Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-09-26
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subject of vital interest every American household in
recently schedules foreign goods
ably exposed letter which the Secretary Of the Treasury
has submitted o Congress.
To the average this another those pamph-
lets which keep the printing Office working over
1t has about the appearance and pages are
about interesting in a decorative
But beginning with page three which that ladies
kid gloves purchased Germany for - and esod
this country for $685. the book reveals such and
surprising knowledge tremendous profits that are made
by American dealers foreign commodities that well
worth exploring from to
After anayzng its and finding that the profit
American importers after all duties and other overhead
paid the articles so 900 per cent is
be hard for the local appreciate that there
is need of any inrease in the of goods this country,
because of high protective tariff,
1t has been asserted and tariff history will bear it
cases. that following the protective tariff bill
there will be gradual increase in the price of various
commodities.
This will take place the plea that cheap labor compc-
ton having been shut off by the tariff wall erected by the Re
publican party becomes necessary for the dealers sell
their domestic goods price that will render them better
profit they meet the high paid American labor
and forth and ad n6n with arguments that dear
the heart of every tariff from the Atlantic the
Pacific.
The end being drag from the American consumer
cash go profits of the manufacturers
SoodS!
As fitting climax discussion glance over some
of the that produced under the hand of the Secretary
of the Treasury of the United States showing the original
their originating country, plus duty and other tariff and their
final retail price in this country
Ladies kid gloves made in Germany, 10 II landing
America $l.2O r. Sale price United States $695
Profit AT per
Brar pipes. made in England cost SASS landed cost in
United States $658 Retail price in United States $780,
Profit $50 per
An ordinary table knife made in Germany price "a
landed United States for s. 100 Retail price
America 30 cents, profit of 90 per
An electric Aaton made in Germany valued So
landed in United States for 10 T. Retail price United
States $3.50 profit of Oh per
Here's familiar article a mans hat made in
England of $l75, landed in the United States for
258 retail price here 81 co. profit of 70 per cent
Amber beads that cost in their country of origin 62
and the landed of which is 10 cents retail in the United
States for $3.50 profit of 544 per
The cuckoo clock. which you pay 5000 for in this
country landed in the United States d total of IS
A profit of $50 per
These but a few far flung examples Of the cited in
the report WHICH has just been issued and datrbc
against prohtee but is simply citing Of relative prices in
show the people this country that increased prices under the
Republican Protective tariff the plea that necessary
order to still further sle foreign competition without
and without justification in the facts.
With these handsome profits accruing their foreign
handled goods American manufacturers and American
chants can well accept the fact that the Republican
tariff has helped them this cheap competition and be
satisfied the tremendous profits they have been making
on all foreign made goods