Arizona republican., 1921-12-14
ARIZONA SP0KESMEN
 ASK PROTECTION FUR |lONG STAPLE COT ION
Gouernor Campbell And Druigf B. Heard Ap- pear Before Senate Finance Committee With Plea For Twenty Cent Tariff On Egyptian Cotton To Protect Long Staple Industry In Arizona
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Tariff framers on the senate finance com mittee had course in mental gym nastics today in following the many subjects presented by dozen or more witnesses The discussion ranged from canary birds to cows and from near-beer to .champagne. with onions, spaghetti, candy. nuts, tomato paste and other items mixed in.
 The specific schedules under con- sideration were those dealing with agricultural products and provisions and spirits, wines and other bever- ages. Liquor importers through Levi Cooke, protested against the proposed rates of s5 a gallon on brandy and ss a gallon on cham pagne, pointing out that these were m addition to the internal revenue | tax of S2-20 a gallon. | Calling attention that under the l law liquors could not be imported for beverages purposes. MT. Cooke said most of it was used for medicinal ! purposes. adding that the tax was very steep for medicine. This led to a discussion of the medicinal use of | liquors and Senator Smoot, Repub- lcan, Utah, remarked that he re- gently had seen some forty persons e~hCA cd4dCAlI- II | Speaking for the Anheuser-B Busch company, MT. Cooke asked that the present rates on imported hops be | retained.
 A flat 20 per cent tariff duty ad valorem on livestock, cattle hides and fresh and prepared meat was asked of the senate finance committee to- day by Colonel I. T. Pryor of San Antonio, Texas. speaking for the American National Livestock associ- ation.
 The rates in the Fordney bIll are one cent a pound on cattle under two years and one and one-half cents a pound on those over two years. with two-cent rate on dressed beef.
 Mr. Pryor said tne American cat tie industry had to be protected from similar industries in Mexico. South r America and Australia. Governor Urges Protection : Goernor Campbell of Arizona. s urging protection for the long . staple cotton, told the committee that if the southwest was to { have the growth hoped for. it
 must raise commodities that
 could be exported beyond its s confines. The arid and semi
 arid land of that section can be Q made fruitful in the growing of
 
 '. tion must develop this industry
 unless it is to remain at stand still.
 Dwight B. Heard, publisher of
 The Arizona Republican at Phoe- !, nj, Ariz, urged a duty of 20 cents a pound on long staple
 cotton as compared to the seven d cents in the emergency tariff. 5. Heard Urges. Stable Price e "lt is hoped through this tariff # legislation" said Mir. Heard, "to # stabilize the price of Egyptian | cotton at from 40 cents to 45 o cents per pound, thus justifyinq $ the continuation of the industry. Ie Confronted with a cost last sea- if son of 52 6-1o cents and the inn ,e portation of Egyptian cotton at v 26 cents, the American producer r- has naturally made a determined m effort to hold his crop until tariff protection can be secured. ,+ It is estimated that if the pro-
 lection asked for is granted,
 sufficient acreage will be deveI-
 oped in the southwest within the
 next five years to produce all the
 cotton of this type used by the Q American manufacturers.n
 Attack Rail Rates
 Mir. Heard told the committee is that aside from the difference in l. production cost oe long staple cot r. ton as between the United States en and Egypt, the transportation ut cost from Alexandria to New he England manufacturing points es was S9.e0 less per bale than the t. lowest rate from Phoenix, Ark,
 to the same manufacturing mt points.