The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
DYE MAKERS ONE HOPE
IS IN TARIFF CHANG

strated during the past thirty Year,
that the present tarin rate OF 30 rer
cent on dyestuTs Is not sufficient to ~
duce tho domestic dyeetuf industry To
expand at a rate comparable with the
consumption Of dyestuffs in this coun-
try and that. therefore. all dyestufys
made from coal tar. whether they he
aniltne dyes or alizarin dyee, or anthra-
Gene dyes or indigo. so long as they are
made In whole or in part from products
OF or obtalnable rom coal tar, should
all be assessed alike, namely 80 per
cent. ad valorum, plus IN cents per
pound specific, and that all manufac-
tured producte OF or obtainable from
coal tar, themselves not dyes or color
and not medicinal, should be taxed Is
per cent. ad valorum and 3% cents per
pound specific"
Tn committee. also recommended
that changes In the patent laws. such as
clauses making the manufacture OF A
product In this country compulsory
should not be attempted, as they do mora
harm h good. Mr.. Stone yesterday
said that most Of the patents rave run
out.
The General Chemical Company.
which In making aniline oil. Is going
ahead slowly to increase Its produr-
ton OF intermediates. but Henry VIE.
S''S"O ~ NlNf-ITtSlUfII Z" " NOTn-
pany, echoed Mr.. Stones remark that
II IL all a gamble and depends on the
tariff.
How Capital L. Invested.
"The business Of Germany amounts
TO about $50, 0OO. 900 IN coal tar colors,
OF which to the value Of about So.
100000 reaches the United States he
said. THE capital invested in plan.
and raw materials for their manufa"
ture Is probably over $500. OOO, 900. aaI
any American competitor, even with an
exclusive monopoly Of the entire busi.
ness of the United States. woul find his
business and his capital in competition
with this gigantic and thoroughly H.
trenched competitor.
There IL no dearth OF raw material
In the United States and no difficulty in
obtaining capital necessary to enter into
the production of colOrs Ia this Couu.
try. II there H. some assurance Of .
fair return, but those who know best
recognize the iI~upossibility Of obtaining
as low costs when producing $40. 900. OUL
or si2.0O0.OOo worth of product rs
when manufacturing to the value o.
so. 900. 900.
Either u subsidy or a tarin that will
cqualizc these conditions olfers ~ way
of nsutralizinG this handicap. \ sub
sidy has obvious dtsadN autagcs and ends
up as a sul:rcc Of expense Hud not e
revenue to the country. whereas "a suit
able tariff. whether for long or .ho,t
periods. does provide the country with A
revenue during the buildiug of the IN
dustry and j. obtained with less hard
ship than other methods.
THE country has had the opinion -
some Of its best Judicial minds upon the
| possibility of Interpreting our laws TO-
restraining tn" foreign monopoly. and %
seems that no laws can Ice fra med To-
apply to a foreign country, which Is well
within its rights in supporting o. con
trolling It's own munupolics ~ whitcv"r
manner II sees mt. II l. obvious that
any effort to cnaugc this simply imposes
4 hardship upon the consumer who :
dependent upon tho supply of goods from
the country that has this monopoly.
ut must hc admitted that the public.
which j. actually the nnal consumer -
all the dyes that reach the country, must
determine to what extent it j. willing -
pay the price in the form Of q tHiIT
which az best would not he likely To it,
crease tho cost of garments more than
two az three cents each.
'Thc country could Ia time lie sc''.
supporting with respect to dyes. ~ 1t -
with most other thing, but il may lee
many years before any such cuuplo'H
list Of dyes can he offered - ,i,IIutl .
provided for the consumption of to
United States before tine war