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Show TARIFF DUTIES HURT THE PHILIPPINES II. A. Lampman, disbursing officer for the Philippine commission at Manila, who is now en route to his heme at Toledo, O., was registered at the Wilson hotel yesterday. Although the country is rich in mineral and lias wonderful agricultural resources, the dawn of a brilliant future is dependent upon knocking off' the high tariff on imports. The duty on machinery is so high as to retard the prospector in his wjprk. and the agricultural pursuits suffer for the name reason. Mr. Lampman says, however, how-ever, that a bill hay been drafted reducing re-ducing the tariff to 15 per cent, and when this measure, which Is similar to the law in Porto Rico, goes Into effect, conditions will be immediately benefited. bene-fited. Good work, he said, Js being done by the- system of schools established by Uncle Sam In the Islands- |