The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-03-13
COOLIDGE RAISES
wheat TARIFF
Proclamation Orders Increase of
IL Cents to Equalize Canada'S
Lower Production Costs.
COMMISSION REPORT IS BASIS
Duty on Flour and Such Products Ad-
Vanced 26 Cents to S1.04 in Action
Under Fordney Law-Cooidge
Explains Flexible Tariff.

Washington.-Pre Coolidge by
proclamation, increased the tariff on
wheat from 80 cents a bushel to AZ
cents.
His action was based on a report
of the United States Tariff Commits
sion, showing that the higher tariff
rate is necessary to equalize the cost
Of production in this country and in
Canada, it's principal competitor.
This is the first important action
under the so-called flexible provision
of the Fordney law.
The White House also gave out a
statement reciting the Presidents
findings.
White House Statement
The White House statement says:
''The Tariff Commission has sub
mitted to the President, pursuant {"
the provisions of sections 315 Of the
tariff act of 1922, report on wheat
and wheat products dutiable under
paragraphs 729 and 73O of the .ariff
act of 1922. By this same law the
President is authorized upon investi-
CATION by the United States Tariff
Commission to increase or decrease
these duties (as we'll as any others
in title one of the act) provided the
investigation by the Tariff Commits
sion shows that such a change is nee
essary to equalize the differences in
costs by production between the Unit
ed States and the principal competing
country. The law authorizes the
President, il ascertaining the differ
ence in costs Of production, to take in
to consideration also any advantages
or disadvantages in competition which
he may find to exist. 1t further pro.
vides that no proclamation shall be
issued until after the Tariff Commits
sion has made it's investigation, and
that changes in rates so proclaimed
shall not take effect until thirty lays
after the date of the Presidents proc
| lamatiOn.
THE Tariff Commission made the
| investigation required by law, expedi
tiously. The desirability of an investi
| cation Of the wheat industry was
brought to the attention of the com
mission last November by Hon Sid
ney Anderson, president of the Wheat
Council of the United states.
THE field work in the case of floul
| and mill feeds was begun on January
! %, 1914, and completed on February
Il. A public hearing was held by the
commission, in accordance with the
law, on February 1919 and February
1926, 1924. At this hearing interested
parties were given an opportunity tc
be present, to present evidence, and tC
,e heard.
'As result Of this investigation the
Tariff Commissions report containing
data on costs and other competitive
conditions relating to wheat, wheat
flour and mill feeds, was laid before
the President.
"On the basis of the record of the
Tariff Commissions investigation. the
President finds:
1. That the principal competing
country in the case of wheat,
wheat flour and mill feeds is the
Dominion of Canada.
2. That in the case of wheat the
difference in costs of production
between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada is AZ
cents per bushel of sixty pounds.
3. That in the case of flour, the
difference in cost of production
between the United States and
the Dominion of Canada is s1.04
per 100 pounds. This consists Of
two elements, the one an amount
designed to compensate the mill
ers for the duty which they must
pay on wheat imported into the
United States, and the other, to
cover the difference in conversion
costs in the two countries.
4. The differences In costs of
production Of mill feeds between
the United States and the D,min.
ion of Canada is S0003 per 100