The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-05-12

GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Ex-senator =. +. Ladd
III my last article / mentioned the
fact that 6988 bills and resolutions had
been introduced in the House and Sem
ate since the beginning Of the special
session April 18th. Since they there
have been 1241 bills and resolutions
introduced, making a total up to date
Of 1929.
Packer Control Bill
The Packer Control Bill is being
carefully considered and has many
supporters as well ais strong OPPOSE
tion. One provision calls for a commits
sion to be appointed by the President
to enforce the law. Others advocate
having the law enforced by the De-
'partment Of Agriculture or Commerce.
There seems to be from many quart
ers q desire to prevent the Federal
Trade Commission from having any
authority for conducting further in
vestigations Of the packing industry.
i wonder why? Farmers who have
formed an opinion would do well thru
theinr organizations to let their wishes
be known.
Emergency Tariff Bill
The Emergency Tariff Bill has been
amended in the Senate with regard
to the anti-dumping clause and will
have to go into conference which is
bound to delay its final approval and
passage. This measure provides pro-
lection for six months only. It IS ex-
pected that a permanent tariff bill
will be enacted before the end OF the
six months. The Emergency Tar1ff
provides protection on number OF
agricultural products, for instance, SO
cents per bushel on flax. Some think
in order to encourage and protect U
flax industry the tariff should be from
so cents to rs cents per bushel n
proportional protection or linseed oil
and other paint oils now largely i'm.
ported. Several flax seed crushers
have indicated q willingness for
higher tariff in order to insure an IN
creased crop Of flax in this country.
Paint and Varnish Law
Senator Kenyon is the sauthor OF
a paint bill that should have the sup
port Of all farmers and users OF pants
and varnishes. 1t would be a benefit
to all honest paint manufacturers. IN
the end the truth hurts no honest m
dustry but the light Of publicity cor
reefs many evils and insures high.
grade products without driving OIL
the markets even mud and water It 9
man is willing to label it honestly and
anyone wants to buy such stuff. II
YOU are in favor Of a good paint law
like the North Dakota law you should
convince Congress Of the need for
such q law, as this measure has been
defeated through several previous
Congresses and the appeal should be
widespread.
Secretary Wallace For Bettering
Conditions
The Secretary Of Agriculture, MI.
Wallace, grasps more fully than his
predecessors the farmers practical
problems and is not afraid to tackle.
them. His outspoken statements re-
garding the need for both better mar
keting conditions for the farmer and
his support for cooperative market
ing laws are notable instances. Again
his manifest interest and sympathetic
hearing Of the farmers objections to
the present grain grades speaks well
for the future. / believe the Secretary
will early grant some relief in nnodi-
flying the present federal grain grades
and make further personal investiga-
ton Of other features where he lacks
full knowledge to now enable him e
act intelligently. The representatives
Of farmers interests from Dakota and
Minnesota presented telling facts that
commanded the Secretary's respect
and will bear fruit in the'near future
as the new Secretary gets IN line on
the farmers problems, is the predic-
ton.
Merits Of Farm Bureau
/ find many views expressed as to
the real merits Of the Farm Bureau.
Many farmers think it is too close
to big. business influences, at least IN.
some statesfif not nationally, to be
81 real benefit to every day farmers
and that it is a Governmental agency
to control politics in the country. Well
if it turns out to be SO, the farmers
will be largely to blame . Stnot ris-