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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1908)
DRAMATIC and SPORTING SECTION FOUR Pages 1 to lO PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOYE3IBER 29, 1908 NO. 48. FEIV OOPS USED IN MAKING BEER HALIF-EEIC Growers Testify Only Five Eighths Pound Domestic Product in Barrel. FURNITURE VALUES THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET. ITS OUR GREAT HALF-PRICE SALE VOL- xxvir. 1 FURNITURE FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS Writing Desk! ' Desk Chairs Writing Tables Bookcases Book Backs Magazine Backs Library Tables Card Tables Sewing Tables Parlor Tables Tabourets India Stools Footstools Jardiniere Stands Music Cabinets Parlor Cabinets China Cabinets Cellarets Smoking Tables Smoking Stands - Morris Chairs Morris Bockers Mission Arm Chairs Mission Arm Bockers Mission Tables Mission Desks Mission Settees Mission Bookcases Parlor Bockers Parlor Sets Dressers Chiffoniers Toilet Tables Dressing Cases Bockers Arm Chairs Lounges Divans Davenports Parlor Chairs Cheval Glasses Hall Mirrors Parlor Mirrors Shaving Mirrors Beed Chairs Beed Bockers $35 RANGE FOR $27.50 All are guaranteed for ten years. Leader Range, with high closet and duplex grate, spring-balanced over-doors. This is a heavy, substantial and durable range, made of the best quality coldrolled steel. Adapted for coal or wood. Oven thoroug lily braced and bolted, asbestos lined throughout, nickel trimmed, 'section plate top. gay $27.50 THIS DRESSER FOR $9.50 This Dresser, finished in a rich golden oak color, with French beveled plate CJQ CO mirror; Gadshys' pr. . $20 TABLE FOR $10.00 LADIES DRESSING TABLES Something a lady always wants. She can sit down to dress her hair. Repnlar -fJO.OO HALF PRICE. S1O.O0 BIGGEST VALUE EVER OFFERED OUR GREAT SPECIAL SALE FINE MORRIS CHAIRS : -""'-l";"V rm These Chairs are solid oak, polished finish, spring seats and adjustable backs. Beautiful cushions, any color. $12.50 $13.50 $15.00 PARLORSDITfpll .J BARGAIN forft JLoDy i rj JIahoeany finish on birch, upholstered in green two-tone verona; fprincr seats. Sold by others at ?25.00 SUIT; HALF $12.50 PRICE. ..-- $20.00 BUFFET HALF PRICE ! 1 $20.00 Buffet, finished in golden oak, $10.00 SPECIAL NOTICE - Wilton Velvet, reg. $1.60. Sale price $1.00 Axminsters, reg. $1.60. Sale price. ,$1.00 Raxonv Axminsters. Regular $1.50. Sale 90 price Extra TaDestrv Brussels, regular $1.35, Sale price CARPET BARGAINS Tapestry Brussels, Smith's, regular $1.25. Sale price ..75 Mottled Brusselette, regular 65c. Sale price Japanese Matting Remnants, regular 35c. Sale price . . LADIES' DESKS FOR r t .: 7 u i i i in w r SI- 7 Solid quarter-sawed oak or mahogany finish, worth $14.00; Ondsbys' price $7,00 CODCH BARGAIN ptf 0JJ V Couch, full roll edge, upholstered in veronas; regularly . t7 50 sold at $15.00-HALF PEICE..... p ..JV NOTICE-NO MAIL OR PHONE ORDERS FILLED $40.00 BRASS BEDS $20.00 i n H H n i l ' a Solid Brass Beds, $40 vals... half price, $20 $7.50 CENTER TABLE $3.65 A genuine quarter-sawed oak or mahogany veneered Colo nial Pedestal Center Table; top measures 24 inches in diameter; good value at $10, cheap at $10. Regular price is $7.50; this week you can get them G?9 C at $38.00 ROCKER FOR $19.00 This $38.00 Boston -Leather Rocker, onehalf price '. $19.00 $55.00 DRESSER EOR $27.50 This Dresser, solid oak or mahogany, with a French plate mirror. Regular $55.00. HALF PEICE .... $27.50 ASK FOR INCREASED DUTY Figures Submitted Show Exports Ex ceed Imports Many Millions ot Pounds Committee Xot Fa vorable to Raising Rate. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ingon. Nov. 25. The House committee on Ways and Means, which Is to frame the tariff bill at the special session of Congress, will evidently have to be convinced that the hopgrowers of America are really in need of greater protection than they receive under the Dingley law, before they will grant the demand for increased duty, made at the recent hearing by Herman Klaher of Portland, and E. C. Horst of San Francisco. These two gentlemen were the sole representatives of hnpgrowers to appear before the committee, and were given but Brant opportunity to present their arguments, but the com mitteee plainly showed that It was more impressed by the fact that large quantities of American hops are being annually exported, than they were by statements of the serious condition of the hop Industry, due to heavy impor tations from Europe. Exports Exceed