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LITTLE IS SAID ON
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Many of Them Prefer to
Await Developments Be
fore Commenting
ALL ARE HOPEFUL
OF IMPROVEMENT
Most Careful Observers Think Tariff
and Currency Laws Need at
Least Year’s Trial to De
termine Results
' (It HOLLAND.
{ New York. Mav 24— (Special.!— Probably
the most important Information which is
obtained by the delegates to the annual
convention of the national association or
• manufacturers of the Un^ed States will
i ' not b( made public, authoritatively at
least. The convention was in session on
[ Tuesday and Wednesday of »a*t w«jtK.
| Practi.aily all of the leadir.? munufaciu.
I lng kitcvests of the Unkud States were
represented The discusvic i roveiul A
vids field, l ut there was oax subject con
cerning tfhfh the delegates a^oLe in a
low tone almost confidentially Df-.* an
other. The subject was trado ccnditicns
thrcnglout the United States ns tnev aie
found to exist at the present times.
The clc-L gates to the con/eitlen LKdeved
thai. the truth should be spoken if any
thing were said, but that it is semedmes
the better'part to withhold the triiih l y
saying i •-•tiling. The fact was that the
summary ot trade conditions Lased upon
reft01 ts obtained from a large number of
maiiufacti lets was of suen nature tl»at
it VAX’S dee med expedient that there be no i
p iblic reference to it. This ukpofJtion
undoubtedly was based upon the hope that1
i the CircilionB disclosed by tiiese reports
are only temporary, and that after the j
new ret '.na: bank system is in coeration |
and the»e has been adjustment t$j the n< w
tariff cunditidns they will imp." ws.
That logb.ation can seriously impair or1
! praoti-‘ally destroy some portion of coni
ms ve a».l industry not meruly f« » a brief
t-me, but permanently, has been estab
lished by the depressing statistie’s wliich
tell of the loss of our commerce with the
far east which was carried by way of the
Pacific.
Soui after James J. Hill completed the
! co! fclruction of the two largest freight ear
J riers which had up to that time, about
I ginning of the present century, been
arid had been put into commission
vernment statistics reported a rapid
rcasing commerce with the Orient,
ally with Japan and that part oij
which borders upon the Pacific. In
to obtain this trade it was vital
lie railroads in combination with the
khips make an especial and very low
Otherwise, American commodities
not have been able to compete in
iivign market with the merchants
ro Ulcers of Great Britain and Ger
A World Commerce Lost
>enly legislation at Washington and
Uliority of the interstate commerce
Ission made, it unlawrul for the rail
to establish special rates for com
es designed for shipment at Pa
erts, thence to be carried to the far
This legislative and commission ac
sUirtly checked and has practically
il commerce of this kind. The sta
which have come from Washing
ow how greatly our exportation and
tution foil off, ana have remained at
figure since the railroad was pro
1 from establishing a special rate.
The Tariff Influence
, however, regarded by many of the
tee to the manufacturers’ aseocia
■•i! vent ion as too soon to state posl
that the permanent effect of the
a rift' law will be such as to con
the unsatisfactory trade conditions
now prevail.
> happened that on the first day of
eetlng of the convention an authorl
statement came from Washington
served to prove the truth of the un
ictory reports which were made by
o number of American manufactur
The statistics furnished by the
tlcal bureau showed that in the
of April exports from the United
were. In round figures. $37,500,000
nan the money value of exports In
of last year; that, tod, at a time
the drafting of the new tariff bill at
Ington had begun. On the other
never before have Importations been
pat In money value as were those
■II of this year. They were In money
nearly $27,000,(100 larger than the lm
lone of April of last year,
feature which Is discovered In these
s a» somewhat disturbing Is the fact
he story of April Is similar to that
rch of this year. Now the question
lch the delegates to the convention
lerlean manufacturers gave much
[eratlon, but departed from the city
at definitely answering, was this:
ese figures Justify the belief that the
nenO* effect of the new tariff law
>e such that our exportations are
intly to decrease and our Importa
ponstantly to Increase? There should
least a year’s test of the operation
new tariff law before a reliable an
can be given to this question. If
'otnlse of the harvests Is fulfilled by
rent In the late summer and early
in of this year then there should he
at Increase In exportations, over
ling possibly the excess of Importa
At alt events, no good estimate of
Teet of the new tarirr law upon the
tatlnn of American manufacturing
odltles and the Importation of corn
lea of all kinds can he made until
rly 'part of next year.
The Tariff Influence
It must he reported that these statls
•om Washington telling of our lnter
ib! trade In March and April are re
1 as not very encouraging. If the
>n between our exportation and Im
:lon which has been established by
ternattonal trade of March and April
ten changed, then It Is Inevitable that
be some decidedly r adieu I changes
nerlcan business life. —'hese may
Italy be of benefit to the American
!,
Another Note of Warning
as by the merest coincidence In point
io that on the eve of the meeting of
n vent Ion of the American Manufac
’ association there should have come
teraent In which John Claflln lg
1 as having said that business con
s are not very good, and that It Is
s to pretend that they are, Mr,
a ppeaks -with authority, and If he
een correctly quoted he has rarely
i a# he did In this his most recent
lent. He la In a position to know
trada conditions all over the coun
e, not only for a considerable period
ie, but day by day. There Is no
r In the United States who Is la
touch with commercial conditions
rer the country than Mr. Claflln.
