Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-02
farm FARLEY
ASKS REPEAL.
Conference Urges Government
to Accept Hen ry Ford's Offer
at Muscle Shoals.
FORD PLAN ENDORSED
Agricultural Conference at Washing
ton Continues Grinding out Reso.
Iutions land at Times Debates
Were Long and Vehement.


Washington.-Thes national agricul.
tural conference went on record in
adopting it's transportation commit.
tees report, as favoring participation
by railroad labor and railroad corpor.
atlons in the general price "deflation'
after 1t had stricken from another
committees report recommendation
for repeal Of the Adamson eight-hour
law and the bringing down. of wages
Of railroad labor and other industrial
labor to a parity with the return re-
cefved by the farmer.
The conference, which began it's
five-day session here Monday, did not
complete it's consideration of reports
and went into night session.
The debate on the question Of wage
'"defation" was long and at times
vehement. The proposal was strenu-
ously fought by Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
Of Labor, delegate to the conference.
Several farmers who opposed reduc.
tion in wages and helped to defeat the
first recommendation supported the
proposal finally adopted that both
railroads and their employees shares in
the REIMBURSEMENT.
In Favor of Waterways.
The conference also indorsed a pro-
posal that the st. Lawrence Great
Lakes waterway project be completed
after one committees recommendation
to this effect had been lost. t-
The report of the committee called
attention to the report of the inter-
national joint commission now before
congress and declared that completion
Of the project from Montreal to Lake
Ontario would cost $252,OOO,OOO which
would be divided between the United
States and Canada. To this, of course,
the report said, would be added the
cost of the Welland ship canal. The
report declared the project would
make available, 100000 electrical
horsepower.
1--WE urge" the report said, shat by
international treaty and by joint i'm
mediately on this most important
legislation steps be taken to enter
project" ~
Action for repeal Of the 6 per cent
guarantee clause of the transportation
act, defeated during the labor debate,
also received favorable action on a
later report.
Demand Lower Rail Rates.
The conference recommended com.
pletion Of the projects at Muscle
Shoals, Ala, and urged that the gov
eminent accept the offer of Henry
Ford to lease them. Reduction of
freight rates on farm products, live.
stock and products of allied industries
to the basis prior to the increase of
August, 1920 also was urged, as well
as the restoration of certain rate maxi
ing powers to state railroad commits
sions. Reimbursement of rates affecting
other commodities should follow as
quickly as possible, it was added
Legislation to prevent the railroads
from including the 'land multiple" in
making up their revaluations was fur
Their recommended.
Development Of the Mississippi
river as an artery of commerce was
advocated with the adoption of re-
port which declared that "during and
since the war; there has been a great
increase in navigation in the lower
Mississippi river and on the Ohio
river"
Ask River Navigation.
"Barges are operating from st. Louis
to New Orleans" it was said, "in
competition with railroad lines and
have demonstrated not only their
efficiency but also their economy as
carriers of freight" Is
Development of navigation on. the
Missouri, Ohio and Red rivers also
was suggested in this report as well
as joint water and rail rates and
terminals.
The conference went on record as
opposing repeal of the Panama canal
tolls, saying "the people of the United
States have invested large sum Of
money in the Panama canal"
Other recommendations included:
Development of hydroelectric power
projects to make current available to
the small consumer on the farm and
in the village.
Closer coordination of railway,
waterway and highway transportation
Appointment Of commission to
work out national land policy, includ-
ing reclamation, irrigation, grazing
and colonization problems in CO.
operation with similar bodies in the
various states.