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Show WHO PAYS THE DUTY? A Chicago gentleman is distributing distribut-ing copies of a circulnr In which ho maintains that tho consumer of Imported Im-ported goods docs not pay the duty, because, as he points out, tho custom is for tho'shlpper to pay tho duty and tako ii receipt for It. As tho government govern-ment does not collect two dut es, It Is clear, of course, that tho consumer does not pay tho duty. It is odd what kinks get into people's brains somo-tlmes. somo-tlmes. Tho question of Interest to peoplo generally is not who advances tho money for tho duty, but on whom tho burden of tho duty falls n the last tmalysls. Nq generalization on this subject would bo correct, because tho facts vary with each separate case. In no mo cases tho burden ot no whole duty falls on tho foreign producer. In other cases It Is borne entirely by tho domestic consumer. In others It Is distributed ami sevoral peoplo share In paying tho cost If an artlclo is produced In such abundance In this country thnt tho locnl production produc-tion Is equnl or nearly equal to tho local demand, 'f goods or that character chara-cter nro Imported tho torolgn shippor or producer will havo to stand tho wholo duty. Tho prlco which ho receives re-ceives will bo tho local prlco less the duty. It tho nrt'elo is ono which is not produced in this country, thii domostlc consumer will pay tho duty. Tho caso Is pertectly simple, yet thero nro many who nro confused over It. Grand Forks, Times. m |