American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-02-03
REMEDIES NAMED
HORTICULTURAL
CONGRESSAT WASH.
RECOMMENDATIONS ASK FOR EX-
TENSION OF FOREIGN CREDIT
TO ASSIST In CREATING MAR
KET FOR FARMERS PRODUCE.
MINIMUM PRICES REJECTED
Representatives Vote Down Proposal of
South Carolina Man-FayOr Investi-
CATION of Retail Prices and Commend
Harding and Wallace.

Washington, . Jan. 26.-Immediate
steps to reestablish the value of farm
products on parity with those of 9TH
er commodities was asked of congress
and President Harding tonight by the
national agricultural conference. The
resolution was contained in a report
from the marketing committee.
The conference rejected a resoIu-
tion of the national farmers union, Of
fered by ]. S. Wannamaker of South
Carolina, which would have called for
a governemnt minimum price guar
antee on farm products.
In conference with newspaper men
Secretary Wallace expressed opposi-
ton to price fixing, which he said
would prove ruinous to the farming
industry. He declared he favored
plans to restore the purchasing power
of the farmers dollar to parity with
p that in other INDUSTRIES
The conference took up committee
recommendations and resolutions i'm
mediately after hearing addresses by
r. A. Pearson, president of the Iowa
State college of agriculture, and me-
chanical arts; DR.. E. d. Ball, director
of scientific work of the department
of agriculture; Richard E. Ely, pro-
fesor of economics of the University
of Wisconsin, and Clifford Pinshot.
The resolution offered by the COM
mittee on agriculture and price rela-
tons which included Endorsement of
the agricultural bloc in congress,
coupled with this commendation of
President Harding and Secretary
Wallace for their action in making
possible the calling of the conference.
This resolution was adopted unani-
naously.
~ Recommendations Offered.
Other recommendations of this COM
mittee included:
That the government extend aid to
Europe for economic rehabilitation
Limation of acreage of certain crops
to balance production and restore the
farmers dollar to nominal purchas-
ing power.
Approval of the program of the
American delegation to the armament
conference.
Commentator of the Investigations
of retail prices by the departments
of justice and commerce.
Investigation by congress of plans
to stabilize the dollar.
Equalization of tariff protection.
Vigorous action to place agriculture
on parity with other industries.
The gathering and distribution of
foreign market and production reports
by the department of agriculture.
In adopting the report of its COM
mittee on foreign competition and de-
mand, the conference went on record
as favoring:
Financing of exports through Gre
dts authorized by congress.
Investigation by the interstate COM
merce commission to determine the ad-
visibility of extendinging preferential
export freight rates to agricultural
commodities not now affected.
Extension of the provision of the
Webb-Pomerene ait which provides for
combination of concerns for export
trade.
Tariff protection or agriculture
equal to that afforded other industries.
Establishment of tariff boarn to
administer a permanent flexible tariff
law with an anti-dumping provision.
Opposition to tariff on potash.
lncreasen support of the inter-na-
ttonal agricultural institute at Rome
Assignment of agricultural attaches
to American embassies in foreign
countries.
Like New Ideas.
Adequate safeguarding of health,
free circulating Libraries and increased
school facilities were recommended in
the report of the committee on farm
population and the home, which also
was adopted. Other recommendations
of this committee included study of
rural problems, cooperative market
ing, appointment of farm women on
farm organizations and federal and
state boards, encouragement of farm
home ownership and an INCREASE in the
number of public extension workers.
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