The Washington herald., 1921-08-30
BAKERS DECLARE
DUTY ON EGGS WILL
RAISE FOOD COST.
Cattle Growers Ask Free
List for Stock Under
Two Years Old.

How many of the duties in the
Fordney tariff bill would increase
the cost of living was explained
yesterday by witnesses before the
Senate Finance Committee whose
testimony revealed the interest of
the ultimate consumer in tariff max
ing.
Adolph ]. Gunderman. of New
York City, representing the New
York State Association of Master
bakers and similar organizations in
other States, protested against du-
ties proposed in the bill on eggs,
cOcoanut, almonds, walnuts and FL
berts. He urged that the rates on
these articles be left as in the I'm
derwod law.
Mr.. Gunderman said that the
bakers use frozen eggs and dried
eggs imported from China.
VIII Pass Along Extra Cost.
If you increase the duty on
eggs" said Mr.. Gunderman, lit will
mean an increased cost to us and
we will have to pass it along to the
consumer"
A. w. Kemfner, representing
sausage casing importers and deal
ers, told the committee that the pro-
posed duty of Is per cent on
sausage castings will mean an in
creased cost of frankfurters to the
consumer of between and 3
cents a pound.
Mr.. Kemfner said that 30 per
cent of the castings used for frank
fuTters are imported and the indus
try in this country does not need
protection.
j. A. Happier. of Douglas, Arizona,
representing the American Associa-
tion OF Cattle Growers in Mexico,
whose members own S.50O.0O0 acres
Of land in Mexico and 5000 head Of
stock cattle. representing total in
vestment OF s19.OO0.0nO. asked that
stock cattle undeT two years of age
he permitted to come in free.
Defend Duty on Shingles.
e. E. Case, of Raymond. Wash,
and George BerCstram. OF
Everett, Wash. representing Ore
gon and Washington shinSle
manufacturers. defended the duty of
so cents per 1000 on shingles
which is contained in the FOrdney
bill.
Mr.. Case said that most of the
ShingIe mills in Washington and
Oregon are operating at about one
half time and at a loss. while Can
adian mills are running full time
and some of them double time. He
insisted that the proposed duty of
80 cents is moderate and will not
provide complete protection.
Representative Johnson. OF Wash
ington. who also appeared to sup
port the contention of the shingle
manufacturers, declared that the
opposition to the duty on shingles
is backed by Americans with capt.
tai invested in Canada.
differ on Duty ON Reeds.
4 number of witnesses were beard
relative to reeds used in the manu-
facture Of furniture. The Fordney
BILL leaves rattan. on the free list
hut increased the duty on reeds
made from rattan from 10 to 20
per cent ad valOTcm-
The duty was defeated by Fred
w Green. Of Ionia. Mich. represent
ing the YpsiIanti Reed Furniture
Company. which manufactures fur
niture and also makes the reeds
from raw rattan. Mr.. Green said
that even with a duty Of 20 per cent
under the American valuation plan
II would be possible for Chinese
reed furniture to he sold in this
country below the price of Amer
lean furniture.
Allan Gernau. of the Otto Gernau
Company, New York City. importers
Of reeds, declared that reeds should
be left on the free list because they
are used only as a raw material He
insisted that the increased duty
would benefit only the large furni-
ture manufacturers who make their
own reeds and that it would result
in discrimination against the small
er furniture makers who are obliged
to import their reeds.
Oppose Duty on Bamboo.
H A Steiert. of Philadelphia
representing \. Steiert and Sons
manufacturers of broOms sold tc
municipalities for street cleaning
."S~s. objected to the proposed
duty Of 2 cents a pound on split
b-mbOU. which he said was eouiva-
lent to 66 2-3 per cent ad valorem
This fiber. he said. grows in the
Orient and does not compete with
anything in the United States. Mr..
steiert told the committee that the
duy had been placed in the bill at
instance of the reed manufacturer
In this country who by that mean.
thought they could force the broom
manufacturers to use the bark
taken from rattan in the process of
manufacturing rPedS and for which