The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-11-30
CONGRESS WANTS
IDEAS ON TARIFF
(special to the Silver State

many In foreign countries, are taking
stock of the probabilities of Demo-
cratic legislation
Farmers and fruit growers are es
sentialiy business men, and the action
OF congress is likely to affect them in
marked degree They showed that
they had lively idea of the import
ance of national legislation at the
time the Canadian reciprocity treaty
was under discussions: Now the tariff
issue has a much broader aspect.
/ Each farmer will, it is assured set
/ tie for himself the question whether he
wants the tariff reduced, and if so, on
what articles. Tt is time that he
should make sure of his position on
this matter, and having done so, com
municate his ideas to his congressman
and senator. Congress, it is to be pre-
sumed, is going to do as nearly as pos
sible what the people want. If you
think the election of Democratic ad-
ministration means the cutting of the
tariff on grain, fruits and vegetables.
on cattle, pigs and wool, and all the
other things that are produced by the
farmer, then write to your congress
man and say so. If you think other
wise, write and tell what you really
want. Your representatives in con-
gress will be better able to legislate
for you if they know where you
stand.
i Railroad Loses.
4 Not only fruit shippers, but others
as well will be interested in the recent
! decision of the Commerce Court, re-
fusing the application of the Florida
4 East Coast railroad for a permanent
injunction against the Interstate Com
merce commission from enforcing its
order reducing rates on pineapples, or
anges and vegetables to northern des-
tinations. The railroad alleged that
4 the rates meant confscation' and it
said that it must have the rates it ask
ed in order to receive returns on an
investment of which its costly "over-
sea - extension to Key West was
part. The court denied that this ex-
tension figured in the matter.
Unripe Fruit.
/ A campaign is being waged in Flor
! ida to prevent the shipment of unripe
oranges. Good prices for early fruit
tempt some shippers to put out or
anges that are unfit for human food
| Unfortunately, when this is done the
reliable shippers suffer with the 9th
ers for the public naturally desists
from buying after once getting unripe
OF frosted fruit
J. N. Teal for Cabinet.
The farming interests will be glad
to hear that "Joe' Teal, of Portland,
Oregon, is being doomed by his neigh
bors for secretary of the interior in
Wilson'S cabinet. Mr.. Teal has long
been a public spirited citizen of Port
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less times in the Supreme Court and
before the Interstate Commerce com
mission, and in all the departments in
Washington, in behalf of the people
of his state. Whenever they want any
thing done in Oregon they call on
HJoe' Teal to do it. If they sue
ceed in getting him to work in the
cabinet for the whole country as hard
as he has worked for Portland, it will
be good thing for the country, that S
all. and many honest citizens are
writing to the president-elect urging
him to name Teal
Not Tomato Paste.
A can of alleged tomato paste, with
long Italian name on it and purport-
ing to come from Italy, was analyzed
by the bureau of chemistry and found
to be "a filthy, putrid and decompos-
ed vegetable substance, full of yeast
and spores and containing 50,000,000
bacteria per gram.
! The Italian maker could not be
reached, so the man who shipped it
I from New York to Pennsylvania was
made the defendant in a suit by the
government jury found him guilty
/ and the court fined him 800. The
Italians have been making a hard
| fight to get into the United States
markets, even going so tar as to
raise funds to try to influence legisla-
tion in Washington. Probably Ameri-
/ cans would be smart not to use Sicl-
/ liam and Italian goods when they can
get clean, pure tomato paste, to men
| tion but one article, that is put up In
this country, and which is produced by
| Americans, farmers, laborers, Gamers
and others.
Farm Demonstration.
IT will be of interest to the agricul-
tural community to learn that model
/ farms and orchards will be among
the most prominent exhibits at the
San Diego exposition, to be held
throughout 1915 at San Diego, CAL, to
celebrate the opening of the Panama
canal There will also. it is under
stood, be exhibits of irrigation, dry
farming and special features by the
department of agriculture. A ten acre
bearing orange and lemon grove Will
be the chief exhibit of the southern
California counties. Few persons un-
derstand citrus culture, or what great
difficulties have been overcome TO
make it a success in this country They
will understand better after seeing
the exposition.
Wheat Production.
According to the Crop Reporter, ev-
cry state west of the Mississippi, ex
cept California Iowa, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Texas, produces more
wheat than it consumes. On the 9th
err hand. every state east of the Mis-
sissippi, save Delaware, will this year
consume more wheat than it produces.
The surplus wheat crop for the whole
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