THE ROANOKE NEWS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13,
NEW ADVERTISEENTS.
THE COTTON-TIE TAX.
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Rates Low.
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Low rates in the Standard Com-
nmnifis eiven on
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and HORSE POWER GINS. Jb'or
further Particulars Apply to
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FIRE
PROMPTLY -:- PAID.
Rates Low.
Rates Low.
STEAM, WATuR
Southern Fanner Kolilied by the Monnply
in-m-OV'.iu-i..- of Pip Mi-Kluli-v Tin-ill.
Until twelve or fifteen voms ro raw
f utt.i-.i wax secured in compressed bales
by lii'inpfln '.)), 1 1 tit it whs fouml tli.it
i narrow, light iron strap, with it siin-
liiiii or Imcklo at the ends was tut
more convcu-iut, cheaper ami cflici.Mit
thau rope. Under such ciivinnstiinces
no use of ropo for baling cotton was
rapidly discontinued. The Pennsyl
vania iron-masters boou found out that
with the aid of n 70 per eent rate of
tariff on the import of foreinu-inade
ties, they would be in no danger from
any formim importations, ami th.it n
lmmoply of supplying the wants of
American cotton -rrowere, at a cnrivs-
pntidin advaneed rate, would be so-
cured to thorn. Acc.ordintrlv thev in-
fiisted that a 70 per eent dutv shoiii,!
be levied upon all such ties. Hut lift or
.1 tllViO tile cctisiiliici'K coiioiudud tl.ut
35 per cent and not 70 per cunt was
the rate fixed by law and they secured
a decision to that effect from the Treus.
my Department. Even this dutv ai
very much in excess of the rate imposed
on these importations from I (OH to
I Mil, when the domestic iron nianul'mi-
ture was much more of au infant indus
try, anil was amply sutllcient to keep
out all foreign importations, ho that the
entire revenue from such imports iu
187H amounted to only SI, 2-7, not
enough to pay the cost of collection.
Thus the manufacturers already had
the entile market to themselves. Their
onlv dissatisfaction arose from tho fact
that under the 35 per eent tariff duty
they could not increase tho price of
tlieiv goods to American consumers
without thereby running the chuueo of
increasing the importation of foreign
manufactures m competition with them
selves. But when tho McKinley bill was un
der consideration tho iron-hoop manu
facturers secured an advance of tho
duties from 35 per cent to a rate which
the Senate Committee on Finance re
ported would bo equivalent to 103.71
per eent ad valorem ; tho specitie duty
adopted of 1.3cout3pcr pound varying
in its ad valorem relations as the market
price of iron risos or falls. When this
matter was before tho Senate, Senator
Allison conceded that the change in tho
duties was au increase equivalent to 100
per cent on the duty then existing.
Cotton ties are sold in bundles con
taining SO ties each, and weighing from
00 to 55 pounds. Six ties, at least, are
used on each bale of cotton, or 10 to 11
pounds. The cotton ties imported in
18U0 were invoiced at an average value
of 1 4-10 cents per pound. On this
basis tho now duty was equal to 93 per
cent. On a nierelv nominal import m
tho last fiscal your, 1891-92, the Treasury
reports the speeino duty collected as
equivalent to 88.05 per cent. Those
rates have been practically prohibitive
of all importations of ties of foreign
manufacture. The old rote of 35 por
cent ad valorem amounted to a tax oi
5 ul'-lOO cents per bn;e. Tho new duty
is equal to a tax of 14 3-10 cents per
bale on tho basis that 11 pounds of ties
are used per bale ; which estimate, il
will be noted, agrees very closely with
tho Btatoment of Senator Allison : 8 and
5 39-100 equal 13 39-100 cents.
The cotton tie tax is a burden im
posed upon a siuglo important industry
under tho false claim of protection to
another industry. The Southern farm
ers must now pay a tax of 14 3-10 cents
per bale iu order to enablo tho iron
manufacturers of Pennsylvania and
Ohio to make cotton ties and sell them
to .tho planters for 88 5-10 per cent
more than other people would bo glad
to furnish them.
A 11 3-lOceuts tax on a single bale is
not much ; but a 14 3-10 cents tax on
the estimated crop of 1801, supposing
til the eotton to be baled with iron
ties, as it mainly is, amounts to over
one million two hundrod thousand dol
lars (81,200,000). And this appro
imuloly represents tho sum which the
representatives ot one of the suii.Ucst
branches of tho domestic iron industry
asked and had given to them by a Ite-
pubhean Congress as a reward for pros
editing a business which has no more
'claim on the country for support or
ev.it uitv than has tho digging of pola
toes, the shulline of corn, the driving cl
hackney coach, or tho shaving of
men's faces.
A reference to tho " Commerce anil
Navigation Report of the United State
.treasury for 1891 would havs
shown that on the comparatively small
quantity of ties imported 1891-92, the
Government collected 88.05 per cout of
their foreign market value.
