The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-04-07
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tary of Agriculture Wallace has is
sued an order effective last Mon
day, suspending a proposed increase
from $1.10 to $3.50 per bushel for
corn fed to livestock at the Indian
apolis stock yards. A hearing is
set for April II, to consider the pro-
posed new rate.
W. G. Jamison, formerly presi-
dent of the Colorado State Farm Blu
reau Federation and member of the
Executive Committee of the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation, has
been spending some weeks in Wash
ington, where he effectively present.
ed the viewpoint of the western far
mer relative to transportation, fl
nance and other problems Of great
Importance to agriculture. Mr.. jam
ison attended the National Agricul-
tural Conference in Washington,
January 1927, upon the invitation
of Secretary of Agriculture Henry
G. Wallace. He remained there un-
til the middle of March as a mem
Der of the advisory committee to the
Congressional inquiry. He has
rendered particularly effective SER
vice.
A number of members of the SEN
ate and House, particularly the
Committee on Agricultural and Mil
itary Affairs, left March rs to study
first hand the Muscle Shoals pro-
ject in connection with the offer to
lease the dam if completed and OPP
crate the nitrate plants, which was
made by Henry Ford and others.
The question as 90 whether agri-
culture is to be represented along
with financial, industrial and COM
mercial interests, with due regard to
the geographic divisions of the
country, on the Federal Reserve
Board belatedly occupied the atten-
ton of the House Banking and Cur
rency Committee much Of last week
when holding hearing on the bill
Senate 1868. Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Henry G. Wallace, did not
mince words in informing the COM
mittee that he thought it highly es-
sential that the farming industry be
represented on the Board. Mr..
Wallace stated: "When l speak of a
representative of agriculture, I do
not mean necessarily a farmer, but
I do mean a farmer-minded man
who knows the problems of farming
and agriculture first hand, and who
also has information regarding
banking matters. The mere fact
that there is such an opposition to
the inclusion of representative of
agriculture to me seems to indicate
the need for such representation on
the board"
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has just completed the hear
Ing and argument in the general in
vestigation into the rates, fares and
charges of carriers by railroad in
the United States. In this hearing
the American Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton, through its General Counsel.
presented the only evidence on be-
half of shippers which attempted
to make a thorough analysis of
both the financial condition Of the
.termine a proper rate of return. It
was shown that from 1890 to 1907
the net income of the railroads
trebled itself.
Gray Silver, Washington repre-
sentative of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation, will continue to
look after the interests of the fed
Grafton in the nations capitol. Mr..
Silver recently rendered his resig-
nation which was never officially
presented to the Executive Commit
tee of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, and Mr.. Silver has been
nrevailed upon to withdraw 1t and