Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1913-02-14 | Page 4 | Wool Men on Rack

Wool Men on Rack No interest has made a harder hard-er fight at the tariff hearings against an evident disposition to cut the rate of duty than the wool men, both growers grow-ers and manufacturers. The Mohair producers of Texas and Oregon want the duty of 40 per cent retained but the committee i indicated that it would not agree to recommend any such rate of duty. The manufacturers manufactur-ers also held out the prospect of a reduction of the wage schedule if the tariff should be cut. However, it is understood to be the intention of Congress iomake reductions on both cot-tot: cot-tot: and wool. Enough has been shown by the hearings before the Ways and Means Committee Commit-tee to indicate that there will be a bitter light all along the line when the tariff schedules come before Congress at the extra session. j