The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-24
SENATOR LODGES COMMITTEE
SUBMITS REPORT.

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Quay that the committee finally author-
tneu them 20 employ an expert 70 50 over
the majority report and prepare the
minoritV'a viewa for suhmiaaion 20 the
Rnn.te
AmOna tho onu,.. oontributlns 10 the
hish prIo.s. "A senator Lodse and hIa
RSpubHoan oolI.. g,,es ON The committee
view the situ.tion are.
iSSrss-e ~ 80 o' pi n,..sss go -.
snd SIsR., -
increased demand FOR farm products
and food.
shifting Of the population from food
prOducihs To food consuming occupations
and localities.
Is''on lS IOou 49, '.1.,, =.
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Ls,n.ndi,y,s. -, ,.r,iIisstio1.
Increased banking facilities IN aSrioul-
tnral localities which enable farmers 10
hold their crops and market 10 the bsst adj
vantage
Reduced supply convenieni 70 ' Lhns-
po' ,i.'IS '''''''''' " '0'"
ca .,,,... ,l.,,. ,n,r...nd CO., Of
d,.trtbu,lon. Industrial combinations. or
SANITATION Of producers OF Of dealers. adj
vsrtising. increased money supply. over
capitalization and higher standard OF living
The COMMITTEES does NOS Soieos any
one cause a. contributing more 70 the
a FHHH
gr,r, thu imDortanoe given In the report
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'@O'o' tne "iue' u" ''''' ~
upward movement.
The committee found that Wholesale
nrions Of the PRINCIPAL commodities ir
"a. Irni,.d Stat.. m March iaiO were
:, -. -, 80. v,hnl..al. rricss
- - =, -.
10Y 'ne SAi'e "U'"'''oi'''o' "i w.
800. The largest advances Nsre IN
farm products Hogs and hops Jumped
more than 100 per cent The advance
in farm uroducts. the committee asserts,
= -, -. -, - a., .Av.nc. In
othrr 100"
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five showed increases IN this feriod
Thirty-nine out of iorty-sevcn articles
~ slothina alan coat more than IN 1870
-r...,, h,d ,.,.n i,c-r,s.s IN ten out az
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M, -.
ana lmpl,'neit group. lne Iei'o'' N.Y.
In view % The fact that Increases have
been 80 mu-h grel ter in products coming
either dire tly or .udirs tly from the farm
than In any other line eHoe0ting products
Of the forest. me confusion must be reached
that the most impor'an' cause OF the nreseht
aaNsn 70 " i''n' 'u 'N' ''uu' " ~ ~
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h, b., =, 80 a, ,,,iljsr .itb farm condi- p
,o,.. I, 10 he e1est thai the cost Of pr,duc- b
ton Of farm products has risen very ~ pidly
during the lat ten years. wages o' farm
he ms have m'Teised on an a'erise OF .
aboui o. per 'eh'. aha me oIiS,i.at nv
'''I ~ -. =. 80, ,..,,I m. r,bn...
a. - ,'r',,r 80 4. di.,ns.,rinv and ,n
MANI Ior,Il.l,. ,he crop aver,rs can be
r,aintained only b. tie use Of expensive
fertilizers. b. rotation o. Cr0rs. OF rs
,Itovtn. the Ground 20 lie fsu1w The
.unulv Of aysil,ble Covsrnmsni and for
$780, .r,,tp, b,s ba.n ,,atsrtaIly re-
',,,s.., - ~. 80. a.. h.tn, yauiIly
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Ntne'-"s IRE" that farminE operations
we're 'ondu' tot 90 loss, or ~ best ~ ony
q rerF sitshi mtrs.n o. p-ohi. for several
yelTs. and that Dul during the iast tNo or
hrre years have rmef- been bic 70 c.ure
fair return 1u their ab0r and tnyssi uenf.
s.D-t,r Irs... and bis coIlsaRus- ~
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'ort that whHr p'ioe' OF arm Ann ZOO
pIo''''o'' ~ ''''','ss''. y 'I,'',.''-
id''n''Ti inc ~" !" "lu'l '.'f'
proportion IN the United Ntates thah they
naye IN the United Kingdom thew have
simply been approaching more nearly
he world level u pricr-. Il il pointed out
.h,, ,r,c,- an lao wer. ali "a n much
I, - i.,.l b, ,h., I.r.,,..,I Kinadcyr ,bs,
- -, -, =, - ~. -.
Va 'u7 Cui'.'u 49, 'i,' ~ - 49,"
prices ~ me Ihlteu Suli-s nave "Aue
, greater perccniage 1t adyanoe N the
ye.rs. me report points out
urther t'ht ths profott'on OF ADVANCE IN
.hs s'line prg,luc.s his aLsp 81 p seai
nc Is" ~ 1919, a
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''1,,..a So .nd IN for.,S, c,,,n,ris.
|. In The nature Of a world IeyelIinR al
,r,c-.
The retail prices in the United States
IDce lauO show a greater advance than
wholesale for such articles az butter, ,