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The Indefensible Lumber
Tariff.
Farmers are profoundly inter
ested in the lumber tariff. The
farmer is probably , as a class , a
greater consumer of wood than
any other class in the community.
Substitutes for wood and lumber
have not yet made much headway
on the farm. In the west , at least ,
as a ruleFall of the farm building's
are built of lumber , and it is used
to a considerable extent in fences
and for various other farm pur
poses. Wood enters largely into
the construction of the imple
ments the farmer buys for the
operation of the farm , and he is
the continual buyer of lumber for
repairs arid odd uses around the
farm. We believe that the farm
ers of the United States are almost
unanimous for free lumber , and
we are sure that they will not be
satisfied with1 any makeshift legis
lation , or with any suctunanipula-
tion of classifications as that in
the Payne bill , just intro
duced into congress , which ,
while reducing the duty 50 per
cent on rough lumber , leaves it
practically prohibitive on finished
lumber , which is what the farmer ,
like every other individual con
sumer , mostly buys. The general
argument for the removal of the
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tariff on lumber is , in our opinion ,
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absolutely incontrovertible , and
may be summed up as follows :
1. Because it does not protect
American labor. Numerous rlata
and payrolls filed with the Ways
and Means committee show that
Canadian lumber labor on the
whole is paid a higher wage than
American labor. In Quebec and
the Maritime Provinces wages are
slightly less than' in Maine ; in
Ontario they do not differ from
those in Michigan , Wisconsin and
Minnesota , while in British Col
umbia they are in excess of wages
in Washington , Oregon , Idaho
and California. The coast mills in
British Columbia employ some
oriental labor ; so do the Puget
Sound mills in Washington. This ,
however , is not cheap labor , as it
is inefficient and demands a mini
mum wage of § 1.25 a day.
As a matter of fact , the average
wage paid lumber labor in this
country is much less than in Cana
da. Southern yellow , pine , the
annual production . of which
amounts to over 11,000,000,000
feet , or almost one-third the total
coniferous lumber product of the
United States , -is manufactured
chiefly by colored labor , which is
paid an average wage of § 1.25 per
day.
day.Is
Is it therefore to be the policy
of this congress to protect Ameri
can labor against as high or high
er priced labor of Canada , and all
at the expense of the consumer ?
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2. It costs as much to manu
facture lumber in Canadaas in this
country. ,
The Canadian saw mill being
equipped with Amuiican machin
ery , subject to a Canadian duty of
25 per cent , costs more/ than the
American mill. With Cana-lian
labor at least equal , and Canadian
saw mills greater in cost , what has
the lumber manufacturer to fear ?
Nothing ,
3. The only person , therefore ,
protected is the American timber
owner'who has been enabled to
r a vail himself of the mtmiik iK& ol- >
-
our people and acquire vast hold
ings under the timber and stone ,
the homestead and the lien land
laws , and by sharing in the forest
liberally bestowed upon the laud
grant railroads of our country. Is
it to be the policy of this congress
to protect not- only a rapidly dis
appearing natural product , , but
the owners thereof as well , ' who'
exceed jn wealth any other class
of our citizens ?
4. The price of lumber to the
consumer will nevertheless be re
duced , especially if the tariff on
finished lumber , which is what the
ordinary consumer buys , is re
pealed. To treat finished and
rough lumber differently is ridicu
lous ; 95 per cent of the lumber
consumed is finished. Transpor
tation charges prevent importation
of lumber except by water. Noth-1
ing is gained for American labor
or manufacture by the discrimina
tion
While the cost of manufacture
of lumber in Canada is as great as
in this country , nevertheless the
price of lumber will be reduced"to
the consumer because of lower
priced Canadian stumpage. Un
less Canadian lumber is sold ai a
less price than our own , it will not
bs shipped into this country , and ,
conversely , if it is shipped in it
will be sold lower.
If Canadian lumber is not going
to be sold to the American con
sumer , why is the American lum
berman so exercised over any
prospective change in the duty ?
This congress must , therefore ,
choose between the lumber con
sumer and the American timber
owner. Which will it be ?
5. Free lumber will conserve
our forests.
For every tree'cut down in Ca
nadian forests and shipped to this
country in the shape of lumber , a
tree is saved here. This talk
about Idw'gr.ido lumbar being left
in the woo Is by our lumbermen in
case Canadian lumber is shipped
'in isrulyoieh' . It will oe fche
nadian lumbermen as much , or
more , to take the tree out of the
woods and manufacture it into
lumber as it will our own. In ad
dition thereto he will have a great
er freight to pay on account of
his remoteness from our market ;
so if Canadian stumpage repre
sented no value , our lumberman
' would nevertheless , fron ? an eco
nomic standpoint , be compelled to
manufacture his low grades. But
even if the low grade log was left
in the woods and the lumber which
would otherwise be manufactured
from it is supplied from Canadian
forests , it would not result in the
greater destruction of our forests
it would have no effect thereon.
