Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1922-09-30
Former |. S. u.
Man Discusses
New Tariff.

That the new tariff increases
the cost of necessities of life
from 20 per cent to 25 per cent
is shown in a recent article by
w. o. Scroggs, formerly profes
sor of sociology and economics
Louisiana State University, anC
now on the staff of the New YORK
Evening Post. DR.. Scroggs re
counted "the short and simple
but somewhat intimate annals OF
morning hour in the life of q
plain middle-class American con-
Sumer."
The following is DR.. Scroggs'
story in the Post written to
fit the form taken by Sc
nate bill.
''His day begins when he is
aroused by an alarm clock, and
the new tariff bill raises the duty
on this article 81 per cent. His
first act is to throw off the bed
covering, on which the duty has
been increased 60 per cent. He
jumps from his bed, on which the
duty is advanced 1873 per cent,
and dons a summer bathrobe.
with the duty up 60 per cent, and
with slippers increased 33 per-
cent.
HE walks over a Brussels car
pet (duty up 100 per cent? to
close the window, the duty on
the pane of which has been ais
ed 80 per cent, and adjusts the
shade (duty up % per cent ana
curtains Cup so per cent? Then
he enters the bathroom, stands
before mirror, Oh which the
duty has been raised 100 rer
cent, sts out his shaving stick,
subject to an increase in duty Of
cent sets out his shaving stick.
subject to an increase in duty OF
81 per cent, his shaving brush
duty up 80 per cent?, and razo.
Iup 100 per cent?, and begins his
tonsorial operations. This over,
he devotes his attention to the
bathtub, on which the duty has
been raised 100 per cent. (Tow-
els with the duty up SO per cent.
soap (up 81 per cent?, tooth
brush and hairbrush Cup 80 per
cent each), and comb Cup 81 per
cent are next in demand.
Gas our consumer dresses, it
may be noted that the new bill in
creases the duty 60 per cent on
his underwear, SO per cent on his
hose, Is per cent on his shirt and
collar, 90 per cent or more ON his
recktie, and 60 per cent on his
suit of clothes.
sour consumer decides to dis
card his waistcoat and transfer
fountain pen Cup 100 per cent?,
penknife up 200 per cent?, and
lead pencil (up 80 per cent?,
from his waiscoat to coat pock-
cts, picks up fresh linen hand
kerchiefs Cup 80 per cent?, from
the dresser Cup 133 per cent?,
polishes his eyeglasses (up Is
per cent?, and after giving his
clothes a teueh with brush Cup
81 per cent?, is ready for Break
fast.
"At the breakfast table our ]
consumer spreads a napkin (du-
ty Is per cent? on his knees and
turns on the current for his cleo !
fric toaster, en- which the duty
has been advanced $50 per cent.
He drinks water from a glass Oh
which the duty is 45 per cent {
higher, and begins his breakfast t
with an apple (duty up 200 per {
cent? baked with sugar (duty up {
"a per cent? in an aluminium Cup
$50 per cent? on castirpd stove
Eduty up 100 per cent?. 4
'E."Fhe duty is also advanced 27
per cent on his chi
navarro, 20 per cent S
on his table silverWare, 200 per t
GENT on his oatmeal and 225 per S
cent on his butter. The cream for Y
his coffee has been removed from g
the free list and subjected to a
duty of 2212 cents a gallon, ana c
his eggs also have been taken 7
the free list and made dutiable at S
8 cents per dozen. The salt for his +
eggs likewise comes off the free
list, as dees his bacon and the /
flour that goes into his bread. 6
Even the duty on the saltshaker q
gets boost of 45 per cent.
"The only things on his table
that have not been subjected to
9 higher tariff duty are his eof- ,
fee and his drinking Watern l