The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-14
TWO FLOR|D|ANS
FAVOR CITRUS
FRUIT TARIFF
SPARKMAN AND CLARK WORK.
ING AGAINST PROPOSED
REDUCTION.
Wilson and L'Engle Haven't Made Up
Their Minds, and Senators Also
Are Non. Committal.
(By Winfield Jones.)

Washington, April l4.-(Speciall
Senator Bryan returned to Wash
ingtOn Friday and was in conference
with several members CT the Florida
delegation with view to acquaint-
ing himself with what had been go
ing ON earlier in the week, and the
attitude of the House and Senate
With regard to the tariff bill as SUBJ
r,ittcd by Chairman Underwood Of
the House ways and means commit
tee.
Senator Bryan has several bills and
resolutions in contemplation which
lie Intends introducing ms scCn as tho
Senate Gets down to business.
Representatives Sparkman and
Clark are opposed to the tariff sched-
tiles on citrus fruits, rs proposed by
the Underwood bill. They have
agreed to make concerted opposition
t, the schedules which provide for
a material reduction in the duty on
those articles. Representative Spark
man declared today that II the efforts
OF himself and his colleague should
fail they would use their influence
10 have the original schedule restored
to the bill after it reaches the Sen.
ate.
Representatives Wilson and LEN
gel said they had not sufficiently
studied the provisions of the bill TO
determine whether or not 1t would
work any real hardship upon the
producers of the State. Within this
next few days they will decide what
course they will pursue with regard
t. lining up with the Sparkman.
Clark forces, or abiding by the pledge
Ct the Baltimore convention with re-
gard to reducing tariffs all along tho
line.
It seems doubtful now whether
Representatives Sparkman and Clark
will receive any help from the Senate
eide Of the capitol in their efforts to
restore the original provisions to the
tariff bill. One Of the Florida sem
ators. who did not wish to be quoted,
said that unless It was conclusively
proven to him that the proposed tar
IN would work great injustice to
the Florida fruit growers he was in
favor Of passing the fruit schedule a.
proposed by the Underwood bill. be-
cause the Democratic party was
pledged to q universal reduction. and
also because II was his opinion that
the tariff on citrus fruits was really
fer tariff only. and was not needed
- a protection TO the Florida pro-
cucers. He II OF the opinion that the
Florida growers need have no fear
Of harmful competition from foreign
countries as the cost Of production
ebroad 10 fully a. great as It IL IN
Florida. He also believes that the
freight charges from foreign coun.
tries to the Atlantic seaboard are ful.
ly as high AZ the rail-and-water
freights from Florida to New York.
Philadelphia and other large dis
tributing points. :,
That the ONCE Of public printer
1. going to be the center of one OF
the hottest patronage fi-hts the Will
son administration Will have to deal
with was indicated today when prac.
tically the entire Tennessee delega-
tion Of Congressman called upon tho
President to endorse the candidacy
Of w. v. Turley. of Chattanooga. for
tie job.
Mr.. Turley is a comparatively late
in the field, but scores Of
of his candidacy have
flooded the White House within the
past four days. and It IL believed he
has a good chance to secure the
berth.
His most formidable antagonists
are NJ. I. Lillard, Of Jacksonville, ana
A L. Spatz Of Pennsylvania.
The pcstoffice at Narrows. st. Lu.
,ie county. has been ordered discon.
timed May Is. Man will be sent to
Quay.