Imports. It was admitted both by Mr. Klaber and by Mr. Horst that from 10.000,000 to 12,000,000 pounds of American hops are exported every year, while the im portations for the past three years have averaged about 8,000.000 pounds each year In the five years, prior to that time the imports averaged only 2.600,000. On its face, it appeared to the committee taht the exporcs were far in excess of the Imports, and that therefore there appeared to be no in dication that the American hopgrower was being seriously damaged by com petition from abroad. Mr. Klaber undertook. In the brief time allotted him, to explain to the committee why it was that the Impor tations from Europe were injuring American hopgrowers. He stated that because of sentimental reasons (most American brewers being Germans) there was a strong preference for Euro pean hops hops grown In Germany or in Austria. But this preference, he de clared, was purely sentimental, it hav ing been practically demonstrated that beer made from American hops was as good In every particular as beer manu factured from European hops. Never theless, American brewers make one pound of German or Austrian hops go twice as far as a pound of American hops; that is to say, one pound of Euro pean hops will, under present custom, make twice as much beer as a pound of hops grown in this country. For that reason the duty of 12 cents a pound on hops affords but 6 cents pro tection to American hopgrowers. Cost Greater Here. He called attention, also, to the fact that the cost of hop raising in this country Is far In excess of the cost of production abroad. Here the grow er has a field of several hundred acres in hops; in Europe nearly every farmer has a small patch of hops, on an av erage not over two acres, which he cultivates as a side line. His labor costs him practically nothing, for it Is done .by his children, the small acre age making this possible, whereas In America all labor employed in hop growing Is paid, and paid at a good living wage. He protested against compelling the American hop-raiser to enter Into competition with the grow ers of Europe, for the foregoing reason. Another interesting - statement made by Mr. Klaber was that the pure food act, recently passed by Congress, had greatly stimulated the Importation of hops from Europe. Prior to the pass age of that law, . many brewers were bottling beer which went on the market under a label: "Made from Bavarian hops" or something of the sort. When the pure food law became effective, such brewers were compelled to actual ly use Bavarian hops, or whatever type was named on their label. Those who previously had been using American hops, and making Just as good beer, were forced to buy their hops abroad, so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Agriculture, which is prosecuting -violations of the label-section of the pure food law. While the pure food law was not in tended to discriminate against Amer ican Industry, yet it has dons so in this way, to the detriment - of the American hop-raiser. Impressed by Figure. Tet In spite of all Mr. Klaber said. It wa evident, when he was taken off his feet, that the commltteee had not come to realize the necessity for an in crease in the duty on Imported hops. The bare figures seemed to Impress them. Mr. Klaber secured permission to file a brief with the committee, carying out his argument in detail, as he could not do so orally, under the time allotted to him. In that he will endeavor to convince the committee of the necessity of doubling the hop schedule of the tariff law. In the course of his argument before the committee Mr. Klaber said: "The capital Invested in this indus try is far greater than Is generally known. We have about 3500 hopgrow ers in the United States, and have about 53,000 acres in cultivation in hops, and upon the basis of over $400 an acre as actual outlay for the equipment. It represents a total capital Investment of $20,000,000 to $25,000,000. This does not cover the value of the land upon which the Improvements have been made. The cost of raising hops is about 15 cents per pound, of which over 85 per cent Is spent for labor. In 190 we raised 380.0O0 bales in the United States, which represents over $10,000,000 disbursed for labor. "Our hopgrowers are appealing to you for an advance In the tariff on foreign ho'ps from 12 cents per pound to 24 cents per pound. On Its face It appears as an excessive advance, but a study of the facts will at once dissipate this idea."
