The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
NOTES.

Woo CLOTH ISSUE The old question Vt
,ethcr The expense of shrinking wool cloths
lII' they arc shipped 10 this country IL
,''' 81 We duiiable value IA arain before thu
''ail Of United States General Appraisers III
''sl ease prepared by the Government IN
,He anne OF L l.. Marsh Il Co. of Boston
Ne importers claim that this proCess OF
'%Nrinlnng - merely a precaution 10 prevent
shipment of defective goods 10 this coun.
shh maj fabrics are not enhanced In
awe nv the operation. The Government.
l'.rr'seniea by Luke Lamb. special United
,,a,es attorney, produced Witnesses 10 prove
,lil 'hls shrinking does improve the value OF
'nt 'ioth to the extent Of between 10 and 20
.rr EN- The Witnesses for the Government
,n'Nded John r. Wood. president Of the Ma.
,,,oual Association of Wool Manufacturers:
, nG"' ID Barnes ensased In the shrinking
w WOOL cloth examining business. and
iuo'hh- Henry Snyder, president OF the Lon
pol shrinking and Refinishing Works of this
ss,WT Nt Marsh OF the importing firm testi.
nNa on h"hsli Of the importing industry and
.' testimony was corroborsted by an am
na'll signed by Claude Lauder of the Inver-
tfss l"eed Mills Company OF Huddersheld,
Ipfldtions IN question were all very high
tra." and OF exclusive patterns, manufactured
Nv me Inverness Tweed Mill Company. Ltd.
s ~ nther mills, and purchased for u. l..
Hnafnsl 4 Go. by their comn,issionaire. John
br'.s d Sons of Huddersheld. The i'm.
"",rl- Contend that this item Of shrinksge
,'"uiH properly he called ''expense Of inspec.
toh ana Recommending" and regarded ~ non
u.lab.e hy the customs officials. The tcsti-
.pty OF both sides will be care consid.
reg b., the customs board and y decision
prohably rendered within the next few weeks.
DIT ON UNwROUGHT CLAY.-ColIector
VI Vic Port Dudley y. Malone has been in
snurtei by the Treasury Department 70 the
me- mat certain unwrought clay. the chief
~ 81 ~iiirii nj the time Of the passage OF
.he tarih act OF 1918 was for other than the
manufacture NJ crucibles. Ia dutiabie 1t tho
~ OF n GEMS per ton ~ unwrought clay
uuhuer paragraph 70 of tho present law rather
nan Tree Of duty a. common blue clay suit
anIe Tor use In the manufacture OF crucibles
unl'r paragraph $50. II seems hat until re.
,eh'y It has been the practice to assess duty
WI me merchandise as unwrought clay not
.N"sliv provided for under paragraph "a,
W., sinoe the outbreak of the war. with ths
s,oppase OF importstions from Germany, this
LAY while not commercially known - cruci-
os clay, II appears has been used TO q con.
ssnerable extent In the manufacture Of cruel
.e. IT further appears. however," writes
nsel.talt Secretary of the Treasury Depart
ment William y. Malburn. that at the tins
o' We passage Of the tariff ACT of 1918 the
.neI Use OF the clay was for other than the
msIul sctnr- Of crucibioa. and u would up
,sar mat It's use II the time Of the passage
~ ~ We tariff act should control. You will
n.Ltiore sssess duty on tho merchsndiss ~
unsrouxht clay not specially provided for d
.m.e ta,e OF 10 oents per ton undee pasegrsph
To- The sct Of 1911, lsavtng the tnpegtSss 70
nv" f''nedy BY protest II dlsstaisAed."