The Owosso times., 1921-07-29
THE OWOSSO TIMES
GEORGE M. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OWOssO. MICH. JULY 30, 1921
s. CALIFORNIA FARED WELL

Southern California is well pleas
ed with the Fordney tariff insofar
as it effects the products of that
territory. G. H. Powell, general
manager of the California Fruit
Growers Exchange, declares that
with regard to citrus fruits "The
Fordney tariff bill carries exactly
what we asked for. In the case of
by-products, however, we are disap-
pointed that we are not granted the
protection for which we asked" Or
anges carry one cent and lemons two
cents a pound. Citric acid gets 10
cents, and 20 cents was asked per
gallon.
The California Olive Growers are
also pretty we'll satisfied with the
bill. j. ]. Hoey, secretary of the
California Olive Association, says:
"While the rates are not as high as
we asked, they are so much higher
than those of the Underwood tariff
act that we are indeed pleased. They
apparently are granting us a protec-
ton against imported olive oil of AZ
cents per gallon in quantities exceed
ing five gallons. We asked for 60
cents. They provide 66 cents on
olive oil in less than 5-gallon con-
tainers, while we asked for 70 cents.
On dried ripe olives they give us
tariff against imports Of a cents per
pound, while we asked for cents.
All told, we are pleased and feel that
the industry will be materially as
sisted"
1t is hoped that Southern
California, in future elections, will
compare results under the Fordney
tariff bill with those following the
Underwood act in which the lemon
lobby of the Italian Chamber of
Commerce wrote its own rates. And,
having compared those results, let
Southern California and the States
generally, continue, to vote for the
party which best served its agricul-
tural interests.
r. r. UNSCRAMBLING
The Harding administration is to
be heartily commended for its efforts
to get the railroads back to nor
malcy. 1t was asserted by the Dem
ocrats that the railroads could never
be unscrambled after the McAdoo
regime had ended, but, however diff
ficult the task, the Republicans are
going at it in as practical way as
possible. 1t is not to be expected
that the results will be entirely sat
isfactory to the roads, to the ship
pers, to the government, or to Sc
curity holders, for the situation is g
bad one from every viewpoint. We
must make the best Of bad bushes:
and profit by the experience in the
future.
BIG MEN FOR BIG JOBS
Three practical shipping men, TIVE
from New York and one from Sal
Francisco and Los Angeles, have
been selected by Chairman Lasker o.
the Shipping board to operate th'
LAO steamers in the Government
merchant marine fleet. The larges
privately-owned fleet is said to mum
ber 1O7 vessels, thus the task befor'
the Emergency Fleet Corporation !
almost ID times as great as that con
fronting similar private organiza
tions. 1t is to be the aim Of tn
new Shipping Board to build up tn
Governments fleet to a paying basl
before the ships are offered for sal
to private operators. At the. sam
time it will be sought to increase tn
shipping business of privately owne
steamers so that their proprietor
may be in financial shape to buy tn
Government ships when they ar
placed upon the market. Big me
have been found to direct the ne'
policies of the Government, and S
far as success can be assured by ths
fact it is already attained.
Boston Transcript-By the wa.
how many times 10000 men hs
Japan under arms?