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THE OREGON. DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENINO. . APRIL 9, 1909.
IRQW; HISTORY
TARIFF'S .1
Aever a Tariff Act but Has
f Treated the Ironmaster
Kindly Iron and Steel in
War Times Ca rneg;ies
Millions.
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: Without the. chapter en' (In
pia.it, the htatory of protection
'4 ' wsuld pot be so food to read,
In the protectionist view. The
tory of tin plat pretect Ion la
a etory of atrufgllna; tnaxiutao-
: turera set upon their" feet by
law. proaperlnntnlthtily glxlnr
employment to-- many thousand -at
blah wagrea, aelllnc their out
put at lower price than had
been aaked by 'the Importer
under af purely reveaue tariffs
and continuing to prosper after
the duty had been lowered agalrt .
well toward the ancient revenue-
only rate, ,-, , ' ' '
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By FREDERIC J. HAS KIN.
(Copyright 10 by Frederic J. Haakln.)
.Washington. April's. The theory of
protection- finds it beat "argument In
the American tin plate industry. From
- an Industry whoae output waa a negligi
ble qunantlty in ISM to an annual out
put valued at MS, 000.000 In 19u4 and a
wage roll of $10,000,000 a year;, auch is
me story 01 American tin piats. At tne
same time the price of tin plate is
plant. The truat manager of the for
mer nlaiit declared that It had been one
or tne woret manairea or an ne piann
the Amor Iran Tin Ir'late comoanv had ac
quired, and that he waa under the lieree
altv of reorganising; It In order to put It
on a paying oaaia.
Under the Dingier law the protection
en tin plate amounts to upward of to
par cent. The oulnquennlal cenaua of
tha Induatrv in 190S nlarad tha value Of
tne product ac lot.voo.uoo, ana me wmu
coat of the labor at Itc, 800,000. If three
rigurea represent tne true ronamon nv
wage earners' total ahar In the pro
ceeds la 16 per cent. In other wurda.
the manufacturer sets protection about
twice aa great a the entire coat of the
tapvr mvuirva,
Drawback ravora Beef Truat-
One of the thlnae against which the
small consumer of tin plate "kicks the
hardeat Is the drawback clauae In the
Dlngley law. Under that provision the
Standard Oil company and the beef
truat can Import their own tin plate,
make It Into cana, fill them, and then re
export them, recelvlna UDon reexporta
tion a drawback of 99 per cent of the
duty paid on the tin plate, in otner
worda these large corporations, jnstean
of being compelled to pay $1.60 a hun
dredweight on the tin for their export
trade pay onlv 16 renta a thouaand
eounds, while the amall consumer, not
havlnc an export business large enough
to warrant direct Importation, can not
rake advantage of such a privilege.
Complaint aa to Quality.
Much complaint has been heard about
the quality of American tin plate, and
also of the roofing material known as
tenia plate. At the recent hearings be
fore the waya and means committee
there were many representatives of the
roofing Interests who declared that the
American product waa of inferior quai
Ity. .and that the duly served to keep
out tne Detter grades or rooring un.
thus bringing tin Into bad repute a a
roofing material. The makers of roof-
In: tin lndiamantly repudiate this view
Thflv decl&re that never before In the
history of the country has a dollar
bought aa much In Quantity and quality
as It does today, and that nowhere In
the world can a given grade of roofing
tin be purcnasea xor less money man
It can be her in America,
The cannera have also found soma
ground for complaint. They declare
that there has not been enougn uni
formity of coating. .Tin plate Is made
by first rolling out very thin sheets of
nign graae steet. xnese are put into a
Dlcklina- vat filled with acids so as to
take aJl the oxidation and grease off of
tnem. rney are at once dipped into
another vat filled with a mixture of
Dure tin and lead, with a little tallow
added. When the plates come out of
tnl tney are tne tin or commerce or
tin plates, more properly sneaking. The
canners do not complain that there la
not enougn coating on tne steel enects.
but that It has not enough uniformity
The tin plate manufacturers have set
out to remedy mat iron Die. and tne can
nlng trade expect 4a see the end of un
sightly can. '
A Confessed Experiment.