This tax was not only paid primarily
by the Southern farmers and laborers
who produced the cotton, but it was a
burden upon ihem ultimately and ex
clnsively. They could not aud did not
hid it to the price of their product in
tho market and thus diffuse it upon tho
entire community. The market price
of cotton during tho last two years show
this conclusively, for from 11 cents per
pound in Nov York in SeptoniU'r, if'M,
llio price has Rradttally decreased to
less than 7 cents iu the suuimcrof 1892.
That is, the planters have received less
for the cotton now than they did before
tho McKiuley liill, oud nolwithttiiuj-
iug that th 'v have been taxed to the ex
teut of 88.05 per ccut more on theii
cotton ties than they had to pay two
veins ago.
It is a misnomer to call tho duty or
rottou-ties u tux : form tliecase of
truu tax the Stato receiving it under.
takes to give something of protection,
benelit, or relief in return to the tax
pavers, lint iu this case there is no
protection or benefit of any kind given
to tne Amoneau cotton-farmer as a coin
peusatiou for tho increased cost of the
ties through the tariff. The act, al
though sanctioned by legislation, if
pimply spoliation and vobliery ; nnd
spoliation and robbery of a class ol
producers wlio least of all can afford to
sustain the lumlen of a (Incriminating
tux. aud v iioiu it is ti.t duty of the
government to especia.ly foster and en
courage.
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Laying ail Painting Sm Elastic Roofing.
THE
IS ABSOLUTELY NON-COMBUSTIBLE and guaranteed to lust ten years. Costs
ly endorsed by New York Board of Underwriters. Scud ptiuup for circular'-, samples
THE GUM ELASTIC
Costs only 60 cents per gallon' in barrel lots,
that will last for years. TRY If
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IQUOIJS AND GKOCEKIES
I have a cotnple stock of Family Gro
ceries of all kinds which I will sell cheap
for Cash.
I have also on hand and am constant
ly receiving a large variety of
LIQUORS.
Such as whisky, brandy, wine, beer
alo, porter, carbonated waters, &o.
Call and see me on Washington Ave
nue at tho lorold stand ot li. W.
Daniel. W. D. SMITH,
oct 18 ly
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the markets can at-
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SERVICE NEAT,
AND
PROMPT .
-NEAR THE COURT EOUSE-
Baggage taken from and
to the railroad station.
NICE ACCOMMODATIONS!
FOR -- LADIES.
KATES $2.00 A DAY.
Special arrangements for HnM by th
or biciiui.
R.
G. REID,
Proprietor.
Sonthern
Bote
No. 14 No. 73
mar20tf Daily. Daily.
PI I PftOTSEffl ThfTn;
IB IU Camfor I'llea. Hrl'$l. H Le P.ellield, ,'i.lt cm. 3..V2 n. m
IbiigiWsozMia.liow Vork uty. La Stony Creek, fil. a.m. 4..Up. m
' Arrive Petersburg, 0.50 a-ni. fi.12p. m
? ? 1 ?f lfhLfiuh. AU trci" rnn or! i.l Weldon to WaehiPv
t- C L 6 liJa la loul P"'"- Bookefpar- ton.
a Itfitieumrssent rRKK. r T T) MYFRS. T M l"XlrlNOV
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GUM ELAS'LIC ROOFING
or 84 fill for 5 gallon tubs. Color dark
GUM ELASTIC ROOFING CO.,
NEW ADYERTLSEM KNTS.
VV. W. R. R. $ BRANCHES
Condensed Schedule.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
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DATED Si c'li 53
MAY HIST, "5Ba -
b.
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1 -10 I 6 M I 7 (IU
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S IS 17 00 I 7 40 1
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Leave WeMon
Ar Kocky Muuul..,.
A r Tarburo
LeuvTnrboro
Arrive Wilson. ,
Leave Wilson
Arrive Hflma
Arrive VuvotievilW-,
Leuvetioitloro
Leave M'itisuw
13 1.-,
4 H
40
3 30
II M
19 44
11 25
Leave Mnjimlia ....
Arrive Wilmington
I 4 27 1 S 40
G GO 'J 5(S
TRAINS COINO NORTH
M t-.
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, oo . . is
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A w -A v go10
A. M. A. M. P. M.
Leave Wilmington rj:a 915 I 4 20
Leave MiiRiiolia lot 10,r.7 c, 02 I
Leave Warsaw 1111 I 6 l.
Arrive lioldshoro J 55 12115 7 10 I
Leave Fayotteville o 10
Arrive Selma 1108
ArrireWilson 1 10
Leave Wilson SSS 1818 8 04.
Arrive Rorlty Mt. 4 0.1 1 so 8 39 v
Arrive Tarburo, 6o0 S IS
Leavo Tarboro, 12 5S
Arrive WeldoD, 6 05 55 10 00
Dally except Sunday.
Train on Scotland Neck Branch Road leavo
Welduii at 400 p. m. Halifax 4 it, arrive Scotland
Neckal515p.in.(ireenville 6.'.2p. m Kinslon
8 00p.m. ReturniiiK leaves Kinslon 7 10. a. in.
Greenville 86 a m. ArrivlnR at Ilallfux 1100,
a. ru.,VveHloii 1185 a. m daily exeeptSunday.
