The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-08
FARM BUREAU IN CONGRESS
Grain Marketing

the Conference Committee. It is SAT,
to predict that the bill will be passet
finally in form to be of real service
to the producer. It now abolishe.
transaction known as indemnities, Of
"puts" and "calls," by levying a pro
hibitive tax. 1t admits cooperative
associations to membership in legally
recognized grain exchanges.
Finance for Farm Exports
The Farm Bureau is earnestly sup.
porting the Administration measure
to make the War Finance Corporation
function in advancing credit for agri.
cultural exports.
The bill as passed provides that
whenever in the opinion of its direc-
tors conditions arising out of the war
have brought about an abnormal sur
plus accumulation of any staple agri-
| cultural product, and ordinary bank
ing facilities are inadequate to enable
producers or dealers to carry them un-
til they can be exported in an orderly
manner, the War Finance Corporation
can provide the necessary advances to
make possible the holding Of the pro-
duct pending better export conditions
Farm to- Market Roads Advance
The farm-to market plan Of road
construction, as against the construc-
ton of a few boulevards or pixies
across the country, won victory last
week when the Senate Committee on
Post Offices and Post Roads agreed to
a compromise on the Townsend and
Dowell roads bill. The Dowell plan
for the development of a system Of
roads approved jointly by the state
and federal authorities was adopted.
The compromise includes increased
aid to states in which there is large
amount of public land. The bill will
carry an appropriation of 100000, 900
as federal aid to road construction.
The only point gained by the Town
send bill advocates is the establish
ment of a Federal Highway Commits
sion. -
Transportation Department Active for
Shippers
Clifford Thorne, director of the
Transportation Department., reports
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission is now considering the Farm
Bureaus application for a general re-
duction in livestock rates throughout
the west. The examiner who presid-
ed over the hearings has recommend
ed a general reduction in livestock
rates throughout the west. This is the
first general reduction in any staple
commodity throughout one-half or
more of the United States ever recon-
mended to the favorable consideration
of the Commission
Tariff Protection for Wool Growers
The meeting Of the National Wool
Committee called on Aug. at the
American Farm Bureau Federation Of
fees in Chicago was attended by rep
resentatives from nine states. This
meeting was called to formulate plans
for determined fight for adequate
protection to the domestic wool grow
ing industry in the tariff measure now
before Congress. In the Underwood
tariff, effective from 1913 until May,
1921, the manufacturer was protected
by a IS cent ad valorem duty and
wool was on the free list. p,
The relative position Of the foreign
wool grower to the domestic grower
has never been duplicated The cost
of running ewes and lambs until mar
keting age is $3.50 head in Australia:
while the cost of running ewes and
lambs on our western range for the
same period will amount to as high
as Sc to 81 under present conditions
and in '18 and 10 was as high as $3.50
per head.
Another great advantage for the
foreign grower is the rate of ex
change.
The Farm Bureau representatives
will ask for a duty of 80 cents per
clean pound, and the elimination of
the IS per cent ad valorem proviso.
Packer Regulation Passed bq Congress
One of the major legislative pro-
jects of the American Farm Bureau
Federation has been accomplished by
the passage of measure providing
for packer regulations. Without a
roll call the House ratified the confer
ence report On Aug. 9. The Senate
passed it on Aug. T. Only the sigma
ture of President Harding is required
to make the bill law. =
The act gives the Secretary of Agri..
culture supervision over the packers,
stocl.yards, commission men, traders:
buyers and sellers in the stockyards.
All saughterers of live stock, manu-
facturers and distributors of meat
food products, engaged in interstate
commerce, are brought under the sup
erv;sion of the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture. and are prohibited (a) from en-
gaging in or using unfair or deceptive
practices or devices in interstate or
foreign commerce.; (b) from giving
undue or unreasonable preference or
advantages in such commerce; (c)
from buying and selling (among pack
e---) with intent to apportion, or have
the effect of apportioning, the supply
in monopolistic manner, or with a
consequent lessening of competition;
(d) from buying or selling with the
intent or effect of manipulating
prices or creating monopoly in re-
straint or commerce; (e) or from con-
spring to apportion purchases of
sales. or to manipulate prices in COM
MERGE. m5
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