Show DUTY ON HIDES The Time shoe and leather dealers have lIae as assembled assembled assembled In Washington and are pro protesting protesting protesting testing against the 15 per cent duty on hides The rate was put on eleven el en years ears ago ostensibly in the Interest of ot the farmers and stockmen The pack packers ers however have reaped all the bene benefit benent benefit fit nt and an if the duty dut is retained it will ill illat be beat at their behest The United States ex cx exports exports ports leather and shoe and the shoe in industries were built up when hides were admitted free Ever Ber since Ince they the have hac been subject ct to the tariff tax the trade has suffered This country does not produce enough hides hide to supply the demand and there are some som which have to tobe be imported on account of ot their superiority for making makin sole leather It is said the treasury treasur is enriched 1 to the extent of on account of the importations which the consumer has to pa pay while the packers rs probably get more out of It Strong pressure Is being brought to bear upon the ways and means com corn committee committee and a big fight will be made matle upon the floor of the house In the attempt to take the duty dut off hides |