When the framers of the McKlnley
cheaper than it was prior to 1891,, when " " """ " . "t " i
the of out .uppfy came from Eng- ll?ulVJ " $LfVA
it was an experiment, and in order to
make sure that no harm could come
from it in the way of increased bur-
land. 4
Prior to the passage of the McKlnley
bill It waa the theory of protection that
the Infant Industry should' be fostered.
When the tin plate schedule was framed
Jt was not to foster an industry, but vir
tually to bring one into being. - Before
that time there had been a duty of 1
cent per pound on tin plate. It waa not
enough to encourage the investment of
4-apltal In the manufacture of this com
modity. It simply served as a revenue
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dens. the senate provided that if the
production did not Increase as was ex-1
pected, the duty should automatically
cease. io one was sure that the ex
periment would sucoeed. There had
been failures before. The war duty on
"fin plates, terne plates and tagger'
tin nao Deen zd per cent, mere had
been varying rates since then. The
Ktnley law with Its duty of 2.2 cents a frf "J f1 J?lael h dut on
pound on tin plate. Amerlcan.capltal at Iron coated with tin at SH cents a
once saw that with auch a wall erected found, but Secretary Fessendon of the
against the Kngllsh tin plate maker treasury department decided that this
th was. ever v nhiu-a nf anrvoa and did not mean Iron plates coated with
tin plate establishments' sprang up like I tin, a by departmental ruling the duty
mushrooms in the night prices were was placed at 16 per cent, under the
not Increased beyond what the-foreign
rates naa been, but still the manufac
turers grew wealthy at those rate.
. , Wad Able te Stand Alone.
i JMany thought tha growth - w too
rapid to be lasting and solid, but a teat
waa soon to ceene which disproved that
conclusion. The Wllson-Uorman lew
f rovlded a reduction to 1.3 per pound.
ust, 2 mills a pound higher than pro
vided before 1890. If the Industry had
- not taken firm root this reduction might
have sufficed to cause it to wither. .. But
in spite of the great reduction tbe tin
plate business continued to thrive, and
actually increased about threefold dur
ing tha three years the W Haon-Gorman
law wag In force.
- When the Ding-lay law was passed it
was agreed that the tin plate manufac-
head of unenumerated articles,
It was at tha instance of Senatdr
Spooner 'that the "experiment" clause
was Inserted in the bill, and amplepre
cautions were taken to prevent the Brit
ish manufacturers from rushing Into
the American market with big importa
tions and thus defeat the purpose of
the clause. It was also provided that
tinware made -of black sheets and after
ward coated 'with tin should be account
ed as tin plate in the estimate of do
mestic production, wincn was neces
sary to make the duty a permanent one.
The Democrats demurred at this, but
the Kepuoiicans answered that this was
simply coating the iron after being
niaae up insieaa oi Deiore.
Won by Only On Tote,
The tin plate duty narrowly escaped
turer no longer needed the ! 5 rent rata I defeat In the houan when It name, nn it.r
wiutju iwwdn ui.af-r uie icwiniey a aeyn.ia.te yie, urwj it won out Dy only
lgw. They advanced . the rate onlv S one majority. The canning industry
mills per pound above that of the Wil- was firmly set against it, and the tin
eon -Go rvn an law. making it 1.6 cent, or ware manufacturers were as much op
7 mills less abound than under the Mc- posed to it as the shoe manufacturer is
even this Increase, declaring that the
industry got all the help It then needed
out of the rata provided in the wilson-
uormnn law,
It waa afterward developed in a strlk- j
to a 'duty on bides. Perhaps the one
thing which did more than -any other
to carry me auiy terougn the house was
the alarm that the British tin plate
manufacturers manifested. They saw
in that duty the death knell of their
lag way that the Democrats were even trade with America, and unhesitatingly
TB!!r in tha contention. When the declared so. That pleased many an
ladustrlal commission held Its hearings, American congressman, and he voted for
riH:ft5.r t D.in,ejr.,lay ST the dutr- If th BrlUsh manufacturer
came operative. President Read of the had seemed indifferent he might yet be
tin Plata trust declared that the tariff sending seven tenths of his tin to
'iKr "la tr T I'i "..JS"." ATpr'c?. America being his
, American product to destructive foreign v rrhLrJi
i comnetltion. vrnm hi it win w. ...n I Coeaper Under Protection.
