The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-07-20
BIG INDUSTRY IS
PREDICTED IN CITY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ADOPTS
A TARIFF RESOLUTION. URGES
FOR PROTECTION


Showing that tariff was needed
to keep out impOrtations; that Scotch
and British fire clay products hac
been exported in large quantities in
to this country; that American indus
tries by reason of the European cheau
labor had been unable to compete
with the Scotch and British products
that discussion had been invited
Claude Renfrew, acting as chairman
at the noOntide dinner of the Moscow
chamber of commerce.. Wednesday
gave rousing address on the dang
erS that threatened the fire clay in
dustries of Moscow and Troy.
Burt Rowe, secretary, read letter
from President Hall of the Moscow
plant, in which it was shown that the
industry was running with a mini
mum of help, and that the situation
was an untoward one, and that manu-
facturers were seriously affected by
the importations from foreign coun-
tries. The letter reviewed the prices
before and after the world war, and
especially the prices on coal which
had not dropped zone cent" Only
five cents had been dropped on labor
prices. The letter urged endorsement
of the tariff proposal, and cited the
fact that Senator Borah had been
urged to work for this tariff in the
senate.
Dean F. A. Thomson of Idaho uni
versity, the bureau of mines, said the
geological survey had made potent
the fact that the most important clays
were found adjacent to Moscow. In
fact the preliminary survey had shown
kI~ok a1o lo1 ~,
the state, and that 13 of them of eco
nomic Importance were all in Latah
county. He emphasized this fact as
of the utmost Importance. The clays
in this county were of a very high
character, and their fire resisting
attributes showed they stood the
highest temperatures. In the wash
ing process pure kaolin had been de-
veloped.
''This kaolin is exceptional" the
dean said in substance, s'and this
means that the system of washing
makes up white ware better than any
in the eastern states, and even better
than the famous white ware of the
British isles. Therefore there is 4
bound at some time or other, it may
not be in our time to be the neuclus
of a large and important pottery in
.dustry. You have the natural resour-
ces here. You can build up large
mandatory. And this manufacturing !
industry will be the greatest apart
from agriculture. If you adopt tar
iff resolution, and I am not endorsing
this, but only pointing out the fact
that these clays will stand for a /
thousand years, you will be giving |
protection to local factories. You can I
develop pottery industry, and what
is more the second necessary ingredi-
ent, feldspar, is abundant" The dean
was given volley of cheers at the
conclusion of his address.
On motion that resolution be
adopted for a tariff on fire clay pro-
ducts and that committee of three
be chosen to draft the same, Mr..
Green gave a short address on .ie
prices paid labor, and why American
labor would be protected by the reso-
luton and endorsement of Mr.. Halls
proposa,tn. The motion was then
put by the acting chairman ant
carried. A vote of
thanks was given Mr.. Lowell for do
mating the ice for the dinner A
booster meeting was announced for Z
Wednesday next on behalf Of the uni
verS1ty booster program. A llSL OI
present and new members was read
and posted.
Charles D. Hemming of the Star
Mirror gave review of what Dur
ango, Colorado, had accomplished IN
getting rid of the one crop idea for
the establishment of a sugar beet in
dustry; how Mesa Verde national !!
park had been boosted as an adver- I
tisement for that city; how the bull
ling of a railroad from Defiance, N.
NJ. to Durango by Los Angeles people
.or exploitation of the immense coal 8
deposits had enhanced valuations and 7
would quadruple the city and county {
and how without tread '
ng on anyone's toes" two good in l
lustries had been established.
In a comparative sense he said the =
Of a pottery industry !;
would keep pace with the other big :
industry, wheat, in Latah county, and ?
would mean the quadrupling Of the :.
populations of the city and county. =
A very recherche luncheon with
;hicken and all the trimmings was
erved by the ladies. A vote Of thanks 2
vas accorded them. The meeting :
vas well attended and was a success = =
n every way.
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