September i, 1909.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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India- Rubber and the New American Tariff. 



THF. Prcsiilt-nt nf the United States on August 5 attached his 

 signature to the new Tariff bill on whicli the Congress 

 ,. had been at work in special session since March 15. This 

 act will doubtless be identified by the name of Mr. Payne, who 

 introduced it in its original shape in the House of Representa- 

 tives on March 17. Its official title is — 



AN ACT to provide revenue, equalize duties and encourage the industries of 

 the United States and for other purposes. 



The act as a whole cannot be reviewed licrc, dealing as it 

 does with the duties on so many thousands of items, to say 

 nothing of the administrative paragraphs, including provisions 

 for a maximum and minimum tariff under certain conditions, 

 prospective or contingent. 



So far as the india-rubber trade is concerned, crude india- 

 rubber and gutta-percha and waste rubber remain on the free 

 list. Imports of rubber goods are dutiable under the new 

 bill at 35 per cent, ad ralorcm. instead of 30 per cent., as here- 

 tofore. Rubber sponges, not before specified, come in at 40 per 

 cent. Tires will now be rated as rubber goods and not as parts 

 of automobiles. Imports of hard rubber and gutta-percha were 

 dutiable already at 35 per cent., which rate has been maintained. 

 .Some other items more or less related to the industry will have 

 attention in this article. 



EXTR.4CTS FROM THE NEW LAW. 



The paragraphs which follow arc copied from tlv Payne 

 tariff act. arranged in the numerical order of schedules and 

 paragraphs. The idea has been to include in the quotations 

 every mention of india-rulilier in tlie tariff, wlu-llier of much or 

 little importance. 



Schedule C. — Met.^ls and M.\nuf.-\ctures of. 

 I3S- [Relating to wires]; telegraph, telephone and othtr wires 

 and cables composed of metal and rubber, or of metal, rubber 

 and other materials, 40 per cent, ad valorem [etc.]. 



t Under old law 45 per cent, on manufactures of copper — telegraph 

 wires and cables not being specified. 1 



141. Automobiles, bicycles and motorcycles, and finished parts 

 of any of the foregoing, not including tires, 45 per cent, ad 

 valorem. 



(Under old law 45 per cent, as manufactures of metal, automobiles not 

 being specified.] 



[Note.— The interest of this paragraph for the rubber trade is in 

 that it removes from discussion whether rubber tires should be con- 

 sidered as parts of an automobile. Tires are thus placed among 

 general rublK-r goods, the rate on which, under the new law, is 35 

 per cent, ad vatorcm.'\ 



145. Card clothing not actually and permanently fitted to 



and attached to carding machines or to parts threof at the 



time of importation, when manufactured with round iron or 



untempered round steel wire, 2 cents per square foot ; when 



manufactured with tempered round steel wire, 45 cents per 



square foot; when manufactured with plated wire or other than 



round iron or steel wire, or with felt face, wool face or rubber 



face cloth containing wool, 55 cents per square foot. 



[Under old law; "146. Card clothing manufactured from tempered steel 

 .wire, 45 cents per square foot: all other, 20 cents per square foot."] 



154. Table [and other specified] knives, forks and steels, fin- 

 ished or unfinished ; if imported with handles of - - - hard 

 rubber, solirl bone, celluloid or any pyro.xyline material, 4 cents 

 each;' - - - and in addition, on all the above articles, 15 

 per cent, ad valorem [etc.]. 



[Under old law s cents per piece ami 15 per cent.l 



167. Rivets, studs and steel points, lathed, machined or 

 brightened, and rivets or studs for non-skidding automobile 

 tires, 45 per cent, ad i-alorcm [etc.|. 



■[Under old law 45 per cent., ag unenunieratcd manufactures of steel. 1 



187. Penholder tii)s, penholders and parts thereof, S cents 

 per gross and 25 per cent, ad valorem; gold pens, 2$ per cent. 

 ad valorem : fountain pens, stylographic pens, 30 per cent. 

 ad valorem: combination penholders, comprising penholder, 

 pencil, rubber eraser, automatic stamp or other attachment, 40 

 per cent, ad valorem. Provided, That pens and penholders 

 shall be assessed for duty separately. 



