The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-16
FRUIT DEALERS ARE WORRIED. Alabamians Appeal to.
 Their Senators.
 ---s- AGAINST INCREASED RATES Present Rate Considered Ruinous
 to Mobile Importers. The Democratic ss.@tsrs Are Har- no.iou. Regarding TAeir Plan
 sf Action, a.a wn Ere
 seat ssiia Front.

Washington. D. C.. April l5--(spe- cial) l)-The fruit dealers of the prin- cipal cities of Alabama are petitiontne Senators Bankhead and Johnston to do
 their utmost to prevent the increase in
 the duty on lemons. provided for in the tarin bill. as reported from the Senate Finance Committee.
 | The rate that has been fixed is re- l garded as prohibitory. An enormous fruit business is done at Mobile, and if this rate e1stands. IL is contended that 1t will be almost ruinous for the import CTS of that city. Senator Flint. Of Cal ffornia, who this session was made 8 new member Of the Finance Commit tee. managed to get in his work for the lemon growers of his State. It ia declared that under the prevailing duty they had practically gotten con- trol of the trade from the Pacific slope to the Allegheny mountains. and if this additional duty Is imposed. they will eventually have grip on the business throughout the Eastern States. ~
 Under the present rate of one cent pound the government derives revenue amounting approximately to million and a half dollars a yeur. If the fn- crease Is made. it is estimated tho government will get very little reve- nue, but u will be nuts" for the Cal ifornia growers of lemons although rough on the people at Large. lndt. cations are there will be an animated contest lover the lemon proposittnn in the Senate.
 Reports have been sent broadcast over the country that the conference of the Democratic Senators yesterday to discuss the tarIff bill was a wrangle from beginning to end. Senator Bailey, who is considered as forcefui man l as there Is on the Finance Committed. | su rnf n \ this story on the contrary. the Dem- | ocratfc Senators are harmonious re- | garding their plan of action and VIII | practically present solid front In op-
 posing the general scheme of taxation presented by the Republicans.
 Senator Johnston and Represen.aus.s
 Underwood have tried for two days 70 zee Attorney General wickersham. as 1 they want to have . further talk with l him regarding the judgeship question l in the Northern District, but that caD- met officer has been so busy with otner l matters they could not get an aual-
 ence. Mir. Underwood was asked II they had decided to recommend the appointment of . Republican.
 T certainly have not" was his re- | nlv.i ..I am for D. K. Campbell. Of IsirminRham, and will continue to urge inc appointmeit of Democrat. will not recommend . Republican. If l
 were to ana he should not give satis- faction, I would be blamed for it. know that Mir. Campbell would not disappoint."
 I MT. Underwood like nearly every one
 else, thinks that Hundiey is out of the
 running.
 Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston will enter tain at Mount Vernon next Saturday the Alabama girls who are attending
 school in Washington. The party will make the trip by boat. take luncheon
 at the old Washington homestead and return during the evening. Among
 others who will attend will De Misses
 Ruby Munger, Ellen L.. Motion. Nor
 ma Hood. Leila J. Smith. Clara D.
 Norvelle and Belle Cosby, of Birming- ham; Dorothy Carter. of Mobile; Mar | garet B. wenborn, of Anniston: Emily l Peebles, of Mooresville. and the Misses Hill and McDowell, of Montgomery.