Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1922-08-24
PROSPERITY FOR LIVE STOCK
AND AGRICULTURE SEEN
IN BILL.
RATES NOT PROHIBITIVE
DOES NOT INDICATE PRoHIBi.
TIVE RATES AGAINST IMPoRTA-
TIoNs FROM ABROAD.

WashingtOn.-1t Is the view of Re-
publican members of the Colorado del
egation that the new protective tariff
bill, when 1t becomes operative, will
result within comparatively short
time In restoring, In a large degree,
prosperity to the mining, agricultural
and live stock interests Of Colorado
and other western states.
Representative Edward 4. Taylor,
Fourth Colorado district, the only
Democrat In Congress from Colorado,
10 hostile to the Republican view, and
clings to the doctrine Of tariff for
revenue only, US opposed to the Re
publican doctrine Of protection us well
rs revenue,
He was not prepared to discuss the
new tariff act In detail, but said that
while 1t contains some good features,
there Is 50 much bad in 1t he Will vote
against adoption Of the conference re-
port when the bill comes before the
House. Mr.. Taylor voted for the
emergency tariff. IL protective meas
ure, sponsored by Republicans year
ago, but he VIII fight against the Ford.
ney-McCumber permanent tariff act.
Senator Nicholson, practical min
Ing man, asserts he has every conf
dence TINT the operation of the pro-
tective tariff act will lead to the
opening Of Colorado mines now Idle,
and In general employment OF miners.
The conflicting features of the turiff
bill us passed by the House and Sen
ate should be lrOned out in confer
ence within four or five weeks, and
when this is done the bill will be
ready for the signature Of the Prcsl-
dent and become Immediately effec-
tive.
A feature Of the new tariff act Us
passed by the Senate is the levyIng
Of protective duty on maganese
which IL produced In fur greater
quantity In Colorado thun In any 9TH
er state. Heretofore this product has
been admitted duty free. with the re-
suit that Colorado manganese mines
have been unable to operate since the
war. Graphite, another product here
tOfore on the free list, will bear a
duty under the new act. though 1t Is
smaller than desired by mining inter-
ests. Lead, zinc, tungsten and mo-
lybdenum are other Colorado mine
products on which protective duties
are levied.
In discussing the tariff bill as
passed by the Senate. SENATOR Phipps
said:
1.-THE new tariff is not a high tariff
bill that will prohibit the Importation
Of foreign products in competition
with our own produce in either aEri-
culture, mining or manufacturing. Its
various schedules have been scientifi-
cally fixed SO US to cover the differ
ence between cost of production in
the. United States and foreign coun-
tries.
1T has been estimated the law will
yield revenue to the amount of $780,
100000 per year, which, compared
with the existing revenue laws Of
free-trade Great Britain, yielding
$75OOOO,OOO per unnum, does not indi-
cate prohibitive rates against importa-
tions from abroad"
Because the new act Is designed to
protect the American market for
American Industry, mine products of
foreign countries are being rushed
here for storage before the protective
duties become effective. 1t will take
some time for-rtr foreign products
gtOred here In advance Of the en-
,.orcement of the new tariff TO be-
come exhausted, but ttAfS the view of
Se5htors Nicholson and ,Hhipps and
Representatives Vaile, Timberlake
and Hardy that us these foreign
products in storage nre reduced busl-
ness for the American mines will
grow in volume. ssG10<, di....