Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-01-07 | Page 2 | Gates for Free Trade on Iron, Coal, Lumber

I GATES FOR FREE TRADE ON IRON, COAL, LUMBER WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. John W. fJates has Joined the ranks ot" thoso who"ar! speaking for free trade on iron, coal and lumber. 7n a letter to Speaker Cannon, which waa referred to tho committee on ways and mennp, Mr, Gates declares that these articles should be on the freo list and that a cut of 5'l per cent in the steel schedule would not affect the manufacturers manufac-turers of iron and steel in this country. Mr. Gates's letter Is dated at Tort Arthur, Texas, and reads as follows "I notice a great deal ot evidence is being taken on tariff matters In Washington. Washing-ton. It seems to me that thero are tlireo articles that ought to be put on the free list iron ore, coal and lumbpr. I have a large portion of my fortune in the steel business, hut I say this to you conscientiously conscien-tiously and candidly, a cut of 50 pur cent in the schedule would not hurt the manufacturers manu-facturers of iron and .steel a particle,"