It therefore appears :
1. That a lumber tariff cannot
be jestified on the ground of prq
tection to American labor.
! 2. That it cannot be justified
on the ground of protection to the
American manufacturer.
3. That the only person pro
tected is the American timber
owner.
4. That the removal of the
tariff will reduce the price of lum
ber.
5. That the removal of the
tariff vill r'licrvf1 th < * Aniptic n
No one of the above propositioi s
can be honestly controverted.
What , then , should your action be ?
You should write to your con
gressman irr mediately and pmpha-
sizu your desire lo hue ; him MI ) -
i port the removal of the lumber
'tariff. ' Farm Life. V
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Notwithstanding the fact tint
about 90 per cent of the leading
papers of the country have de
clared for free lumber the house of
representatives has voted to keep
a tariff of § 1 on rough lumber ; and
while reducing the tariff on finish
ed lumber , has left the dCrimina
tion between the two greater than
in the Dingley law.
Most rough lumber is imported
by manufacturers.
Consumers buy finished lumber ,
which the tariff excludes.
It may be , therefore , that the
effect of the Payne bill will be ? o
give the manufacturer more of a
cinch than ever on the consumer.
In any event there is but small
promise in the Payne bill rates of
any reduction in the pressure en
the domestic forests.
If the rates on finished lumb-r
were reduced 50 p'er cent , the
same as on rough , the bill wou d
be. a satisfactory compromise. i
But the.lumber lobby is now
planning to restore the Dingley
rates on tile floor of the senate.
The lobby expects to accomplish
its purpose by the same means n
the senate that it used in the hou. e
in defatiug free lumber , viz :
"TKADES.3
Massachusetts is a free lumber
state , so is Ohio. Press and pub
lic in both cases demand free lum
ber. The Ohio legislature m , -
moralized congress for it , but most
of the representatives of those
states sacrificed free lumber for
something else free hides , high
wool , high barley , etc. Similarly
the Illinois delegation to a large
extent misrepresented its people.
Only two Ohio republicans , one
Massachusetts republican and s x
from Illinois voted right. A sol d
free lumber delegation from any
one of these states would have won
the day. Similar trades will be
made in the senate or at least a >
tempted.
As there is no great business
interest to fight for free lumber , it
is the easy victim of business
interest trades. The individual
with the pressing private interest
wins over the public with the
widely distributed general interest.
The question now is , whether
the active lumber lobby camp
ed at Washington or the millions
of plain people at home are to dic
tate the tariff rates of lumber.
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shoulder
or thigh.
branded
Some Some
branded > on right thigh
on left -houMur
shoulder
or thi-h
P. H. Young.
Jilmeon. Nebr.
Cattle bran'ded
as cut on left side
V-A Some Q.yon left
side.
en left Jaw of
* V borsce.
Ranee on Oonlo * Cre-'k north of Simeon.
Albert Whipple & Sons.
Koswbud a , 1 > .
Cattle branded
HOSon left side
OHO on rlghtslde
Some cattle also
nave a 4on neck
Some with A on
left sbonlder and
some branded
with two bars
across hind nnar-
ters Some Texas
c"ttlebranUedTj * O on left side and
on left side.
Horses branded SO on left
hruid d AW la * * " "
left hip of horses
S. Eowley.
name as cut on lefi
tide and hip , aud on' '
left shouldpr of her
ses. AlsoK on
left Hide
hip
F X on left s 5
So me cat
tle brcrui- * BBf H ' '
ed husk-iQHHflitng pec ( either side up ) on
left side or hip. f on left Jaw and left shoulder
nf horses. HI
HIQ on left hip of horses.
T on left jaw of'horses
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud , 3D
Horses and cattle
same as cut ; also
CJBK fJ on right
hip.
Range on Oak and
Butte creaks.
A liberal reward
for tnf ormatioa
leading to detection
of rustlers of-stock
bearing uv of thase hranrt
Kohl & Terrill.
Brownlee , Neu.
Tattle branded as
in cut on left
side. Some
branded JL T Y
on left hip. Range
on North Loup
river two raita
west of Brew nice
J. A. Y.aryan.nil
nil ( man , Nebr
Cattle branded JY
on right side
Horses branded JY
on right shoulder
Reasonable reward
for any Information
leading to the re
covery of cattle
strayed from my
range
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr
Cattle branded
as on cut.lelt side
Some on left hip.
Horses same on
Idft Hhoulder.
ttanse Squan-
Lake
Eoan Bros.
Woodlake Neb E ,
( PI \
Range on Long RB
Lake' and Crook
ed Lake.
Si Tfl
John Kills Plenty
branded
as in cut ; horses
on letf
thigh. Kange be
tween Sprinir
and Little W
river.
G. K. Sawver has
38 !
Metzger Bros
Cattle branded
anywhere on left
side.
Earmark , square
crop right ear.
Horses have
Fame brand on
left thigh.
