never, had
been anything but the football Of
American politics. and urged that a
nonpartisan commission be appointed
TO consider the economic feature OF
the sugar tariff question.
T. G. Palmer of Chicago urged fhe
committee to make a rate oftwo cents
o pound on raw sugar or tolleave the
tariff as dt3atands. He said that 81
per cent. Of all the beets grown in this
country were raised by $4,000 or 700.
oO0 independent Farmers, an of whom
were directly Interested ip the tariff ,-
..IsRt itgl true, j. Mr. Palmer. was
asked. that the beet sugar companies
in Michigan are IN a combination"
mo he said, '.the Michigan Sugar
company has six plants In ir ne no
At the tariff ways and means com
mittee ons "Wednesday the, Waltham
watch company. sisssed TO be In the
solcalfed nwateh tfusts and said to sell
les products cheaper abroad than IN
the United states, was under fire. - e
ETC. Fitch of Nathan. Mass, was
on'-the stand and his examination
Brought about several lively Tits with
the members Of the committees. AAt =
Fitch, testifying that the company
could manufacture watch dials cheap
er than he could buy. them abroad.
said the Waltham Watch company was
originally capitalized at $4,000 600,
that II recognized with a capitalize.
tios OF $4,000. 900. tangible assets of
$9022. 900 with patents and good will
worth s2.975.OOO.
Don't You, compel wholesalers to
sell at a certain price to retailers?3
asked Representative Ralney
we try to, but don't always sue
coed.