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100 1 _aUnited States Tariff Commission
245 1 0 _aMen's Sewed Straw Hats :
_bReport of the United Stated Tariff Commission to the President of the United States (1926)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-12-06
508 _aProduced by David Garcia and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Men's Sewed Straw Hats" by United States Tariff Commission is a governmental report that serves as a scientific publication focused on the investigation of the costs of production of men's sewed straw hats in the United States compared to foreign markets, likely during the early 20th century. The report was produced in the context of the tariff legislation of the 1920s, addressing issues of domestic production versus imports, and ultimately aimed at informing tariff decisions. The document details the findings of an investigation conducted by the Tariff Commission to assess production costs across various countries, particularly Italy and England, which were major competitors in the straw hat market. It discusses the organization and labor conditions within the domestic industry, the types of hats manufactured, and the economic impacts of imported hats on domestic producers. It also outlines the comparability of manufacturing costs, including material, labor, and overhead expenses, revealing significant discrepancies between U.S. and foreign production costs. The report concludes with recommendations for tariff adjustments based on these findings to help equalize competition for American manufacturers against cheaper imported hats. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHats
653 _aStraw industries
700 1 _aCoolidge, Calvin,
_d1872-1933
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20041
999 _c61333
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