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Tariff debate claims lumber prices misstate impact
The speech argues tariffs on lumber do not raise prices as claimed and explains motives to protect domestic markets. It cites average yearly prices in Chicago during free and taxed periods, notes salt price trends, and includes reflections from Abram S Hewitt and an English mill overseer on wage costs versus material costs.
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Chicago
Chicago Lumberman’s Exchange
Canada
Mendon
Saginaw
Abram S. Hewitt
New York
Hewitt
United States
Casson
Yaple