Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-03

about 500, 009,00 pounds are consumed
annually in the American wool manu- 3.
facture, mohair is not an Impressive
industry. About 100000 pounds OF
mohair, it is estimated, are manu-
featured in this country every year,
one half produced here and one-hail
imported. The estimated amount oil
the American mohair clip in 1872 was
4 1000, 900 pounds, valued at $1.240.O00
Mohair is used in the manufacture OF
=plushes and some varieties of dress
goods and Innings. 1t has entered
lately into fabrics designed for auto
mobile tops"
THE mill men say
that the new duties are badly adjusted
in the Underwood bill. Thus, the duty
on cloths and dress goods is 35 per
cent. The duty on mohair fabrics n
general is 40 per cent, but making due
allowance for the duty on raw ma
terial. the actual net duty on mohair
goods in general is said to be not more
than 80 per cent. On pushes, pile
| fabrics, ETC.. the duty is set at SO per
cent. An appeal for a readjustment
| of these rates will be made to the
Senate Committee on Finance. Manu-
facturers naturally believe that if raw
wool is to be free of duty, nohaii
| should be free also.
! THE Manufacture of mohair, like
| the manufacture of wool. Is distinc-
ltivciy a New England industry. The
| Goodalls at Sanford, Me-. the Farr Al
| paca Company at Holyoke; Joseph
| Benn & Sons at Greystone. r. t. and
the Salts Company at Bridgeport.
Conn, are among the New England
/ concerns that are large users of mo-
hair. Mr.. Harrison Benn, when he
learned the terms of the proposed bill,
promptly shut down his Greystone
mills and announced that the rates of
/ duty We're so inadequate that he yould
be forced to do his manufacturing al
his plant in Yorkshire, England"
1 In another column we are publish
ling an open letter to Senator Johnson
Yfrom G. " s. Michaelis, New York
while below We append resolutions
adopted May ], at meeting Of tn,
Executive Committee of the HON,
Market Club, Boston:
WHEREAS. The present admins
i tration was placed in power on TIL.
definite pledge that it's tariff legisla
ton would proceed with caution an,
prudence that the foundation of oul
1 economic system would not be to,
radically or too suddenly disturbed,
and that the ultimate attainment" 0
| it's principles would be accomplishe,
by legislation that will not injure y
ldestroy legitimate industry and
| WHEREAS, The Tariff Bill. H. r
1921, has now been reported by tn
Ways and Means Committee to TIL
House of Representatives; therefor
be it
RESOLVED, That we protes
against the sweeping and radical re
. auctions of the proposed tariff meas
ure without hearings as a violation G
the pledges to proceed with cautio
, and prudence and not injure or destro
Legitimate industry.
II RESOLVED, That the sharp an
sudden change from the present tart
) TO a tariff which, with a few excep
. tons, will in practice amount to FIRE
trade. as proposed by the COMMITTEE
on Ways and Means, already menac
most seriously the prosperity of tn
country and will injnre and destro
! many branches of American industr,
RESOLVED, That we most earnest
ly petition Congress TO so revise tn
rates proposed in II. r. 1921 that
substantial portion" of the America
! market will not be turned over to 70.