Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-22
WAR OFFERS To j. s.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Hostilities Have Broken Strong
hold of New Tariff, at
Least For Present
Special 70 The Telegraph

New York, Aug. 22.-C. II. Brown,
chairman OF the Hosiery Manufactur-
ers committee, who has been making
a careful investigation from month
TO month of the effects of the new
Democratic tariff, has made an inter
esting report on his most recent find
ings.
How the foreign war will affect
american manufacturers is the ques-
ton they have most in mind at the
present time. but those who have fol-
lowed the operation of the Underwood
law closely, will be interested in the
import comparison between June and
July. 1914. and the same months in
1918, which will be the last compari-
son possible, until normal conditions
are restored abroad.
With this in mind. Mr.. Brown,
chairman of the Hosiery Manu- ctur-
ers' Legislative committee, has pre-
pared a comparison between imports
in June. 1914, and June, 1918, using
for that purpose eighteen products
that have been used monthly under
the Underwood law. 1t will be noticed
that the increase is from S15,2 ,224,5 SOL
to S2S,1T7,29S or 12,952,T ,T9T, loss to
American industry Of SIS per cent. and
as the total increase in all imports in
June, 1914, was $26,527,096. If equaled
by proportionate increase in the i'm
than these eighteen. would eventually
strangle American industry.
The foreign war makes the importa-
ton of many products prohibitlve, so
IL will be very interesting to see II
mills which have been closing down
will be able to run at full capacity
when operating under ample protec-
ton, and if the writer is correct, there
never before has been an opportunity
to observe manufacturing results,
when in absolute control of the home
market.
In June. 1914, the imports of alumni
mum increased S6S.O72 from SS5,229
to S14S,3O1 or "a per cent: automo-
biles, parts of. sS4,743, from S11.996
to S96,739 or 20 per cent; watches
and parts of, S71,144, from S215,S43
TO S2S6,4ST or 33 per cent. The in
crease in clocks and parts of, was
S20.-91 from S56,652 to S7I,24S or 81
per cent; cotton cloths, S26O,9+S from
s492.262 to S753,2O5 or SO per cent;
lace and lace articles shows a heavy
increaes of $99O,744 from S711.S46 to
S1.702,590 or 139 per cent; knit goods
also more than doubled, showing an
increase of S220,662 from S211,3OS to
s431,97O or l04 per cent; leather and
tanned skins increased S540,9S9 from
S5S3,196 to $1,O34,135 or II per cent;
leather gloves. S103,73S from S1S2,-
224 TO $2S5,962 or So per cent. The
increase in seeds was S641, 324 from
s745,626 to s1.3S6,95O or Sc per cent.
The increase in the imports of WOOL
class /, was very heavy, being $5,352,-
227 from S2ST,167 to $3,639,S94 or
1857 per cent; WOOL class ,, increased
$372.6OO from S55,595 to S42S,195 or
$40 per cent; wool, class 3, increased
S53S,SO7 from SS60,47S to $l,393, $50
or 50 per cent. The increase in wooden
cloths was $1,6OS,O17 from $301,3S4
TO S1,9O9,4O1 or 533 per cent; dress
goods, S703 7O4 from $25O.549 to
S954.253 or 27S per cent. while all
other imports of wool show an in
crease of S1.565.196 from s694,6I2
to S2,259,S0S or 225 per cent.
Linen yarns increased 4 per cent,
fruits and nuts Is per cent. paper
and manufactures of, 25 per cent;
perfumery and toilet articles, IS per
cent; manufactures of silk, 20 per
cent; manufactures of artificial silk,
II per cent; vegetables, 80 per cent
Up to the present time the foreign
war has not develo ed any perceptble
increase in the demand for hosiery,
but we believe there will be an in
creased demand if the war continues
for several months