[Under the olid law the nearest corresijonding provision is: "187. Pen- 

 holder tips, penholders or parts thereof, and gold pens, 25 per cent, ad 

 valorem.' ] 



Schedule I. — Cotton Manufactures. 



330. Bone casings, garters, tire fabric or fabric suitable for 

 use in pneumatic tires, suspenders and braces and tubing, any 

 of the foregoing made of cotton or other vegetable fiber and 

 india-rubber, or of which cotton or other vegetable fiber is the 

 component material of chief value, and not embroidered by hand 

 or machinery, 45 per cent, ad valorem; - - - belting for 

 machinery made of cotton or other vegetable fiber and india- 

 rubber, or of which cotton or other vegetable fiber is the com- 

 ponent material of chief value, 30 per cent, ad valorem. 



[Under old law, same rates.] 



[Note. — Paragraph 324 reads: "Clothing, ready made, and articles 

 of wearing apparel of every description, composed of cotton or other 

 vegetable fiber, or of which cotton or other vegetable fiber is the 

 component material of chief value, made up or manufactured, wholly 

 or in part, by the tailor, seamstress, or manufacturer, and not other- 

 wise provided for in this section, 50 per cent, ad valorem." Tliis is 

 practically the same as the terms of the old law. exccprt that this 

 clause from the former is omitted: "Provided, That any outside gar- 

 ment provided for in this paragraph having india-rubber as a com- 

 ponent material should pay a duty of 15 cents a pound and 50 per 

 cent, ad valorem." The revenue derived from imiKirts under this 

 last clause during the fiscal year 1906-07 was $1,468.77.] 



Schedule J. — Fla.x, Hemp and Jute, and Manufactures of. 

 347. Linoleum, corticene and all other fabrics or coverings 

 for floors, made in part of oil or any similar product, plain, 

 stamped, painted or printed only, not specially provided for 

 herein, if nine feet or under in width, 8 cents per square yard 

 and IS per cent, ad valorem; over nine feet in width, 12 cents 

 per square yard and 15 per cent, ad valorem; and any of the 

 foregoing of whatever width, the composition of which forms, 

 designs or patterns, whether inlaid or otherwise, by whatever 

 name known, and cork carpets, 20 cents per square yard and 

 20 per cent, ad valorem; mats for floors made of oilcloth, 

 linoleum or corticene shall be subject to the same rate of duty 

 herein provided for oilcloth, linoleum or corticene ; oilcloth 

 for floors, if nine feet or less in width, 6 cents per square yard 

 and IS per cent, ad valorem; over nine feet in width, 10 cents 

 per square yard and IS per cent, ad valorem; waterproof cloth, 

 composed of cotton or other vegetable fiber, whether composed 

 in part of india-rubber or otherwise, 10 cents per square yard 

 and 20 per cent, ad valorem. 



[Under old law: Oilcloths for floors, under twelve feet wide. 8 cents 

 per square yard and 15 per cent, ad valorem; 12 feet wide and over, 12 

 cents per yard and 15 per cent. Linoleum, corticene, inlaid, and cork 

 carpets, 20 cents per yard and 20 per cent. Waterproof cloth, 20 cents 

 per yard and 20 per cent.] 



349. Laces, - - - goriugs, bands, bandings, belts, beltings, 

 bindings, - - - webs and webbings, - - - composed wholly 

 or in chief value of cotton, flax or other vegetable fiber and 

 india-rubber, or of cotton, flax or other vegetable fiber, india- 

 rubber and metal, and not elsewhere specially provided for in 

 this section, 60 per cent, ad valorem. 



[Unider old law, 60 per cent, ad valorem.^ 



[Note. — The revenue from imports described in this paragraph during 

 the year 1006-07 reached $22,842,704.53, though of course india-rubber 

 figureil in such goods to a negligible degree. I 



SciiEnii.K K. — Wool and Manufactures of. 

 383. Webbings, gorings, suspenders, braces, bandings, belt- 

 ings, bindings, braids, galloons, edgings, insertings, flouncings, 



