Show GRANTED THE MINIMUM TARIFF I President Signs a Proclamation Granting GrantIng Grant Grant- Ing Lowest Schedules of New Law to Large Number of Countries Washington TI The The e proclamation atthe of at the he president granting the minimum rates ates of or tariff under the P Payne Aid rich act to Canada Australia and a number of countries less important commercially Uy signed on Wednesday completes the extension of the country's coun coun- try's ry's minimum rates to the whole world About nations and dependencies dependencies are aie included in the list The work involved in determining whether an any of these nations included In n this long list were discriminating in n their tariffs against the United States has occupied the attention of the he tariff officers of at the government almost continuously since last August Although no official statements are available as to the net results of the negotiations with fth all nations of the world so far as the rates on American Ameri Ameri- can an products are concerned there is reason eason to believe the government of of- regard them as eminent eminently satis- satis factory A semi semi official official statement is made however that henceforth from 50 to toGO toGO GO 0 per cent of the products of the United States will be admitted to foreign for for- Ign eign countries free Cree of duty and that of f the American products which pa pay paya a duty in foreign countries 89 per percent percent cent ent will be entitled to the minimum foreign rat rates s a la large laige ge proportion of these hese products hitherto have paid the maximum rates in 1905 consisted of at kilograms kilograms kilograms kilo kilo- grams grams pounds valued at pesos as compared com com- compared pared with kilograms 16 pounds valued at pesos f in 1906 Practically all an of the wool and hides shipped from southern Chile in 1906 went to Great Britain Germany and Belgium the former country receiving about four four- fifths of ot the entire output of these two products Several industries closely allied to and depending upon stock raising are areat areat areat at present being exploited in the Territory Territory Ter Ter- of at Magellan In 1906 there were seven tallow in the aforesaid territory having a capital of ot pesos with an annual output output out out- output put valued at pesos 05 There are two refrigerating refrigerating- plants in the territory The one at JUo lio Seco has bas a capital of ot pesos posos In 1907 this plant |