Show Revision of the Tariff WASHINGTON Jan 14 for the House ways and means ommittee to day A P Ketchum of New York said he was an importer im-porter and manufacturer of leather and asked that the present duties upon such goods be retained Nearly a the large dealers took this position even where their manufacturing interest largely exceeded their importing interest The latter business busi-ness was in a prosperous condition and the duties were satisfactory from the protective protec-tive view French calf skins twentythree years ago were largely imported into this country under a duty of 3 per cent Although Al-though the duty had been reduced since 1883 to 20 per cent so great had been the I progress in our domestic manufacture that I there were now few skins imported |