Thread (linen): advance in, 267, 269. formation of trust, 268, 269. duty on, 269, 270. price jumps, 270. Payne Bill lowers duty on, 277. Thread Trust, 269, 270. Thrift, 259. Tichenor, Geo. C., 166, 167, 168. Timber Culture Act, 116. Tin plate, 278, 279, 280. Tooke’s “History of Prices,” 95. Top duty, 304, 305, 306, 307. Townshend, 123. Trusts: development of, 200. arguments about, 351. breeding of, 353, 354. Turner, A. R., 268. Umbrellas, 30, 31. Underwood, John W. H., 102. United Shoe Machinery Co. and Linen Thread Company interwoven, 274, 275. United States, population of, 259. United States Census, 304. United States Government, 24, 25, 27. United States Investor, 305. Vest (Senator), 221, 224. Vilas, 213. Wages: government investigation regarding, 261, 262. Walker, Francis A., 349. Wanamaker: contributes money for campaign, 175. received seat in Cabinet, 175. War, 9. qualities developed by, 23, 24. consequences of, 27, 32. taxes, 12, 13. Washington, 6. Watterson, Henry: as party leader, 81. dictator, 82. writes tariff plank, 82, 83, 139. platform-maker, 214. criticises Mills Bill, 219, 220. Ways and Means Committee, hearings before, 297, 298, 299. Wells, David A.: early life of, 29. head of Commission, 29. prepares tariff bill, 38. Carey’s hatred for, 56, 57. summary of wool conditions, 57, 58. reports on salt, 58, 59, 60. effect of report of, 162. removed from office, 69. to Democrats, 83. effect of dismissal of, 91. Wells Bill: approved by Senate, 38. made an amendment to House Bill, 39. Wentworth, Long John, 37, 38. West: disturbed over 1864 tariff bill, 21. objects to 1866 bill, 37. asks protection for farmers, 37. succeeds in getting high duties on farm products, 38. Wharton, Joseph, 86. consulted by Blaine, 87. tariff speech of, 96, 97. before Tariff Commission, 103. White, Horace, 55, 83. Whitman: Pres. National Association of Wool Growers, 194. suggestions of, 194, 195. calls conference, 300. appears before Ways and Means, 300, 301. attacked, 303. denies charges, 304, 305. correspondence demanded of, 305. proofs regarding, 307. reasons for powers of, 312, 313. on increased cost of living, 350. Whitney, 213. Wholesale Saddlery Association, 276. Wickersham, 352. Wilson, James F., 36. Wilson, James Lyne: head of Ways and Means, 217. qualifications of, 217, 218. presents bill, 218. disappointment of, 234, 235. Wilson Bill: provisions of, 218. opposed by Mills and Watterson, 219, 220. amendments, 220, 221. passes House, 221. Senate opposition to, 221. revised, 222. returned to House with 634 amendments, 230. Cleveland makes protest against, 230, 231.