Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-26
SENATOR SMITH
DENIES SPLIT
ON TARIFF
Downward Revision Certain,
Declares Georgia LaWmaker.
Sees Harmony in Congress.
Continued From Page One.

gress was getting ready for real tight
over the proposed tariff measure.
He was vigorous in his assertions
that the recent meeting between the
senate committee and Chairman I'm
derwood's house committee, pending the
PARTY caucus. had been eminently salts
factory. No hint OF a protection grab
developed. he said. nor was there any
evidence OF future trouble.
We had a meeting with the house
committee" said Senator Smith, who
occupies an important place on the
finance committee Of the upper house,
and everything went smoothly. There
IS no indication Of a lack Of harmony
among the party men in Washington,
and expect to see no real disagree
ment develop at the party caucus on
April 5.
Newspaper stories are responsible
largely for the rumor that had gone
abroad that the party leaders can not
get together on the tariff. and that the
president is displeased.
Forces Compromise Program.
"Of course all legislation at it's best
is a series Of compromises, and it is
reasonable to suppose that senators
and congressman representing such di-
verse interests will have to accede MANY
Of their demands for the general good.
But do not anticipate any real trou-
BILE"
On the subject Of Senator A. o. Ba-
cons defeat for president pro tenn of
the senate. Senator Smith declined to
talk. He said that the matter had been
settled to the satisfaction Of every one
concerned and he considered it a dead
issue
Georgia's junior senator grew enthu-
siastic when he talked of the new mar
ket bureau plan designed to fight the
high cost Of living.
DO you know" he said, the plan
was first preached to me by Charles
Barrett, president of the Farmers
Union believe that the plan will do
more than the tariff to cut down the
high cost Of living
Market Bureau as Sleuth.
The plan, which resulted from the
passage OF a bill sponsored by Senator
Smith contemplates the establishment
of a market bureau or division OF the
department of agriculture. This bureau
is to scrutinize carefully the distribu-
ton of foodstuffs, endeayoring 10 find
where the waste occurs between the
producer and the consumer.
In outlining the plan, Senator Smith
said:
"A market division viii be at work in
the agricultural department on July /.
II will begin on a modest scale with an
expenditure of only $4,000 yearly.
believe in q few years $500 600 can be
spent with great profit in this division.
1T is estimated by several of the
best students of the problem in the
United States the farmer receives
$4,000, 10000 yearly for his produce
while the cost TO the consumer is said
to be s13,000,000,OO0. B. F. Yoakum
who Is considered an authority on the
subject, says that $500 900 900 viii COW
er the cost of transportation, and that
what the farmer sells for $4,000. 600, 600
plus the $500. 900 expended in trans
portation. costs the consumer S13, 000.-
100000, There is then a loss of $4,000
000,0 900 between the farmer and the
consumer.
Mr. Yoakum estimates that if the ac-
tual waste occurring between the farmer
and the consumer were divided every
family in the United States would re-
ceive $500 annually"