The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-02-04
STILL WORKING
AWAY AT TARIFF
Especial to the Silver State.)

WASHINGTON, February 4.-Ex-
haustive hearings have been held on
the tariff and the ways and means
committee is in possession of a vast
amount of information on which to
base its schedules.
just where the reductions are to be
made is exceedingly uncertain. Take
the item of burlap and jute fabrics,
for instance. J. ]. Culbertson told the
committee to ask that bagging for cot
ton be placed on the free list in behalf
of the southern farmer. He figured
that the duty of one-quarter cents
each on burlap taken off, saying that
s0,000,000 bags are used annually for
cakemeal and hulls.
Like some who appeared before the
committee Mr.. Culbertson seemed to
be poorly prepared on the subject. He
gave the committee to understand that
he was a manufacturer of bags, when
he was a manufacturer of cottonseed
products. 1t took some time to get to
this fact. The committee drew out of
the witness that he represented an as
sociation of 400 cotton seed mills and
that everything they made comes in
free of duty while some 100000
gallons of cotton seed oil is imported
yearly He said the only thing he used
that was not taxed was the air in his
automobile tires.
Corn Clubs.
The presence in Washington recent
" of a Boys Corn club drew atten-
ton to the work being done through
this means. The department of agri-
culture has met with great success in
the south in interesting boys in the
growing of corn, and the movement
has become so popular that it now has
a national scope. The boy scout
movement is also doing good work in
teaching the boys self-reliance and
many things that they would hardly
learn save through this movement. In
other ways much practical work is be-
ing carried on for the development of
the youth of the land into useful men
and women.
Railroads Protest.
The railroads have adopted the
plan of acting in unison when they de-
sire to accomplish anything. This is
a sensible thing to do from their
standpoint. Recently a large number
Of railroads have decided to enter a
plea with the public against the pro
visions of the Erdman act for the ar
bitration of disputes between the
roads and their employees on the
ground that such arbitration is placed
practically in the hands of one man.
1t is claimed that ''the interests of
the public are not guarded by the
act. While the statement put out is
clear, it is supposed that an amend
ment of the act by congress is desired.
Novel Crops.
Through the activities of the de-
partment of agriculture many things
have been introduced into this country
and are now adding large sums an
nually to the national wealth. Among
these is durum wheat, annual crop
100000 900; sorghum, $4,000, 900;
kafr corn. $l5.000,000; Japanese short
kerneled riees $4,000 900; excelsior
white sehoenen oats $15.000,000 cheva-
wheat $2,000,000; Washington naval
orange, considered the best variety
grown, $10,000,000.
These figures are given out by the
department of agriculture and are
considered conservative. The depart
ment could add many other things to
the list, but this will do to illustrate
the value of the work done in intro
ducing new varieties The total cost
of introducing the varieties mentioned
was not in excess of $4,000 or $780,
600.
Demonstration Work.
Secretary Wilson states that more
than 100000 adult farmers were en-
rolled in the farm demonstration work
in the south last year. Many times
that number Indirectly benefited by
the work. Much has been done to
awaken realization of the import
ance of diversified agriculture. More
corn, peas, velvet beans, eowpeas,
alfalfa and other clovers are being
grown, and pastures established.