The New York herald., 1922-02-09
DRY GOODS FOR
AMERICAN FARMER
National Body Indorses Stand
Against Valuation Clause
i'm FOrdney Bill.

Attention of the 1.5Oo members OF the
National Retail Dry Goods Associa tion,
who. met yesterday in annual conven-
tion At the Hotel Pennsylvania. was di-
Nided between arguments on the eco-
homie phases of the retail business. in
GUIDING the growing necessity for ju-
dicious use of the newspapers in ad-
Nertising and the inspection OF an un-
usually large and interesting exhibit
OF time and labor saving devices in use
IN the modern department store.
The keynote Of yesterdays sessions
of the convention. which is TO conclude
With banquet tomorrow night. was
"'The Need of Reducing the Cost of
Distribution" upon which James Raley
Howard. president of the American
farm Bureau Federation, spoke. Mr..
Howard attacked the American valua-
ton clause of the Fordney Tariff bill
from the agrarian viewpoint. while at
the same time disclaining any desire
TO see the adoption of national ag-
ricuItural policy. His stand on the
tarfff bill was indorsed by vote Of the
convention.
On this subject and it's relation to
distribution costs Mr.. Howard said:
II want to tell you that the American
farmer is interested in the fullest eX-
change OF world commodities and he is
wondering what effect the new tariff bill
may have upon the market for his sur
pluses.
We have always, as class, been
protectionists. We have been willing to
accept a relatively low tariff benefit on
our own products and to advocate
high protective tariff in order that our
industrial system might be built up and
labor employed. That the country has
prospered under this course rome will
deny.
But the American farmer now is de-
manding that consideration which will
insure him reasonable market for his
product. His surpluses must compete
with those of other nations. III we are
not willing to accept barter for those
surpiuse5 from European nations, AUS
tralia and South America will be called
to furnish Europe her cotton, her meat
and her cereals, and accept for them
goods in exchange. That means the
farmer will be forced out OF our domes-
tic markets, unless some method can
be found whereby the farmers exporta-
bic surpluses can be segregated from
That required for domestic consumption
and sold on the markets of the world
for less than the domestic price, can
see no way whereby the farmer is going
to fully come back, unless there be
the freest exchange of world commodi-
ties.
On motion of Francis Kilduff Of La
Saiie. ILL.,, a former president of the
association, committee was appointed
TO consider means OF presenting the
views of the organization on the Amer
lean valuation clause to the business
interests of the country.
Louis Wiley, business manager of the
New York Times. was the chief speaker
before the advertising group Of the con-
Neition- Mr.. Wiley contrasted the value
or newspaper advertising with that of
other mediums and gave the dry goods
men. some figures showing the increased
coSt OF nswpaper production.
Other speakers yesterday were Archer
w. Douglass, sales manager of the SIM
mons Hardware Company st, Louis; f.
u. Van Amburgh, editor Of the Silent
irrtner, New York: Richard III. Webber.
president of the j. l.. Hudson Company.
Detroit; T.. S. Goldstein, advertising
manager OF the May Company. Cleve-
land. and Camillus Phillips of the news
service of the association! ~
Tho exhibit OF mechanical labor and
time saving devices runs from powerful
motor trucks for delivery purposes TO
diminutive gauges used for measuring
the thickness OF the finest fabrics. 1t
includes modern lighting devices change
making machines. miniature motion pie
tire theasers that portray the processes
of manufacture Of any article desired,
cash register3,, automatic recording de-
VICES Of every description and price
marking ma chimes for every variety OF
commodity found in a dry goods store.
a few Of the exhibitors are the Amer-
can Karlex Company tho AmericoIte
Company, the Artificial Daylighting
ConlHany, the Educational Exhibition
Com1any. the Euiott-Fisher Company,
the Gleason Tfebout Glass Company, the
Grand Rapids, SHOW Case Company. the
1smson Company. the Lightning Coin
Changer Company, the Measuregraph
Company. the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company. the Monarch Marking
system Company, the National Cash
REGISTER Company. the National New
York Packing and Shipping Company.
tire bennington Typewriter Company, the
s'oabur Company. Starett & Van Week
tho Underwood Typewriter Company,
the Taylor System Of Color Harmony
and the WillmnrlS Service system