The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-26
TARIFF ADDING To
OUR FOOD SUPPLY
SAYS SECRETARY
REDF|ELD
Head of Department of Com
merce Delivers Optimistic
Speech on Prospects for
Prosperity.
OUTLINES EXTENSIVE
SCOPE OF HIS WORK

Ilamiiton. O.. Feb. 2G-An Opt
mistic speech concerning what he cx-
poets to be the result OF the new tar
10 law, and outlining the broad scope
81 the work OF his department. was
made last night before the chamber
81 By 81 'etary william
G. Redfield OF the department OF
commerce. Ills add >ss was as fol-
lows:
! shall speak to you today Of the
FORK Of the department Of commerce..
but before doing 50 viii place before
YOU certain facts which came TO my
knowledge shortly before leaving
Washington, and which I am sure you
viii ind of general interest.
Almost everybody hns asked at u
time or another what the effect OF
the new tariff W. Lots Of things are
laid az the door OF the tarin whcih
have no relation to Il. such as when
a mill closes down On ccoun OF the
tarin n It's machinery IL found TO
ho 80 years old, or when another
plant shuts up for lack of capital and
lays that To the tarim too. However.
! am going 60 tell you certain eat
thinEs the tarin has done.
There came 20 my desk the evening
Of tho 18th a statement OF the guam
Titles and values OF 80 selected ar.
tscles OF imports during the months
OF October. November. and December
1912 and 1919. This. you observe.
overs the first three months OF the
new tarin and gives opportunity to.
compare them with the like months
HmHfW NAD old suVHm a. L. lAF 80. 49,
too soon 10 dogmatize yet about the
hnal effects OF the tarin IN all It's
numerous phase and relations. "a
certain things begin 10 come out
clearly. The nrst and foremost innu-
nee OF the tarin has been to add To
our food supply. For example. take
the last three months OF 1919 and the
last three months OF 1918. of which
! have spoken. In the former we Inn
ported lao cattle: Ia the latter.
3ft, 900. In the former we brought
IN 253,oOO bushels OF corn In the lat
ter ~4.fb0.0O0 bushels Of corn. In the
former we brought In 1900 bushels
Of oats; In the latter. 3.g30. 600 bush
els OF oats. la 1912. about g9.OOO.o0O
pounds OF rico. rice nour, and rice
meal, In 1919, Gi.50O.00 0 pounds. In
the last three months OF 1919 we
brought in S6s.000 pounds OF fresh
meat: In the last three months OF
1913 We brought in 81, 10000 pounds
Of fresh meat In the last three
months Of 1919 we brought la not
quite 1900 bushels OF potatoes. IN
the last three months OF 1918 we
brought IN s~.SSO,000 bushels Of po-
tatocs.
There are marked Increases IN
other directions as for example la
print paper; and other Items; but the
major fact Is that Of the Increase OF
foods This can only be a matter of
eongratulatlon The farmers 81
America have nothing to fear. Their
efficiency Is such already that they
cultivate % acres Of land with the
same force that Is required abroad for
from 1--WE 10 seven acres. one may
connde with entire confidence In the
ability OF our agricultural community
20 produce It's crops NJ a cost which
viii make prices remuneratlye.
II is not wholly to the advantage
OF the manufacturing world, OF which
! am a small part myself. to have
prices high. FOR that reduces the coh-
sumption of goods and tends 10 care
lcssncas In manufacturing methods.
la like manner II is certainly true
that high prices for agricultural pro-
duets diminish their consumption
as Is very clearly the case with meat.
and therefore works 10 the advantage
OF nobody. A fair and adequate
price. neither too high nor too low.
Is h better for the consumer. the
farmer, and the manufactures alike.
Therefore. l say Il II OF marked ad-
vantage "a us an that the shortage
In our food supply should be met By
these importations from other peoples
that had some TO spare.
You are doubtless aware that tho
department OF commerce has now
pending before congress a plan for
the reorganization and endorsement
of that ms Of its bureaus which has
10 do with the developing OF Ameri-