The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-14

company to stay in the manL-.s.
ture of that article
We were den ed the rte and as
a result we had to dismanuo that
department and most of tue appa-
ratus went to the junk pile for thS
reason that the apparatu.' used for
the manufacture OF choral by irate
can not be used for anything else. -
The Plant had not been disman.
tied 30 days before the German
manufacturers put up their price
on the article IL cents per pound
over so per cent advance on the
price previously ruling. =
You knew what would happen
Just as we'll ss did, that is soon
as the European manufacturer has
no competition in this country he
puts up his price to the highest
limit possible, and who can blame
him?
As matters now stand, the Eur
opean manufacturers will supply all
the choral hydrate consumed In
this country, while before that we
stood between the American buy
ers and the foreign manufacturer.
With kind regards,
Very sincerely yours.
JNo. F. QUEENY.
will say to the Senator I stood
upon this floor and told the Senate
that II the proposed rate was put
into the tariff bill there would be no
choral hydrate manufactured in the
United States and 1t happens so.
There was no question In my mind
about 1t.
I wrote to Mr.. Queeny and asked
him II he had any objections to my
calling this to the attention Of the
Senate, and he wrote back to me on
June q, 1914. and said:
Monsanto Chemical Works,
Office 1900 South Second ST.,
st. Louis, June 81, 1914.
Hon. Reed Smoot,
U. s. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr.. Smoot: l have your
esteemed favor of the 25th instant
acknowledging receipt of my let
ter OF the 22d instant.
l have no objection whatever to
your calling the attent on of the
Senate to the dismantling of our
choral hydrate plant. AS a matter
of fact, I'd like to see you do 1t, be-
cause it confirms the statement !
1t confirms the statement that l
made to the members of the sub
committee of the Senate Finance,
committee who had Schedule A In
charge.
| stated to them that II they
would not change the rate propos-
ed, we would have to go out OF
business in the article, and this
would give the two European man
ufacturers of the product free
hand to supply the world.
Senator Hughes replied that 1t
was a dollhouse industry. II 1t
was, they put 1t out Of business all
right; and the American buyer can
now send his money over to the
European manufacturer, who gets
the so per cent advance In price
and the United States government
receives less than one tenth Of the
duty previously obtained ron impor'
tations OF this product.
This subcommittee was, as you
know, guided by the recommends:
tons Of Dr.. Herstein. went to
Washington and told the truth, but
l was met with the statement that
DR.. Herstein was q government ex.
pert, and his statement was taken
against mine. although he had had
no practical experience whatever
in chemical Manufacture, other
than as l understand few years
in the manufacture Of cream OF
tartar and tartaric acid.
I am not trying to pose as q
prophet. l knew from acutal ex'
perience what would happen II the
rate stood. 1t has happened. we
were put out Of business on the
article, and, as have already SAID
the two European manufacturers
now supply not only the require
ments OF American consumption
but the requirements of the world
Very sincelely.
JNo. F. QUEENY
Mr.. President, l could stand here
for an hour and tell the Senate o
Just such cases as this.