Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-06-06
SIMMONS SAYS WHEAT, FLOUR
I $8$3 Nd MEATS ALSO WILL
\ BE INCLUDED. ssi,., ;.f; n,
MA NY PROTESTS, AND PETITIONS,
1 t3535 ARE RECEIVED BY SUB
t3a COMMITTEES. 5.. II 1 ttI@

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COMMITTEES. 55so.: Z: y:
Washington. June g.. ~ ~ Chairman
Simmons Of the senate finance com.
mittee, after a conference with the
president, said that he believed when
the tariff bill is ready for considera-
tion blythe democratic caucus next
week, cattle, wheat, meats. and flour,
probably will be on the fee list. $tEf5
ss55sItE has been reported chat the sub 4
committee in charge of the agricultur-
al schedule had determined to put q
nominal duty on meats and flour in
order to equalize them with the free
listing Of cattle and wheat, bu.siS Sim
mons declared he expected both the
raw material and the finished pro
ducts to be free. listed. lie declined
to. say whether the change had been
made at the instance of the president
lor. the senators. He said the bill will
be considered by the senate caucus all
next week, and will be reported out Of
the committee the following week. {{.t
8 Immediately after a. conference
with the president, Simm IONS s5gF !, vent q
the capitol, where the sub-c 9nmittee,
5conside dering the agricultural schedule
were waiting. He said. ne was going
to- put cattle and wheat on the free
slist. The committee !, then went into int
session behind closed doors. .Is55
ss3 File Protest. N. u, s
a protest filed 5y the American.
Livestock association said in part::sss5st \
he result Of the, free a omission Of
meats from other o,lntries would he.
first of all 10, discourage the livestock m
business and if the prices were forced
3tos the level Of Argentine beef$cr a. iAus- Il
Htralian mutton, the business " would r'e be
50 n Aunprofitable that this country
would soon cease TO produce its own y n
$smeatt, - (: NJ s}a :4
SSss5 Armour, Swift and Norris have
large plants in Argentine the protest
asserted, and handle 80 per cent Of tn the
export trade Of South lAnle RIGA. Two rs,
/ of these firms are building large
plants IN Uruguay. II Swift and COM ON
i epany is now building plant in llris'- i Z
bane, Queensland. lher.s are are i@ !, now s'
three plants in Canada operated by Y
the same American pack b " I. a
The proposition that TO place a IL on On
. the free list would result in Il tcurbing +, In
the go-called beef trust is propossttteslr,' ttsl,
/ Gus q the petition continued What lat
ever control American pac 6: kers e 3 have !! ave
i oyer prices in this country would #sll'e be
u increased instead Of lessened by free
y meats. n " RI h Y 4, ,:5 II n
555s 68i55s Capacity Not Reached. N S5j If.
q. I,he capacity of the United States M
~ for sri the production Of live stock .ti has ..
4 not at. been reached The present sl OUTPUT
4 could probably be doubled n Remun ~,
u eratiye prices will bring this about \; y
Improbable prices will result IN 2 atl de
creased production. s8.ss3 ii \ NJ.
We are ID favor Of an equal dut, y y,
n 81 all meat and livestock g and q tina l1i
dirty should not be less than 70 J pc
al rent; aa yaIorem in order to be i, an
aud equitable to the livest stock5 s Ss y rs Is
farming interests Of this coun on,
I \; RlilIers+ III ST. Louis Petiticn.s3t3
rotesting against the unequall ~ treat a.
Il nbent of wheat and flour in the y ] un
tlerWsood bili,,.' nlillers Of. St LOU ,.,ll
" sste,nted a petition to the flnallc arc
n oup, fttee. they said ,Sais sl! No
s83l rejection for the prod but y q !
q great and serious handicap impose pose
NV Hhe cove ernment of the mite mite
states against the mills sof our5oW ''N''
ountry We submit #a Y l 70
icy ii indef bic. We urge that II 4:
duty; Be reduced elatlVega gas sst tll Z
as wheat duty and impose
3il9s5 aII I,c cunt slea
tsh! lalt ea3s3 BOAR ls
an 4 a ndHlsn ls 2tl y y
for d'Iss ll't, q lSs esns
nlsheI rS ell'l s
the Sprro al'e tsl1ss ss n IL.
q ls - inll ons.s
owe KS Eoreig Ina 4 SIoi1s
siffal 81 tllsels s pei PEI
ontn agains q n Sdl L
lis oats; stated that the ,Easl larlge'
ilaa n eats ~ al 4
assss las h
shouid d paseu5 ifssse eosa p
81 ages A1llel Alllsl
end the anadi2s s "
trust could tanned son, 4 bine b af
easl egs aEes laced sthe oatae
business a lae United 81 atesS illsSii
Ss ol 8 feTaign comb bina ioil sa2' s