The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-23

league.
The league adopted policy
favoring protection of American
grown fresh fruits and vegetables
"as against foreign-grOwn products
to the extent of equalization of costs
of production at home and abroad"
Reach says.
The high tariff rates adopted in
the proposed measure haze aroused
protest from many members of the
league.
Fresh fruits and vegetables 70
which indianapolis has become ac-
customed during the winter months
will be higher in price if the measure
is adopted, Reach says.
The proposed tariff, he shows,
places a duty of cents pound on
tomatoes. During December and
January of each year indianapolis
uses tomatoes from Mexico and
Cuba. Prices usually are from 20
TO 25 cents a pound. The tariff duty
would increase the price cents
pound.
Cabbage Duty Scars High
During the early spring. before
American-grown products are re-
ceived on the market, indianapolis
uses green peas from Mexico and
Cuba. Under the new tariff of 3
cents a pound the price of these
green peas would go to l8 to 20
cents a pound instead of Is to 10
cents.
Green peppers, an early season
delicacy. would increase 3 cents a
dozen, the duty rate, over the usual
prices of so to rs cents a dozen,
Reach says.
Most serious of the tariff provi-
sions, he regards the proposed 2
cent-a-pound duty on cabbage.
Mexico. Cuba and Porto Rico ship
cabbage to the United States. Usual
prices are from to cents a pound.
The proposed tariff duty practically
would double cabbage prices.
THE lowly cabbage would come
into its own as a luxury" Reach
comments.
Grape Fruit Trade Menaced
Duties of cents a pound would
be placed on celery and lettuce.
duty of Il cents on onions and
duty of 213 cents a pound on dried
beans. Cheaper beans used in this
country are imported from NADIA
gaSar and Japan and the usual
price of around 10 cents a pound
would be increased 215 cents by the
tariff.
THE most serious section of the
proposed measure. from a national
standpoint, is the tariff of y cents
placed on grape fruit, however"
Reach declares.
This would affect the importa-
ton of grape fruit from Porto Rico
end the Isle of Pines, British owned.
The tragic thing about the situation
is that the growers on the Isle of
Pines largely are American school
teachers who invested there.
The tariff would give Canada the
opening to adopt retaliatory meas
cures and refuse to use Florida
grape fruit. which is exported to
Canada in large quantities.
Might Mean Ruin for Nation
The entire tariff proposal, with
the high rate placed on bananas,
would mean a tariff war that might
spell ruin for the country. Retail
a.ory measures against our apple
exports alone would break apple
prices in this country and mean
ruin for hundreds of growers.
In 1925 this nation exported
1851. 500 barrels and 2,579,831 boxes
of apples. In 1927 the total had
jumped to 2,s41.551 barrels and
4.285,837 boxes. In 1929. up to
Nov. 80. the exports had reached the
astounding total of 1885,, 800 barrels
and 5,613,676 boxes, a figure that
was increased before the end of the
year.
Refusal OF foreign countries TO
accept these apples would mean
chaos in the apple growing industry
Of the United States. Foreign
growers, especially of bananas. re-
sent the agitation of American
apple growers for a high duty on
bananas"
Other proposed duties on green
fruit and vegetables in the tariff
measure are cents each on egg
plants, cents a dozen on cucum-
bers, 2 cents each on squash and IL
cents a pound on turnipS.
Hourly Temper atureS