Evening star., 1926-01-17
RADICAL FARM AID MEASURES
JAM CALENDARS OF CONGRESS
Billions in Federal Funds Asked in Bills and Resolu.
lions for Price-Fixing, Marketing, Warehous-
ing and Surplus Products Sale.

3. A bill to abolish the United
States Tariff Commission, and another
to abolish the Federal Trade Comnis-
sion. both proposals being conceived
In the interests of agriculture.
4. A bill, sponsored by Representa-
tive Sinclair, non-partisan Republican,
of North Dakota. called the "Agricul-
tural Prices Sterilization Act Of 1926. y
II proposes price control for wheat
shelled corn, raw cotton and raw
wool and Government commission
to fix minimum prices Of controlled
crops during the next four years The
bill would stabilize prices for the crop
Of 1924, which Is partially still on the
market No. l Northern wheat Is
pegged at s. a bushel at Chicago: cot.
ton. at 80 cents a pound. at New Or.
leans, and unwashed wool. at 56 cents
q pound, at Boston.
The same bill would revive the
United States Grain Corporation to
buy controlled crops at Government.
fixed prices and then sell them In
America at an advance and to foreign
consumers at any price deemed ad.
visable
For these various purposes the bill
asks an appropriation of 81, ,00O, 900 900
$1OO. 100000 Fund Asked.
sentative Sinclair. is entitled the
Farmers and Consumers Financing
Corporation Act This appropr1ates
S10o o,000,0 for putting the Govern.
ment into the warehousing and sell.
ing business, to make q short cut be-
tween the producing and consuming
groups.
8. A bill, also sponsored by Repre-.
sentative Sinclair. calling for tho as.
sembling by the President Of an in.
ternational conference on agriculture,
with view to considering interna-
tional pools for handling Of farm prod
uce.
:. A bill introduced by Senator Cur
tbs, Republican, of Kansas, to create
an Interstate Farm Marketing ASso.
ciation." This scheme, known as the
Yoakum plan, would empower II well
known farm leaders, whose names are
incorporated in the bill, to form a
board authorized to expend SO, ,000, 600
In organizing State marketing asso.
Citations. or State units, to aid in
creating cooperative marketing agen.
cies.
8. A bill introduced by Representa-,
tive Swank Of Oklahoma providing
$40 200. 900 for the construction Of
Government warehouses in con1unc-
ton with cooperative associations.
Price.Fixing Measure.
9. A bill, sponsored by Represent.
ative Christopherson Of South Da
kota, setting up the American
Stabilizing Commission" This COM
mission would buy a large variety OF
staple farm products on delivery at
terminal points at Government-f1xed
prices. Each year before the various
crops are planted tho commission
would announce the price 1t would
pay for tho surplus Of such crops.
For these purposes the Government
would provide s5o0.o00,0o0.
10. A bill. introduced by Senator
Mckinley, Republican. of Illinois,
called the National Farmers Coop
erative Bureau Act" Under it Fed
eral Reserve and Land banks would
have power to make loans directly
to cooperative marketing associa-
tions against warehouse receipts.
II. A bill, sponsored by Senator
Shipstead, Farmer-Labor. Of Minne-
sofa, proposing the formation Of the
"United States Agricultural Export
Corporation" The corporation would