Show tliNttrsS Tltl Iouotfile Itrslrgett by all Marls IIr Itrqunle Hamilton Ont Dec 2The damn Ion government tariff committee opened lti Investigation here yesterday taking evidence In the various Induitrlei The fruit growers wanted an advalo rem on plumi and pearl changed ins specific duty of i cent per pound and the duty of 3 cents o pound on drle Peaches The representative nurier men clothlcn and glass manufacturer requested that the tariff remain tin changed In regard to the articles they produced The manufacturers of the national cull reglitert wanted the duty Increased In-creased to 33 per cent for better pro lection The coffin manufacturer asked llhl the duty be reduced on raw material which they have to Import and staled that even 11 the duly was taken off coffin they could hold their own The spice manufacturers want at least a ijj per cent ad valorem duty and 2 cents a pound specific duly on spices and coffee The ewer pipe industry ask for a ape chic duty of Ss per Ion t on ewer pipe The builders wanted the duty on slate reduced to 30 per cent The grocer guild tuggettcd that the duty on Ice be reduced and re arranged alto lire duty on syrup which was now almo prohibitive The foundrymen desired the duty on Iron to remain at at present but wanted ionic minor alterations In the tariff regarding re-garding emery wheels and other nra terlati Some mcmbert of the depnt tlon said they would be quite t willing 10 have the tariff taken off altogether If the American also took down their le1n wall 1 wUThe manufacturers ol tlnnert tools and carriage drilling requested that the duty be not altered The fire brick makers asked that a duty be placed on firebrick which U at present free |