that the start given the Industry by he ' One of William M. Springer's "pop
McKlnley law was sufficient to carry It Sun tariff bills" in 1891 provided for the
inreugn me nam times that short! tol-1 requciion ui me duty on tin plate and
lewed. and to enable it to thrive on the teme plate to l cent a pound. It passed
same duty of 1 cent per pound that had the house 207 to i. One of the most
obtained before tha MiKini ioi
brought It Into being. And at the same
lime the cost of tin plate had fallen
from 1 ent to 3 eents a pound. All of
this .waa accomplished, it Is to be re
membered, in less than 10. years.
HonaraA Par Cent Profit.
I When the Industrial commission was
investigating the tin plate trust It called
a Washington. Pennsylvania, manufac
turer to testify. He stated that after
the passage of the McKlnley law the
manufacturers were able to make aa
much aa 100 per Cent a year on their In
vestment, and that even with the lower
rates of the Wilson-Gorman and Dlngley
laws they were able to clear a heavy per
centage. He had sold his plant to the
trust at what he regarded as a 30 per
cent Increase over Its cost, and waa then
preparing to erect another Independent
HIDDEN DANGERS
remarkable chances of front ever ex.
cutea Dy any ciaas of people waa that
of the canners and tinware manufactur
ers In 1SI4. Having proteated with
great vigor against the McKlnley law
duty, they were now sending u petition
to congress for Its retention. Mr. Aid
rich presented a petition said to have
leen signed by the consumers of nine
tenths of all the tin plate used in this
country, asking that the schedule be
left as it was in the McKlnley law. and
declaring lbt they were able to buy
tin plat cheaper than before that-law
went Into effect.
BcJdina; Permits.
East Thirty-ninth street, corner
Stephens. Louis Guth, erect two story
framt; dwelling. 12000: Eleventh street.
corner Columbia, W. B. Honermitn. ereet
two story frame dwelling. I1SO0; Kast
lavinr aireei. oetween f.asl Tnirtlfctn
and East Thirty-flrst. Charles F. Sanger,
erect two story frame dwelling. $2609;
Nehalera street, between Kast Eleventh
and East Thirteenth. P. i. Henneman,
erect one story frame dwelling, $1650;
Kills avenue, between Mllwaukle and
Kaet Fifteenth. KA Cowles, erect one
i.torv frame dwelling. $1700: Kast
Seventy-fourth etreet. between Haasaio
and Multnomah, W. J. Ilallork. erert
one story frame dwelling, $1760: Sixth
street, between Pine and Oak, Corbett
estate, erect one storv brb-k lnr tin .
000: Front street, between Montgomery
and Mill. Clara Ingham, repair two!
v. 1100: Reerh atret
between Grand avenue and Union ave-
erect one story
Natin-g Civet Timely Warnings That
No Portland Otixen Can Af
ford to Ignore.
DANGER SIGNAL NO 1 comes from
tka kidney secretions Ther will warn
yon when the kidneys are sick. Well
kidneys excreta n clear, imhrr finM
6lc kidney, send out a thin rale and j J'
roamy. or a thick, red, 111-smelllne nu. !r.. n.,
urine, full Of sediment and Irregular of 'ram dwelling, tiooo- Columbia street.
passage. J oetween Tenth and Eleventh. Presby-
DjiVQES tifjv'it v-n m I terian church, repair two story frame
.kTi- w 7 1 COm tT"m dwelling $t00; East Twenty-fourth
Back pains, dull and heavy, stre-t between Bralnard and Alberta.
