The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-03
Simmons Says Wheat, Flour
and Meats Also Will
be Included.
HAS CONFERENCE
WITH PRESIDENT
Many Protests and Petitions Received
by the Sub.committees Considering
the Different schedulcs-Measure
Ready for Caucus Next Week.

Washington, June 3.-Chairman
Simmons Of the senate finance COM
mlttee, after q conference with the
president, said that he believed when
the tariff bill is ready for considera-
ton by the democratic caucus next
week. cattle, wheat, meats and -four
PROBABLY will be on the free list.
It has been reported that the sub
committee in charge of the agricultur-
al schedule had determined to put a
nominal duty on meats and flour in
listing Of cattle and wheat, but Sim
mons declared he expected both the
raw material and the finished pro-
ducts to be free listed. He declined
TO say whether the change had been
made at the instance Of the president
or the senators. He said the bill will
be considered by the senate caucus all
next week. and will be reported out Of
Immediately after a Conference
with the president. Simmons went to
the capitol. where the subcommittee.
considering agricultural schedule.
were waiting. He said he was going
to put cattle and wheat on the free
list. The committee, then went into
session behind closed doors.
File Protest.
A protest filed today by the Ameri-
can Livestock association said in part:
The result Of the free admission Of
meats from other countries would be,
first of all, to discourage the livestock
business and II the prices were forced
to the level Of Argentina beef or Aus
tralian mutton. the business would be
80 unprofitable> that this country
would soon cease to produce its own
meat"
Armour, Swift and Morris have
large plants in Argentine the protest
asserted and handle 80 per cent Of the
export trade Of South America. Two
Of these firms are building large
plants In Uruguay. Swift and COM
pany is now building plant in Bris-
three plants in Canada operated by
the same American packers.
The propoyition that to place on
the free list welld result in curbing
the ssoscalled beef trust is preposter-
ous.:y the petition continued. "What-
ever control American packers have
over prices In this, country would be
increased instead OF lessened by free
meats.
Capacity Not Reached.
THE capacity Of the United States
for the production, Of livestock has not
Oeen reacned. the present output
could probably be doubled. Remun-
erative prices will bring this about.
Improbable prices will result in de-
creased production.
1--WE are in favor Of an equal duty
on all meat and livestock and that
duty should not be less than Is per
cent ad valorem in order to be fair
and equitable to the livestock and
farming interests Of this country"
Mfllers of St. Louis Petition.
Protesting against "the unequal
treatment Of wheat. and -four in the
Underwood bill,'' millers of st. Louis
presented a petition to the finance
committee. This" they said. 'Is not
protection for the producer, but 1t is
q great and serious handicap imposed
by the government of the United
States against the mills of our own
country. We submit that such poll
cy is indefensible. We urge that the
-four duty be reduced relatively the
same as the wheat duty and imposed
against all countries
Resolutions by the Chicago board
Of trade urged an amendment of the
bill ito provide for duty Of 10 cents