It Is observed that Mr. CtaffUn does
ttributa the business depression to
feet ot the tariff. . Furthermore, he
to be eeafldent that In on# way a
ot business scltvlty may be eecursd 1
speedily, For be iaUmatas that
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BALCH TO RECEIVE |
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Madison Resident to Be As
signed to a United States
Consulate
Huntsville May 24.—(Special.)—Sec
retary Bryan has notified the Alabama
delegation in Congress that the £arly ,
appointment of Henry H. Balch of Mad
ison county to a United States consu- !
late hat* teen determined upon and he
would ' e nssifji.ed to duty -n. a short
time. Mr. Blach recently passed the
consular examinations and got on the
eligible liet. ile served about 10 years
in the Philippines as a teacher for the
government.
The commencement of the Goodrich
school began this morning in the Epis
copal church when the Rev. Middleton
S. Barnwell of Birmingham, preached
the commencement sermon to th * stu
dents. The exorcises will con tin a un
til Friday r.iglit.
II. L. Weatherford, an international
secretary of the Y. M. C. A., lectured
to a large audience in the Elks theatre
this afternen cn the race question
The Jlunls\iJlc Railway Eight and
Power company is extending its lino
from the present southwestern termi
nus into the town of MerrimacK a du
tance of about a ~hird ol a mile. When
in operation, the extension wii< be a
great convenience to the people of Mer
rimack, who have for many yeais been
compelled to walk a long dlstancs In
order to hoard the cars. S
Revs. Richards and Rucker
Speakers at Commence
ment in Marion
Marion, May 24.—(Special.)—Two
strong sermons were delivered at Jud
son college today. The baccalaureate
sermon of the morning by the Rev. A.
E. Richards. D.D., of Union Springs,
who used as a scripture text Matthew'
6:41, “And Whosoever Shall Compel
Thee to Go a Mile, Go With Him
Twain.” It was a forcible appeal to
the audience to do each ones duty, not
only in civil affairs, but in a spiritual
way.
The missionary sermon before the
Ann Hasseltin Missionary society was
delivered tonight by the Rev. J. W.
Rucker, D. D., of Roanoke, from
1:11 First Samuel, “Woman's Place In
the Development of the Nation." Just
before the sermon diplomas were given
to 84 graduates in the^Sunday school
teacher training work all but six of
whom took the course of the Southern
Baptists, the six the international
course.
The music of the two services was a
special feature of the day, the cho
ruses being composed of about 30
voices, and given under the direction of
Mr. Powers, organist, and Mrs. Gurga
nus. The final exercise will be held
at 10 o’clock Monday morning and pu
pils for Birmingham and east Alabama
will leave on a special train at 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
BAY MINETTE MAY
HAVE WATER SYSTEM
Bond Issue Will Probably Be Called
foV Purpose of Civic
Improvements
Bay Mlnette, May 34.—(Special.)—At a
mam meeting of the town property own
ers last night, the matter of lighting and
watering Bay Mlnette wae brought up and
dlacuaaed, and before the clo,e of the
meeting Indications were that practically
all the citizens were In favor of a bond
Issue for the purpose of installing water
and lighting systems. /
The matter of proper sewerage was also
discussed and an expert will be secured
at once for the purpose of estimating the
cost of Installing the lights, water and
sewerage systems separately and collec
tively.
Two trial gasoline street lights which
were sent for by the town council were
placed yesterday and last night given their
first trial. They appear to be entirely
satisfactory, but the council will probably
not make the purchase until something
definite Is done on the electric lighting
preposition.
ENCOURACE STOCK
RAISING IN MADISON
J. T. Watt, Farm DemonBtration
Agent, Hopee to Aronae Interest
Among Farmers
Huntsville, May 34.—(Special.)—J. T.
Watt, farm demonstration agent for
Alabama, haa been In Madleon county
during the last few daye with a view
of creeling Interest among the farm
ers In better cattle and cattle growing.
He hopee to nrouee enough Interest
among the farinere here to Justify the
placing of a cattle expert In Madleon
county to help the farmers In various
matters relating to cattle growing,
breeding and feeding, conetructlon of
solle, etc. The matter will be pre
sented to the commtesloner’e court at
the next meeting.
Thu feimers of thla county have al
ready begun k» go Into the buelnc.a
of raising rutile more extenelvely than
ever before. K<1 Johnston and Lawson
Whllo, well known planters, left for
Indiana today to purchase a ear load of
fine Hereford*. That la the breed of
cattle that Is fended more than any
other here. j
Clean-Up Day In Jackson
Jackon, Miss.. May 14.—Jack dm
boasts today that It la the oleanest
city In the state, and everybody was
surprised to know there was ao mush
trash and dirt In their mldat. Yes
terday wae observed ae “clean-up day"
and, everybody worked. A score or
more of wagons and carts of large di
mensions were busy all day and hauled
out 180 loads of trash, In which It Is
suld there were nearly 300,000 tin cane.
The hauling has also continued today.
If the Interstate commerce commission be
Justified In permitting the rallrodd com
panies to Increase their rates for freight
traffic that action of Itself will speedily
serve to Infuse new life Into American
business. As Mr, Clafflln Is net associated
with railroads, but ae he Is a very large
oustomer of the railroads, this statement
te regarded as of the highest Importance.
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