The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
DURING
THE
RACE.
O.


The programme is to take up Tuesday
the left over witnesses in the metal sche-
dule. Those expected, practically all OF
whom have assured their appearance, in
clude w. Il. Kann of Pittsburg, S. p.
Ker, president of the Sharon, Pa, Steel
Hoop company; j. II. Rose of the Atlanta
Steel company, George l.. Hamilton of
Boston for textile manufacturing inter
ests. Walter Laidlaw of New York for
pumping machinery manufacturers. r. Il.
Jennings of Reading. Pa, for the Hal
comb Steel company, Edwin *. Bacon
of Mansfield, o., for the Globe Steel COM
pany, e. p. Reichel of New YORK for the
American Swiss File and Toe company.
Free List Announced
The free list which Mr.. Taft vetoed in
cluded hewn timber, shingles, lath. fence
posts and rough or dressed lumber. Will
liam Uptegrove of Brooklyn asked the
committee to retain the present tariff
of 10 per cent ad valorem ON sawed
boards, planks and cabinet woods not
further manufactured than sawed and 90
per cent ad valorem on veneers Charles
Menke of New York asked higher tariff
than the present 45 per cent ad valorem
on manufactured willow products.
I'VE have promised the people to put
lumber on the free list" said Representa-
tive James OF Kentucky. This came
during the testimony of George w Jones
of Norfolk, Va. He added: IF We fail
to put it on the free Lists it SENS to me
we will break that pledge before l get
to the Senate
Lumber in Class by Itself
Jones representing the North Carolina
Pine association and speaking for sawmill
producers in Virginia and the CaroIinas,
SafA hof for . fhxs
democratic party in carrying out its pur-
pose of revision to make the lumber man
uaftcurers the victims of a vicarious sac
rifice he would acquiesce, but he be-
lieyed that the lumber schedule was in
a class by itself on revenue instead
of protective basis. Jones said he would
rot oppose removing the duties of lum-
Der if the quotations were removed on
articles which lumber mills use. Wit
ness said take the tariff off and we can
still dispose of our lumber, but we are
already selling some of our low grade
lumber than less than cost.
Jones thought trusts had been built
under a protective tariff, but that was
no true of the lumber industry wherein
competition was Keen. Mr.. James asked
IL it was not true in the west that the
industry was controlled by a single per-
son. Witness said he was not familiar
with the west. He said in North Caro-
lima the timber was owned by the farmers.
Witness said lumber had been discrimi-
mated against. Witness said he did not
believe the democratic platform meant
to make his industry the proverbial goat.
Canadian Lumber
Jones said Canadian numbering was un-
der different condition Exports OF
the cut from the town lands are prohibited
in some provinces and the 1umbermen
pay administration fees covering maxi
mum of the timber cut and there are
other distinctions he declared. Jones con-
tended that while the labor cost IN east
ern Canada was about the same as in
the United States, it was much, less In
western Canadian. He said:
Il assume they employ Chinese in Cam
ada's west"
Representative Harrison of New York
said he knew they paid 50 a day even the
most primitive labor in Canada,s
Mr.. Jones conceded that elimination of
the tariff would cheaper lumber. $50 do
t. agreed Representative James.
That's why l am for it.
"The country is not ready for any free
trade bill: the government has got to get
some revenue" retorted the witness
Mission of Party
Representative James expounded the