Local freight train leaves Weldon on Mon
day, Wednesdays and Friday at 10 15a. m. arriv
ing at Scotland Nerk 10-, a. m , Greenville 5 30
p. m Kinslon 7 40 p. m. Returning, leaves
Kiii!toii Tuesiiay, Thursday and Saturday at 7 20,
h. m. arrivintfiu Greenville 9 55, bcotluiid Keek
190. p.m. veldon 5 15 p. in.
Train leaves Tarhoro N. C, via Albemarle aud
Raleigh K. It. Daily except Sunday 4 40 p, m..
Sunday 3 00 p. m . arrive Wllliainston N. C. 718
p. m.,4 Sop. m. l'lymonlh 8 Sop m., 5 80 p. m.
Returning leaven l'lymonlh daily except Sunday
6 a. m. Sunday 9 Oil a. in. Williamskui, N. C,
7 4" a. m. 958 a. m. arrive Tarboro 10 05 a. m,
il -J a. m.
Trains on Southern division, Wilson and Fay
etteville Krancli leave FaeUeville 7 a. in..
arrive at Lowland 18 15 p. ru. Rt-nirning leave
Rnvi lanii 12 15, p. m arrive at Fay.'ticville5 15 p.
m. Daily eieent Sunday.
Train on Midland N. (!. Ilraneh leaves Golds
boro N.C., daily crept Sunday G 00 a. m., arrive
Sinitlitielii, N. (',., 7 so a. in. Rctnrmn leaves
Smithlield, N. C, nOOa. m., arrive Uoldsboro, N
C. 9 30 p.m.
Train on Nashville TJmnch leaves Rocky
Mount at 5 15 p. ra., arrives at Nash ville 5 55 p.
m., SpriiifrHope !i30p. in. Returning leaves
Spring Hope 8 00 a. m., Nashville 8 35 a. m,,
ar Rocky Mount 9 IT, a, m. dailyexeeptsunday.
Train on Clinton J'.nincli leaves Warsaw for
Clinton, dally except Sunday tit 6 00 p. m. and
lii.ia.m Keiuming leave i.nnicu aisyi a m
and 3 10 p. m., cou.ie. Ung at V. arauw with Koa.
40,41. 8) aud 7K.
Soutlibouud train on Wilson and Fayettevillt
Branch is No. 51. Northbound is 50. 'Daily ex
cept Sunday.
Trains No. 27 South, and 11 North will only
stop at Rocky Mount, Wilson Goldshorn aud
Maimol a.
1 rain No. 78 makes eloao connection at Weldon
fi.rallp.uuls North daily. All mil via Richmond
and daily except Sunday via Ray Line, also at
Kooay mount iinny witn M.n i'K ann Carolina
Railroad for Norfolk and nil points North via
Norfolk.
Trains make close connection for all polntt
North via Richmond and Washington.
All trains run s"lM between Wilmington and
Washington and have 1'ullinan falac Sleepers
aiuicnea.
J.R.KKNLY, J F. DIVINE,
Sup t Trans General Sup't.
T. M. EMKRSON, ticu'l Tasaenger Agent.
TLAXTIC COAST LINK.
l'ETERSBURQ !k WLLDONR. R
Condensed schedule.
TRAINS GOlNtS SOUTH.
No. -J
Daily.
No. 127
Daily.
UstH May 31st, 12.
Vein.- r.-iei.-'.i.ig,
Lease Mouy Civek,
Leave Jarratts,
Ienve r.eUirlil,
Arrive Weldon,
10. tlH am
10.50 am
11.11 uni
11. :tn urn
l'J Kl ion
:t.i;i p in
4.18 p m
4 4pTo
5 2:t p ni
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
only 82.00 per 100 emwro feet. Strong
and particulars.
PAINT
red. Will stop leaks in tin or iron roofs
41 West Broadway, iNew xork.
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CHE M. WALSH,
South Sycaaore st., Petersburg, V.
i.i west cash pricis guaranteed. All
work warranted satisfactory.
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M. AVALSH.
TO Tin: PATRONS
of t he-
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1 On nd after Mondny, TlwinVf l?th,
and until further notice, tho Bteamer
CHOWAN. Cni.taiii Withv, will
LEA -'E PIMNKLlNon Mondays Wed
ncsdays nr.d rndma for EDESTON, PLY
MOUTH and id ii'tcruifitiatc points on
arrivHl of mail tra'n from Portsmouth, say
10.15 A. V.
RETURNING iT.o "Chowan" will
reach rranklin on Tuesdays, Thnrsdays
and Satnnliiys at 9 15 A. M., in time to
eonnt ct with Fast Mnil truin from Raleigh
to p.iitsniontn and wilh Express train for
the South.
Passengers, by this nrr'nitement., taking
the Steamer Chowan at a ly point on th
river, will
REACH XOni-OLK t.y 1 i oclock A. M.,
and thns have the entire di.y for the trans
action of basin st in thit citv.
GIVE THIS Rn'Tli: A TRIAL.
Koi-pectfnPy,
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tuakliu. Va.,De. 15. 183d. Bopt