Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-06
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Ssr>ts4 rssv-x- throughout the expressing
grave -<s eject Of the tariff the industries of
cs-A doubt that previous efforts to lower the
a xss .g3 strikes Of aggregated capital acts Of
5< disturbed There doubt that at the
7-s<<z OF the efforts of the big inter
- -se 6or deprving them of some of their power
s. esv3 in the White House will equal to
s emergency. the aid Of Americans in general will put
gn6 - @ procedure and that the reluctant will be
fsrcs5 . taI INTO line,
Bea1o Sun thus voices the fear for California in
dus.-sss
California fea,s the full force Of the new tariff. It reliably
asserted II Re union suffers % such an extend in the
agricultural schedules.
Oranges were protected by duty Of pound This
IS cut in TWO
Lemons were protected by duty and one-haf cent
per pound. This is reduced to one-haf cent
Sugar-and CALIFORNIA; beet sugar Of its bgges
cops-oes from an ad duty Of almost 50 per
the free list and is question whether the industry can possi0
survive.
sOther fruits walnuts and Of the important products
this state robbed of the protection given them the Dinge
and AIdreh tariffs California viii suffer if any state suffers
under the law Right here on this western coast will be one
of tie severest tests Of the schedule
Tie Press convinced the Sun in in its ntima
The in the tariff on oranges amounts to 30 cents boz
or IL cents Dozen limited orange the world
and the word is consuming entire product of that II
would years materially increase the orchard
proportionate demand it could be done in that time
tariff should start Mediterranean oranges coming this
Europe would Immediately experience shortage IN the sup
ply and markets. with the result that foreign
oranges gamers without noticeable effect the of
hs country
product of this has been decreased during
the year. country has experienced famine this
fruit the prices which been abnormal California does
least for meet the demand OF the
country Mediterranean lemon should get stronger
Atlantic result Of the cut the tariff
could far inland before the tariff gain would be
offset freight the California lemon would be- II
great of the it supply, well en-
trenched it has been under the old tariff.
parts California where thousands of
the growth of bee and the fact that the
grown indicate that they better than
But the margin difference is not great and
be found which will fully well
beet growing the richest
1t possible that the industry will have to but
going the price 25 cent the
gain the nestmabe The arguments favor
sugar admissions that the people paying
subsidy the benefit Of the makers and there
taxing the people maintain industry
which merit If il good policy to all the
people support unsound industry, would be better
policy the people support all the people in comfort
1t be noted that just the tariff bill becomes
effective that California bringing the
highest prices in twenty years.
With beets and other products referred to- WILL the
be found that the opening of the Panama
for garden produce for eastern
will give the beet values that will out
their present industries, and that there
essenng prosperity throughout the une
The favored interests make through revenge.