r barp and acute, tell you of sick kid l F Kortune. erot one and a half
ey. an. warn you o, the approach of t X&u'JZSillV.irX
rw'j ana iirlrtit s diseat. ; T wenty-acond. W. D. Brewer, erect twe
Doaa KJdoey Pills cure sick kldnevs etorv frame dwelling. $t00: East
and cur .them permanently. Her. s t J,n,",?t Jl:,Tr,.h,",,, PralnaH
Xirtafif rmwif " ' vr-'iiia. r. arnrr. erect one
fortiana proof. i.tnrr frame lMlt. itna- m.t
B
ts.
xnd
harkactie aaaeyeal mt off and on for 1 ET 5JJ're and Prewcott. J. N.
om tijwa and dull dragging iNtlita i ?i a!' Tr on ,torr frB, dwelling.
r?ughe.t tee kWy regt", made It I ,1 a "
Jirncuit foe as te attend to my work i 11
rirrmisfoa rabJk-lty Work.
.--tl Ptart to TV. IwmI.i
Hermlstmi. fr Anrll tk
rnertal aevnatlnn meeting. Cnionel J t
P.-MrVaaeM r-rorted ux reeslt vf tKe'
m-tor at Mermistwi la conned on wittt:
i aiwm it it ewwrt. be baa
mt amg mm tKe inafter e te wg
w'ttT.g twt aa-. WttMa a if. !
tVra Y tKe Mm roinae) MrVtirht l
SJe-eadr rsta UN mm mmm tm '
-tf ra af IT1 fcw '
' W. Jenains. retired. Hit TL Harris "T:"- o'" Kua. and Page, M.
Ft. Portland. Ore r on .. ."1 i"rT- rect two atory rrans fli
Kidney Puis bav been used bv mv.ii -!4T ""T between First (
and otter membera of m e.it ..c t erona. nan at i.-n. repair twa atorr
ktdner were badly out of order
tTi ".T.'L ad,mor,al annoyance.
S hen Ioa e Kidney P1ll m,r brought
"ta wy attewtlnn, f
box mni
lts IWr nee Thn hr, .
""T thaw 1 ezpeoied and I continued
fating theea tintU any trouble bad en
ir4v dtfMiMareel From that ttan te
jus I hare bad row tin Bed freedom from
-wyaii ana 1 rheerfuIlT
re -wiwewd t s Kidney Pll all
.frerere ef ak ar InacUve kidaeya
Per aale ky a.'l dealera. price 61
reeTtIlbum Cw Buffalex. Kew
1 r k. ac! agvma fer the felted State.
I ,m.-Nee the nae Do a s aad
tae (Can .J. "
HOOD RIVER APPLE GROWERS'
UNION PASSES RESOLUTIONS
(racial Dispatch te IVs JeeesaLl
Hood River, Or., April . At tha an
nual meeting or stocanoiaer or tne
Hood Blver Apple Growers' union. Bat
,.r,4v Anrll 1. there was a general die.
euasion of Items of Interest to the mem
bers or tne union. -Regarding
tha misbranding ef park-
ages, tne union av inm rouowing
resoiunon, V " .i ""i ' in
stances or aiu-gru mmmauing laoeimg:
"Tnererorw. it rumw uy ina itooa
Rlvr Appl Grower union that the
Inoomlng board of director are hereby
authorised and Instructed to cooperate
with the United States department ef
aariciuiiure in suppressing an aucn
flratlcal business method In the f u
ure, and with that and In vfew they are
hereby anthorlaed to secure the ser
vloea of competent detective to seeur
evldsnoe for preaeataflon t the sev
eral United ajtate district courts In
the several districts wherein auch crimi
nal and pernlclou method art)' yad;
and '.,. -
"Resolved. That w .rait for tha aid
af the citlsitn of Hood lilver valley and
especially , so for tha rooperaalon ef
the Hood River Commercial club In
our effort to and such flagrant viola
tion a of law and upright bualnea
methods, rognlalng that auch prac
tice are a standing aaa menacing
stlsma on the fair fame and rwoutavtloa
. . - . - - -
or jiooa mvar appies. - .
tetaaardt KUp Tb aaked.
