United States v. Larzelere

Thé merchandise here is described as split rattan cut into lengths of about 12 inches. It was returned for duty as' an unenumerated manufactured article under paragraph 385 of the act of 1913, and so assessed.

*274Respecting the manner of its production and its use the evidence shows that rattan is run through a machine which strips off the bark and cuts it into lengths. It is then packed in bales and is exclusively used in the manufacture of street sweepers’ brooms. The length or diameter of the rattan when inserted in the machine is not stated, nor is it shown into how many parts it is split by…