"Wb areas, W realls that tha ag-
greaslv and, auooeasful work don by
Btelnhardt A Kelly, of New Tork. In
ubllahlng to the dlatrlbuMng trad ef
h large cltlea of the east tha merits
f the fancy apple peeked and ahlpped
under tha label of the' Hood River Ap
ple Growers' union, baa resulted In tbe
placing of our organisation In the un
rivaled and. unauatkaed, position of
famishing ta the trad tha very fanciest
of this class of fruit grown In all the
wide world, and ,,.,..
"Wbsrees. Tba firm of Btelnhardt
Kelly baa .conducted a auooeasful cam
paign in exposing the sham, fraud and
daoeit of having apples grown Jn other
localities, packed, labeled and srfld to
tha trad under tha falsa and mislead
ing presumption that aueh apples were
grown la lfood River, aa has been done
br tha Davidson Fruit company for
several seasons past, v - -
"l nererora, ue ' it reaoivao mac me
eartlest thanks Of this association are
erebr tendered to glelnhardt Kelly
for tha work they have done In the aaat
la all tha ebov mentioned lines."
STANLEY. JrCOftMlCtf':
' ix)und oy co3iros
" ' ". (Called Press tested Wire.)""-"!
"Banta Barbara, Cal., April Stanley
MoCormlok, son of the liarvester kin
worth $10,000,000 in bis own right" bas
been declared mentally Incompetent br
Judge Crow. Tha petition for an exanir
Ination 'Into - HoCormluk'a sanity wa
signed by Mrs. Cntherlne 1). Mct'orv
mlckr. hi wife. Cyrua Bentlao ..a
Henry U Favlll of Chicago are name
as - guardians. Mccormick Is. at hlk
country home at "Hlvsn Rock." mj.
did not appear In court . ; T
i f
Dally and lunday Journal, Iq g wk
to any point.
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Sale
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of Two Large Stocks of Clothing
We have purchased the entire stock of the CHICAGO CLOTHING COMPANY and the OUTLET CLOTHlko '
COMPANY, both of this city, at material reductions from cost, and win CLOSE THEM OUT at GREATLY RE- j
DUCED PRICES at the former stand of the OUTLET CLOTHING COMPANY, First and Monis Ve
wish to state that the methods heretofore pursued by the OUTLET COMPANY will not be tolerated by us.: Every ;
price and quality advertised will be the TRUE ONE.. No misrepresentation will be permitted. ' rM ONE Y -WILL BE-A
CHEERFULLY REFUNDED WHEN DESIRED. .'f',-...
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Here Are Some of the Reductions :
Tt I.'
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Men's Suits
OUTLET PRICE $15.00
SALE PRICE ?7.50
OUTLET PRICE $20.00
SALE PRICE $10.00
OUTLET PRICE $25.00
SALE PRICE ....?12.50
Men's Pants
OUTLET PRICE $2.00
SALE PRICE 95
OUTLET PRICE $?.50
SALE PRICE 91.15
OUTLET PRICE $3.00
SALE PRICE ...?1.85
Men's
$2.00 GOLF SHIRTS.4.. ;.:i?i.4p
$1.50 GOLF SHIRTS.. . 'XJ-jiSf
$1.00 GOLF SHIRTS. . . .... ..'.785
75c GOLF SHIRTS . ...... v. .300
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EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE except collars GREATLY RE
DUCED Note the Location
FIRST AND
MORRISON
STREETS
MOYER
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It you want to buy furniture
and save money
nriTTTTrn tittti
Wc liave decided to close out the entire stocR of
Furniture, Carpets and Household Goods of the old
established business of the Covll Furniture Co.,
and retire from business. Everything must ;go,
and go at once. Our store has been closed all this
week marking goods down to cost and below, to
effect qulcR sales, and will reopen sometime next
week with the greatest sale of furnltureon record
See the Sunday Rap
nouncement of the
for
of
Stores for Rent
Fixtures lor Sale
Befnre tvtaa- HwwMmi a.T H . . . r '
el tee. Cmm Vaeryxirt anf aeViat ' . ' . 1 . , W